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Desert Rose

Chapter 40 ~ The Deal

✧ Pairing : Daryl Dixon x Rose

✧ Era : Season 3

✧ Word Count : 6.8k

In this chapter ~ The truth is revealed about what The Governor actually wants; some kind of solution instead of the war they all wanted to avoid. But the agreement wasn't as easy as it seemed, causing a series of unfortunate events to take place in just the span of a few hours. And perhaps...a loss.

Two days had passed since Rick's meeting with The Governor, the deadline approaching for the answer Rick would have to give him about something they had previously discussed. Though none of us knew what it was. He was very vague about it, not telling anyone what that something was, what he was or wasn't agreeing to. But whatever it was, I thought it was a waste of time. In my mind, the time was now to attack Woodbury like he wanted, taking the chance to get it done when they were least expecting it.

I happened to be walking out of the prison in hopes to find him to talk about it further, wanting to decide on an actual plan of what was going to happen and how we would deal with the repercussions. But my steps slowed down to a stop when I made my way outside, seeing Rick talking to Daryl and Hershel in a small circle, keeping their voices low. It looked sketchy as hell.

My brows furrowed as I slowly began to move forward again, watching Hershel subtly nudge Rick to get his attention before silently nodding towards me. The moment our eyes locked he straightened up almost instantly, stopping completely in his tracks with whatever he was saying and watched me walk the rest of the way over.

"What is this? A secret girl scout meeting?" I joked as I approached them fully.

But none of them laughed, they just looked at me with a mixture of concern and guilt on their features. I waited for at least one of them to respond to me, but they seemed to be having a conversation with their eyes as they looked back at each other and I just tilted my head, waiting for them to say something as I felt completely out of the loop.

"Guys, what's up?" I asked, growing more concerned.

Rick glanced over at Daryl as if to get some kind of approval from him, before turning towards me with a sigh, "We're talking about the deal with The Governor."

"Okay...care to share?" I asked.

He visibly hesitated for a moment, swallowing a bit thickly to get up the courage to just say it, "You can't tell anyone else, alright?" he asked, earning a nod from me as he spoke again, "The Governor...wants Michonne."

I paused for a moment before scoffing, "Well, that's clearly not happening. So, what's the problem?"

He only gave me one look, but that's all it took for my eyes to widen in realization. "Wait...you're actually considering this? What the hell is wrong with you?"

"It's the only way, no one else knows." he stated.

"You gonna tell em?" Daryl then asked.

"Not until after, we have to do it today and it has to be quiet." Rick said.

I stepped in again, "Woah, no way. We are not doing this. I mean come on, this is bullshit. You know damn well that he's going to take her and then kill us anyway." No one said a thing. Not a word as they stared at me blankly. "Rick please, she doesn't deserve that. Who knows what he's going to do to her if you just hand her over." I continued.

I was met with more silence, that is until Daryl spoke up, "You gotta plan?" he asked Rick.

My jaw dropped, "Are you serious?" I asked.

He didn't answer, he couldn't even look over at me until I placed myself right in front of him, "You're really okay with this? Seriously?"

There was a beat of silence before he muttered, "Yeah." the word coming out quietly, and not confidently at all.

"No, you're not," I scoffed, "God, all of you are just willing to risk her life like that? After she helped us?" my voice raised.

"We never shoulda told ya." Daryl snapped slightly.

I looked at him in slight surprise, "Why? Because I'm not agreeing with what you're planning? You guys don't get it-"

"Nah you don't get it!" Daryl cut me off, "We do this, there's a chance that everyone else stays safe- that you stay safe! I'm trying to protect ya, and all you care about is a woman we barely know!" he yelled.

"You bet your ass I care about her! She helped save Glenn and Maggie, and is helping us right now prepare for a war against this man we all despise, in case you all forgot? You guys are so gullible to believe that The Governor will just let us off the hook if you hand her over. He won't! He wants us dead! He's going to try and kill us either way, and I want her on our side when that happens." I finished.

I quickly spun around on my heel after that, storming off in the other direction without even giving them a chance to respond to me. I grew livid as I couldn't wrap my head around how they were actually about to fall for this shit, almost like I couldn't believe they were talking about it like it was nothing. Leaving me even more starstruck that Daryl had yelled at me the way he did just because I wanted to spare her life and sanity.

In the back of my mind, I knew he was concerned, he only wanted everyone safe. But he sure as hell had an odd way of showing it by getting up in my face.

I ended up blowing through the common room, ignoring everyone's wide eyes as I rushed into the cellblock, jogging up the stairs to just get to my cell. That is until a louder voice stopped me in my tracks.

"Woahhh, slow down there girly."

I paused upon realizing who it was, backtracking a few steps to see Merle on the ground of an unoccupied cell, ripping up the mattress. "What the hell are you doing?" I asked with furrowed brows.

"Just lookin for some drugs annnnd..." he dragged out hopefully as he searched, "...Nothin." he muttered while flopping down in defeat.

Rolling my eyes, I began to walk away again. "You gonna tell me why you're upset?" his voice stopped me once more, turning around to see him standing now as he leaned against the doorway.

"I'm not upset." I stated.

He chuckled, "You're bout the worst damn liar I ever seen."

My arms crossed over my chest as I tilted my head at him, narrowing my eyes in his direction as he quickly caught onto the silent warning I sent him. "Not in the mood for jokin around, huh?" he asked.

I shook my head, and he nodded in understanding, "...You gonna talk bout it?"

There was a beat of silence before I sighed and leaned against the wall beside me, "Rick is planning to hand Michonne over to The Governor, and I told him he shouldn't. That The Governor is just going to try to kill us anyway with or without her. But my guess is they're going to ask you to help them with their dirty work since I got screamed at, and they're deciding to do it anyways." I ranted.

He stood there with his eyebrows raised, "Wow." was all he was able to say.

I scoffed to myself as I nodded, "Yeah...wow."

He then stood up a bit straighter, "So...you don't think they should give her up...why?"

"Because she's a human being, not a trinket to trade off." I snapped before taking a breath, "Look, just...don't do it. Please."

He stared at me for a while, contemplating his next words carefully. "If he asks, I'm gonna do it." he stated. Upon hearing his answer I tried to open my mouth to speakagain, but cut me off before I had the chance. "Listen to me. I gotta do what's best to protect my brother, and..." he trailed off.

My patience was wearing thin, "What?" I snapped slightly.

He sighed, "Come on, don't make me say it."

I couldn't bring myself to even begin to imagine what he meant, only staring at him in utter confusion. But then he gave me a look in return, one that I would be able to read well, and my thought seemed to cut short. Me. He wanted to protect me.

"Why? You barely even know me." I stated in confusion.

"I don't gotta know ya well to see how much my brother cares bout ya. If you're important to him...you're...important to me too."

He said the last part so quietly I almost thought I misheard him, watching as he couldn't meet my eyes anymore as he stared down at his boots. I guess the nervous quirk was a Dixon thing.

I grew almost speechless as I had no idea what to say to him. But when he finally decided to look me in the eye once more, I gave him a small nod of appreciation, before turning around and making my way into my cell. I needed time to think. Between the Michonne situation and the things that Merle told me, having to pull teeth just to get it out of him. I almost couldn't bring myself to believe he actually gave a shit about me. Sure, we were friendly with each other ever since they both came back in one piece but...I don't know, I guess I didn't expect that from him.

Later on, it had been hours since the conversations that took place, currently busying myself with feeding the baby in the common room by myself. I tried to avoid and ignore pretty much everyone, especially since I found out Merle did in fact agree to help Rick with his little mastermind plan. The whole thing frustrated me to no end, watching how everyone was ignoring practically everything I said because they just simply didn't want to hear it.

But that wasn't going to stop me from trying to find Michonne, wanting to tell her about the things they planned to do so she could do something to prevent it. I didn't know if she would run? Stand her ground and fight? That was for her to decide, all I knew is that I was going to warn her.

Judith was just about done with her bottle when I heard footsteps come into the space, and I glanced up to see Merle standing there and he sent me a small smile. I hardly paid him any mind as I just looked back down at the baby, hearing him sigh from a few feet in front of me.

"You still mad?" he asked.

"You still going to help?" I quipped.

When he didn't say anything in return, I scoffed to myself and darted my eyes away from him again.

He sighed heavily after a few seconds, moving further into the room, "Look, I ain't doin this to piss ya off. I'm doin it so no more of your people get killed." he stated.

I was silent for a long moment, before I felt the need to correct him, "Our."

"What?"

I sighed before looking him in the eye once more, "Our people. You may be an asshole...but you're a part of this group now. Everyone's still just getting used to it."

He looked taken aback for a second, his mouth opening and shutting a few times as he was unsure of what to say. "Uh...thanks." he said genuinely.

I nodded back, "And listen, I'm not trying to be pissed...I just want what's best for everyone. I want to make things right." I subtly hinted, "So, can you just...give me an opening here? Please?"

His thoughts were clearly running loud in his head as he stayed quiet, eventually only nodding once before moving towards the other end of the common room. I assumed he wouldn't say anything, like this conversation had never happened, but he turned back once more before he could pass the doorway.

"I'll uh...I'll see ya later Rose." his voice called out.

Glancing back up at him, I couldn't help the smile that crossed my face at the fact that he used my actual name for once, "See ya later."

He smiled back before leaving and heading towards the tunnels for whatever reason, stomping loudly as his footsteps echoed through the halls. A part of me was surprised he agreed, but it only gave me more time to warn Michonne before Rick could do whatever it is he planned to do. I had an opening.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ DARYL POV *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

A few hours had gone by in a flash as I kept myself busy helping everyone else outside, trying to piece back together what was left of the fence and clearing out some of the walkers. But no matter how much I tried to distract myself, guilt was beginning to eat me up inside. Not only was I stewing over the deal I agreed to about Michonne, but I was also thinking about how harshly I had snapped at Rose. She didn't deserve that no matter what the hell we disagreed on, but I guess with all the stress that's been going on, weighing down heavily on all of us, I accidentally took it out on her.

But I knew she was right about everything, of course she was. That's why everyone didn't have anything to say after she made her point, because none of us could argue with that. I hadn't seen her since she stormed off, leading me to believe that I should just give her space right now before I eventually fessed up and apologized.

When I realized it was about noon, I knew I needed to move my ass and find Merle, to talk with him about the plan we would be going through with. Rick had talked to him a while ago, but he needed more details on how and when to do it. So I made sure to slip past everyone when they were all occupied so they wouldn't seem to notice.

I found myself searching everywhere through the prison, not being able to pinpoint where he was. That is until I heard shuffling coming from some random room deep within the tunnels. I held up my crossbow as I walked further into the dark, calling out his name a few times but received no answer. My brows creased as I cautiously went around the corner once I was close enough, seeing Merle rummaging around through some cabinets in the far corner of the room.

He turned towards me the second he felt my gaze, "Hey little brother, I was just about to holler back at ya."

Lowering my weapon, I eyed him up and down for a moment, "What are ya doin down here?" I asked while walking further into the space.

"Oh, just lookin for a little crystal meth. Yeah, yeah, I know, shit will mess my life up when everything's goin so sweet right?" he chuckled.

I sighed, "You talk to Rick yet?"

"Yeah, oh yeah, I'm in..." he hesitated slightly.

I looked him up and down, "Are ya sure? Don't seem like it."

He scoffed, "Yeah well, you can thank your girl for gettin in my head about it. She's stubborn, that's for sure, but...nice."

I raised an eyebrow toward him, "She talked to you?"

He nodded his head with a hum, "She asked me not to do it. But I told her I needed to protect you and...and her too. So, I'm in."

I found myself wanting to push further about what the two of them had talked about, but he spoke up again as he continued, "Your pal Rick though? He ain't got the stomach for it. He's gonna buckle you know that right?"

"Yeah, well...if he does, he does." I said simply.

"You want him to?" he asked.

I shook my head almost instantly, "Nah, I want Rose safe. Don't care about nothin else besides that."

He whistled lowly, "Man...you sure as shit are whipped by that girl."

"Oh, yer one to talk, you just admitted that you wanted to protect her too." I snapped slightly, "Why do ya want her safe anyway? Ya don't even know her."

For once in what seemed like our whole lives, he didn't have a smartass comment to say in return, he just stood there still, biting the inside of his cheek. I pressed my lips together as I nodded my head slowly, knowing without him even having to say a word.

"...You know what's funny about all this is? You people look at me like I'm the devil for what I did to them lovebirds. But y'all are turnin around and doin the same damn thing. Doin what you gotta do." he finally said.

I scoffed at the fact that he was connecting the two together, trying to switch sides the way he was. I didn't have time for any of that, nor the patience, so I just turned on my heel to walk out. Until his voice suddenly called out before I barely made it out of the room.

"You yell at her?" he asked.

My brows pulled together as I turned around, stepping back in the room to glance at his face, "What?"

"Did you yell at her?" he asked again.

"Yell at who?" I asked.

"Rose."

A huff passed through my lips as I stood there for a second, staring at him, "I snapped at her. But I just wanted her to understand that I want her safe. Somethin that don't concern you."

He nodded slightly, "Alright fine...I get that. But you're messin up. Ya can't just yell at her like that and expect everythin to be alright afterwards. She was upset, she still is."

"Why do you care so much all of a sudden? Huh?" I asked, getting up closer to his face.

He shrugged, "I'm just sayin I know how you are. If you keep it up with that temper of yours, you're gonna lose her."

"No I ain't." I spoke coldly, turning around to fully walk away.

There was a beat of silence before the faintness of his voice called out one last time, "Your girl has a heart of gold baby brother. Don't let her go." I heard him say as I walked out, only this time, I kept going.

My head shook in frustration as I couldn't stop myself from wondering why Merle suddenly cared so much about Rose. I didn't think they spent enough time around each other for him to open up to her and let her in so easily. Though I might've not known the reason behind it, what I did know is that Rose had us both wrapped around her little finger.

But the words Merle spoke stuck with me, about how I could lose her. Apart of me wanted to jump to that conclusion that he was cruelly messing with me yet again, but I couldn't help but wonder if maybe he was right in a way. He did know how bad my temper could be, but I would never scream at Rose the way Merle and I used to scream at each other. At least I hoped I wouldn't. I had never thought about it before now, before I had the nerve to take my frustrations out on her for what seemed like the very first time.

But the more I thought about it, the more worried I became. More than I would ever like to realize.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ ROSE POV ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

After some time had passed, I was still sat in the common room, Hershel and his girls joining me at the table after a while to talk. Although I found myself a little distracted, watching the double doors for Michonne as I knew she would come back inside after working out in the heat for most of the day. I wanted to catch her and take her off to the side, warn her like I had planned. But my loud thoughts were suddenly interrupted when I heard Hershel's voice ask if I would be okay with him reading from the bible during this horrific time. Perhaps to pray. I found I didn't mind at all, though I wasn't very religious anymore after the world went to shit.

I thought how cruel God must be if he cursed us so badly with this new world we were stuck with. But if I'm being honest with myself, I silently hoped that there was a chance that heaven was a real place. For the sole purpose that I would see all the people we've lost once again someday. Thinking about that alone gave me some peace of mind, and I would continue to think like that, in hopes that it would be true.

I held Beth's hand in my own as we all listened to the passage Hershel was reading, and for the first time in a while, I felt calm. I let myself forget about everything negative going on around us for a moment, letting some peacefulness in for once in a very long time.

But the older man suddenly stopped and placed the book back on the table, a soft sigh leaving his lips as he thought. I slowly reached over to grab his free hand as I looked up at him, "You okay?"

He looked at me and nodded, "What I wouldn't do...to keep you three safe." he said while looking at all of us, giving my hand a squeeze.

I knew exactly what he meant by that, catching the knowing glance he was throwing my way after the discussion we both witnessed earlier. His intentions were in the right place when it came time to protect our family, but the thing itself was just wrong, He and I both seemed to know that. Though I still took what he said to heart, seeing the honest love and protectiveness in his eyes from how he looked at the three of us. It filled me with comfort, and only made me think of the things I would do to keep him safe as well, right along with his two girls.

We then suddenly heard the door open, my head snapping up immediately as I nearly stood almost instinctively, but it was only Rick returning. Still, I felt I had to say something to perhaps sway his decision. Hershel and I seemed to share a look before I stood up to face him, to try and stop him from doing something that he might most defiantly regret.

I sighed as the man caught my eye, coming to a stop right in front of me, "Rick, what you're about to do-"

"I can't." he shook his head, "I won't." he whispered as he put a hand on my shoulder.

His words stunned me momentarily, not expecting him to say that at all, but the second they registered I was pulling him into me for a tight hug. He hesitated for a moment at the suddenness before wrapping his arms around me, chuckling lightly to himself.

"I thought about what you said, and you're right. You're absolutely right." he muttered quietly into my hair.

I nodded and let him go, "We'll find some other way, we have to. I'm just glad you changed your mind."

"I need to find Merle, tell him it's off." he said with a nod of his head.

"I'll come with you." I offered, following him as he began to move.

We made our way through each and every part of the prison, searching for him in the large and endless building. But as we passed each and every room with no sign of him, we quickly began to panic more and more. Not only had we not seen Merle, but we also hadn't spotted Michonne since she was outside helping a few others just merely minutes ago.

As we rushed back outside to make a loop around the building, Daryl was standing nearby, watching us pass in confusion.

"I can't do it," Rick informed him, "But we can't find Merle and Michonne anywhere, I'm thinking he already took her."

A look of panic passed through the man's eyes before he nodded back, "Come on." he muttered before jogging towards the tunnels.

The two of us followed behind him through the deep parts of the place, passing by almost every room before he entered the one towards the end, glancing around like he was retracing his steps, "He was in here, said he was lookin for drugs. Said a lot of things actually..." he muttered before glancing up at me.

"Like what?" Rick asked.

"That you were gonna back out, said you were gonna change your mind...and mentioned you a few times." Daryl mentioned, pointing to me.

I looked at him confused, "Me?"

He only nodded his head before moving further into the room, walking around furniture and heading toward the back, before he found something on the ground. There was a bag laying there, a little bit of blood coating the material as he picked it up in his grasp.

"Here we go. Yeah, he took her here, they mixed it up."

My heart dropped. "Damn it," Rick cursed, "I'm going after them." he stated before walking out towards the door leading to the outside, Daryl and I hot on his trail.

"You can't track for shit." I stated as I kept up with his long strides.

He turned around to face me, "...Then... I'll take you with me." he suggested.

"Nah, just me." Daryl suddenly protested as he shrugged his crossbow over his shoulders, "I said I'd go, and I'll go. Plus, when we come back here you need to be ready...everyone needs to be." he said before pushing the door open to leave.

I shook my head despite his protests and followed him out, but Rick stayed behind. He couldn't even argue or protest when it came to going after the man, knowing that he needed to tell everyone else what had happened.

My eyes followed him as I watched him make a beeline towards his bike, "Daryl, wait!" I called out before he was able to completely take off.

"Rose, you gotta stay here." he said, not stopping or turning around to face me.

Though I pushed myself to finally catch up to him, "You really want to go out there all by yourself?" I spoke as I grabbed his arm gently so we would both come to a stop.

"He's my brother, he's my responsibility. I don't wanna drag ya into this, I need ya here where it's safe." he stated.

I slowly nodded my head in understanding, knowing in the back of my mind that we were just wasting time going back and forth. There was still time for him to catch up to them, stop him before he did anything rash.

"M' sorry." he spoke again when a moment of silence passed.

"Don't worry about it...just come back safe, okay?" I spoke.

He nodded and kissed my cheek quickly before turning around, jumping on his motorcycle to go after Merle.

It made me uneasy to let him go out there by himself, but I knew he would be okay. I just hoped that he would catch up to them in time so that Merle didn't hand her over. I then slowly thought back to the opening that he and I talked about, about how we had come to an agreement to wait until I had spoken to Rick again before he made any moves. And this was how I found out that he just lied right through his teeth, not waiting for one moment before taking off with her without hesitation.

It made me angry, every single thing he did leading up to this point just made me utterly furious that he couldn't listen for once. But I knew there was nothing I could do about it now. All I was able to do was distract myself in any way that I could until they got back.

My feet eventually moved from the spot I was standing, waiting until I could no longer see or hear his bike roar before finally making my way back inside. I slowly dragged my feet through the common room and into the cellblock, passing by Beth's room as I saw her sitting down on her bed somewhat somberly.

I backtracked a few steps once I noticed, leaning against the doorway, "Hey honey, how're you holding up?" I asked from outside.

She looked up and smiled at me, "I'm okay. Well...as okay as I can be I guess." she muttered before patting the space next to her as she invited me to sit.

I smiled as I moved in further, "How are you holding up?" she asked just as I plopped down on the mattress.

A sigh passed my lips as I shrugged, "Just trying to be okay."

She nodded in understanding, "Yeah...seems like all we're doing these days is fighting and hoping we make it to see another day."

I hummed in agreement as I knew exactly what she meant. So much for the distraction I hoped for when I waltzed back in here. "I wish we could just...breathe. I wish we could finally be comfortable with where we are."

She stayed quiet for a second, thinking some things over before a small smile was brought to her face, "I wish we still had that guitar." she admitted jokingly.

I laughed quietly, "So do I. It was fun while it lasted."

She smiled in agreement, before it slowly fell from her face as she began to think back to everything else, somehow not being able to escape the thoughts for very long. I noticed her change in mood, quickly wrapping an arm around her and bringing her closer to me as she rested her head on my shoulder.

"I hope it all works out okay." she spoke barely above a whisper as she gently grabbed my free hand.

"Me too." I whispered back, resting my head on top of hers as I closed my eyes.

We sat like that in silence for what only felt like minutes, before we both sat up a bit straighter upon hearing rushed footsteps that entered the cellblock, clearly in some kind of hurry. The two of us then slowly got up and peeked around the corner to see Maggie like she was on some type of mission, her eyes darting around endlessly before she spotted us together in the cell.

She quickly made her way closer to us with an unmistakable grin on her face as she stared at us, "What's up Mags?" I asked cautiously.

She said nothing as she only held her left hand out for us to see, the diamond ring glistening in the light as Beth and I caught on immediately. Her sister squealed as her eyes widened, taking her hand in hers as she examined every inch and angle of the new ring dangling off of her finger.

Maggie's eyes then traveled up to mine in excitement, watching as I just smiled knowingly, and her face dropped. "You knew didn't you." she accused.

"Well yeah," I said as if it were obvious, "Glenn's my best friend who else was he supposed to tell?"

She scoffed as she pushed my arm playfully, eventually letting me bring her into a hug as I whispered a congratulations, telling her how unbelievably happy I was for the two of them. She thanked the both of us as she beamed with joy, going into detail about how it happened and how nervous she could tell he was. It was something she would surely remember for the rest of her life, thankful that something good like this happened for once in what felt like forever.

Though her voice quieted down as we heard more footsteps entering the cellblock, Carol poking her head in with a smile as she bounced Judith on her hip, "Hey, sorry to interrupt but Rick wants us outside so he can talk to us about something."

We all nodded silently as we began to follow her out, knowing in the back of my mind that it was about Michonne, and he was about to come clean to the group. There really wasn't any other way around it, especially if people started to notice the missing members of the group, beginning to put it together themselves.

As soon as we walked outside where everyone else was gathered, I saw just how nervous he was as he paced in front of everyone that gathered around, waiting until we were all there before he even began to open his mouth. I flicked Carl's hat down as I passed him, glancing over my shoulder to see him sending me a playful glare before a small smile broke out onto his face, moving over to then sit next to Hershel. My elbows leaned down on the table in front of me as I followed his pacing steps, catching his eye as he finally worked up the courage to face us, sending him a nod of reassurance.

He only gave a barely noticeable nod in return before clearing his throat nervously, looking up at the others who eyed him expectantly. "When...I met with The Governor...he offered me a deal. He said- he said he would leave us alone, if I gave him Michonne." he said.

I managed to stop the laugh that threatened to escape my lips, leaning closer to Hershel to speak quietly, "I didn't know Dr. Seuss was talking to us." I whispered.

The man pressed his lips together tightly as the corners quirked up, before glancing over and giving me a look that told me to stay quiet. I leaned back with my mouth closed after that, knowing that sometimes humor helps in situations like this. I for one needed it more than I was willing to admit.

"And I was going to do that, to keep us safe," he continued, "I changed my mind...but now Merle took Michonne to fulfill the deal and Daryl went after them. I don't know if it's too late. I was wrong not to tell you...and I'm sorry. What I said last year, that first night after the farm, it can't be like that. What we do, what we're willing to do, who we are, it can't be my call. It can't be..."

I took a moment to glance around at everyone in the small, formed circle, watching their expressions change drastically that Rick could even come up with a plan like this. Seeing them all begin to question everything as he struggled to find the right words.

"I couldn't sacrifice one of us for the greater good because we are the greater good. We're the reason we're still here...not me. This is life and death, how you live and how you die, it isn't up to me. I'm not your Govenor. We chose to go, we chose to stay, we stick together. We vote, we can stay, and we can fight...or we can go."

With his last remining words still hanging in the air, he began to walk away again, as if he couldn't look at all of them anymore. As if he couldn't handle the disapproving glances that were being thrown his way. The air was thick as he left, everyone silenced similar to the night right after we lost the farm, but this was different.

He was calm, willing to hear what we wanted instead of what he wanted, wanting everything from now on to be a unanimous decision. Rick saw what The Governor was doing, who that man became as he led his people, and I could tell it scared him. He didn't want to be like him, lead his people like that and turn into some kind of monster, but what he didn't realize, was that he was so far from that.

And without even realizing it, he proved just now how he could never get to that point. Being open and vulnerable, honest about the situation he was being put in, treating us like his family instead of just some people who looked to him for guidance.

But I was suddenly snapped out of my thoughts, seeing Rick no longer walking away, but running towards the front gate. My concern only grew as I wordlessly got up from my spot and followed him, seeing who was coming up through the fences. I failed to hear the sound of Daryl's bike which only worried me more, but as I got closer, I watched as Michonne jogged through the open space Rick provided, stepping back as he shut the gate once more.

I picked up my pace drastically upon seeing that she was okay, barely giving her time to process my presence before I tackled her in a hug. She became frozen suddenly with her hands hovering over my back, before I felt her slowly relax as she hesitantly wrapped her arms around my shoulders.

I only pulled away after merely seconds to get a better look at her face, "I'm so sorry...I tried to stop whatever happened from happening, but it just-"

"It's okay," she cut me off and gave me a small smile, "I'm okay."

"What happened?" Rick asked as he came closer to us.

She looked over at him, "Merle let me go. Said he had something to take care of."

My eyes widened, thinking of all the shit that man had probably gotten into. I slowly shook my head, "I'm going after them." I said, turning to walk towards the gate, before Rick quickly grabbed my arm to stop me.

"No, are you insane? You can't go out there by yourself, not with The Governor and his men walking around." he said sternly.

I ripped my arm away from him, "I don't care, Daryl is still out there! I can track him."

"What if he comes back and you're not here? Huh? What am I supposed to tell him?" he asked, stopping me again.

"If I'm not back in a few hours, then start to worry. But I need to make sure that they're okay." I said briefly before fully walking away, hearing and ignoring the calls of protest from behind me.

I didn't know how much time had passed; I didn't care. My eyes stayed firmly on the ground as I held my weapon tightly in my hands, passing his tire tracks ages ago along with his bike, now only focusing on his footprints that lingered. They were only becoming fresher, causing me to only push myself further to finally catch up and find him. Though I seemed to recognize the place immediately as I slowed my pace upon the familiarity, seeing that this was the same junked up place that Rick had met with The Governor.

I took in my surroundings with my bow raised, seeing the many dead walkers that were laying lifeless scattered all over the dirt. Something didn't feel right. Something hadn't felt right from the start but now that I was here, listening around but hearing nothing but silence, I was growing more worried.

My steps then came to a halt when I saw a certain walker that was pinned up against the trunk of a tree, a bolt sticking out of its head. The familiar black and green pattern on the ends told me that they were his and it only made the pit in my stomach grow further.

Getting the courage to finally peer around the corner, my heart instantly dropped at the sight as my weapon lowered to the ground. Daryl was placed firmly on his knees as his shoulders lightly shook, staring down at a walker that he had just taken down. Upon looking closer, I couldn't recognize its face from how bashed in and bloody it had become, but taking one glance down at Merle's familiar stump, I knew.

My heart shattered as I stood back, watching him cry for his brother right in front of me. My instinct was to rush over and comfort him as much as I could during something terrible like this, but I didn't know how he would react to me being here when he told me to stay back in the first place. I just pathetically stood frozen as my face fell the longer I processed what happened.

But after only a few seconds, I took a breath and began to walk over to him hesitantly, his head whipping over his shoulder as he heard my steps almost immediately. Tears were streaming down his cheeks when he looked at me, a gasp leaving his lips once his mind processed that it was actually me. He then wasted no time standing up to his feet, walking the rest of the way over to me and stopping right when our chests were about to touch.

"He... he-" he tried to speak, but a sob escaped his throat instead.

I just shook my head, silently telling him he didn't need to say a word before pulling him in for a hug. He instantly crashed into my arms and buried his face in my neck as he let out his quiet cries. My heart broke even more the second I was holding onto him, hearing how broken he sounded as I rubbed his back lightly.

This was the first time Daryl had ever cried in front of me and I was completely speechless. I couldn't think of the right words to say, all I could think about was the last things I said to the man, thinking and knowing how much he meant to Daryl. The familiar feeling of loss was all too heartbreaking.

"I'm sorry love. I'm so, so sorry." I whispered as I kissed the side of his head.

I felt him nod in appreciation, but he didn't move. We just stayed there in each other's arms, lightly rocking back and forth as he squeezed me tighter. I didn't care how long I stood there with him, because I wanted him to take all the time he needed. Knowing I was going to be here for him no matter what.

~ Thanks for reading!

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ghostkingdoesstuff · 3 months

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A friendly reminder I am not to be held accountable for the things I'm about to say. Percy Jackson Season 1 FINALLY (SPOILERS BUT THAT'S THE LEAST OF YOUR PROBLEMS)

The visceral noise I made eating popcorn as Luke said "look you didn't ask to be a half-blood" caused an earthquake in Alaska, I'm sorry I was facing northwest.

"Riposte" I'm sorry, no I'm sorry no-

Also, the background of the sword fighting scene was very pretty.

Poseidon showing up for his son!!! Letts gooooooo! THE WEIGHT OF THE OCEAN UPON YEE!!!

Right in the heel, it's gotta hurt!

Percy asked his uncle to please return his mom, wholesome family gold.

"He'll kill you." "I done to stop running from monsters." "You're gonna need all the luck you can get." The show gets why these two work. Friends before anything else.

Glory as a theme is something that I like that the show highlights more. But Grover is right. at least send an insurance email or something. A quick "on my way, please don't kill anyone"

Dropping the master bolt on some poor dudes desk, legendary.

Olympus is so fucking beutiful omg

I'm gonna cry if Luke and Percy are in the same scene as each other in this episode again. ILL DO IT! THAT'S A THREAT!

The dead silence, I'm shitting omg... yes I know what happens and?

Followed by "I didn't steal it! Neither did any of my friends" IM GONNA CRY! IM GONNA DO IT

The pin strip suit, the sky blue paisley tie, the presence, the voice, THE KING OF THE GODS PEOPLE

Lotta talk for someone so small and scary

POISIDEN GETTING BETWEEN HIS SON AND HIS BROTHER I'M GONNA THROW UP

POSIDEN AND ZEUS SPEAKING GREEK I'M GONNA PISS

THE SEA DOES NOT LIKE TO BE RESTRAINED (🎶BRING ON THE MONSTERS BRING ON THE REAL WORLD!!!🎶)

SALLY JACKSON TEACHING PERCY GREEK I'M GONNA-

"Of course we dream. why do you ask?" "Do you ever dream about mom?" ;-;

Thalia looking strudy as ever.

"Ready?" NO FUCK YOU NO

Another reminder I am not to held liable for anything I might say, you need only see how many times I've listened to "Last day of Summer" from The musical to understand how much I've thought of this moment in fictional time.

Confirmation that Luke was indeed what mattered most in the end? I'm gonna make myself cry shit-

Honestly, this Percy might be too smart for his own good. Bro's never gonna live this heartbreak down.

"You...I'm here to recruit." I- fucking- AHHHH

"OUR WAY OUT" RICK YOU BASTARD I HOPE YOU ROT IN ASPHODEL

"Stop saying "we"!" "It’s the word Zeus fears the most."

AND SHE HEARD EVERYTHING! Wasn't she supposed to be watching Clarrise? He'll, if Percy could figure it out, I'm sure Annabeth would. It's worth it to see that LOOK on Luke's face. I'm sorry. Feel the weight of your actions, man.

Miss my old friend the pit scorpion but I also like my new friend "the first scars we gave eachother"

He knows Luke won't hurt him physically, but the psychic damage hurts more and has lasting status de buffs.

"Just be a kid" that's it

"I'll find you" that's it

Promising to meet again next summer...Percy just you wait.

THE FAKE OUT OF A LIFETIME

"Grandpa" "don't call him that"

They are the ultimate mother son duo

BLUE PANCAKES!

Kinda hate that Sally didn't intentionally do a murder, or at least she has a lot more possible deniability now, but I hope she still makes a sweet sale on that sculpture!

And that's it! Fuck it's over what to do now... RE READING THE LIGHTING THEIF LIFE BLOG COMING SOON! As well I'll probably drop a summary of my thoughts on the whole season at some point soon! Happy Finally, y'all! Can't wait to see the discorse!

#percy jackson #pjo #percy jackson and the olympians #pjo fandom #pjo tv adaptation #pjo disney+#luke castellan #percy jackon and the olympians #annabeth chase #grover underwood #thalia grace #pjo spoilers

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verve-wifux · 1 year

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More than friends/Daryl Dixon X Fem reader smut!

Summary: Daryl is on watch, and Y/N decides to join him. When tension is high, the two can't deny each other any longer.

Warnings and kinks: Foul language, detailed blowjob, male receiving.

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Walking through the field in front of the prison, you avoid stepping on the cucumbers planted there by Hershal and Rick. In the distance, you could see the familiar build of the man you came to know as Daryl Dixon. As usual, Daryl had taken it upon himself to take another watch shift as Hershal grew worse with his foot, or lack of one.

Over the past few weeks, you'd say your friendship with Daryl was definitely growing stronger, so strong you'd had a sex dream about him. Twice.

Daryl was attractive, sure. But he was older, much much older. You felt when he looked at you, he saw a kid, a little sister, or a reliability to protect and watch over.

And you hated it.

You wanted Daryl to look at you like you were a woman, a woman he desired to be with, even if it was just for a bit of fun or distraction. You'd find yourself staring at his messy hair, cutting light blue eyes, and veiny hands when he slashed walkers faces off with his knife more times than you'd prefer, especially after he'd always find a way to catch you. Daryl was always very aware of his surroundings, making it hard for you to admire him without him noticing. However, when he caught your stares lingering, all the reaction you'd get was a speck of soft pink dust covering the tops of his ears, maybe a little smile or wave, or he'd ignore it completely and go back to whatever he was doing.

You were surprised when he didn't hear you stalking closer, especially when the hunter's skills were so tuned and precise, he must've been distracted.

"Hey there, Dixon, you alright?" I questioned, placing my hand on his shoulder and squeezing softly as I sat next to him.

His whole body jumped at my intrusion, muscles tensing under my touch as his head snapped around to face me, his hand already on his knife that was strapped at his side. His eyes were wide, hair falling in them as he glanced you over, clearly shocked to find you here. You can't lie, you find it amusing to see the unafraid killing machine at your side be startled by a few simple words and a hand.

You let a smirk tilt your lips North, curving at the sides as you scanned him over one time, god he looked good tonight.

He scowled at you when he saw your smile, shrugging your hand from his shoulder with a mere grunt.

"I'm'kay."

You frowned, something was definitely bothering him.

"You sure? You seem..off," You stated, glancing at the dark sky above your heads, scanning the area for movement.

"I said I'm fine," He reassured bluntly, feeling his eyes hovering on the side of your face, yet you didn't look back at him, trying to calm the racing of your heart.

"Why you here?" He questioned quietly, taking out his knife and beginning to fiddle with it in his hands, goddam those hands. Despite them being covered in dry blood and mud, Daryl Dixon's hands were gods gift to women, and he had no fucking idea.

You met his gaze, noticing his struggle to maintain eye contact with you, so instead looked back to his knife and gulped, just once.

"Thought I'd come out, check in on ya," You merely shrugged, glancing him over.

"You didn't need to."

You sighed in defeat, nodding once before you made to stand up.

"Well then, you clearly don't wanna be disturbed, I'll leave ya be-"

"Wait-" His hand wrapped around your wrist firmly, his eyes already on your face when you met his gaze, you're mouth opened to ask questions, but no noise came out.

"I uh-" He quickly removed his hand, your skin burning with disappointment at his lack of touch. Pink dust scattered over his cheeks, the tips of his ears glowing red.

"I didn't mean- You can stay," He muttered lowly, voice a quick rasp.

You raised a brow.

"Do you want me to stay, or are you just trying to be polite?" You questioned, making him glance over at you, chewing on his bottom lip as he spun his answer over in his head.

"I- I want you to stay.. here, with me," He admitted, clearing his throat for the last two words. You smiled softly at him, putting your hand over his, making his eyes shoot to where you touched him before going to your face, falling to your lips, and slowly giving you a twitch of his lips, which you had learned was a smile.

You both sat quietly for at least ten minutes before you decided to speak, unable to take the silent tension fizzling between you as your knees touched.

You gulped.

"Daryl?" You muttered, glancing over at him, taking in the scruff of his beard before returning to his eyes.

He dipped his head barely, giving you the green light to continue.

"Can we.. can we talk? About something.. it's been bothering me for a while now and I just- need to talk about it," You got out in one big ramble, forcing your lips shut when he shot you an alarmed look, ready to come to your defense.

"Ya okay? Is someone hasslin' you? Cause if so I-"

"No, no. I'm fine, it's just-" You stopped, licking your lips, looking for the right words that wouldn't make him run away from you.

God, why did you bring this up?

"Go for it," He muttered, putting his knife away and watching your face, eyes tracking your tongue's movement as it slid over your bottom lip.

God, he was so attentive to each little detail, you couldn't stop yourself from imagining how it would feel to have that undivided attention on yourself.

"I uh.. I kinda can't stop thinking about someone, and I shouldn't," You muttered, watching his face close enough to notice the small flash of disappointment light in his eyes, quickly extinguished with a blink.

"Oh."

Oh? Fucking oh? Was that all he had?

"And uh, I-" I stopped, not sure how to continue.

"Why- why shouldn't ya be thinkin' about them?" He asked carefully, voice low.

"He's- He's older.. by.. a lot, and I don't wanna scare him off..." You explained, feeling your cheeks heat with embarrassment.

"I- Y/N listen, you know Rick has a wife, and Hershal- Hershal is-"

You couldn't stop the laugh bubbling from your mouth, taking him by surprise as he fell silent and watched you, clearly embarrassed he was talking about this with you.

"Daryl, no. Just- no. It's not Rick," You giggled, your laughter finally settling.

"...Hershal..?" He continued with a shy smile, making you shake your head with a smile.

"Uh..no, it's kinda.. you?" You blurted before you could stop your traitorous mouth.

You felt your eyes go wide, not as wide as Daryl's did, however. His mouth fell open, staring at me like a fish, like I was insane.

Shit.

"I didn't- shit, I didn't want you to feel-"

He managed to shut his mouth, finally noticing it opened, and looked down at his hands, his cheeks burning bright red.

"Oh."

You fucked up, shit, shit, shit.

"Shit, I'm sorry-"

"Y/N, can I..Can I um.." He began, unable to even form the words.

"Please don't..move.." He finished, making you furrow your eyebrows in confusion but followed his wish, simply nodding hesitantly.

He hesitantly edged closer to your face, his blue eyes captivating yours before they fell to your lips. Was he..? Surely not, surely Daryl Dixon was not going to kiss you.

He was so close to your face you felt his hot breath from his nose, fanning across your lips, making them tingle and your stomach flip with excitement.

His eyes met yours, uncertainty flickering in them as he looked to you for an answer.

Giving him one, you pressed your mouth to his.

You managed to catch the look of pure shock on his face before closing your eyes, the feeling of his soft lips against yours sending your mind reeling. You began to pull back, noticing his hesitation of kissing you back, before you felt his hand go to the side of your face, his calloused hands cupping your cheek and his lips began to move against yours.

You let out a soft sound of pleasure at the feeling of his tenderness, your hands sliding up his neck and into his hair, dragging him closer to you. Nipping his bottom lip, he caught your hint and opened his mouth, allowing your tongue to slide into the gap he made for you before dragging across his.

You felt your cheeks heat at the rough sound he made when your tongues met, his fingers tightening slightly on you, making you swear softly as you swept his tongue in yours again.

His free hand slid to your waist, pulling you over him for a better angle as he continued to roll his tongue against yours, fingers digging into the exposed skin.

You ground your hips on top of him as he pulled you closer, sucking on his tongue teasingly as your hands rubbed over his shoulders.

"Fuck, Y/N," He swore, his voice a low, rough sound.

"Mhm," You hummed against his mouth, tilting your head and going back for more.

The kiss was addictive and all-consuming. Despite his timidness he was still a good kisser, tasting amazing as his tongue swept against yours in leisurely movements.

"We probably shouldn't be doing this," He managed, pulling back from your lips and looked at you. You saw his eyes flick down to your mouth, no doubt full and wet with his saliva.

"No, probably not," You agreed quietly, your eyes flicking down to where your hips met, his hand still securely on your waist, his touch warm and electrifying.

You glanced back to his face when he swallowed, eyes tracking his throats movements, your mouth growing dry by the look of hunger lingering on his face.

Not able to resist, you pressed your lips to the side of his neck, feeling his quick inhale of breath as his pulse pounded. You peppered soft kisses over the sensetive skin under his neck. Swiping your tongue over his skin, you sucked softly, leaving small purple marks over him. He groaned softly, feeling his whole body stiffen under you, hands tightening on your hips when they fell there. Under you, you felt his hardening dick press into you, making you smirk against his throat.

"If this is so bad, why does it feel so good?" You muttered, nipping his earlobe playfully, making him puff out a breathless chuckle.

Deciding you were going to tease him, you began to rock your hips on top of him slowly, grinding down on his cock. You let out a soft moan into his ear, making his head fall to the crook of your neck, feeling his eyes flutter closed.

"Want me to stop?" You offered in a breathless pant, your hips picking up a quicker movement as a low heat began to build up in your lower abdomen.

"No," He answered breathlessly, teeth sinking into your shoulder. You whined softly, hands falling down to his belt and began to fumble carelessly, your mouth finding his. The kiss grew sloppier and more desperate, tongues rolling against one another.

Still rolling your hips against him, your hands slid to his belt buckle, fumbling carelessly as you continued to caress his lips with your own.

You smiled against his mouth when you heard the click of his belt, signalling it had come undone. Daryl pulled back from your mouth, his hands going to yours and stopped them from advancing him further.

"What's wrong?" You questioned, scanning him over.

Hunger still lingered in his face, yet there was something swirling in his eyes. Nervousness or embarrassment, you couldn't decide which.

"I uh- I haven't.." He trailed off with a gulp.

You blinked at him.

"I haven't in a while either, not before all this happened. It's okay," You reassured, hands cupping his face and ran your thumb over his cheek.

"Nah, it's not that. I haven't.. uh," He struggled to speak, His eyes glancing away from yours as his cheeks grew pink.

Surely.. surely the man infront of you wasn't a virgin. You couldn't imagine that Daryl Dixon had never had the opportunity to sleep with someone, you had imagined women desperate to hold his attention before the world went to shit.

"Daryl, are you telling me you're a virgin?" You questioned quietly, angling his head to make him look at you.

Unable to admit he was outloud, he merely nodded.

"I can't- I don't think I can please ya the way ya want, I won't be any good," He choked out, removing his hands from you.

"Daryl, I don't care whether you're a virgin or not, it doesn't mean shit to me, so don't be embarrassed. I can show you how to please a woman, please me, of thats what you want," You explained, pressing a kiss to his cheek.

You felt him tense at your words under you, blinking at you when you took his hands, guiding them under your shirt.

"Y/N-" He protested, eyes wide as his hands brushed against your warm skin, ready to combust into flames by his touch.

"Shh, stop worrying so much, you're putting too much pressure on yourself. Do you want this? Tell me you don't and I'll stop," You muttered into his ear, licking the shell as you waited for his answer.

He hesitated.

"I want this, I want ya. I just- I don't know how," He admitted, eyes roaming over your face.

"Then let me lead, just relax," You whispered with a soft smile before pressing a slow kiss to his mouth. You left his hands under your shirt when you went back to his belt buckle, pulling the heavy leather loose before your fingers worked quickly at the button on his pants, swirling his tongue in yours when you slid the palm of your hand up his clothed length.

He moaned lowly into your mouth, fingers digging into your sides as he nipped your lip, only making you grin.

"Like that?" You taunted, licking across his jaw when his head rolled back at the feeling of you rubbing him slowly.

"Mhm," He merely grunted, making you smirk.

Sliding your hand under his boxers, you wrapped your hand around his silky skin, earning a strangled moan from his throat, eyes snapping back to you, eyes heavy with pleasure.

"Just relax," You reminded, pressing your lips against his once more, receiving a rough kiss as you began to pump him slowly, squeezing at the base before you glided back up to his tip, swiping your thumb over his leaking tip.

He cursed breathlessly, eyes hooded and heavy.

You slid down his body, noting the confused look he gave you as he watched you move downwards.

You watched him through your lashes as you ran the flat of your tongue up his length slowly, so slowly it was painful for yourself.

He gasped as he felt your tongue slide over him, cutting off into a dark groan when he watched you hum in pleasure.

You licked him softly, again and again, rolling over his glistened tip before wrapping your mouth around him and beginning to bob on him slowly, involving no teeth. You continued to stroke him with your tongue, taking him further into your mouth with each bob of your head, speeding up slightly as you hollowed out your cheeks to take more of him inside.

"Fuck, Y/N," He gritted out, his hand coming to your hair and pulled softly. A shoot of pride shot down your spine at his encouraging words, telling you how good you were making him feel, and willed you to take him to the back of your throat. You gagged slightly when he hit your tonsils, feeling tears of pleasure prick at your eyes at his hardened size.

You watched him through your dark eyelashes, bobbing your head on him before pulling off with a pop sound. You swallowed the precum in your mouth quickly, licking your lips before licking his side again, sinking back down on him and moving quickly.

You sucked on him, licking leisurely and softly, edging him until he was about to cum in your mouth. His deep and quiet moans made you feel euphoric, wanting nothing more than to feel his release sliding down your throat, dying to taste him.

"Y/N-" He sputtered breathlessly, indicating he was about to find release.

You merely moaned, driving him to the back of your throat, rubbing his tip against your tonsils twice more before his release exploded from him. Hot liquid spat from his dick, filling your mouth until you swallowed , groaning at the taste.

After milking him of cum, you pulled from him, licking your lips eagerly as you savoured the taste of him.

His dazed look made a smile form on your face, knowing he had never received a blowjob from someone.

"How was that?" You questioned. Unable to even respond, he swept your mouth up into a heated kiss.

"What 'bout you?" He questioned timidly when he pulled his mouth from yours, hinting at the fact you hadn't came.

"We'll work up to sex, hm?" You hummed, making him nod eagerly.

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#twd daryl #twd #twd fanfiction #daryl x reader #daryl dixon smut #daryl dixion imagine #smut!

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taylormarieee · 5 months

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you got me thinking about stepdad!rick scoffing and rolling his eyes every time he sees you prance around alexandria in that thin and flimsy dress of yours. waiting, hoping your mother goes out for lunch with deanna again... so he can watch you get drunk on his cock 💗😁

OMGGGGFHDHDJHS!!!! Yea uhm this is the sluttiest request I've ever gotten and I love the way you think. Send more plsss i'm on my knees 🧎🏽‍♀️

Rick watches as you walk around in you pretty blue spaghetti strap sundress. He clenches his jaw and he balls his hands into fists at his side.

He hates when you prance around like that all sexy and delicious. He knows that you know he is watching other wise you wouldn't be swaying your hips that way.

You give him a quick glance, smirking at him because you know what your doing.

You know all the right ways to push his buttons. Your hot stepdad. He knows he can't have you but how can he fight off those dirty thoughts he has when he sees you looking like this.

You in these cute outfits constantly taunting him and keeping him awake at night. Constantly keeping his cock stirring and aching.

Constantly making him wish it was your pussy wrapped around his cock instead of your mother's.

Constantly wish it was you screaming his name. He is awoken out of his dirty thoughts by his wife.

"Hey hun. I'm going to be going to Deanna's for about an hour or so for a quick lunch date ok? So make sure our daughter doesn't do anything stupid, please?" His wife asks with her hand placed on his arm.

"Y-Yea sure, hunny. See you later." He responds still staring at you walk up the porch stairs of your shared house.

"Bye honey, I'm going to be at Deanna's for a little while, don't give Rick a hard time ok?" Your mother pleads with you.

"Ok mom, I promise I won't." You say smirking at Rick from across the room. You were so going to give him a hard time.

Your Mom walks out the door and you walk up the stairs, not even acknowledging Rick staring at you.

You make sure to poke your ass out while walking up the stairs. That makes Rick clench his jaw so tight it might break.

He quickly rushes up the stairs grabbing you by your waist and shoving you in the nearest bedroom that so happened to be yours.

Without saying a word he smashes his lips against yours before ripping off your sundress from your body.

His hands run down your body while his lips attack your neck. He throws you on the bed and starts to remove his belt from his waist before sliding his pants down.

He climbs on top of you and pushes your cute pink panties to the side and slowly slides his length inside you.

"Fuck Mama, your so tight." He groans out into your neck. You hands claw at his back, sure to leave marks for his wife and your mother to question.

You cry out as his cock reaches deep inside you. Your mind all fogged up by the pleasure you step dad's cock is giving you.

No boy has ever been able to make you feel like this. 'God he is so big' you thought.

"Oh fuck Rick! Please make me cum! Ugh cum inside me!" Your mumbling incoherent words now. Your mind completely fading away as his cock makes you feel dizzy.

He brought you to heaven, literally. He always made you feel things no one else could. No matter how hard they could try.

"Aww what's wrong mama, your drunk off my cock already?" He teases. "This is what you get for teasing me all day." He responds keeping his ruthless pace.

"Ohhh R-Rick, I need you! I-I'm sorry! Please let me cum!" You cry out, begging for the release you feel about to rip through you.

"Go ahead my love, cum for me. You've been a good girl." He rewards. Your eyes roll to the back of your head as your orgasm rips through your body.

Pleasure coursing through your veins. You scream out as you cling to Rick, shaking in his arms.

Shortly after, ricks hips stutter and get sloppy before he releases his seed inside of you.

"Fuckkk!" He moans. You both lay there breathless trying to fully process everything.

You really did love teasing your step dad if this is how it would end...

@sinsandsweetness @versatilehater @catt-leya @carlsdarling @murdadixon

#versatilehater<33 #Taylormarieewrites<3 #rick grimes #rick grimes x reader #Step!dad!Rick Grimes #rick grimes smut #rick grimes fanfiction

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gildeddlily · 3 months

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EPISODE 7!!!!!

(spoilers ofc)

-"son of poseidon and murderer of travelers" *silly elevator music*

-"our parents make it so hard, stretching us and twisting us and" and I didn't know I could empathize with him of all people but again this show is something else!!! aaaand he's dead!!!

-THEY DIDN'T KILL HIM WHAT

-the french national anthem?

-SALLY AND KID PERCY

-the underworld is so cool like what

-LITTLE PERCY NOT GETTING THE REFERENCE AND THEN ANNABETH NOT GETTING THE SAME REFERENCE EITHER

-i hope they're don't cut the "I want an higher salary" scene

-SILLY MUSIC AGAIN???? THAT'S THE FUCKING HADES

-"you're not dead" "I mean *shrug" we're all dying🥰🥰"

-"you can buy a new whistle" PERCY

-they cut the "I want an higher salary to buy expensive italian suits" scene💔

-MY DARLING CERBERUS IS HERE oh my fucking god he's so cool what is this

-he just wants cuddles!!!!! and he almost ate Grover BUT HE JUST WANTS CUDDLES

-HADES I'M ABOUT TO SEE MY MAN I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE MY MAN grover what do you mean you lost the pearl WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT'S IN THE DOG

-"you're not getting left behind... period 😘"

-IS HE TRYING TO SACRIFICE HIMSELF AGAIN

-what is this WHO ARE THESE QUEENS regrets? I'm smelling angst

-annabeth angst? again? more? leave her alone

-NOW SHE'S TRYING TO SACRIFICE HERSELF

-19 minutes is that bastard kronos ab to show up?? I don't want him to!!!

-knonos' pit and Grover almost falling in it? that was fucking scary (the way they adapted it? perfect)

-THE BOLT? NOW?

-"zeus is just gonna have to wait" i couldn't possibly explain just how much I love Grover

-little percy is making me cry. like genuinely cry. "why are you trying so hard to get rid of me? I would never do this to you" SHE ISN'T DARLING PLEASE how the hell can this boy make cry every two minutes

-minute 24, going crazy 😊🔥

(made a downtown abbey pause!!!) (like three hours) (here again!!!)

-IM ABOUT TO SEE MY MAN

-HERE HE IS

-why is he so silly

-i thought it was Persephone bc of the heels 😭

-"uh?" IM CRYING

-his reaction at kronos' name- won't say anything else- his daddy issues and eyebrows are what made it for me

-"I'll protect you, you and your mother. and the goat" come on dude

-what is sally doing I'm sorry IS THIS POSEIDON

-this is actually heartbreaking. sally asking him if he wants to see Percy and then quiet and then fucking thunder. and the way he said "you're his mother" knowing that his fucked up dna will never compare to what sally gave percy- everything she had and I just can't. I can't. loved the way they wrote them. i hate you rick but you're a good writer

-ARES I LOVE YOU BUT PLEASE

#pjo #percy jackson spoilers #percy jackson #percy jackon and the olympians #percy jackson tv show #sally jackson #live reaction #hades pjo #poseidon pjo

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Okay I literally never do this but episode 7 was so good I gotta do an episode review.

Spoilers ahead obviously

First things out of the way: FUCK FUCK WHY IS SHE HERE FUCK OH MY GOD JESUS CHRIST. When she slammed Mark into that crater I legit began hyperventilating (albeit very lightly). I was so not ready for her to show up and oh my god, the terror conveyed in Zazie's voice acting was legit. That fight scene absolutely kicked ass though, I got hyped as hell when Mark dropped that "no". Now that she's in the show I really hope she doesn't garner any fans because WOW they are gonna be in for a shock. And lastly FUCK YEAH ALLEN KICK HER ASS.

The breakup scene was fantastic. The episode focusing on so much of their relationship kinda made it clear something was gonna happen but when Mark changed up his schedule for her I was like "oh that's really nice" and then she showed up. As I said that was all fantastic, from Cecil's panicking to Amber's terror the presentation was great. Although now that they're broken up, I really hope they go somewhere else with Amber that isn't... that storyline.

REX IS THE GOAT. I love how he just tells Mark "pick a day and we'll cover for you". An absolute bro for sure, I'm loving his character arc. Can't wait for everyone to learn his origin and be like "oh shit" like after Eve's special. Speaking of which, do ya think we're gonna get a Rex-focused special about his origin like we did Eve?

Donald talking Rick down from the ledge and learning about himself in doing so was fantastic. We stan Donald. And man, am I glad they replaced Justin. Like, I know they had to after his actions came to light but also if I'm being honest I despised Rick's voice. Justin was good for silly characters but if I had to listen to him try to do the emotional segments I would've pulled a Rick (sanchez) and put my head in a lazer.

Still don't like Immortal's sad arc. Don't get me wrong, they're doing an awesome job with everything post Kate's "death" but the fact that we literally never saw anything more of their relationship than a shower fuck kinda makes it hard to feel anything when he talks about how sad he is.

Last but not least, OH SHIT OH FUCK IT'S HIM IT'S... *checks notes* Langstrom Sleazy...?

Look I'm sorry I like Angstrom and that end reveal was AWESOME and I am so scared and excited for what's definitely gonna be the plot of season 3 but also I can never remember his fucking name for the life of me and I have no idea why.

Anyway with Anissa here at least that means Thragg's not far behind. Hell we might see him next episode what with the whole prison thing.

#invincible series #with each passing episode my excitement for thragg grows and it is becoming an issue #invincible spoilers #amber invincible #invincible comic #invincible #amazon invincible #mark grayson #debbie grayson #cecil stedman #god i barely remember this series. its only been like a year/year and a half since i read it but man #i dont even remember donald being in the comic. i had to look it up just to check #and also had to check because i swore up and down Kate survived ep5 and yeah it just happens way later than i remembered #rex splode #amber bennett #viltrumite #also wow mark is lucky those diner patrons payed absolutely no mind to a fucking viltrumite just hopping down and attacking a teenager

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Percy Jackson Review/My Thoughts

SPOILERS FOR THE PERCY JACKSON SHOW AND BOOK SERIES!!!!! READ WITH YOUR OWN CAUTION!!!

I Accidentally Vaporized My Pre-Algebra Teacher

The opening scene is absolutely perfect. 10/10 Uncle Rick.

Please, please, please, pleeaaassseee tell me the Pegasus on the rooftop was Blackjack. I am begging.

Sally told Percy, "Not everyone who looks like a hero is a hero. And not everyone who looks like a monster is a monster," foreshadowing to Medusa.

Gabe is more of comic relief and I'm not sure how I feel about it.

Sally Jackson listening to Logical by Olivia Rodrigo is the best because 1. I love that song and 2. she's listening to it in the rain.

d'Angelos sandwich shoppe?? Like Nico di Angelo? Please, please, please, please, please.

"You fell in love with God? Like Jesus??!" crying laughing. "A God..." followed by Sally sloppily trying to tell Percy he's a half-blood

No, mom, I'm not a God's kid there's something wrong with my brain. OMG I didn't know whether to laugh or cry in this scene.

"Grover, why is there half a goat in your PANTS?!?!" "So the important thing is not to panic."

"Is that the (voice crack) Minotaur??" Oh my, Walker you are perfect.

"I'm actually 24.." This had me rooollling.

Sally is already badass and I can't wait for The Last Olympian when Mama Jackson is shooting monsters with a GUN.

Grover swearing to Sally that Percy would be safe made me sad but it would have been 100000x worse if he swore on Styx.

"You are not broken, you are a miracle, and you are my son. Hold fast Percy."

Sally evaporating into dust hurt watching a lot more than reading, and

OMG OMG OMG baby Percy holding riptide and it glowing and my heart is crying I can't tell if it's tears of pain of joy but my heart and my eyes are crying.

"He's the one." "Hush, Annabeth." I was hoping to see her but we don't see her yet lmao

The end credits scene looks a lot like the same illustration for the covers of the paperback books.

When I saw this ep was only a half hour I was genuinely disappointed.

Dior's acting in this and her emotion when Clarisse's spear broke is perfection.

Never picked up on Annabeth calling Percy Sunshine

2. I Become Supreme Lord of the Bathroom

My first thought: scary lightning and delirious Percy.

My second thought: "You drool in your sleep," Annabeth said, arms crossed and glaring at Percy while Percy is confused.

My third thought: this is the scene in the books where Percy notices Annabeth looks like an actual Princess lmao.

Camp Half-Blood t-shirt!!! I want one and it looks soooo cooollll

PETER JOHNSON !!!

Dionysus and Percy already getting into it lmao

Dionysus is funny.

"Actually, I think I can, son." "Dad?!?!"

Chiron is sooo tall I never realized how tall a centaur is.

Chiron telling Percy he isn't his son is the funniest thing.

But imagine Mr. D doing that to all the kids lmfao

I love the waterfall that is shown

I want to see the strawberry fields...

Never surrender riptide, Percy. Never

12 cabins for 12 Olympians (for now; the Gods banished Zues and he doesn't have a cabin which is completely unfair. And only a few would be occupied. Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, and Artemis are empty).

OMG Luke I hate that you're going to betray Percy like thatttt

Who tf is the wood nymph Grover talks to? And will she be the one to introduce us to Juniper?

Introduced to the Cloven Council early and we find out about Sally Jackson really early.

"I don't want to lie to him anymore," and we love you for it Grover. You are a schmol bean too pure for this world.

Luke comforting Percy

Percy already wanting to Gods to pay their child support is the best thing in the world.

Clarisse is so pretty and I love her.

Percy not being able to be good at archery is a great detail from the books.

I can't tell if I'm more in love with Luke, with his morally greyb self, or Chris Rordiguez because Damn he's fine.

Percy praying to his mom :'(

"He can ignore me but he doesn't get to ignore you."

The Ares kids are so mean and then they got their butts kicked by Karma lol

Clarisse def knew that he was a Poseidon kid or that she was gonna kill him.

I love Annabeth and how Luke is always on her side.

The Yankees cap !!!!

Literal war between red and blue lmao

Luke saying "When it's time, he's gonna be ready. I know it," immediately followed by Percy flossing, peeing, petting a lizard, and laying doing nothing is the absolute best.

Percy being naturally good at sword-fighting is the best.

Dior's acting when Percy breaks Clarisse's spear is great and Walker said in an interview that when the camera pans back to him he was actually scared.

Annabeth: Offers Percy her hand. "Listen, Percy... I'm sorry." And then him immediately being claimed

This is a change from the books because she didn't know who his father was and wanted him to be a Zeus kids.

Everyone else: OMG you're Poseidon's kids.

Percy: I'm Sally Jackson's kid, actually mf

"I am Sally Jackson's son!"

Percy immediately going from "good luck finding three idiots to complete this quest" to "When do we leave."

3. We Visit the Garden Gnome Emporium

Walker's voice cracks are so adorable.

Am I the only one who was confused when Gabe showed up as the Oracle???

I love that Percy immediately chose Annabeth bcuz "I don't see us ever being friends"

Grover talking to a Pegasus is the best thing ever.

Why does Poseidon's cabin have a pool in the middle of the floor? Seems like a hazard in the middle of the night.

Yayy, Golden Drachmas.

And the shoes, curse those converses.

We actually get to see Luke's scar in this ep and i feel like in the books it seems a lot more... seen rather than just a thin line.

Thalia's treee

I hate that Grover often talks about himself in third person when he's not proud of something.

"Does she think she's in charge?" "Who else would be in charge?" Smart answer, Grover. Smart answer.

And we all already hate zeus

CONSENSUS SONG!!!!!!

"I really hate to be the tie breaker" lmao

Annabeth getting all the snacks.

And then immediately noticing a fury is how we all knew she was Athena's kid before we were even told.

Yayy, Alecto is back. And she went after Annabeth? Not Annabeth, Luke, and Thalia?

Annabeth's knife hits another Fury in the chest and dies.

I love Jessica Parker Kennedy's Medusa. she's both flawed and the victim and I couldn't decide whether to hate her or root for her. Like I love her outfit.

I would eat the hell out of the cupcakes lmao.

"Do you think it's safe to eat?" "Percy, I'm not gonna lie to you I'm really hungry and I'm willing to take that chance." Grover, I stan you.

I absolutely worship Medusa's story. It's so sad. And while she is telling the story, if you focus on her hair, you can see the snakes moving on her head.

Oh, Percy, my sweet, sweet boy. Of course you would help. Future wifie is like "Uhm, no. We need to leave."

I love the color of Medusa's eyes

Ohhh, these pre-pubescent kids fighting and making up is adorable <3

"They will see this as impertinent." "I am impertinent," another quote from the book.

Percy singing consensus is everything.

Min Manuel-Miranda is Hermes!!!! I love that man. "You guys are not gonna believe this."

4. I Plunge to My Death

This episode caused the most of my tears

Baby Percy is sooo cute I swear he is my life. I love the flashbacks. Except when they turn bad like this

Annabeth's story is identical to the books from what I remember

We find out Grover's interest in Pan a lot earlier than in the books. We don't see that until at least book 3.

We get to see the echidna. I really wanted it to be the Chimera to look like a poodle.

I hate Athena because she sent the echinda into her temple because annabeth "embarassed" her. Like really? Worst mother of the year.

Percy looking deathly ill breaks my heart.

Grover is literally me when I don't get enough sleep LMAO

The start of Percabeth's bickering and joking!!!

"It's like you need me to make fun of you."

The Policeman looks familiar.

Annabeth looking legit offended when she was called a little girl

The male police officer is played by Alessandro Juliani who plays Sinclair in the 100 on the Cw, another great show 9/10, highly reccommend

Percy and Annabeth bonding over Grover and their parents is adorable.

"careful I think you were about to call me a friend." more bickering and joking

Percy pulling a reverse uno card lmao

The fight with the chimera was terrifying but so worth it. Also why do you out my bby boi through this torture Uncle Rick???

Also the naiad?? what was with that? Why can't Posei-don't-wanna-pay-my-child-support just face Percy himself. That's gonna be a fucking emotional scene.

5. A God Buys Us Cheeseburgers

Percy climbed over the rail and was like : Hi :D

Thought Annabeth was gonna punch him not hug him but my percabeth heart was a puddle of fluff.

OOH. What's in Santa Monica?

Our baby is a fugitive.

Our three babies hiding behind the cement block from Ares: No we're good, thanks :D

Percy freaking out bc he thought Annabeth was freaking out she hugged him.

In the books Grover was always on Percy's side, but I love seeing him not choosing.

Ares is not as terrifying as I thought he was in the books lmao

"That's my cousin?" Percy said it with such disgust in his voice lmao.

Ares and his Twitter fights lol

Annabeth is fearless. I love it

Ares and Percy immediately having beef is the funniest thing because (in bellatrix voice) I KNOW WHATS GONNA HAPPEN! I KNOW WHATS GONNA HAPPEN! I KNO-

First use of Celestial Bronze!!

Annie geeking out over the mechanisms after trying to make a joke lol

WHAT IS LOVE? BABY DON'T HURT ME, DON'T HURT ME. nO MORE!!

Hephaestus was not at all ugly like Rick made him in the books. Or like Greek mythology made him.

The whole Tunnel scene was beautiful and sad and I love it

Grover and his psychological gaslighting is my world

"Percy stand up, I mean it!" and then him repeatedly saying he was ok broke my fragile heart.

Annabeth "I'm not leaving for my friend" is my favorite Annabeth.

Annabeth just likes to tell off Gods. Go off Queen!!

Percy likes to fight Gods lmao

"So thank you for the emotional abuse and the cheeseburgers."

6. We Take a Zebra to Vegas

Have seen TikToks where Nico and Bianca's names are called out and I will keep an eye and an ear out for it.

Why did they have to make Hermes an obstacle? He wasn't at the Lotus in the books!

Kronos is kinda creepy ngl

Iris message to Luke! In Chiron's office??

"Toss it, Seaweed Brain!" EEEKK

"How do you know" Luke had a Panic attack.

"When did you turn into an old married couple?"' Luke is the best and the worst.

Grover is the empathetic one, poor animals.

I wish we got the scene where Percy talked to the Zebra like in the book.

WISE GIRL !!!!!!!!

The satyr Agustus was not in the books. I actually think he was in the Cloven of Elders in the 4th book.

12:37 we hear Nico calling Bianca's name, faintly in the background so the tv has to be on full or almost full blast.

Lotus nectar in the air??

Hermes playing Blackjack?

"Hey, demigods! Welcome!"

Hermes eyebrows arch makes Lin Manuel look so evil.

"We're friends of Luke's!" and it looked like Hermes was gonna help but nooooooo!

Percy is so proud of his wifey for pick-pocketing Hermes

"Man, Grover got really old. How long have we been here?" hahahaha

"To the Dumb Kids" Damn, Hermes that hurts.

I love that since Grover is 24 they think he's qualified to dribve.

Percy driving is the best thing. I don't know anything about driving or New York or driving in New York but I do know about road rage and Percy hitting the horn after almost getting t-boned.

Percy finding out that they were actually late for the summer solstice was sad. Like he was freaking out.

"save the world. And then save your mother."

7. We Find Out the Truth, Sort of.

Underworld time!!!

Okay, but what the hell happened between the ending of the last ep and the beginning of this one??

Crusty is dead.

"You've got dad's eyes," reminds me of "You look exactly like James. Except your eyes. You've got your mother's eyes."

"It's either the realm of the dead or someone left a carton of milk in there in the 1990s.' LMAO

I wish the demigods' ADHD and dyslexia was more openly discussed.

I love Cerberus

Poor Grover. Loosing his pearl

I want to see Annabeth flashbacks

Seeing the flashbacks are so, so sad.

I will forever be in awe of Hades's Palace.

What were the regrets that Annabeth had to get her bound to Asphodel? I think it has something to do with her dad and step mom. Or Thalia.

"I trust your dad" says a lot coming from Annabeth because in the books, she hated Poseidon at first.

Why is there sand by Tartarus?

(Sarcastic gasp) Percy had the bolt? No way.

"Is this--?" "NO!" "This looks" "It absolutely is NoT!!" Grover my precious angel.

Another flashback. Poor Percy doesn't understand the situation and poor Sally can't tell him.

I love Hades. He's perfect and fruity and I can't wait to see him interact with Nico.

Poor Hades just wants his helm!

And Percy had decided to think without the wifey and decided to get Hades helm after figuring out Kronos was behind everything. And Grover is so insulted at being called a goat lmao

POSEIDON!!!

I want to know the science/mythology behind how Sally conjured Poseidon and why she put a match in an empty milkshake to do it.

We actually see how much Poseidon loved and cared about Sally.

What happened between when he was 7/8 to 12 that made Sally not want to drop him off at camp like she had discussed with Poseidon?? She wanted to, to keep him safe but then it seems like Poseidon talked her out of it?

Sally believes in Percy so much even from such a young age.

Ares with the sword and the final scene.

8. The Prophecy Comes True.

Dramatic instrumental music and Luke talking in the intro?? Yes pleaSe!

And then flashback to Luke training Percy.

Ares laughing at Percy when he offers to spar with him is the funniest thing because he's about to get his ass kicked!!

Did Ares work with Kronos in the book? I can't remember.

"when you die, say goodbye to your mommy for me" Low blow Ares!!!

Go Percy!! Fight with water! And Ares is pissed. Even more!

Riptide and Percy in one corner, Ares and another celestial bronze sword in another. And Percy wins!! By a mudslide! LMAO

I thought Alecto died? When she was turned to stone??

Alecto saying "Good luck on Olympus," is scary. Like hella scary.

Percy calling Zeus a monster is so, so, so fucking fitting like I swear.

We get to see Annabeth's dad's college ring!!! On her camp necklace! That she gave to Percy.

"I'm here to see Zeus. I don't have an appointment."

My roommate is watching this ep with me and when Luke said "You don't want to be small and scary" she said "like spiders! :D" he said "cus things that are small and scary get squished" we both laughed out loud.

RIP Lance Reddick but Zeus is an absolute DICK

and scary (said in meek voice)

Poseidon fighting Zeus is amazing!!!!!

Zeus: "He's a forbidden child"

Poseidon: "So was Thalia"

Me: "What about your Roman form Jupiter with JASON GRACE!!!!"

I squealed and clapped my hands

I wanted to see who they cast as Athena

Like will she be white or black?

Percy and daddy bonding over Sally has my hearts in pieces.

"Do you ever dream about mom?"

Percy run away from Luke! He will hurt you!

Why is Luke crying???

We get to see Backbiter!!!!

ANNABETH WAS THERE?????!!!!

"I heard everything!"

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG

Percy got his first bead!!!

The third seaweed brain!

Percy calling Kronos grandpa is freaky

And Sally saying no absolutely fucking not

And Sally seeing right through Percy's bullshit lies

Sally is divorcing Gabe!! He is turned to stone LMAO

How long until season 2????

#pjo tv show #annabeth chase #percy jackson #percabeth #grover underwood #luke castellan #clarisse la rue #chris rodriguez #nico di angelo #bianca di angelo #greek mythology

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Listened to the Circe Saga last night! (I'm in the superior timezone, 15 hours before the americans lol /j) Absolutely incredible, did not disappoint!

Here's the notes I hastily typed out during and afterwards lol:

Puppeteer:

The plucked guitar in that melody, thinking of Polites fr fr

Eurylochus sounds less autotune than in the snippet. Musta been compression.

Fuck i can't believe i'm actually listnening to it!!!

The time skip is wind I think?

"Inside we heaard a voiiice!" SO GOOD! SO SMOOTH! I LOVE IT!

Those deep strings tho- oof so good!

"What." HAHA add it to the count XD

CIRCE! It's fucking Circe!!!! Her little riff on "Go ahead and rest where-ver you liiiike!"

The party music is really cool

Her voice at "This is the price" is angelic!

Huh. The party music comes back in the Eury and Ody second verse, but it's weirdly off beat.

Second vese is a bit different from the old snippet. Ody is less... soft sounding?

Ok time to write down the overlapping lyrics.

Yeah I still don't really understand Circe's lines rip

Also, Ody's final line is strangely not emphasised a lot? It's easy to miss behind Circe.

Wouldn't You Like:

Hermes giggles are so mischievous lmao

Ody is shocked and awed at seeing his Great-Grandfather while Hermes is just there for the lols

OOOF YES! The fucking amazing bass in the first chorus!!

The rising and descending harp!

"She can TURN you into an a-ni-mal!" I'm smiling so hard rn, it's HERMES

Here in the root of this flower! So smooooth

That high note on "bEING of your cre-A-tion!" Hell yes!

Not how I imagined that Holy Moly part ngl. Thought it'd pause for a beat to let the joke sink in with Ody's "Ah." being very dry, but whatever, it works, I'm sure I'll get used to it!

Also the beat transition to the end chorus reminds me of Micheal Jackson? Or- wait. Did I just get rick rolled??

The end chorus with all the harmonising vocals and the chorus and Ody' high riffs!! It's so damn GROOVEY

Ody sounds so happy and grateful awww

Pffft Hermes that's cold bro. So blase and teasing. Also yeah, lowkey King George vibes lol.

Done For:

The ELECTIC GUITAR!!

Ody is so sassy passive agressive lmao

The LFOs!!

The chimera roar snarl is very cool!

Ody is one cocky snarky mf

Circe is bitching and sassing and sounds so done with Hermes and Ody both lmao

The HARMONIES ON THE LAST CHORUS!!!

The LFOs and electric guitar mixing!

The sound effects of the BOSS BATTLE! The heavy thuds of footsteps and the snarls. Also that's one sharp sounding sword

There Are Other Ways:

The waltzy sounding strings are so pretty!

Que the key change! And more fantastic overlapping hamonising vocals!

The... hand- drum thing? Took me off guard, still not sure if I like it.

The abrupt "I CANT." YOU TELL HER ODY!! Bro I was so tense without know how he was gonna get out of that.

Not the Penelope stringssss!! *adoring sigh* The Penelope strings... It's so fucking cool how you can just immediately tell exactly who he's thinking about.

"She's my everything... My Penelope..." AHHHHH

Just now realising that Ody tells Circe "Back at home my wife awaits for me" and Circe respects that and helps him, while him telling Calypso that Penelope's his wife doesn't deter her in the slightest. Yeah.

"12 long years" Timeline lore? Write that down write that down!

God of Tides is such a cool epithet

The "Circe" and "mercy" rhyme took me off guard in the best of ways.

And then he hits me with the breathy high "let us puppets leeeave" like bro COME ON

Nylon strings my beloved!

CIRCE IS HELPING!!!

The deep piano drop at "Problem is, this prophet is DEAD" lmao

The return of the LFOs lesss goooo!!!!

Ody sounds so baffled and hopeful and excited like SAME BRO

"There are many ways of persuasion" as in, he managed to pursuade her in a way she didn't expect!!

"Maybe showing one act of kindness, leads to kinder souls down the road..." HOLY FUCK! HOLY FUCK! Circe's on the mercy end of the ruthlessness scale?? Also took it to mean if she shows him mercy, maybe he won't turn and become like those strangers that dealt a heavy loss to her nymphs.

"I have been in love once before" 👀 Circe lore??

"Maybe one day the world will need a puppeteer no more..." When I realised where this was going! The END FUCKING RIFF IT'S FROM THAT CLIP! THE HIGH NOTES I LOVE IT!!!!

Odysseus and Circe friendship is real!!

OMFG THE CIRCE SAGA'S OVER WHAT????

I love it! The Circe Saga is out, and it's amazing! Thank you Jorge and Talya and Troy and Armando, and everyone else who worked on this amazing project to show us this incredible music, thank you so so much! You should all be proud!

#epic the musical #epic the circe saga #immediate reactions #long post #rambles #my posts

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Apocalyptic | Daryl Dixon |

Chapter 1

I'm laying in ricks room trying to take a nap when I hear the door slam open I immediately jump up grabbing my gun from under my pillow pointing it towards the open door

"Lori!" I hear someone shout it sounds familiar I walk out quietly hiding behind a wall

"Carl!" I hear someone shout again....rick? No it can't be I think to myself starting to tear up at the possibility when I hear the footsteps get closer I put my guard back up and swiftly move out from behind the wall pointing my gun straight ahead

"Alex..." I see no other than my brother standing in a open gown with bandages around his stomach, holy shit

"Rick...Rick!" I drop my gun running to hug him

"Oh thank god your ok" he says beginning to cry hugging me harder than ever

"Me, thank god your ok I've been here waiting for you for months" I say also crying pulling back to cup his face seeing it's really him we both smile

"What's happening...where's Carl and Lori" he says sniffling

"Well it's kinda hard to explain the dead have rose basically and Lori and Carl went with Shane I stayed back knowing if you woke you'd come here" I say still smiling at him wiping his tears away

"We-we gotta find them" he say worriedly

"I know I know and we will ok?" I say holding his shoulders looking him in the eyes he nods back at me hugging me one more time

"Let me just pack up and we'll go" I say eager to find my nephew but not knowing if I'm prepared to go out into the world I barely can fight off the stragglers that come through here or come out when I scavenge and I definitely don't have enough rations for two people let alone medical supplies for Rick

"Shit" I sigh out but pack what I have and put my gun in the back of my jeans, when I hear something from outside

"Daddy! Daddy! I got the sumbitch I'm gonna smack him dead" I hear the last part and run out seeing Rick on the ground a kid with a shovel standing over him

"Hey what the hell!" I yell pulling my gun out but not aiming at the kid he looks at me confused to see another person when I'm assuming to be his dad comes over shooting a walker in the head running over seeing me

"Hey who the hell are you?" He questions putting his kid behind him

"I live here who the hell are you and why'd your kid hit my brother" I say on guard

"Your brother" he says looking over at Rick seeing he's not a walker

"Shit look we're sorry ok Duane say your sorry" he says looking towards his kid, backing up from my brother I run over kneeling down seeing if he's ok

"I'm-I'm sorry" the kid stutters out

"Hey Rick you good?" I say grabbing his face looking in his eyes he just mumbles at me when I hear a gun cock behind me, fuck

"What's his wound" the older man says I look back at him

"He was in the hospital in a coma, he got shot" I say putting my hands up trying to diffuse the situation

"And you how come I've never seen you here when we've been here this whole time" he says shaking slightly

"What can i say I keep to myself" I say a little angrily I look back at my brother to see him passed out

"Fuck, you guys live around here right? Can you help him...please" I add looking at Rick passed out, the man comes over and looks at him for a second before dropping the gun

"Fine come on" he says motioning to help him with Rick so I do lifting him slinging his arm over my shoulder groaning

"This way, Duane lead the way" the man huffs out the kid looks at me suspiciously but leads us to there house regardless. When we get there we set Rick on the bed to rest I roll my shoulders sore from carrying him

"I never got your name" the man sighs out motioning me to follow him to the kitchen

"Alexis" I say hesitantly

"Morgan and this is my son Duane" he says pointing his finger towards the kid from earlier sitting down at the table

"Thanks...for uh taking us in" I say smiling half assed at Morgan he just nods back

~~~time skip~~~

It's been a couple hours I've been checking on Rick on and off and so has Morgan cleaning his wound, I explained to Morgan the past few months and our plan to find our family he didn't say much in return

"Dinner" Morgan says to me and Duane we both get up and head to the table sitting down when my brother comes out

"Hey Rick you ok?" I question going to help him walk but he waves his hand for me to stay seated so I lower myself back on the seat waiting for him to talk

"Yeah I'm ok...thank you..." he says waiting for them to say there names

"Morgan and Duane" Morgan says sitting down also

"You shot that man today" Rick sighs out how confused he must be I think sadly

"It wasn't no man" Duane says defensively

"What the hell was that out your mouth just now?" Morgan says looking at the kid I smile lowly at the father son relationship

"It wasn't a man" he corrects himself

"You shot him in the street out front- a man" ricks says getting more aggravated

"Rick it wasn't a man ok it was a walker member I told you dead rose, video game style" I say looking up at him sorry to break the bad news

"She's right, now come on sit down before you fall down" Morgan says pointing towards the chair next to me I smile a little at his words Rick complies sitting down Morgan serving us some food I go to eat not having a hot meal in forever when they hold hands to pray Morgan reaching his hand to me

"Oh ok" I say quietly going along with it even though I was never religious and definitely now more than ever isn’t

"Lord we thank you for this food, thy blessings, and we ask you to watch over us in these crazy days amen" Morgan says looking up at me and Rick

"Amen" Duane says, I go to eat almost moaning at the feel of food in my mouth Rick smiling smally at me. After dinner we all sit in one of the bedrooms relaxing when we hear a car going off I'm immediately on guard looking at the window and I'm not the only one as Duane freaks out a little

"It's nothing one of them must've bumped a car" Morgan reassures the kid

"You sure?" rick asks I look at Morgan wondering the same thing

"It happened once before, it went on for a few minutes...get the light Duane" Morgan says me, Rick and him going to look out the window

"It's the blue one down the street, the same one as last time, I think we're ok" Morgan says me and Rick looking out the window carefully, damn there's a lot out there tonight I think to myself

"That noise won't it bring more of them?" Rick questions

"Nothing we can do about it now just have to wait them out till morning" I say sighing noticing Duane come in the room and peak out the window

"She's here” he says gasping I look at him confused

"don't look. Get away from the windows....i said go, go on" Morgan says when he won't leave, I look out to see a woman walking towards the house, what the hell? Duane goes in the other room crying

"Duane, Duane quiet now come on" Morgan goes over and hugs him trying to keep him quiet that must be someone important I think sadly looking at them, me and Rick go and sit back down as the door knob rattles

“She uh…she died in the other room on that bed, there was nothing I-i could do about it, that fever man her skin gave off a heat like a furnace, I should’ve-I should’ve put her down man I should’ve put her down I know that but I- you know I just didn’t have it in me she’s the mother of my child” Morgan says crying silently I almost tear up at the sadness of it

“I’m so sorry Morgan” I say truthfully looking at Duane he just smiles smally through his tears

(To be continued) let me know if you liked it!and yes Daryl will come in soon lol

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Desert Rose

Chapter 12 ~ Cherokee Rose

✧ Pairing : Daryl Dixon x Rose

✧ Era : Season 2

✧ Word Count : 3.1k

In this chapter ~ When the rest of the group was informed about all the recent events, it was clear they became fearful, wanting to formulate some sort of plan. After reuniting all together at the farm, they are left with the anticipation if Rose would pull through. Meanwhile, the search for Sophia continues.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ THIRD PERSON POV *~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Lori and Maggie eventually made it back to the farm safely and the woman jumped off the horse in a flash, rushing inside to see her son and her husband. Unimaginable relief filled Rick's chest the moment she walked through the door, safe and unharmed. However he quickly informed her that she needed to give a blood transfusion in order for them to perform the surgery Rose needed. To keep her alive.

Upon hearing that, Lori gladly went over to have her blood drawn as quickly as possible. Just seeing how pale she had gotten, how terrible this all escalated in just a few hours, it was a lot to process.

Although Lori hadn't interacted much with Rose she was still a part of the group, and had kept her son safe countless times since she stepped foot in their camp. And because of that, Lori knew she could trust her, and if giving her blood helped her stay alive, she would do it in an instant.

Carl never left Rose's side the entire time she laid there so still in the bed. All he wanted was for her to be okay as he constantly watched Hershel work and check on her more times than he was able to count. He just wordlessly sat there holding her hand, hoping Shane would be back soon so they could use the supplies they found to save her.

The two men hadn't come back yet even though it had been hours, but all the rest of them could do was wait and hope for the best. Even if the minutes were slowly ticking away at her fate.

"Shot? What do you mean shot?" Dale asked the group as they made their way back over to the RV, explaining why only a third of the group emerged from the woods.

"God, I don't know Dale. All I know is that this girl rode in on a horse, telling us my best friend got shot and took Lori so she could give her a blood transfusion, I think. It all happened too fast, they kept talking about blood types..." Glenn rambled.

Dale just stood there with wide eyes and his mouth slightly parted, not knowing what to say as they all dumped this information on him. But he couldn't get a word in even if he tried, Daryl already beating him to the punch as he gathered himself.

"I dunno about y'all but m' headin out. Gonna make sure she's okay." he said while heading to his bike, not sparing them a second glance.

"Right behind you." Glenn muttered, walking with him as he too couldn't stop worrying about what was happening to her.

Carol stuttered, "W-Wait! We can't leave, my daughter is still out there." she said before they were able to take off.

Carol was concerned about Rose, of course she was. But she needed to find her daughter and didn't want to just leave the highway in case she somehow came back.

"Yeah, well y'all can stay here and wait but m' not." Daryl argued.

"Okay, wait, hold up Daryl," Dale said to catch his attention, "This group is split enough as it is, we have to plan this. How about we wait until tomorrow morning and if she's still not back we'll leave her a sign, some supplies, and come back every day to check and see if she came back before heading to this... farm." he ranted.

"Great, you guys do that. I gotta get to Rose." Daryl responded.

"Jesus Christ Daryl, she's going to be okay. Why are you so persistent about getting to her anyway?" Andrea asked with a hand on her hip.

Daryl's eyes narrowed at her as he seemed to clam up, not knowing what to say. He knew the reason he wanted to get to her so badly, but he didn't want to admit it out loud. At least not yet. He could barely even admit it to himself. It was a tough pill to swallow that his redneck ass had actually formed a schoolboy crush on her.

Andrea scoffed at his silence, "Oh okay, yeah I get it." she said in a tone that got under his skin.

"Look, she's a few miles away from us, dyin for all we know, why aren't you people more concerned?!" Daryl snapped.

"We are!" Dale defended, "But someone has to be thinking clearly right now, and I think splitting us up even more isn't going to do us any good."

Daryl only scoffed, fed up with the whole conversation and the constant back and forth that was only wasting more time.

Though Glenn stayed quiet as he listened. Both of them had good points and although he didn't want to be clueless of what was happening on that farm, in his head he made up his mind. After debating back and forth for a few lingering seconds of silence that was spared, he figured they could wait just one more night.

He dreadfully walked closer to Daryl to speak quieter to the man, hesitant on what he was about to say, "Listen they...they might be right."

"What?" Daryl asked sharply.

"Look, I want to get to her just as bad as you do," he stated, causing the man to glare daggers at him from the subtle assumption.

But Glenn scoffed at his expression, "Don't look at me like that, I've seen the way you treat her versus how you treat anyone else around here. My point is...I want to get there too, but let's just wait one more night and then first thing tomorrow we can head to the house all together. Let's just avoid the fight."

Daryl was taking in his words carefully. Had he really been that obvious that he was growing to care for her? Did the others know like he did? Reguardless, he was about to protest further but then Glenn cut him off.

"Do you really want to sit there and watch her be in pain? Hear her scream? I don't know what they have to do to help her but it must be pretty bad if she needs blood. I don't want to watch her go through that." he admitted.

The truth was, that's what scared Daryl too. Genuinely scared to go there and see her because he didn't want to see what had happened to her, he dreaded it in fact. He just wanted to picture her like the last time he saw her. Having a small smile on her face, and a light behind her eyes which he could only assume was hope to find Sophia, before she headed off with Rick.

He didn't say anything, but he nodded once, finally giving into staying one more night.

Carol saw him get off his bike and sighed in relief, "Thank you, thank you both." she said to the men.

Daryl just nodded again, hoping she couldn't see the slight annoyance that filled him at the idea of waiting. He hated waiting. He didn't have enough patience to wait around for something, and his mind almost couldn't handle it with the number of thoughts that constantly clouded over his head. And this was no different, in fact it might be worse.

But he swallowed his pride for once in his life and respected Carol's wishes seeing as she was going through enough already. He just silently headed into one of the nearby abandoned cars to sleep, hoping that tomorrow would come faster that way.

However, the truth was, the next morning couldn't come soon enough and both Glenn and Daryl were itching to get there as fast as possible. Daryl didn't sleep hardly at all that night, and it felt like days before the sun finally began to rise. But the second everyone was awake, they all gathered their things, left a sign for Sophia along with some food and water, and headed towards the house.

They raced down the many dirt roads in the limited vehicles they had left before taking a sharp turn towards where they were instructed. Daryl kept repeating the directions in his head, the woman's voice playing like a broken record as he kept an eye out for the mailbox that she mentioned. Once they had finally passed it, it wasn't long before a big white farmhouse came into view, only causing him to pick up speed.

Once the remainder of them finally arrived and pulled through the metal gates towards the entrance, they all squinted to see Rick and Lori, standing on the porch waiting for them to come up. They all collectively raced out of their vehicles and Daryl nearly ate shit trying to get off his bike, jogging up to the couple before anyone else could.

"How is she? She okay?" he asked them, trying to hide the panic in his voice.

Rick smirked slightly to himself, "She's okay, she's going to be okay." he confirmed.

Daryl sighed a bit quietly in relief though he heard Glenn do the same from just a few inches behind him, a pressure being lifted from his chest at the news. The rest then started to come up and greet them on the porch with hugs and relieved smiles, but Daryl just stepped aside. A part of him wanted to go inside and see her, but he was nervous. He wanted to prepare himself to see the state she was in. His mind could only imagine so much as to what she looked like after everything that had happened to her.

But it seemed his decision was made for him as Hershel then came outside to introduce himself to the new people and explained a little bit more of what happened to Rose. He said she was resting but he didn't expect her to wake up for a little while longer, as he only finished the surgery a few hours prior. Maybe that was a good enough excuse to stay away for a while longer.

The older man then asked everyone if they would want to gather around to have a small ceremony for a man they lost. Otis had sacrificed himself in order to save Rose according to what Shane told the group, died from a herd of walkers that somehow tore through the high school. Everyone agreed instantly and slowly trailed out to an open field, standing quietly while Hershel said a few words about him and read from the bible. Patricia, Otis's wife turned towards Shane after a few moments of silence, asking if he would tell the story of how it happened. And he did, not wanting to deny as he felt he didn't have a choice.

The story that he told was long and drug out, as the man wasn't able to look at a single person in the eye when speaking about what had happened. Though everyone seemed to believe his words and sympathized for the family...everyone except Daryl.

He knew Shane was lying straight through his teeth, but kept his mouth shut about saying anything at all about the fairytale he told. He knew in the back of his mind that no one would believe him if he were to speak up about it anyway. And the only person who would, was currently unconscious.

After the service for Otis, Glenn didn't waste anymore time as he rushed into the house to find the room she was in, seeing his friend lying almost lifeless on the bed looking deathly pale. His eyes widened drastically as he sped over to her on the right side of the bed and grabbed her hand with tears in his eyes, moving some of the hair from her face.

He started to whisper things to her as if she could hear him, getting everything off of his chest as he began to feel guilty for this happening to her. He didn't know why, the events had nothing to do with him, yet he still felt terrible that she was put in this position. Perhaps he should've protested about her leaving to begin with. Though he knew it was wrong to think like that, he almost couldn't help it.

"I'm sorry about your girlfriend."

Glenn's head suddenly snapped back up towards the doorway, seeing a younger shorthair girl standing there with obvious sympathy.

He was taken off guard at the assumption as he quickly shook his head, "Oh no, she's not my girlfriend. We're just friends. Well... I think she's my best friend, but she might disagree with that one." he said jokingly.

She laughed a little with a slow nod in understanding, "Well, sorry to assume. I just saw you and the guy with the crossbow were both real worried about her."

Glenn thought back for a moment at the obvious concern Daryl was showing for his friend, smirking to himself about the possibilities. But he just silently nodded to the girl in appreciation before turning back to Rose.

Back outside the house Rick, Daryl, Shane, and Hershel were all looking at a map on the hood of a car, trying to figure out the best plan for finding Sophia. They all quickly realized there was a lot of ground to cover, and with how long she had been missing, it would probably take a lot longer to track her down than they had hoped.

"How long has the girl been lost?" Hershel asked.

"This is day three," Rick responded, then looked back towards the map, "This is perfect, we can finally get this thing organized."

"We'll grid the whole area and start searching in teams." Shane said.

But Hershel was quick to shake his head, "No not you, with the way you hurt your ankle, push it now and you'll be laid up for a month. No good to nobody." Hershel told him.

"Alright then it's just us today." Rick said to Daryl.

"Nah, we should split up. I'll go east a little ways and you check around this area." he said pointing north.

Rick furrowed his brow, "Are you sure?"

"Yeah. M' better on my own." he responded.

Rick nodded his head before they continued discussing about how more people would go out tomorrow so they could actually start doing this right. The large setback they had was bad enough as it was, but now knowing that the girl could've gone farther was the thing now weighing them down.

But Daryl found himself volunteering to go out on his own simply because he needed the distraction. He couldn't bring himself to go in and see Rose just yet, he had no idea what he would be walking into. So he decided to make himself useful and help look for Sophia for the time being, wanting to be able to finally bring her back safe.

Rick noticed however, how frantic Daryl was the second he saw him, how so clearly he cared without even fully realizing it for himself. But he was since left confused as to why the man hadn't just gone up to see him for herself, not even to check on her once.

So when the group eventually split after they were done talking out the details, Rick took the opportunity to get some answers out of him.

"Hey," Rick called after Daryl before he had a chance to get away. "Did you go in and see Rose yet?" he asked.

Daryl shook his head, "Nah."

"Well, why not? You seemed pretty concerned when you first got here." he said.

Daryl shrugged, "Just wanted to hear she was okay. Now come on, we ain't got all day, we got a little girl to find." he said bluntly before walking away a bit quicker than usual.

Rick smiled to himself knowingly, but turned around and went on pretending like he didn't know a damn thing.

The minutes had slowly turned into hours since Daryl went out on the lookout for Sophia, and since they hadn't found a thing. He was searching high and low for any type of sign that she could be nearby or maybe passed through recently, but was left with nothing as he continued his search. He felt defeated under the scorching sun, growing more tired than he was ever willing to admit as he continued to push himself to the limits.

But suddenly, he came across an older white house, barely coming into view across the large field and decided to check it out just in case she could be hiding out there.

He walked up to the front door, trying to listen for walkers before kicking the door open with a loud bang, signaling the corpses towards the noise if there was any in there to begin with. When there was only silence, he slowly stepped in and down the longer hallway, searching room after room he came across. Nothing quite caught his eye as he scanned around every inch throughly, just a trashy house that was abandoned a long time ago.

Even the very last room towards the end didn't leave him with a lot of hope, just a bunch of cans and trash surrounding the floors. That is until something managed to catch his eye. A larger cupboard tucked in the corner was left open just enough for him to catch a glimpse at what was inside. It was small, maybe nothing, but a pillow and a blanket on the floor along with some opened food that had been picked apart recently.

To him it was a sign. Maybe it wasn't Sophia that was hiding in there, but it was a sign to keep looking. After checking the whole house, with no other sign of the girl, he hesitantly walked out the back door with the intention to head back to Hershel's farm. That is until something else caught his attention out of the corner of his eye.

From a good few feet away, there sat some flowers blooming fairly close to the house he just cleared. He began walking over to them slowly, only to find out that they were Cherokee roses, to which he knew quite well. These flowers were very beautiful and had a backstory behind them that he would never forget, which only caused the wheels to turn faster in his head. He thought of Carol, how these flowers must have bloomed for Sophia, and decided to pick one off to take back to her and share the story he had come to know. To give her a little bit of hope that she needed.

He turned around with the intention of leaving to head back, but then out of the clear blue, Rose suddenly crossed his mind. He turned to look back at the flowers again, debating if he should take one to her too, or if he should just leave it be. Maybe she would appreciate it, love it even. Or maybe she didn't even like flowers at all, thinking it was pointless to receive something that would only die in just a few days. Daryl didn't know her thoughts behind something like this...but he knew her. And that was good enough for him.

So, after overthinking it for far too long, he walked back over to quickly pick another one and headed towards the farm again, before he changed his mind.

~ Thanks for reading!

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