#roryelijah02

[carylerxsecretsanta]

CARYLER SECRET SANTA (2024)

Tumblr: @roryelijah02 Favorite Caryl Episode: This is a tough question because season 10 is my favourite season of TWD because I love all the Caryl episodes in it. I think I'd have to say Ghosts and Squeeze because I cannot choose between them. My reasoning is because of the way Daryl is with Carol in both of these episodes, I love the way he comforts her and is there for her so much. Favorite Caryl Moment: This is a still tough but I think I can narrow this down to one. I absolutely love the moment in Squeeze when Carol is struggling so much with her claustrophobia and thinks she can't make it out of the cave and then there's Daryl as her literal light at the end of her tunnel. The way he comforts her throughout this episode is just so precious to me, I love it so much. What is your desired present (fanfic, drabble sets, graphics, icons, etc.): I'd love either a fanfic or an edit. What is your desired present (fanfic, drabble sets, graphics, icons, etc.): I'd love either a fanfic or an edit.

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Tumblr: @carylscherokeeroses Favorite Caryl Episode: S10 EP1 Favorite Caryl Moment: When they ride his bike together in S10 before they arrive at the cabin. What is your desired present (fanfic, drabble sets, graphics, icons, etc.): Fanfic.

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Tumblr: @the-aviatrix Favorite Caryl Episode: I’m super new to TWD, but I love the new spinoff S2E4 with their reunion :))) Favorite Caryl Moment: Probably the hug in No Sanctuary (S5E1), but I’m still currently watching the series. What is your desired present (fanfic, drabble sets, graphics, icons, etc.): fanart or fic, surprise me

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Tumblr: @lola-andheruniverse Favorite Caryl Episode: Consumed. Favorite Caryl Moment: The ‘I see you’ from S9E16 will always be my favorite caryl scene, but their convo on the french rooftop (TBOC E5) about bad luck comes in second. What is your desired present (fanfic, drabble sets, graphics, icons, etc.): I’ll be happy with anything, but everyone knows how I love fanfiction so a fic would be incredible.

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Tumblr: @breb23 Favorite Caryl Episode: honestly anything in seasons 3,4,5, and 10! Or the spinoff! Favorite Caryl Moment: SO MANY TO CHOOSE FROM OMG I love angst tbh so any hurt comfort moment in the show or honestly if you make up a hurt/comfort/cozy Christmas moment I'll eat that up too hehehehe What is your desired present (fanfic, drabble sets, graphics, icons, etc.): fanfic and drabbles! 😍

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Tumblr: @lovesdaryl Favorite Caryl Episode: New Best Friends Favorite Caryl Moment: Daryl burning the two walkers in the Atlanta refuge for DV survivors and Carol watching from inside the shelter What is your desired present (fanfic, drabble sets, graphics, icons, etc.): I would like to leave this decision to my Santa based on what they prefer

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Tumblr: @madwomanlexie Favorite Caryl Episode: No Sanctuary Favorite Caryl Moment: As always, this is hard for me to decide. Anything protective Daryl related is a huge fave! What is your desired present (fanfic, drabble sets, graphics, icons, etc.): Anything!!!

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Tumblr: @theresnosafeharbor4myships Favorite Caryl Episode: Consumed, Lines We Cross (flirty Caryl) Favorite Caryl Moment: Caryl reunion hugs, the entirety of Consumed, prison-era Caryl, Daryl’s “I love you” at the end of flagship series, but really anytime they’re in proximity <3  What is your desired present (fanfic, drabble sets, graphics, icons, etc.): I prefer a fic, but I’ll take anything!

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Tumblr: @tigereyes45 Favorite Caryl Episode: I still don’t have just 1 favorite episode of these two (and I still have too many favorite moments haha.) Favorite Caryl Moment: There’s so many! The hug in the woods after Carol blows up the cannibals, the “You tell me.” scene where Daryl really drives home that he will always be there for her and she needs to rely on him! The prison scene where he’s mourning Carol but then finds her will live forever in my brain. The hug when they reunite in the Daryl Dixon show. She’s always so unsure if people will want her around, and there goes Daryl barreling at her for a hug or to hold her every time they find each other again. Gosh I love them! What is your desired present (fanfic, drabble sets, graphics, icons, etc.): I’m good with any kind of gift.

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[lola-andheruniverse]

Hey. Just wanted to say I absolutely love your recs. I was wondering, if by any chance, you had any recs of fics where Daryl comforts Carol. Specifically, if possible, I’m looking for a fic where he comforts her because of her claustrophobia but honestly, I’ll take any fic where Daryl comforts Carol that I can. TIA 😊

Hi, @roryelijah02! Thank you for your kind words and for sending me on a really fun fanfiction hunt. I hope you enjoy this "small" handful of recs (I totally overdid it, let's be honest 😄). Any inputs of mine are in bold. Caryl on, dear! Daryl comforting Carol because of her claustrophobia: 1. Claustrophobia by Sophiacharlotte [ FF.net ] Summary: caryl season 6 PWP (porn without plot). Daryl and Carol get stuck in a trunk while running from the herd. Rated: M Word count: 2.154 Published: October 28, 2015 (one-shot)

2. Hers to Love; His to Protect by CharlotteAshmore [ 9Lives | AO3 | FF.net ] Summary: It had become a festering ache beneath the surface of his skin, this need he had to protect her, to save her … because he was certain he was the only one who could in a world gone to hell. Rated: E Word count: 337.828 (70 chapters, little claustrophobia crisis in chapter 07) Published: June 25, 2018 (complete)

3. The Woodsong Fog by Lighteneverything [ 9Lives | AO3 ] Summary: On his third day of searching, Daryl finds Sophia. But when one element of the timeline changes, others must too. S2 and on ZA AU. Rated: E Word count: 212.192 (46 chapters of ?, major claustrophobia crisis in chapter 25) Published: January 26, 2024 (WIP) Daryl comforting Carol when Sophia was missing:

4. Sleepless by @rubinegoslay [ 9Lives ] Summary: Carol can't sleep and finds an unlikely source of comfort. Set in the early days of season two. Rated: G Word count: 883 Published: February 12, 2015 (one-shot) Daryl comforting Carol because of nightmares:

5. Insomnia by eyeslikewildflowers [ 9Lives | FF.net ] Summary: After finding Sophia in the barn, Carol is plagued by terrible nightmares. Daryl comforts her.  Rated: E Word count: 8171 (02 chapters) Published: December 19, 2016 (complete)

6. Tidal Nightmares by Perennials [ 9Lives ] Summary: Spoilers for season 9/10. Carol's nightmares eb and flow, like the tides of the ocean. In the wake of her son's death, the currents pull her further out into a dark abyss where she feels unable to escape. She seeks comfort in none other than her best friend. Rated: G Word count: 1.250 Published: March 29, 2020 (one-shot)

7. If it matters at all by @charlibubble [ 9Lives ] Summary: When he hears her crying, it triggers something inside of him that he can't fight. Comfort isn't romantic though. It is safe to hold her in his arms, in her bed, in the dead of night. That's what friends do. Friends. Partners. Lovers. Does it even matter anymore? Rated: E Word count: 7.655 Published: February 09, 2022 Daryl comforting Carol because of self-harm:

8. What Lies Beneath by @my-mt-heart [ 9Lives ] Summary: Imagine if Carol's downtime right before the Hilltop battle played out a little differently. She doesn't speak to Lydia. She doesn't sleep with Ezekiel. After her ex-husband escorts her through those gates and she makes eye contact with Daryl, she marches straight into the Barrington House, staying there until day turns to night. Alpha's horde, as she learned on her way up to one of the vacant bedrooms, is fast approaching, but unlike everybody else, she's not looking for comfort before facing possible death again. She just wants to hurt.  Rated: M Word count: 1.272 Published: December 21, 2020 (one-shot) Daryl comforting Carol after the end of the Whisperers War:

9. Two Lives by @tigereyes45 [ AO3 ] Summary: After the Whisperers War Carol finds herself alone on a hill. She watches the zombies struggling to make it up and feels nothing, until someone finds her. He always finds her in these moments. Rated: T Word count: 1.065 Published: December 27, 2019 (one-shot)

[lola-andheruniverse]

Hey - thank you so much for your response to my other request. I’m loving the fics. I’m here now with another request.

I’m looking for Caryl fics that involve Carol going through pregnancy/birth. I’d love to see your recommendations. TIA 😊

Hey, @roryelijah02! Wow, I love baby fics! Thanks so much for asking for this rec list. It took me a while to select stories for you that haven't yet appeared on my blog. It's has a little bit of everything - from WIP to completed works and series, sweet and fluffy romances and major dramas with happy endings. There's even a series of funny one-shots written by a group of talented carylers in collaboration. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. 🧡 1. An Innocent Man by @spanishrose2002 [ 9Lives | AO3 | FF.net ] Summary: Caryl and Mandrea, AU.  Life began at forty and only got better from there.  Carol had a good job, amazing friends, and a happy life.  She didn’t need love, and she didn’t need romance.  Besides, she already knew that all men were the same.  They would all, eventually, be guilty of the same crimes.  That didn’t make her jaded; it just made her aware.  Could one man prove to her that he was different?  Could he prove to her that he was an innocent man? Rated: E Word count: 328.365 (119 chapters of ?) Published: April 12, 2020 (WIP)

2. Maybe It's Just Us by @waynedunlaptheorgandonor [ 9Lives | AO3 ] Summary: “Look, I don't know what to tell y'all. Carol's pregnant, it's mine, it wasn't on purpose, and we ain't a couple. That's it, that's all there is.”

Spoiler alert: That isn't all there is.

Rated: M Word count: 68.675 (13 chapters) Published: September 25, 2018 (complete)

3. illuminate the heart by lilabut / @singingfirefliess [ 9Lives | AO3 ]

Summary: Whatever had happened between them, it most definitely was not supposed to mean anything. The pink plus sign, however, tells a different story.

Rated: M Word count: 55.337 (09 chapters) Published: February 04, 2016 (complete)

4. Someone Else's Star by Amanda Hawthorn [ 9Lives | AO3 ]

Summary: All those years that Ed had blamed her for being a dried up, barren bitch and it was him that had been defective all along. If she wasn’t so stressed, she’d find the situation highly amusing, but right now, she couldn’t see the funny side. She had to face facts. She was forty six, alone and pregnant...no, not funny at all.

Rated: E Word count: 122.101 (29 chapters) Published: November 20, 2017 (complete) 5. What to Expect When You're Expecting by CharlotteAshmore, Amanda Hawthorn, BettyBubble, CLADD, Geektaire and Marie1063 / @haircoveredwriter [ 9Lives ] Summary: Carol’s pregnant … surely, something Daryl hadn’t been expecting.  Oh, the joys of parenthood!  But first he has to survive something worse than a zombie apocalypse … hormones, cravings, midnight runs for pickles, sensitive boobs and the list goes on and on. Rated: T Word count: 45.177 (12 one-shots) Published: February 01, 2018