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[ex0rin]

TWD S11E04 | Rendition @febuwhump | Day25: Waterboarding

[wolfish-nightmares]

Game of Survival

Pairings: The Group x fem!reader

Era: Season 1-11

Warnings: TWD gore and violence. Bad language. 18+

Category: Fluff. Angst.

Word Count:

Summary: With no other choice, you must learn to play this new game of survival. 

Prologue

Season 1: 

1x1 - Days Gone Bye 1x3 - Tell It to the Frogs 1x4 - Vatos 1x5 - Wildfire 1x6 - TS-19

Season 2:

2x1 - What Lies Ahead 2x2 - Bloodletting  2x3 - Save the Last One 2x4 - Cherokee Rose 2x5 - Chupacabra  2x6 - Secrets 2x7 - Pretty Much 2x8 - Nebraska 2x9 - Triggerfinger  2x10 - 18 Miles Out 2x11 - Judge, Jury, Executioner  2x12 - Better Angels 2x13 - Beside the Dying Fire 

Season 3: 

3x1 - Seed 3x2 - Sick 3x3 - Walk With Me 3x4 - Killer Within 3x5 - Say the Word  3x6 - Hounded  3x7 - When the Dead Come Knocking 3x8 - Made to Suffer  3x9 - The Suicide King 3x10 - Home 3x11 - I Ain’t Judas 3x12 - Clear 3x13 - Arrow on the Doorpost 3x14 - Prey 3x15 - This Sorrowful Life 3x16 - Welcome to the Tombs

Season: 4

4x1 - 30 Days Without an Accident 4x2 - Infected 4x3 - Isolation 4x4 - Indifference  4x5 - Internment 4x6 - Live Bait 4x7 - Dead Weight 4x8 - Too Far Gone 4x9 - After 4x10 - Inmates 4x11 - Claimed 4x12 - Still 4x13 - Alone 4x14 - The Grove 4x15 - Us 4x16 - A

Season 5: 

5x1 - No Sanctuary  5x2 - Strangers 5x3 - Four Walls and a Roof 5x4 - Slabtown 5x6 - Self Help 5x7 - Consumed 5x8 - Coda 5x9 - What Happened and What’s Going On 5x10 - Them 5x11 - The Distance  5x12 - Remember  5x13 - Forget 5x14 - Spend 5x15 - Try 5x16 - Conquer 

Season 6: 

6x1 - First Time Again  6x2 - JSS 6x3 - Thank You 6x4 - Here’s Not Here 6x5 - Now 6x6 - Always Accountable  6x7 - Heads Up 6x8 - Start to FInish 6x9 - No Way Out 6x10 - The Next World 6x11 - Knots Untie 6x12 - Not Tomorrow Yet 6x13- The Same Boat 6x14 - Twice As Far 6x15 - East  6x16 - Last Day on Earth 

Season 7: 

7x1 - The Day Will Come When You Won’t Be 7x2 - The Well 7x3 - The Cell 7x4 - Service 7x5 - Go Getter  7x6 - Swear 7x7 - Sing Me a Song 7x8 - Hearts Still Beating 7x9 - Rock in the Road 7x10 - New Best Friends 7x11 - Hostiles and Calamities  7x12 - Say Yes 7x13 - Bury Me Here 7x14 - The Other Side  7x15 - Something They Need 7x16 - The First Day of the Rest of Your Life 

Season 8: 

8x1 - Mercy 8x2 - The Damned  8x3 - Monsters 8x4 - Some Guy  8x5 - The Big Scary U 8x6 - The King, the Widow, and Rick 8x7 - Time for After  8x8 - How It’s Gotta Be 8x9 - Honor 8x10 - The Lost and the Plunderers  8x11 - Dead or Alive Or 8x12 - The Key 8x13 - Do Not Send Us Astray  8x14 - Still Gotta Mean Something 8x15 - Worth  8x16 - Wrath

Season 9: 

9x1 - A New Beginning 9x2 - The Bridge 9x3 - Warning Signs 9x4 - The Obliged 9x5 - What Comes After 9x6 - Who Are You Now? 9x7 - Stradivarius 9x8 - Evolution 9x9 - Adaptation 9x10 - Omega 9x11 - Bounty 9x12 - Guardians 9x13 - Chokepoint 9x14 - Scars 9x15 - The Calm Before 9x16 - The Storm

Season 10: 

10x0 - Holiday Special 10x1 - Lines We Cross 10x2 - We Are the End of the World 10x3 - Ghost 10x4 - Silence the Whisperers 10x5 - What It Always Is 10x6 - Bonds 10x7 - Open Your Eyes 10x8 - The World Before 10x9 - Squeeze 10x10 - Stalker 10x11 - Morning Star 10x12 - Walk with Us 10x13 - What We Become 10x14 - Look at the Flowers 10x15 - The Tower 10x16 - A Certain Doom 10x17 - Home Sweet Home 10x18 - Find Me 10x19 - One More 10x20 - Splinter 10x21 - Diverged 10x22 - Here's Negan

Season 11: 

11x1 - Acheron: Part 1 11x2 - Acheron: Part 2 11x3 - Hunted 11x4 - Rendition 11x5 - Out of the Ashes 11x6 - On the Inside 11x7 - Promises Broken 11x8 - For Blood 11x9 - No Other Way 11x10 - New Haunts 11x11 - Rogue Element 11x12 - The Lucky Ones 11x13 - Warlords 11x14 - The Rotten Core 11x15 - Trust 11x16 - Acts of God 11x17 - Lockdown 11x18 - A New Deal 11x19 - Variant 11x20 - What's Been Lost 11x21 - Outpost 22

[twdmusicboxmystery]

TWD S11 Theories

***Please ignore. Just updating my index.***

Predictions:

Beth’s S11 Template 04/08/2021

How Scars MIGHT Relate to Daryl and Leah 08/21/2021

Titles:

Titles (Especially Acheron) by weaponn13whitefang 06/25/2021

Ask About Acheron Titles 06/25/2021

Ask About Rendition 06/28/2021

Ask About Daryl/Windmill/Yellow Brick Road 07/10/2021

Origins Episodes:

Daryl’s Origin Story:

Analysis of Daryl’s Origin Story 07/17/2021

Comments on My Analysis 07/18/2021

More Commentary on Daryl’s Origins Story 07/20/2021

The Pattern of the People Daryl Searches For 07/19/2021

Maggie and Negan’s Origins Story 08/02/2021

Carol’s Origin Story

S11 Trailer Analysis 08/03/2021

Clues in the S11 Preview Special 08/16/2021

11x01: Acheron, Part 1

Analysis 08/22/2021

Details and TTD 08/25/2021

11x02: Acheron, Part 2 

Analysis 08/29/2021

The Talking Dead 08/31/2021

Details 09/02/2021

Rabbit Theory for S11 09/03/2021

11x03: Hunted

Arc Analysis 09/05/2021

Details 09/07/2021

The Talking Dead 09/11/2021

11x04: Rendition

Analysis 09/12/2021

Details + TTD 09/14/2021

More Theories About Leah and the Reapers 01/31/2023

11x05: Out of the Ashes

Analysis 09/20/21

Details 09/21/2021

11x06: On the Inside

Analysis 09/27/2021

Details 09/28/2021

11x07: Promises Broken

Analysis 10/04/2021

Details 10/06/2021

11x08: For Blood

Analysis 10/11/2021

Details 10/12/2021

TTD Analysis 10/16/2021

11x09: No Other Way

Connection Sam’s Drawing/Missing S5 Scenes 02/19/2022

Analysis 02/21/2022

Analysis Part 2 02/22/2022

The Classroom Analysis 02/23/2022

Suspicious SM Posts That Aired the Sunday 11x09 Aired 02/22/2022

Sam’s Picture/Negan Leaving Theory 02/25/2022

11x10: New Haunts

Analysis 02/28/2022

Details 03/02/2022

11x11: Rogue Element

Analysis 03/06/2022

Details 03/08/2022

11x12: The Lucky Ones

Analysis - Eugene and Max 03/13/2022

Analysis - Secondary Arcs 03/15/2022

11x13: Warlords

Analysis 03/21/2022

Symbolism and Foreshadow 03/22/2022

Weirdness of Distances and Timeline 03/26/2022

11x14: The Rotten Core

First Analysis 03/28/2022

Details 03/29/2022

11x15: Trust

Analysis 04/03/2022

Details 04/05/2022

Emily’s Second Appearance on TTD This Season 04/09/2022

11x16: Acts of God

First Analysis 04/10/2022

Details 04/12/2022

Leah’s RxR Ties, TWOO and Grit in the Gearbox 04/13/2022

Leah and Duality Pairings Part 1 04/14/2022

Leah and Duality Pairings Part 2 04/16/2022

Leah and Beth’s Head Wounds - Comparisons 04/15/2022

Ep 16 TTD - Norman as Guest 04/22/2022

11x17: Lockdown

Analysis 10/02/2022

Beth Mentioned on TTD 10/04/2022

11x18: A New Deal

Beth in Ep 18′s Opening Montage 10/06/2022

First Analysis 10/09/2022

Analysis, Part 2 10/11/2022

Analysis, Part 3 10/12/2022

10x18: Apples and Train Platforms 10/14/2022

11x19: Variant

First Analysis 10/16/2022

Analysis, Part 2 10/18/2022

Smart Walker Theories 10/19/2022

Time and Clocks 10/20/2022

11x20: What’s Been Lost

First Analysis 10/23/2022

Analysis, Part 2 10/25/2022

Analysis, Part 3 10/27/2022

11x21: Outpost 22

First Analysis 10/30/2022

Analysis, Part 2 11/01/2022

Analysis, Part 3 11/02/2022

11x22: Faith

First Thoughts 11/06/2022

Why Donnie, Once Again, Is Not a Canon Thing 11/08/2022

Analysis, Part 2 11/09/2022

Analysis, Part 3 11/11/2022

11x23: Family

First Thoughts 11/13/2022

Beth’s Musical Template and Why She’s About to Appear 11/15/2022

Analysis, Part 2 11/16/2022

Analysis, Part 3 + Red Hair 11/17/2022

Connections to Golf Club Walker via @ wdway 11/19/2022

11x24: Rest in Peace

First Thoughts 11/20/2022

Daryl, Judith, and Rosita 11/22/2022

Pamela, Time Jump, and Ending 11/23/2022

Angelthe1st: Rick/Beth Parallels 11/23/2022

Rick & Michonne + TTD Event 11/25/2022

Record Player and More 12/04/2022

Sleeping Beauty and Other Symbols 12/05/2022

Aurora Borealis and Roman Goddess of Dawn (Frangipanilove) 12/05/2022

1-Year Time Jump + Chronology 12/6/2022

Parallels Between Rosita’s Death and Bethyl 12/09/2022

More Theories About Leah and the Reapers 01/31/2023

Back to How Rest in Peace Ended 08/23/2023

Miscellaneous:

Parallels Between Still and 11a 01/20/2022

Daryl Origins Episode + Social Media 01/23/2022

11b Trailer Analysis 01/24/2022

Rabbits on TTD 01/25/2021

Game Traps and Chevrons in Alone 01/27/2022

V-Trap Part 2: Utility Belt and Cross Bracelet 01/28/2022

11/23 Spoiler Photos (Daryl Carrying Judith) 02/26/2022

Maggie/Negan Spinoff - Isle of the Dead 03/09/2022

The “Show Me More” Special for 11a: Acheron 03/16/2022

TTD + Madison’s Return 03/23/2022

Emily on TTD. Again 03/30/2022

Emily’s Second Appearance on TTD This Season 04/09/2022

Walker Speed, Jenner and the Super Walker, and Charleston 05/20/2022

Behind the Scenes Photos from 11c 07/05/2022

Beth/Connie Clothing Parallels 10/01/2022

Cavaraggio Paintings Ask 11/18/2022

Breakdown of Emily’s “Talking Sherm” Clip 12/03/2022

Bethyl Head Canons. Just Cuz. 12/10/2022

More Theories About Leah and the Reapers 01/31/2023

Comicon 2022:

Walking Dead Key Art is Yellow 08/01/2022

Comicon Trailer Analysis Part 1 08/02/2022

Comicon Trailer Analysis Part 2 08/03/2022

Press Conference Clues 08/09/2022

11C:

Daryl Promo Art 08/09/2022

[euphorial-docx]

i hear a harp rendition of la fille aux cheveux de lin in twd… opev reference?

[ramblingenzyme]

I believe that's cause it was from a BBC show called Blackpool instead of twd?

It's an odd series which I've watched through quite a few of the songs for.

It also includes this wonderful rendition of These Boots Are Made For Walking with David Morrissey and David Tennant.

david morrissey is in welcome to the punch, and i was sitting there thinking i recognize this guy from the walking dead which i watched in middle school, no way, but yes way he's the governor in twd which has 11 seasons rn thats crazy

[my-mt-heart]

Q: Was Daryl disappointed that Carol didn't volunteer to go on the Meridian mission, or am I reading into that?

A: Oh no, there's something to that. There's definitely something to that. All the little things that we do matter. If you're paying attention, you get them. Yeah, you're exactly right. There's a little something there. There's definitely still some tension between Daryl and Carol.

[sinnersandsapphics-edits]

idiot boy (affectionate)

[mcbride]

❀➹Daryl Dixon & Carol Peletier Parallels ❀➹

9.07 “Stradivarius” / 11.04 “Rendition”

[gneebee]

Daryl Dixon, TWD S11. I can’t wait to see what he does to these crazies.

[spockvarietyhour]

[theresnosafeharbor4myships]

s7 or 8 I try to forget the dickle years: Daryl, an abuse survivor, get captured, caged, tortured, and abused by a cult leader in an effort to get him to give up his identity and family

s11: Daryl, an abuse survivor, gets captured, caged, tortured, and abused by a cult leader and someone who “loves” him in an effort to get him to give up his identity and family

can we please get some new material on our screens and for God's sake stop abusing the already abused with repetitive and insipid plots??

[sparksflamesembersashes]

**Spoilers for 11.4** Some babbles concerning "Rendition":

Dog barks so much, he'd be a total liability in a real ZA. And it's always the same audio bark loop, I mean, c'mon, that's as lame as it is lazy. I don't have to hear Dog to see him, and in a ZA, no one should.

How realistic is it that Leah is the only woman among fifteen savages like the Reapers, and isn't being passed around among them like a tray of party snacks?

I want Dog to kill Leah in the end. Not Daryl. Not Carol. Dog. Leah clearly still has a thing for Daryl. This is why (in my mind) he can't be the one to kill her. It would be just too cold for our redneck archer, who is a soft and fuzzy teddy bear inside. And Carol doesn't need to be further stigmatized by slaying her soulmate's ex.

The way Leah chloroformed Daryl is sneaky and cold as hell. If he had any illusions about what might exist between them, it should've ended there.

Water boarding. Afghanistan. Shades of Guantanamo, Blackwater, and the Bush regime. That's not an accident. For anyone who hasn't noticed yet, Season 11 is especially political.

Where did Leah find a cosmetologist to color her hair in the ZA? It looks blonde to me, not gray. Speaking of hair, how much does Leah look like Carol in some scenes, it's like a mirror. Her hair (long & swept back), her stance, her sheer badassery? Even down to the locks of hair dangling alongside her face. @gunmetal-ring (I think, apologies if it was someone else) refers to this as Evil Carol, and I have to agree. It's so obvious.

Daryl in a concrete box again... hey wait, I've seen this movie before... except this time, he's clothed and not tortured with "Easy Street" and eating dog food sandwiches.

Oh goodie, religious fanatics. Pope talking in tongues is a nice touch to ramp up the crazy. Just when you thought the Whisperers were as whacked as they get. Also, is it just me, or is Pope the spitting image of Walter White, aka Heisenberg? I see you, AMC.

Leah: "Couldn't have been happy. Not in a world like this." I see this as foreshadowing for Caryl who WILL find happiness in their world.

I really really don't want Leah to redeem or sacrifice herself to save Daryl, please don't make her that would be too fucking much to stomach.

Pope tells Leah, "I just see a guy who wants to get in your pants," "...who couldn't stop gazing at somebody he loved." (Caryl Caryl Caryl, cuz we know how Daryl gazes at Carol, riiight?) Ok So maybe Pope needs new glasses cuz I didn't see that at all re Daryl gazing at Leah, but whatever...

Love how Pope told Leah he trusted her more than the others, then tried to fry her crispy in that shack with Daryl. Reaper love is weird. And Leah telling Daryl "you left me." Bitch, you ran off and abandoned your DOG. So, don't even.

Also, how is it they can start all these fires on TWD and they never blow up into a conflagration that burns half the state? That's what would happen where I live.

Every time I heard "Bossie," a cow mooed in the back of my head.

If he's only got 15 people I don't see how Pope made the good call by frying one of them in the campfire.

Carol was religious once, too. Just a random thought.

Where is Dog? What happened to him?

Once again, Leah levels the business end of her shotgun at Daryl. You think he'd learn.

Of course Leah has feelings for Daryl. He's a man of honor.

Pope: "human nature is to run when you are scared.... It takes divine strength to face your fear head on. To risk everything for someone else." Remind you of anyone?

The smouldering embers on Daryl and Leah's clothing as they escaped the burning shack was a nice effects touch.

Did I mention I am thoroughly enjoying S11, so far?

Caryl need to suffer a long separation, if we want an epic Caryl reunion that double duties to wake their asses up. Therefore I won't be shocked or dismayed if they are still apart at the 11A finale.

[mindynichole]

So let’s talk about Leah...

Part #1

I can’t be the only Bethyl peep out there who found the interactions between Leah and Daryl this past week as absolute comic gold? I mean there has to be others out there who were cracking up right along with me, right?

Because I didn’t perceive Daryl Dixon as having this long-lost-love for this chick. I didn’t perceive it as some sort of star-crossed and bitter sweet love affair. I didn’t perceive Leah as being made to “look like Beth” and I didn’t perceive Daryl as reluctantly lying to anyone! 

Because all I seen in Episode 4 of TWD Season 11 was Daryl Dixon trying to be …dare I even say it...an old school player!?!?!

And I happened to find the entire idea of that outright hilarious! 

So imagine my confusion when I hear some reviewers, shippers of all kinds, Facebook group members, Redditors, and others use the type of words I didn’t personally perceive at all from above to describe this Leah/Daryl thing!

Because this is Daryl Dixon we are talking about here and if we don’t know anyone on the show, we sure the hell KNOW HIM. 

We know how he acts when he’s trying to save kids. We know how he acts when he looses a brother. We know how he acts when he’s protecting his family. We know how he acts when he’s trying to encourage his friends. We know how he acts when he sees something good in who is supposed to be the enemy. We know how he acts after not seeing someone he has cared about in a while. However, more importantly, we know how he acts when he is IN LOVE.

And what we seen in Rendition is definitely not how Daryl Dixon acts when he actually cares about you.

Despite evidently really having SOME sort of relationship with Leah  - as opposed to it all being a hallucination -  back in the woods a few years ago, we see Daryl do some pretty uncharacteristic stuff:

Daryl lied to Leah about literally EVERYTHING and only told her what he thought she wanted to hear - even going so far as to proclaim he had never done so (lied to her) while doing just that! 

Even dirtier, Daryl used any feelings Leah might have still felt towards him from their prior relationship in order to gather intel about her group without any regard to those feelings or as to what could happen to her if her crazy ass friends found out - despite already overhearing members of her group ominously question the attachment.

Make no mistake about it, Daryl has absolutely no qualms about taking out the Reapers when given the chance without any regard of how much any one of them might mean to Leah - despite knowing she is attached to them as family and seeing her already cry over the death of one of her brothers. 

Daryl will have no problem with taking out Leah herself, if it means protecting the others he loves.

Now, let’s imagine for just one hot moment it was actually ... Beth Greene behind that Reaper Mask. 

Just for comparison’s sake, let’s pretend Beth Greene indeed survived her gunshot wound and came to be adopted by the Reapers. Let’s even pretend she has developed some sort of real bond with them and belief in their philosophy. Heck, let’s even act like she has amnesia or whatever and don’t even know who Daryl (or Maggie for that matter) are.

Do you honestly think Daryl’s reaction would have been even remotely the same as the one we seen with Leah?

Because as sure as I am sitting here, I know with 100% certainty that as soon as he got over the fact she was still alive, Daryl Dixon’s only mission would have been to get Beth and him the hell out of there alive. He would have acted and asked questions later.

And nobody on earth can convince me otherwise.

[twdmusicboxmystery]

Parallels Between Still and 11a

@galadrieljones​

Okay, so I watched Still again last night because why not? I won't go over all my findings because I think most of them are just rehashing or repurposing old news (like yellow/red symbolism etc). But I have a couple of things I will share just because they resonate with new evidence:

(Mostly just food for thought)

In the beginning of the episode, Daryl hunts the snake. He breaks the arrow. He pulls it out of the tree, breaks it conspicuously. Broken arrow symbolism traditionally means "peace," ie: the end of wartime, but a "Broken Arrow" is also a military term for a lost, stolen, or inadvertently detonated nuclear weapon, ie: 

"The US military uses the term Broken Arrow to refer to an accident that involves nuclear weapons or nuclear weapons components, but does not create the risk of nuclear war." 

There's a legitimate "broken arrow" in Fear. Like that's what Teddy's group launches off the USS Pennsylvania. There is SO MUCH military symbolism surrounding Daryl, so I filed this under that, but also under the whole radiation/biological warfare theme. 

Broken arrows to me also feel like missed connections, which reminds me of the communication theme and the "mysterious figure" running across the street just before the horde that passes Daryl and Beth in the car.

I also just took notice of all the callbacks that are being made in 11A and how they are quite striking, particularly around Daryl. 

Daryl placing the blanket over the dead woman in both Still and then Promises Broken, both times to appease a girl with a blond ponytail. 

Pine Vista has a ton of clotheslines with clothes draped over them, just like the family in Promises Broken. 

Beth tells Daryl, "Places like this, you have to put it away...or it just kills you." Places like this - the moonshine shack, which becomes Leah's cabin. Then, Beth then places her hand over her heart and says "Here" - More heart symbolism surrounding Beth - heparin/blood thinner symbolism, Grady, CRM research. 

Also, this is a very undeveloped theory for me, but: Daryl uses the word "dumbass" like five times in Still. I'm sure he says it a lot more times over the series, particularly in the beginning, when he's more blustery. In Rendition, Carver calls himself a dumbass ("Guess I'll just see my dumbass out then."). I was thinking about Carver/Daryl/Dwight connections. Could just be me, but I sense a romantic tension between Leah and Carver, like a history. It could just be that he has or had feelings for her at some point. But his name is Carver, and he's a protective, intense, sharp, and loyal man. 

There's another "carver" in TWD: Dwight, who literally carves. Dwight/Daryl is a common, very obvious parallel. Dwight/Daryl/Carver, they're all the same. Like, they strike me as proxies. Carver is also in the 11b teaser, so I don't think his character is going to ghost. He's in it, for now. 

Idk what I'm saying. Just that Daryl/Dwight/Carver, there are thematic connections there, loud ones. 

Anyway, that's all. As I said, food for thought. 

And I am thinking more about the Daryl/Dwight/Carver connection. The biggest problem is we just don't know that much about Carver. But he DOES make that bird reference toward Daryl. Also, all three men are drawn to a yellow house at some point, looking for a girl.

Carver/Dwight also both hold Daryl hostage, torture him. They both wear "masks."

@twdmusicboxmystery​:

Love all these connections! Really fantastic observations. It will be very interesting to see where the Reapers and Carver in particular go in 11b. Speaking of which, if you haven’t watched the trailer that just dropped, you can do so here or below: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ0uCiau-vI

I’ll do an analysis of it in a few days. Can’t wait for 11b to begin!  😁

[ajbwasntwriting]

To Serve and Protect (Bucky Barnes x Police!Fem!Reader)

the twd obsession has been interrupted since I’ve started watch TFATWS and have binged bucky fics like I was 15.

Summery: - Reader is an accomplished New York officer but an old case comes back in the shape of a super soldier in need of aid.

Warnings: - Light Spoilers for TFATWS, Cursing, mentions of Human Trafficking, flirty Bucky(kind of I tried)

You had just received your second medal of honor before the blip had occurred. When you came back, you were nearly arrested for breaking into what you had known as your apartment. Luckily, the situation was under control quickly. You had family just outside the city who were willing to support you until you got back on your feet but it still felt like a kick in the gut that your home was gone and you now had to learn a bunch of new skills to do with being a cop. Most of your friends had either died during the five years or had to move out of New York, and those who remained had moved on and didn’t seem to have time for you in their lives.

At least a few of your favourite places had stayed open, including what you thought was the best pizza joint in the state. You got dinner here most nights because it hadn’t changed. The tables still wobbled, the neon sign still buzzed from overuse, and Louis the owner still kept a couple slices of your favorite pie in the back for you.

“Please tell me the back booth is free” you sighed, taking the food from Louis.

“Long day, Detective?” Louis replied.

“New partner thinks I’m an idiot.” You mumble, taking a bite from the pie and burning your tongue.

“It’s clear,” Louis said sympathetically, nodding to the far side of the restaurant.

You slid into the small booth tucked out of the way, tucking into your pizza and soda. After your first slice you noticed a carving on the table. It was your initials plus A.S. equals epic. You smiled as you remembered your previous partner Aarush Sharma. You two had been friends since you joined the force and had come to this booth almost every break hour to fill up on pizza and terrible coffee.

“Detective L/N.” A gruff voice spoke to you. Judging by the shadow he casted over you, he was a big man.

“Look if your here to buy me off or intimidate me,” you snapped, “then you can fu-” you stopped short when you looked up. You recognised the man as James Buchanen Barnes instantly. “Oh,” you sighed with relief.

“You know me?” he asked you.

“Followed the Zemo case.” you explained. He visibly tensed at the mention of Zemo. You held up your hand to calm him. “I know you’ve been pardoned.” You suddenly remembered how your conversation with the Winter Soldier had begun “wait, how do you know me?”

“I need your help,” He spoke low, just so the two of you could hear. He slid opposite you in the booth, leaning forward on the table. “Two-thousand-fifteen, August seventh you filed a report on a human trafficking ring operating out of staten island.” You began eating your second slice of pizza as he talked. “You arrested the main perpetrators, with the exception of Donnie Morris and Frank Abara. You opened an investigation on them but it went cold two months later.” You nodded along to the story. “That’s because-”

“They’re Hydra? Real names Robert Bern and Josh Smith? And the trafficking was for human experimentation?” you interrupted him. He stared at you, just about concealing his surprise. “I was a good cop.” you finished off your pizza, wiping your mouth and looking away in shame. “Was.”

“Why’d you stop?” he asked.

“They threatened me.” You patted the flour off your hands and picked up your soda. “And when that didn’t work, they told my friends to stop me else their family would be hurt, so.” you slurped on your soda and stared back at him.

His piercing blue eyes were reading you like a book, pulling apart your disgust at never catching them, and trying to figure out how to use it to his advantage. He had to admit it was impressive that a normal police officer was able to get farther than he was, but you were still a normal person.

“I need to find them,” he spoke up.

“Why?” you cocked your eyebrow, soda straw still in your mouth. You had been studying his face to find any tell of malintent but the only conclusion you were drawing was that he was handsome as hell, and really good at hiding his tells.

“You don’t need to know.” he retorted. You hummed with discontent.

“See, Mr. Barnes. My job is to protect and serve. Sadly, that includes assholes.” You put down the now empty soda cup and leaned forward to match his position. “And you’ve said enough for me to arrest you under suspicion of planning to commit a crime against said assholes.” His glare hardened and his jaw tightened as he stared you down. “So please answer the question, ideally in a non-incriminating way.”

He looked and huffed, sliding back a little before fixing you with his stare again, but it wasn’t long until he was looking from his hands to the window, seemingly in defeat. “Their boss is dangerous. And I’m the one that made it so.” He forced a bitter smile finally looking back at you. “I’m trying to right as many wrongs as I can but I can’t find this guy but you.” he punctuated by pointing at you with his joined hands. You caught a glint of something metal up his sleeve that you suspect was his arm. “You came very, very close. Apparently, Closer than I thought you did.”

You mulled it over in your head for a moment before reaching into your breast pocket and pulling out your notepad. “Look, I don’t know what to tell you, Mr. Barnes” You looked over the restaurant between bouts of writing, talking all the while in case people were listening. “The case is closed and the records are public so everything you know is everything I know.” You quietly ripped off the piece of paper and pocketed the notebook, picking up your trash to disguise it. He took the hint and hid the paper by putting his hands down and sliding back in the booth, seemingly in defeat. “Good night, Mr. Barnes.” you said, and walked away, depositing your trash on your way out.

Bucky sat their a moment to give you a head start before stepping out himself, piece of paper in hand. As he walked home he opened the paper.

Tomorrow Seneca Village 23:35

Bucky stood in front of the plaque, mind too busy working through every horrible thing that could happen from this little stunt. He was about to run when he heard your voice. “Hey there.”

You walked over and stood next to him, stoically in your repose. You were wearing a pair of jeans and heeled boots with a fashionable jacket and a suitcase in hand. “I don't know which of us is stupider right now.”

“You could have picked a better meeting spot.” Bucky retorted, shifting uncomfortably.

“It’s horrifying,” you commented, putting the case down, Reading over the plaque. “Over two hundred lives ruined by a couple of assholes who wanted a park. Reminds me of another couple of assholes.”

“Yeah?” Bucky replied. You stood there a moment longer, thinking if you could still go back. You bit your tongue and decided having faith was the better bet.

“Burn it when you’re done.” you shot back and walked past him.

Bucky noticed the case just outside his line of vision. He picked it up and walked away from the plaque, trying to remain as inconspicuous as possible despite the case not really matching his attire.

You didn’t hear anything for a couple weeks after the impromptu meeting, having handed over every piece of evidence that had been sitting in your self storage since 2015. Each minute was spent biting your nails with stress, hoping your actions didn’t come back to bite you in the ass. Then the news came on, publicizing that Robert Bern and Josh Smith had been arrested ‘after it was discovered they were connected to a human trafficking ring in New Jersey and a former operation in Staten Island.’

“Looks like somebody did your job for you.”

“Shut up, Louis.” you quip back at him, nursing a terrible cup of coffee. The restaurant was near empty aside from yourself, Louis, a trio of loud drunk women in the corner and a homeless man who had scraped cents together to buy a slice of pizza. The TV above the kitchen archway providing most of the ambiance.

“What’s got you in a mood?” he asked as he cleaned.

“Ever been ditched on a blind date? I get all dolled up,” you opened your coat to show a figure hugging dress with a low neckline, coupled with an elegant necklace. “And the asshole texts me when I’m already at the lounge saying he needs a fucking rain check.”

“Okay, well he’s an ass-”

“Right!” you exclaim.

“But you need to stop scowling before you scare off my customers.” Louis playfully chided.

“Oh, cause there’s so many of them.” you waved a hand out at the restaurant to emphasize your point. Still you leaned over your coffee to stew in your own misery. You couldn’t hear the door open over the women’s third rendition of ‘I’m every woman’ but you noticed someone slide onto the bar stool next to you. You turned your head to see Bucky looking back.

“Have I seen you here before?” Bucky said playfully.

You chuckled involuntarily and sat up on your stool. “You must be mistaking me with someone else.”

He swiveled on the stool to face you fully, leaning on the counter comfortably. “You sure?” he seemed to be playing with you, a sly smirk on his face. “Could’ve sworn I met this detective lady here who looked a lot like you.”

“Was she pretty?” You pressed, a smile now sneaking it’s way onto your face without you knowing.

Bucky looked in your eyes with a soft sincerity. “Incredibly,”

You laughed nervously as you looked away and into the pool of your coffee. “Was that before or after she helped you with your job.” You deflected.

“About that,” Bucky leaned onto the counter. He was still quiet good at hiding his tells but you got the impression he was nervous by the pause. “You gave me more than I needed so I was able to do better than I planned. I know how hard it can be to trust someone. I'm not sure how to thank you for that.”

“Take her on a date!” Louis yelled from the kitchen, looking at you two through the serving window. “She’s already all ‘dolled up’” Louis mocked you.

“Keep cleaning!” you shot back. “Ignore him. He’s just dripping with sympathy since I got ditched.”

“I mean,” Bucky started, you looked over and saw him staring at his hands with nerves as his thumbs tapped against each other. “I just wouldn’t know where to take you.” he admitted under his breath.

A question instantly plagued your mind and it demanded to be asked. “Have you not...since nineteen-fifty?”

Bucky nodded with pursed lips. “You can laugh.”

You smiled at the super soldier. “Right,” you announced, pushing yourself off the stool. “Come on, I know a great dive three down.”

“A dive?” Bucky asked in disbelief, but he was still smiling.

“Yep. Where they don’t give a shit who you are as long as you're buying.” You fixed your jacket with new found enthusiasm. “You are buying, right?”

“For a doll like you,” He stood up from the stool. “I’ll buy the bar.” he held the door as you both left the little pizzeria

“Oh honey, there’s nothing like me.” you said playfully as you stepped out the door.

“Then I must be the luckiest man in the world,” he flirted, offering you his arm. You slide your hand in, curling your wrist around his bicep and off you both went.

[doctorwholover01]

Hello, hi wow it's been a while since I've posted on the tag. Then again there is really nothing to post about it really speculate about. Anyways, we got the episode names which is fun and some photo bare minimum. With this though I wanted to make a post about the episode names and the synopsis of episode two of s11 I wanna talk about specifically the part of;

' Daryl is in his own intense hellish situation trying to find dog and finding more than he expected '

Like many others who I have seen on here and on Twitter my mind went ' it's Leah '. We knew she was coming back and specifically them using dog as a way of leading Daryl to Leah as it sounds in this is very remanist of in Find me where dog leads Carol and Daryl to the cabin. Now as I said we knew Lynn was coming back as Leah we suspected as much. But I want to talk more on how the importance of the Leah is a reaper theory comes into the episode names in my mind. To break down:

11×01: Acheron Part I

11×02: Acheron Part II

- Acheron a river in Greece and known in Greece mythology as the ' river of woe ' and one of the five rivers of the underworld. This river would be a passage for the newly deceased into the underworld. I thought it was interesting that they are naming a two part episode after Greek mythology and especially the river of woe, of sorrow of distress. This could possibly be the inevitable end to Alexandria or something more. There is a need for food and a need to rebuild to survive could this be why they used this myth as well as in episode two having to fight walker. So basically all in all this two parter will possibly be sorrowful. With the return of Leah though the next few episode names is where I thought of what the writers may or may not being doing.

11×03: Hunted

11×04:Rendition

11×05: Out of the Ashes ( if this isn't a Caryl EP I will riot )

11×06: On the Inside

11×07: Promises Broken

11×08: For Blood.

Okay these episodes right here their names I really like them and my brain may be making up shit or thinking up a possible dream story but heres what I thought may happen when I read after ep1 and 2 names.

So episode threes name for me went for two things 1. Being Daryl being hunted by Leah and the reaper's ( I'm not so sure about that one ) 2. Daryl being hunted by his past of Leah so her presence being there as well as the group being hunted by the reaper's specifically Maggie her story to this and how Leah being a reaper will make the story that more interesting. Because of whatever hold she has on Daryl can be used to her advantage.

Episode four being name Rendition I thought was interesting in two ways in story wise. Rendition is a performative piece of music so a performance is being performed from Eugene group possible to get to the commonwealth. And as well as Leah to get her way into the group and get to Maggie to preform as a defensively, alone in order for that hold on Daryl to be held. A performance is going to happen in each way.

Out of the ashes episode 5 like I said will fight if it's not a Caryl episode. I'm joking... Kind of. Out of the ashes to me sounds like a big phew moment maybe the group find food, find Connie, get in contact with Eugene group. All of that to me is what I think this episode may be a kind of relief but not really. Cause it's TWD and we haven't known relief for years. Like episode one and two this episode I don't really have a lot to say expect that.

Episode six, On the Inside, now from I think it apparent filming spoilers of Norman filming as Daryl with reaper's there has been this theory going about that Daryl will actually be a reaper because of Leah which I'm not going lie to me just sounds like bad story telling if it goes through. Daryl character had found his place in where he belongs which is with team fam he says as much to Carol in find me. To me On the Inside would be where Leah found in EP 2 would come into play with her reaper story line. She is on the inside of the group now possibly part of it she is inside there walls and she has infiltrated the group which in order for her possibly maybe being a reaper leader gives her a head start on how to get to Maggie to know the group and the bring it all down and burn it, pillage and take everything. I don't think Daryl is working with the reaper like I said it would be a horrible 360 on his character now but infact Leah infiltrating on the inside. As well as Eugene group getting a feel for the commonwealth scooping it out. Seeing what that life is.

Promises broken this episode is why I think it's Leah working on the inside of the group to infiltrate. She has most likely told Daryl she doesn't have a group in order to get to Maggie since the reaper's seem to be her storyline and now Daryl possibly with Leah. Like I said I think Leah from the inside of the group will try to burn it all down like with the Whispers expect Leah will be smart about it hitting already weak points like alpha did but not showing her hand too quickly. Remmber the hold on Daryl I said about she will try to use that break him down more against the group possibly reminding him of his time in the woods. Maybe he's sees through it through the lie hence a Promise broken. She is break that hold on him promise of his past of which he left and felt guilty about where he thought he belonged broken. Which would tie into.

The half way point... I think. For Blood episode eight. The reaper want blood as we've seen a little in the extra episode specifically Maggie groups blood and now it will be all of Alexandria who is Maggie group. I feel in this episode as it is the half way point Leah will show her true colours to everyone making Daryl feel at blame as he has let her into the group and now put HIS BLOOD his family at danger to the reaper's. I think a fight will pan out in this episode and as one of my friends said maybe Daryl will have to chose to either still feel this hold Leah had over him and sacrifice Leah For Blood, for his family to feel he has right his own wrong.

Yeah so basically tada. This is all been stuck in my head for about two days now and I thought I'd share. I'd like to know others opinions on these episodes as well. So I'm just going to peace out again and not post until the trailer comes out.

PSA I do know this has little to nothing to do with Caryl but the Caryl tag is where I post most. I am a Caryl account this is also where I seen the most speculation.