He had to fall out of love before he could see what he had, but sometimes things work out. The rise and fall of Jaime Lannister, while he opens his eyes to Brienne the beauty.

To shoot the moon is to aim high— unrealistically high, CRAZY high— and somehow, miraculously, against all odds, achieve your goal. The moon Jaime Lannister's aiming at is named Brienne Tarth, and she's dodging for all she's worth. COMPLETE

Modern AU. Similar premise to EotB. Brienne doesn't think much of love. Neither does Jaime. Then a chance meeting and a cross-country road trip force them to reevaluate what they thought they wanted out of life. Turns out, it was each other the whole time. COMPLETE

Carol lives a lonely life with her daughter Sophia and is in a loveless abusive marriage with her 'high school sweetheart' Ed and doesn't know how to escape. On the night of one of the worst storms in 5 years her life changes after she meets Daryl Dixon, and begins a developing love affair with him. But their affair quickly becomes dangerous when suspicions are raised. Caryl AU

This started as scenes detailing the developing friendship between Sherlock and Watson, but it has turned into something else entirely. Chapter 4 begins to get darker, further chapters may end up changing rating to M.

Daryl and Carol in ceramics class and Carol needs a little help with her project. This is a high school AU where Carol and Daryl are best friends and slowly become something more.

Carol and Daryl get separated from Glenn and Maggie while out on a run. They find a few things in the house that they are at waiting for Maggie and Glenn at, and something called blue heaven. Adult shenanigins abound in this story. You have been warned. :) This is my only ZA story so far :) One Shot. Caryl.

Drabbles. No rhyme, No reason.

After Carol's death, Daryl makes a desperate wish to save her. Suddenly, he finds himself back in the quarry, staring as she and her daughter cower in the shadow of her husband. With all of his memories of the future intact, can Daryl change life as he knows it? And just how will this journey change him? M for later chapters. Caryl.

She had finally started to accept her place in life as punishment for some sin she must have committed when the dreams had started. She never remembered much from them, just flashes here and there of the mountains and beautiful white flowers. She would wake from these dreams and still be able to smell the fresh cool air, pine and oddly enough - leather.

If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there. - Lewis Carroll The end of the world has a way of bringing some pretty unlikely people together, all trying to outrun something, even if they don't know what it is. How long can they keep running before the road just runs out?

"Wonder what Daryl would think." Carol jolted then, the name unexpected in her ears. She looked down at the blonde who smiled up at her, knowingly. "Why would Daryl care?" (Winner of "Best Nickname" in the 4theloveofCARYL Writing Contest. THANK YOU to everyone who voted. It is such an honor!)

Sequel to Snake. They were together, they were happy. Nothing could destroy the life they had made for themselves. Until the dead began to rise and feast on human flesh. Now, they are on the run and their future no longer certain. At least, they still have each other.

In a world where the dead walk among us, can a motley group come together to survive and make a new life? Can men find purpose and redemption in the arms of strong women? Mostly CARYL and MANDREA Merle/Andrea but I will explore other characters. Beth/Rick in later chapters. Follows the shows general plot, but i make it my own. Enjoy!

My version of how Daryl reacts to the news of Carol leaving the group, along with a story of their growing relationship afterwards.

Carol is a novelist who enjoys her isolation, she finds a friend and a protector in a man most town folk would walk the other way from. Yet Merle Dixon is the one she trusts most when the death threats start arriving. **AU Story** This is a Daryl and Carol story if you do not like please do not read thanks

Joint story between Vickih and SOA loving mom. Sometimes traveling through the gates of hell will help you find the one thing you love the most. Daryl and Carol are on that journey as they work on finding each other after horrific events. WARNING, this story may have triggers, chapters are mark as such. CARYL story all the way with dark themes.

One thing you learn when you only have yourself to depend on is that you only trust what you see, hear, and feel. Somewhere in there though, you gotta start living. This is a AU. Sorry no zombies. The main focus will be Caryl. But other character involvement should be expected. [Being revised]

Can two people that have been broken find a way to heal and come together? CARYL/METH Fanfic. AU for now...but could change later.

AU Caryl fic. When broken people encounter each other, is it possible for them to glue the pieces back together? This is very AU. Carol, Daryl, and Sophia are all broken people who live in very different worlds, but when those worlds unexpectedly collide, can they find healing in themselves through healing each other? Carol Daryl Sophia, other characters may play in later.

A/U Sequel to Saints and Sinners. The dead are rising, the stakes are high and the three Dixon men are about to show the rest of their group how it's done. Whether it be from the living or from the dead, any threat is going to be met with a vicious bloody end. This is a world where Buck can thrive indeed, in true Dixon fashion. Time for his boys to learn his trade.

Picks up after Season 2 and looks at the relationship between Daryl and Carol as the group struggles to make a life in the world of the undead. It's an eventual Caryl fic. I'm really bad at summaries...please don't judge me. Daryl, Carol, Caryl Whole group participation should be expected. My OC, Alice, is in this one as well. M for violence, sexual content, language

Daryl Dixon hated hospitals. He hated the way they smelled. He hated the bright fluorescent lights. He hated those stupid gowns they put you in. He hated all the sick people wandering around. But mostly he hated the way those doctors and nurses looked at him, like he was just another trashy, redneck junkie trying to score a prescription for Oxy. AU, no zombies

Daryl breaks his leg on a run and Carol takes care of him while he heals.

This is a Caryl AU fic. This tells the story of how Carol and Daryl could have met and therefore fallen in love. There will be other characters from the show involved and there will be smut in later chapters, but I'm going ahead and rating it 'M' now. I own nothing from The Walking Dead. Carol/Daryl romance, so don't read if it bothers you. Thanks!

Daryl had never wanted to change, but he runs into her by chance, and he starts to think he may do it... just for her. A story of what happens when who you want to be is not only up to you anymore. -Caryl-

This is a very AU story that takes place with no apocalypse. Daryl moves to the small town of Sweet Junction with his brother in an attempt to start fresh, when he gets there, though, he never expects the turn that his life is going to take. Many characters from the show as well as OCs. It will eventually have Caryl as the primary relationship. Merle/Andrea as well.

One-shots about some of the ways Caryl could have begun.

Distance makes the heart grow fonder. It was true, even though that hadn't been his intentions. This is pretty much just a season 4 wish I suppose. You never know! Stranger things have happened! In case you didn't know, this is a Caryl fic. If you don't like the pairing then skip this story!

She had outlived all the other women from the original Atlanta group. She was the last one standing. Who could have seen that? Collection of drabbles, set after season 3. Disclaimer: The Walking Dead belong to Robert Kirkman and AMC. No copyright infringement intended. Chapter 51: Under Attack

Ed has been sentenced to 6 months in jail, which means Carol is free from him for a few months. When leaving the court house, she runs into an old classmate, Daryl Dixon. Eventually, they become friends, and maybe more. Caryl fic, AU, no walkers. T for language and suggestive themes.

A routine supply run turns dangerous as Daryl and Carol find themselves battling against Mother Nature ... but the storm brewing within their shelter might be more intense than the one raging outside. Rated M. Daryl/Carol.

CARYL drabble series. Some METH drabbles too. - Rated M for violence, strong language and sexual content.

During a walker apocalypse there are few happy times and even fewer people to look to. However, Daryl and Carol seemed to have found themselves with both things. They look to each other for comfort, trust, and loyalty. Maybe even something a bit more than friendship could spark, however. Caryl/Darol Rating T for Dixon-tongue. Please enjoy and review. I accept all critique and ideas

AU. Carol manages to tear herself away from the violence of her husband but eventually finds herself in the middle of a world gone crazy. Something bad is happening and she believes that her own survival, and the survival of her friends, is balancing on the whims of three brutal and bickering rednecks.

Pre first-half S3 finale. "Some people see scars, & it is wounding they remember. To me they are proof of the fact that there is healing." The lives they used to live were gone. But how much of who they used to be had been swept away too? A story of two damaged souls discovering going forwards means going back & facing the things that once held you. Rated for language/adult themes.

This story explores what might have happened between Carol and Daryl after the end of Season 2. How close did they get? Rated M for sexual content/language. This is my first fanfiction - please read and review if you enjoy Caryl angst/love/smut, etc. Disclaimer: I do not own The Walking Dead or its characters - just borrowing them for fun!

Carol discovers that their mutually beneficial physical relationship may have some strings attached after all.

With the loss of her daughter, Carol finds herself questioning her role in the group, her identity, and her unique connection with Daryl. Daryl just wishes things were simpler. Picks up right after "Beside the Dying Fire." Caryl, M.

I finally had time to repost this. This is how I wish season three had gone. Darol, carol and a happy ending, I hope you like it.

"I think you two aren't talking 'cause of Merle. 'Cause he doesn't want you to be friends with anybody but him." Carl explained. Daryl couldn't decide if he found what Carl had told him to be ridiculous and far-fetched or scarily accurate. "And Beth…she thinks it's 'cause you two are in love."