Walking Dead, 6 recs, Maggie/Glenn, Andrea/Daryl
Fandom Category: Walking Dead (TV)
Pairing: Maggie Greene/Glenn Rhee
Fic Title: A New Empire In Rags
Author: crookedlystacked
Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/546032
Rating/Warning(s): Mature
Genre: Post-Apocalypse, Slice-of-Life, Romance
WIP?: nope
Why This Must Be Read: The premise of this fic is that Glenn finds a Polaroid camera and takes pictures of the new world around him, mostly the "family" of survivors in less-than-grim moments, the few beautiful moments that keep them going. There is, astonishingly, very little Maggie/Glenn fic out there, and this author perfectly captures their dynamic on the show: intimate, playful, secretive or on the sly.
Fandom Category: Walking Dead (TV)
Pairing: Andrea/Daryl Dixon
Fic Title: Five Times Andrea and Daryl Almost Kissed (And the One Time They Did)
Author: kijikun
Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/555362/chapters/990221
Rating/Warning(s): Explicit; Rough Sex, Canon Character Death
Genre: Five Things, Romance, Angst, Canon AU, First Time
WIP?: nope
Why This Must Be Read: This fic takes the reader through significant moments from season 2 (or imagined spaces between those moments), beginning with Andrea and Daryl in a tent during the search for Sophia. I love this Daryl, who keeps getting in the way of himself, letting the voice of Merle in his head interfere with what he wants, and what he wants is Andrea. But Daryl is stronger than that, and so is Andrea, who's also wonderful here.
Fandom Category: Walking Dead (TV)
Pairing: Andrea/Daryl Dixon
Fic Title: Hands and Knees
Author: GageWhitney
Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/337073
Rating/Warning(s): Mature; Sex
Genre: Ficlet, Smut, Humor
WIP?: nope
Why This Must Be Read: GageWhitney appears to be the High Priestess of Andrea/Daryl, and this is one example why: spot-on voice and characterization for both even in this tiny scene, not to mention chair-shifting hawtness.
Fandom Category: Walking Dead (TV)
Pairing: Andrea/Daryl Dixon
Fic Title: Heads or Tails
Author: Lucifer's Garden
Link: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7612194/1/Heads-or-Tails
Rating/Warning(s): Teen
Genre: Romance, Family
WIP?: nope
Why This Must Be Read: Some folks were not huge fans of the Andrea/Shane happening in season 2, and what this fic does is offer a sort of intense character study of both Shane and Daryl from the perspective of Andrea. What would her future be with each? It's insightful, thorough, and, I think, accurate.
Fandom Category: Walking Dead (TV)
Pairing: Andrea/Daryl Dixon
Fic Title: My Clothes Are Worn and Gritty (Now Show Me Something Pretty)
Author: GageWhitney
Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/413074
Rating/Warning(s): Mature; Sex
Genre: One-shot
WIP?: nope
Why This Must Be Read: My favorite Andrea/Daryl fic--actually my favorite het fic, period, in a while, or maybe my favorite celebration of femininity. Andrea and Daryl are checking out a department store, and Andrea can't stop herself from trying on a gorgeous dress, having gotten used to and tired of running around in the same sweaty clothes. When Daryl finds her, sauciness ensues.
Fandom Category: Walking Dead (TV)
Pairing: Andrea/Daryl Dixon
Fic Title: This Time Tomorrow
Author: CiderSky
Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/300782
Rating/Warning(s): Mature; Character Death
Genre: Time Loop; Fix-it; Hurt/Comfort; Angst
WIP?: nope
Why This Must Be Read: A wonderfully conceived and written time-loop fic where Daryl tries--over and over and over and over--to save Sophia from her fate. The story traces the various ways he engages with members of the group and the results, favorable and unfavorable, and how he changes through the course of the narrative in reaction. The fic may lean toward gen territory, but there are hints of Andrea/Daryl throughout, and more than a hint at the end.
Pairing: Maggie Greene/Glenn Rhee
Fic Title: A New Empire In Rags
Author: crookedlystacked
Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/546032
Rating/Warning(s): Mature
Genre: Post-Apocalypse, Slice-of-Life, Romance
WIP?: nope
Why This Must Be Read: The premise of this fic is that Glenn finds a Polaroid camera and takes pictures of the new world around him, mostly the "family" of survivors in less-than-grim moments, the few beautiful moments that keep them going. There is, astonishingly, very little Maggie/Glenn fic out there, and this author perfectly captures their dynamic on the show: intimate, playful, secretive or on the sly.
Fandom Category: Walking Dead (TV)
Pairing: Andrea/Daryl Dixon
Fic Title: Five Times Andrea and Daryl Almost Kissed (And the One Time They Did)
Author: kijikun
Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/555362/chapters/990221
Rating/Warning(s): Explicit; Rough Sex, Canon Character Death
Genre: Five Things, Romance, Angst, Canon AU, First Time
WIP?: nope
Why This Must Be Read: This fic takes the reader through significant moments from season 2 (or imagined spaces between those moments), beginning with Andrea and Daryl in a tent during the search for Sophia. I love this Daryl, who keeps getting in the way of himself, letting the voice of Merle in his head interfere with what he wants, and what he wants is Andrea. But Daryl is stronger than that, and so is Andrea, who's also wonderful here.
Fandom Category: Walking Dead (TV)
Pairing: Andrea/Daryl Dixon
Fic Title: Hands and Knees
Author: GageWhitney
Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/337073
Rating/Warning(s): Mature; Sex
Genre: Ficlet, Smut, Humor
WIP?: nope
Why This Must Be Read: GageWhitney appears to be the High Priestess of Andrea/Daryl, and this is one example why: spot-on voice and characterization for both even in this tiny scene, not to mention chair-shifting hawtness.
Fandom Category: Walking Dead (TV)
Pairing: Andrea/Daryl Dixon
Fic Title: Heads or Tails
Author: Lucifer's Garden
Link: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7612194/1/Heads-or-Tails
Rating/Warning(s): Teen
Genre: Romance, Family
WIP?: nope
Why This Must Be Read: Some folks were not huge fans of the Andrea/Shane happening in season 2, and what this fic does is offer a sort of intense character study of both Shane and Daryl from the perspective of Andrea. What would her future be with each? It's insightful, thorough, and, I think, accurate.
Fandom Category: Walking Dead (TV)
Pairing: Andrea/Daryl Dixon
Fic Title: My Clothes Are Worn and Gritty (Now Show Me Something Pretty)
Author: GageWhitney
Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/413074
Rating/Warning(s): Mature; Sex
Genre: One-shot
WIP?: nope
Why This Must Be Read: My favorite Andrea/Daryl fic--actually my favorite het fic, period, in a while, or maybe my favorite celebration of femininity. Andrea and Daryl are checking out a department store, and Andrea can't stop herself from trying on a gorgeous dress, having gotten used to and tired of running around in the same sweaty clothes. When Daryl finds her, sauciness ensues.
Fandom Category: Walking Dead (TV)
Pairing: Andrea/Daryl Dixon
Fic Title: This Time Tomorrow
Author: CiderSky
Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/300782
Rating/Warning(s): Mature; Character Death
Genre: Time Loop; Fix-it; Hurt/Comfort; Angst
WIP?: nope
Why This Must Be Read: A wonderfully conceived and written time-loop fic where Daryl tries--over and over and over and over--to save Sophia from her fate. The story traces the various ways he engages with members of the group and the results, favorable and unfavorable, and how he changes through the course of the narrative in reaction. The fic may lean toward gen territory, but there are hints of Andrea/Daryl throughout, and more than a hint at the end.