Comments | severina2001: Walking Dead Fanfic: "Following in his Footsteps"

severina2001

Walking Dead Fanfic: "Following in his Footsteps"

Mar 20, 2013 10:19

Title: Following in his Footsteps
Fandom: The Walking Dead (TV)
Characters: Daryl, Merle
Rating: PG
Word Count: 605
Summary: He hates their new house. He hates the dismantled cars in the weedy lot, and he hates the green paint peeling off the walls in his room.
Notes: Pre-series. Written for tvrealm's "Headcanon Accepted" challenge.

( Following in his Footsteps )

comm: tvrealm, fanfic: the walking dead

Comments 10

persnickett March 20 2013, 16:00:23 UTC

aw. as much as we love to hate ol' merle, daryl looking up to him is such a truth.

also, what is it about smell in writing? I know it's a powerful sense in life, but there's something about taking it apart and breaking it down into words that's so much more striking than describing how something *looks*.
- for somebody who can't smell anything...you do this like a goddess lol.

severina2001 March 22 2013, 17:35:58 UTC

Heee, maybe I like to try to describe how things smell *because* I can't actually smell!

*sweeps away in long flowy goddess gown*

;)

havers March 20 2013, 18:09:24 UTC

Awesome little story. Love what Daryl's teachers saw in him.

It's also cool that Merle is a good big brother.

severina2001 March 22 2013, 17:36:20 UTC

Thanks so much. I think Merle was trying. :)

mdlaw March 20 2013, 18:57:21 UTC

Oh Daryl, you still have potential! m :)

severina2001 March 22 2013, 17:36:54 UTC

Right? Poor Daryl, squashed down for soooo many years.

missus_grace March 21 2013, 05:35:45 UTC

It's a sweet - for them - Dixon bros. moment! I love Daryl's little glimpses of happiness from his old school.

severina2001 March 22 2013, 17:37:40 UTC

Yeah, Merle was trying! Thanks for reading!

sunsetdawn20 March 22 2013, 07:54:43 UTC

OMG THIS IS THE BEST EVER!

I love how you write Daryl SO MUCH! And this line just killed me: Daryl ain't sure what that is, but it sounds like something he'd like to have.

OMG MY HEART! STOP BREAKING IT! (NO, DON'T STOP ACTUALLY) "And about how sometimes he still sees their ma out of the corner of his eye, watching him with one hand on her hip and a cigarette dangling from her fingers, and how when he turns real quick to look at her she's never there. He wishes he could explain that his greatest fear is that once they're settled into this new house out in the sticks, ma will stop coming around."

I love everything about this. How Merle is not really understanding and good at his job, and I kinda feel he's going to lead Daryl into so many bad decisions but at the same I feel all awwwwwwwwwww inside because in his own way he's trying.

Lovely headcanon!

severina2001 March 22 2013, 17:40:47 UTC

Awwww, thank you so much! That is exactly what I was trying to express with Merle -- he's not doing a really GOOD thing here, instilling in Daryl that mindset that having these emotions is weak, but he's doing his BEST. He's really trying to help his little brother.

Thanks for reading, so glad you liked it. :)