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I am not scared of death, I've got dreams again
it’s just me and the curve of the valley, and there is meaning on Earth, I am happy[Daryl, having randomly found himself in the library a lot as a kid, eventually returns to his favorite book with some help from Rick]
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15 Jan 2026
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The next truck eased into view, and Rick immediately noticed the difference.
No glittering paint job. No flame decals. No grinning skulls. Just matte black from hood to tailgate, the kind of black that seemed to swallow the light around it. The panels were scuffed and dented, some welded seams visible even from the stands, like old scars that had been patched over just enough to keep moving.
“The Reaper!” the announcer called out, voice briefly lifting before sliding into the next introduction as if this one wasn’t worth lingering on. No flashy stats, no hype about the driver - just the name, dropped like a stone into the noise.
But something about it caught Rick and held him.
It wasn’t trying to be the loudest in the room. It didn’t need to be. Every inch of it looked like it had earned its place here, not been polished into it. A working beast, not a show pony. It looked like it had been through hell and kept going.
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Shane drags Rick to a monster truck rally to "shake the dust off" his post-divorce life . Rick expects noise, chaos, and a headache. Instead, he finds himself captivated by The Reaper - and the quiet mechanic who takes care of it.
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09 Jan 2026
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It was summer, and the old man had just gotten fired again, which meant the house was smaller and meaner than ever. Daryl did what he always did: he made himself scarce. He knew how to disappear. The trick was to be quieter than the floorboards, less noticeable than a shadow. His back was a roadmap of the old man’s rage, lines and welts that had long since faded to silvery scars but still pulled tight when the air got cold. They were a part of him, a map he never asked for.
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Trapped in a cycle of abuse that begins in his childhood home, Daryl navigates a series of damaging relationships that leave him shattered. After years of learning to equate love with violence and kindness with manipulation, he finally builds a quiet, solitary life for himself. He's convinced he's better off alone until a chance encounter challenges the very foundations of the walls he has built. A story about trauma, survival, and the slow, difficult journey of learning to heal.
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06 Jan 2026
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A continuation of my daily challenge for the month of November.
Not all will deserve the Explicit rating, but some definitely will.
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- Part 11 of Ficlet a Day Keeps the Doctor Away
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01 Jan 2026
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A year ago, a bullet tore through his side and left him in a coma for twenty-two days. When he woke up, he couldn't speak right. Couldn't stand. Couldn't piss without help. The doctors said he was lucky. The therapists said he had potential. The department said they'd wait.
But this - today - was the line in the sand. This was the evaluation that would decide if they’d take him back.
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A character study of Rick Grimes, a man left shattered by a life he no longer recognizes. A near-fatal shooting left him physically and mentally broken, unable to return to the man he once was. His world is a desolate landscape of silence and isolation, with Judith left as a fragile anchor to a life he can barely hold on to. When an unexpected encounter with a quiet, observant man named Daryl Dixon and his dog offers a sliver of hope, Rick is forced to confront whether he can be saved, or if he is truly beyond repair.
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24 Sep 2025