belated rec: Ain't Nobody Gonna Care About You Except Me (Walking Dead, approx 11,000 wds)

[kassidy62]

If you're a Daryl Dixon fan and interested in his backstory, this is it. It's a Yuletide 2011 story by Wilde_Shade. Realistic, moving backstory mixed in with more current scenes of the brothers. Daryl's loyalty and the unnourished kernel of decency so much a part of him are prominently featured.

This note is helpful when reading it: It's probably worth stating ahead of time that the chapters aren't in chronological order. Everything takes place pre-Rick's arrival. The chapters alternate between the present (which is counting down), the past (which is counting up), and then they meet in the middle.

Rating: Mature | Archive Warning: Graphic Depictions Of Violence | Category: Gen | Characters: Daryl Dixon, Merle Dixon | Additional Tags: Child Abuse, Siblings, Family

Ain’t Nobody Gonna Care About You Except Me

Wilde_Shade

Summary:

The Dixon brothers work best alone.