drooling i love gay daryl
i need him w an openly/casually gay bf who's way too casually affectionate
i also mourn the queer stoner fic.
cw: marijuana use, queer!daryl, size difference, sexual tension.
daryl wasn’t exactly known for anything other than solitude and violence. at least, that’s what he let people assume about him.
it wasn’t until you showed up that people started picking up on the flustered, inexperienced nature of daryl dixon.
you, a lanky, quiet man that no one really understood. daryl found you relatable, constantly wondering what the hell you were thinking, but never daring to ask. that is, until he finally figured out where those heavy eyelids and calm demeanor came from.
daryl was no stranger to pot, but didn’t see the appeal of getting high when the dead roamed the earth. it was a risk. he envied your carefree attitude, however, wishing he had it in him to let go like you could.
eventually, daryl watching you smoke turned into him asking for a puff, which turned into sharing a joint every so often, to kissing against tree bark in the dark, to sleeping in the same bed at night.
you never verbalized your relationship, never put a label on it, but everyone just kinda knew. and that was fine. they knew when your shirt buttons were undone, hair messy and eyes glazed, that it wasn’t just dope. they knew when daryl was late to the watchtower, disheveled and quiet, that he hadn’t ‘overslept.’
the two of you standing together was nearly comical. a skinny little stoner next to the beefy redneck was like a coming-of-age movie, especially knowing behind closed doors, you two were all over each other.
“smokin’ again?” daryl grumbled as he entered the house, setting his knife on the counter.
“so?” you replied, taking a nice, long inhale as you leaned back in the recliner.
daryl’s eyes dilated, shaking his head. he would never say it, but he sounded judgmental to hide the way his stomach flipped. you looked so damn good like that. “nothin’. jus’ askin’.”
“want some?” you raised the blunt.
“nah,” daryl stalked over, slipping his vest off. “jus’ you.”
he leaned in, gripping your jaw tight and kissing you sloppily. he was no flirt, didn’t know how to be romantic, but you didn’t mind. those rough lips made up for it.
“fine by me,” you mumbled against his mouth, stubbing out the joint quickly.
oh, how daryl loved the taste of smoke on your tongue. he’d never admit it, always teasing you for being some ‘junkie hippie,’ but he liked it. he wished he could be like you, all wild and laid back, as if the world wasn’t constantly testing them.
“gimme,” daryl grunted, pulling you closer by your belt. “off.”
he was like a caveman, one word sentences, all grunts and groans. but that was okay, too. you knew what he meant.
a/n: did u rly think i wouldn’t bring it back? i’ll link back to this with his overly affectionate bf <3