𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐚 𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐲
⤷ gender neutral, ambiguous race, and any size reader. Requests are open, thank you for reading!
a/n: I know I did this with the Narnia characters but this is such a cute idea and I love the thought of someone giving Daryl a pretty rock...oh and some are gemstone rocks, others are just rocks from the ground that look cool or have a nice design
Warnings: swears (I like swearing)
ᴹᵃˢᵗᵉʳˡᶤˢᵗ
𝑺𝑭𝑾🌿
𝐆𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐧
・You had been on a run when you came across a spiritual shop.
・One of those businesses full of gemstones
・For some reason, you stopped and looked at all the options (not many people thought rocks would be important nor useful in an apocolypse)
・Each section had its name and meaning written underneath
・Your eyes gravitated to the Labradorite basket. Picking one up, you moved it back and forth, watching it shine with the movement.
・The meaning was, ‘creates a shield for auras and protects against negativity of the world,’.
“Fucking perfect,” you said chuckling.
・When you approach Glenn, you almost had a shiteating grin. You knew he would like it on some level, but you just wanted to tell him the meaning behind it.
・When you gave it to him, he had the widest smile but not without a quirked eyebrow
“Got it on the run,” you said with a smile, “watch this.”
・You held it to the sunlight and moved it as you had in the store, showing him how it shone.
・Glenn was elated. Not by the gift itself, but the fact that you were thinking about him.
・Now, he keeps it with him always. Even though you got it because it reminded you of him, he sees it as an extension of you.
・Having you close, even if it isn’t you physically; it’s what helps him carry on -
・Having tokens of the people he loves, especially when he’s in dangerous situations. It reminds him to keep fighting. To keep holding on.
𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐡
・You had been looking around on the farm, searching for something new to focus on, when you found on oddly shaped rock.
・Turning it around, you realised it was a heart, not a perfect one, but one nonetheless
・It gave you a burt of excitement; something fun to show the person you loved the most
・Running back inside, you quickly found Beth, who had been talking with Lori
・You waited until they were finished, an eager smile on your lips as you held both hands behind your back
・When you presented it to Beth she was equally as excited to receive it as you were to give it
・She got it straight away, not even having to turn it around to see its true shape
・Looking at you, she wrapped you in her arms and gave you a squeeze
“Thank you,” she whispered and kissed your cheek
・Tried ages to somehow make a necklace for it. Spent days wrapping thread around it only for it to always fail
・It wasn’t until Carol looped the string over and over again, threading this way and that, creating a holding for the stone heart to sit in
・When it was done, Beth ran to show you
𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐤
・You were on a run with Daryl and found this science store. Your curiosity got the best of you, and inside were cabinets full of old history
・An idea came to mind and you found the one that possessed items from Neanderthal times (allegadely).
・Inside was a rock that recorded one of the first thumb prints in America
・It made you smile - the irony of it. Because how did the world end up like this?
・Using your bat to smash the glass, you grabbed the rock and pocketed it. With Daryl waiting outside, you jumped onto his bike off you two went, with Walkers limping toward the sudden sound
・When you got back to camp, you slumped next to Rick and gave him the rock
“I thought one of the last people alive should have something of one of the first’s.”
・That felt like a shot to the heart for Rick
・He got the humour of it. But you didn’t expect for his eyes to gloss over
“Hey, hey,” you cooed, placing an arm on his shoulder. “I didn’t know you loved science so much-”
𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐞
・You had all been on the road for a while, trying to find some sort of shelter
・Everyone was in low spirits, and not even you could lift them. It took too much energy.
・You went off with Maggie to find something for everyone to eat, or a lead on some shelter or water
・Maybe it was delirium, or the fact that you wanted to cheer Maggie up. But you found a near perfect sphere of a rock
“Wow, look at this,” with a lot of effort, you bent down and picked up the stone.
・There were no cracks, or chips. It was fully round besides one side where it looked to have caved in a little
・With your best British accent, you bowed low to Maggie and said,” a most expensive present for the most dazzling woman alive,.”
・That comment brought out the smallest of smiles - but it was better than nothing
・You presented it to her and she took it with a raised brow
“And what am I supposed to do with it?” She said a ad mockingly
“Cherish it, my love,” you said and gave her a kiss
𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐲𝐥
・You had gotten closer to Daryl over time. So close that where one went, the other wasn’t far behind
・And in your possession was a rose quartz that your best friend had given to you man years ago.
・You still cherished the pink piece of stone, a reminder that there was a before
・One night when neither you or Daryl could sleep, you walked over to him and sat down. Neither of you saying anything you held out your hand with the stone in it
“For you,” was all you said
・King of “Huh?”
・Didn’t want to take it at first
・But nodded his head and thanked you after you explained why you wanted him to have it
“I still don’t think I should have it, Y/N,” he whispered
“But I want you to have it. It’s like having a little piece of me...”
・It took only that, because he did take it
・And now he always has it in his pocket, even when he sleeps (if it’s bothering him, he’ll just sleep in a different position)
・He nearly goes crazy if he can’t find it anywhere too
・Daryl knew how much it meant to you. It was a tie to that era in your life. Rememberance of your friends and family.
・So now he cherished it. In such an intense way that it was now apart of his image.
𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥
・You hadn’t found it on a run, or doing anything important
・You just happened across it, in an abandoned pack (a walker had been nearby though, so you put two and two together)
・Rummaging through, you found a few useful items like dog food, deodorant, panadol, bandaids, moisturisor, but then something caught your eye.
・At the bottom of the bag was another bag - a makeup one. Mixed in with the concealer and lipstick was half a geode. One of the most beautiful things you had seen in a while
・Lugging the backpack back to the group, you asked where Carol was and left the pack with everyone else
・You were so excited to show Carol the geode you had found. Maybe it had been given as a gift before the Walkers began, but you found it nonetheless
・It was only one half of the geode, but it was layered with shimmering crystal. A piece of beauty in such a rotting world
・Her response was so tender
・Even the way she held out her hand was like it could fall to pieces
“Oh it’s lovely-”
・And you couldn’t help but smile. Well, you beamed basically.
“I thought you should have something as beautiful as you are.”
・She scoffed and lightly whacked your arm
𝐍𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐧
・You had met Negan after the events of his war against Rick.
・There was a group you had been travelling with, but you were attacked by a swarm of walkers and somehow only you survived
・He found you one day and you’ve been inseparable since
・It didn’t take long for Negan to get to know you; you were an open book. Even if before the apocolypse you were closed off; now you couldn’t help but try to make relationships with people. You knew that if they turned on you - their sympathy would bare them from doing anything too horrible... well that’s what you had learned watching a True Crime show before the walkers
・Some days were more difficult then others, and you could see that something lay heavy within Negan
・He barely spoke about himself, but from you did know, you understood that at times you had to become someone else to survive
・Thinking it could cheer him up somehow, you went to the nearby creek and searched for a unique looking rock or pebble
・Finding one, that was completely smooth on both sides, you decided that this one would be perfect
・Running back to camp, you told him to close his eyes and hold out his hands. Doing so, you placed the stone in his calloused palms
・Immediately asks, “what’s this?” when he opened his eyes
・You shrugged and explained.
“I thought it looked cool, since it’s completely smooth. Kinda like one of those toys you have to calm a person down-”
“You’re right, it does look cool sweetheart,” (will go along with anything you say)
・From then on he always has it on or near him
・Is usually seen chucking it up in the air and catching it. Or when he’s very stressed, he’ll roll it around in his hand















