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Welcome to the Hello Hardrive. I'm a mega Walking Dead Fan, Caryl Shipper, Richonne Shipper and Beth Fan. I post spoilers and tag them #twdspoilers until Wednesday after the new episode airs. Drop me a line and talk to me!

[thebookofcarol]

not the platonic looks, the platonic flirty shoulder, and the mysterious platonic hand placement. season 3, the book of platonics.

[heller-castiel]

see. i love daryl and carol because it’s all “bad ass angry man” and “soft spoken quiet woman” and you’re like cool gender norms. and then carol pulls out a grenade launcher

[ninelives2]

Happy 11th birthday, Nine Lives!

From our "about us" page -

Nine Lives was created at the start of 2014 as a safe-haven for Caryl fans to find fantastic fanfiction.

When Nine Lives was first conceived, the Caryl fandom had been on the go for over two years, growing with each passing season of The Walking Dead, and moments of deliciousness between Daryl and Carol. However, the infamous "slow-burn" of their relationship was driving many to frustration and people sought out the comfort of fanfiction to fill in the blanks or advance the story at a faster pace.

As the amount of readers and writers grew, so did the desire to have a Caryl-only spot to read these glorious texts. This was especially true as other ships started to arise in the fandom; ships that a Caryl fan may accidentally stumble on whilst reading what they thought, or hoped, was a Caryl fic. Things got heated and many started to become discouraged. It was in order to prevent this happening, and to create a community and haven for the Caryl fans, that Megan (Ravenesque, formerly Peta2), Fairies Masquerade and Atoizzard got together to create Nine Lives. Thanks to Megan's experience and influence in the Spuffy fandom, Susan from the Spuffy Archive Elysian Fields kindly agreed to host Nine Lives on their server.

So in January 2014, Nine Lives went live.

In the years since Nine Lives opened, it has grown tremendously and changed a lot. However, one thing remains the same and that is the ethos behind the site. Nine Lives is the place where Caryl fans can come to enjoy (or post) the best that Caryl and McReedus fanfiction has to offer. It is a community where readers and writers are here to support and encourage their fellow Carylers, and help us all get the best experience out of this ride we call fandom. Be it multi-chapter AUs, fluffy drabbles, angsty post-episode fics or wild and crazy smut, here your every desire for Caryl (and McReedus) can be explored and delighted in with like-minded fans.

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We managed to miss celebrating our 10th anniversary last January! But as ever, we sincerely appreciate the readers and authors who continue to contribute to our little corner of the fandom universe and hope to celebrate many more years together.

Caryl on!

[queenofthudamned]

Nine Lives is the best. It's so user friendly. I have a hard time finding Caryl fics on the other sites. I also love not having to wade through other ships to find Caryl. Thanks to all who make this possible, and thanks to all the Caryl fanfic writers. We have the most talented writers of any fandom hands down.

[sparksflamesembersashes]

Still the best go-to for Caryl fiction.

[thehellohardrive]

I remember finding a fic where Daryl had a dog named Bacon and I think about it all the time. I’m finally watching the final seasons of twd and I’m convinced that the writers were on tumblr. So many wonderful fics I bet inspired the dynamics of the last few seasons. I love it!

[stickysunny-v]

[onlyxmcbride]

sigh

[fallen-in-love-suggestion]

There’s something about your smile that makes me want to smile too

[zainapbaraketcaryl]

Happiness is real ❤

[thewalkingcaps]

[thehellohardrive]

I love her hat! I want to make it!

[michonnegrimes]

Rapid Fire Questions with Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira - part 2

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[vmisstuff]

reblog, if you’ve watched a movie, just because your favourite actor has a role in there

[thewalkingdead-fanuk]

Mew promotional photos for Season 9

[thehellohardrive]

my babies!

[msmarvel]

My top three feminist exploitations of male-default language. (Insp)

[bob-belcher]

happy international women’s day!

[emiliusthegreat]

I woud like to add:

[fine-eyes]

NORTH AND SOUTH 2004 _ TEXTPOSTS

3/?

[thehellohardrive]

Oh my gosh! YES!

[bellapasionada]

Tell me again that Daryl doesn’t love Carol in “that” way

[ithinkimightveinhaledyou]

Okay, let's look at the facts, shall we? The whole fake relationship was his idea, you came up with a no-kissing rule, you're trying to break up with him, and you're carb-loading with a gay man while he's probably waiting in the hot tub. So I'd say if anyone stupidly fell for someone who doesn't like them back, it's not you. It's Kavinsky.

[thewalkingdead-fanuk]

Norman reedus for c net // photos by mark mann

[dolphinsmooth9-deactivated20190]

“Since our characters are being more stingy with their bullets this year, we wanted to make sure Daryl had a good secondary weapon for hand-to-hand fighting [a crossbow is difficult to reload, so it’s not good for quick combat]. Norman helped to custom design a pair of knives that he can use for two-handed combat. They’re saw-backed Bowie knives with finger rings that allow you to quickly twirl the knives into different positions [you can grip them in either direction].” - Angela Kang

[dolphinsmooth9-deactivated20190]

NEW! Melissa McBride (Carol Peletier) | Season 9 “A New World Is Coming”

“Badass Carol is facing off with a new character. Keen-eyed viewers may have recognized Rhys Coiro in the trailer — a terrific actor playing the Savior ‘Jed’ this season. Melissa and I talked about Carol’s wardrobe at the start of the season and she said she really loves wearing men’s button down shirts — that’s when she feels the most quintessentially ‘Carol.’ And the new necklace is a tribute to her daughter Sophia. Melissa carried around a hair bauble of Sophia’s for years in her pockets and we thought it’d be interesting to make a piece of ‘memorial jewelry’ out of it.” - Angela Kang