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1. When the Bullet Missed by TheCozyKirin

   Fandoms: The Walking Dead (TV), bethyl - Fandom  

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   23 Oct 2025

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Daryl Dixon/Beth Greene
   • Daryl Dixon & Beth Greene
   • Daryl Dixon
   • Beth Greene
   • Rick Grimes
   • Michonne (Walking Dead)
   • Sasha Williams (Walking Dead)
   • Carol Peletier
   • Carl Grimes
   • Noah | Grady Memorial Ward (Walking Dead)
   • Dawn Lerner
   • Officer Sheperd
   • Maggie Greene
   • Glenn Rhee
   • Eugene Porter
   • Rosita Espinosa
   • Tara Chambler
   • Abraham Ford
   • Negan Smith
   • Deanna Monroe
   • Spencer Monroe (Walking Dead)
   • Aiden Monroe
   • Judith Grimes
   • Slow Burn
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • What if Beth lived?
   • bethyl
   • Rick has big dad energy
   • age gap
   • Unplanned Pregnancy
   • Protective Daryl Dixon
   • Fluff and Angst
   • Domestic Bliss
   • Implied Sexual Content
   • Implied/Referenced Sexual Assault
   • Angst
   • Romantic Fluff
   • Beth Greene Lives (Walking Dead)
   • Beth Greene Deserves Better (Walking Dead)
   • Protective Rick Grimes
   • Daryl Dixon/Beth Greene Fluff
   • Daryl Dixon Needs a Hug
   • Rick Grimes Needs a Hug
   • Beth Greene Sings (Walking Dead)
   • Parents Daryl Dixon & Beth Greene
   • Daryl Dixon & Carol Peletier Friendship
   • Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
   • Minor Maggie Greene/Glenn Rhee
   • Minor Rick Grimes/Michonne
   • Protective Maggie Greene
   • Guilty Maggie Rhee
   • Pregnant Beth Greene (Walking Dead)
   • Amputation
   • Canonical Character Death
   • Carl Grimes Lives
   • Childbirth
   • Like an 8 or 9 year age gap
   • Violence Against Walkers (Walking Dead)
   • Violence against pregnant characters
   • Blood and Violence

   Summary

   When the Bullet Missed rewrites The Walking Dead from Season 5 onward, beginning with Beth’s survival and the fragile, tender bond that grows between her and Daryl Dixon. From the road to Alexandria, through the walls of supposed safety, and into the shadow of Negan’s reign, Beth and Daryl navigate love, loss, and fight to build a family in a world determined to break them.

   Series

   • Part 1 of When the Bullet Missed

   Language:

   English

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