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1. I'm Grieving a Ghost, Darlin' by hollanovsboyfriend

   Fandoms: The Walking Dead (TV)  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   17 Jul 2026

   Tags

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   • Daryl Dixon/Rick Grimes
   • Rick Grimes/Michonne (past)
   • Daryl Dixon
   • Rick Grimes
   • Judith Grimes
   • Carl Grimes
   • Michonne (Walking Dead)
   • Walking Dead Characters
   • Siddiq (Walking Dead)
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • soul swapping
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Angst
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • I promise
   • Just wait pls
   • Eventual Smut
   • Alexandria Safe-Zone (Walking Dead)
   • family unit
   • Rickyl
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
   • Slow Burn
   • Im serious its slow
   • slightly OOC
   • Soft Daryl Dixon
   • Sweet Daryl Dixon
   • Protective Daryl Dixon
   • Trans Daryl Dixon
   • Married Rick Grimes/Daryl Dixon
   • Psychological Angst
   • Emotional Terror
   • Grief/Mourning
   • Identity Crisis
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • imposter syndrome
   • Guilt
   • Marital Tension
   • Devastated Rick Grimes
   • Observant Daryl Dixon
   • tracker Daryl dixon
   • Guarded Daryl Dixon
   • Miscommunication
   • Tactile grounding
   • Freezing Up
   • flinching
   • Medical Clinic Scene
   • Heavy eye contact
   • Secrets
   • Lies

   Summary

   He has everything he ever fought for—safety, his children, a thriving community—but the cost is a love he doesn't remember.

   OR

   Alternate Universe in which Rick is sent to a Universe where he is married to Daryl, but he's only used to being married to Michonne. Thus begins a problem for the both of them, for different reasons.

   This will be Hurt/Comfort. I can't live without my comfort, so trust me when I say it will hurt for now but there WILL be comfort coming!

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   11,314

   Chapters:

   5/?

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