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Daryl Dixon x NB!Reader (afab, plus-size) 🏹 Daryl x Reader x Rick 🛡️

The Cop and the Criminal - Chapter 11

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Summary: Lazy Friday. This chapter contains: Nudity, mentions of child abuse Word count: 2.5K Note: This chapter is a bit different from the others. Not much plot happening, just some domesticity and slice of life moments. I typically like all my chapters to propel the story in a significant way, but I also enjoy writing about simple things that make up a life. Let me know if you enjoy these slow moments!

You laid on the couch with Daryl. He had his back against the armrest and you sat between his legs.

You sighed happily. “Just think: we get to do this for the next two days.”

“Mmmhmm,” Daryl mumbled, holding you close. "'m gonna need something' ta eat 'fore I hike yer skirt back up. Ya still got that delivery shit on yer phone?"

You sat up, full of excitement. Daryl leaned forward, keeping you in his arms.

“No delivery today,” you announced. “I’m making dinner!”

Daryl nuzzled your cheek. “Didn’ know ya could cook. Yer full’a surprises, a’int’cha.”

You wiggled in his grasp trying to stand up. Once you were free, you smiled at him. “Good surprises, I hope.”

Daryl stood up, too, then put his arms around you until his hands were palming your ass again. “Mmmhmm, real good.”

“Don’t get me wound up again. You said you were hungry.” You slipped away from his hold, reaching for the remote to your smart-tv and your glasses. You put your glasses on and handed him the remote. “You stay here. Watch whatever you want while I’m gone.”

However, by the time you were in the other room, Daryl was again at your back, large hands sliding around your hips.

His voice rumbled in your ear. “What for? I missed ya somethin’ awful--I wanna talk to ya.”

Reaching for your apron, you tried to put some distance between the two of you, but Daryl stayed close. You turned to face him. “My kitchen, my rules, Dixon. You’re too handsy to be in here when I’m cooking.”

He traced your neckline with his nose and kissed your sensitive skin. “Why doncha jus’ order some Chinese or somethin’?”

Pushing him away, you replied, “Because I have been planning this meal all week, and I want to make it. For you. Okay?” You did your best to stare him down, but that was hard to do when you had to strain your neck to look up at him.

“Fer me?” he murmured, eyes narrowed.

“Yes, ‘fer’ you. Now get.” You slapped him gently with your Hannibal apron and started putting it on. Screen-printed on the front of the garment was Mads Mikkelson, as Hannibal Lecter, holding a butcher knife that dripped blood. The blood droplets went on to form the words. “Kiss the Cook,” in an unsettling blood-red print.

Daryl grunted at you and backed up a few steps, looking you up and down. “Whatcha gonna fry up?” The corner of his mouth lifted slightly.

You stared at him, refusing to be distracted by his handsome face. “You, if you don’t get out of here!”

He threw up his hands in surrender and backed out of the room.

Taking a deep breath, you opened the fridge and got to work.

Daryl sighed as he sat down on your couch. The furniture, the room, it was all much more cozy and welcoming than he remembered, but he had spent the last week sitting in a folding chair and sleeping on the floor. Your apartment was so much more inviting than the house he’d been working on. The couch he sat on had a couple of throw pillows, as did the two chairs, and knitted afghans were draped over the back of each piece of furniture. He noticed lace curtains, dark violet, almost black, hung over the windows, and that you also had black-out curtains currently drawn back. Hopefully those let you sleep in when you needed it. Daryl didn’t want you getting too tired or worn out from your busy days.

Almost subconsciously he took in the details of the room, noting colors and decor that you’d added. Later, he might be able to recall them so that the house he would share with you could feel just as cozy and warm as your apartment did right now.

With the remote, Daryl “woke up” the TV and put on a documentary series about crab fishermen. It was a series he liked to watch when it was on. The hardened determination of the boat captains and the perseverance of the crew were all things Daryl could relate to. However, after the opening theme played, Daryl’s eyes started drooping. It wasn’t long after until he found himself slumping deeper into the couch. A moment later, his unshod feet were up on the cushion, his legs stretching to the other end. A dark teal afghan was nearby, and soon he covered himself with it. The blanket smelled just like you, and the couch smelled like you both. Just as the soft yarn of the afghan soothed his skin, the intermingling of your scents wrapped around his soul, lulling him into a carefree slumber.

In the kitchen you finished plating. You knew Daryl probably wouldn’t mind a less than perfect plate of food, but you wanted him to feel special, wanted this evening to be special. For both of you.

Satisfied with the arrangement of the food, you opened the freezer and took out the two beer mugs that had been frosting in there most of the day. You filled each with beer. Then, you balanced the plates and mugs and carried everything to the living room.

An episode of The Deadliest Catch was nearing its end, and you absently wondered if you should put on a John Coltrane album or something by Miles Davis. However, once you fully entered the room, the sight of Daryl asleep on your couch took your breath away. You quietly set the plates and mugs on the coffee table, dinner momentarily forgotten as you watched your mate.

You were captivated by the steady rise and fall of his chest beneath one of your first knitting projects. When you looked at the teal blanket, you saw every imperfection, yet the afghan was dear to you. You remembered clearly knitting it, hours upon hours. Woven into the yarn were memories. To see Daryl wrapped up in it, the edge of the blanket tucked under his chin, filled you with a sense of comfort and belonging.

This was the first time you saw Daryl entirely relaxed. No tension in his brow or jaw, no scowl upon his mouth. His lips parted slightly with each exhale, steady and slow. That Daryl, your fierce alpha, could relax so fully in your cozy apartment had you proud and full of adoration for the man in your living room.

You sank into the nearby chair and watched him for a little longer. Eventually you succumbed to your hunger and quietly ate your dinner. Afterwards, you put away Daryl’s plate, and drank his beer. Whenever he finished with his nap, you’d serve it all to him again.

In the meantime, you put on an episode of Survivorman. Les Stroud was fascinating to watch. You’d never had a desire to try your hand at wilderness survival, but the problem solving skills, the ingenuity, always sparked your insatiable need to learn. Although your chosen field was anthropology, all aspects of life intrigued you. From the symmetry and balance of plate tectonics to the predictable rhythm of a Shakespearean sonnet. The world humans lived in, and the way humankind navigated it, was always fascinating.

Keeping the tv on a low volume, you quietly took out your current knitting project: a scarf. It was striped, somewhat, with the main color in big blocks of 10 rows, separated with a contrasting color of single rows in between each block. The large blocks were the exact blue of Daryl’s eyes; the contrasting color matched your own. The scarf was coming along nicely and fairly quickly. You carried it around with you everywhere, using a spare moment here and there to work a few stitches or a few rows. You could only make it when Daryl wasn’t nearby. So it was vital that you finished his gift before he finished his work on the house.

Taking a pair of unused bamboo needles from your knitting kit, you carefully transferred your project from your metal needles to the wooden ones. The bamboo needles slowed your work significantly, as they were of a slightly tougher texture, however, they did not clang with each stitch. You had other gifts to make that others couldn’t see. Ro would get a knitted beanie along with some matching fingerless gloves. You thought of knitting Merle a chunky sweater. You could do it if the yarn was thick enough and the needles large enough. Of course, you would never make Daryl a sweater. The boyfriend curse loomed too large in your mind to even contemplate such a project.

As evening melted into night, without Daryl not so much as stirring, you realized how tired he must be. Had he been working too hard? Not sleeping well? You had some trouble sleeping, yourself. Waking in the middle of the night, overwhelmed with a phantom loneliness, an ache inside that you’d not felt before meeting Daryl. You often had to cover up with his denim jacket, clutching to it like it were your mate. Did Daryl have the same trouble sleeping without you?

Your eyes stung at the thought. You wanted only good things for Daryl, a steady job that was gratifying but not taxing, a cozy and safe place to sleep at night, and dreams filled with hope and laughter. Soon that would happen. Soon you’d fall asleep beside him every night, and maybe Daryl looked forward to that time as much as you did.

When Daryl woke up, the apartment was still and quiet. Were it not for the campus lights shining brightly outside your window, he might have forgotten where he was. He sat up and checked the time on his phone and saw it was just after 3 A.M. Guilt came swiftly, as did regret. He’d slept away the whole evening and half the night, wasting time alone on the couch instead of spending it cuddling (or fucking) you.

Blinking the sleep from his eyes, he saw you’d left him a message telling him his food was in the fridge and to come to bed if he wanted.

As if on cue, his stomach rumbled and he made his way into the kitchen.

After eating the plate of food (each bite was more delicious than the last), he quietly washed his plate and utensils.

In the bedroom you were asleep on the bed with the soft light from a table lamp shining next to you. You still had your glasses on, and they sat crookedly. Slowly he removed them and set them on the bedside table before watching you again.

You were on top of the covers, curled up beneath another afghan and his denim jacket. His heart pounded fiercely; he found the sight both soothing and scintillating. A comfort to see you nestled so, yet despair that he was not beside you.

The day’s stink and labor clung to him, so he resolved to take a quick shower before joining you. He wanted to sleep skin-to-skin, no barriers between you, aside from his unbuttoned shirt. He’d happily pass the entire weekend like that, with your naked body pressed against him.

The sound of the shower woke you up, and rather than be annoyed at the sound, a grin formed on your face. You hurriedly rid yourself of your tshirt and scrambled to the bathroom, eager to join your mate under the hot water and touch every bit of him with a soapy sponge.

You walked into the bathroom and pulled back the shower curtain just enough to poke your head in.

“Boo!” you announced, giggling.

Your laughter ceased abruptly when your eyes landed on Daryl’s back. You gasped, stepping into the shower/tub combo. As you did, Daryl turned swiftly around, nearly slipping on the wet porcelain until you steadied him.

“Daryl,” you half-whispered, touching his chest. “What happened?”

Daryl tried to back away from you, holding a washcloth in one fist, but there was nowhere for him to go.

His eyes were frantic, as if he were caught by something (or someone) intent on hurting him.

“Alpha,” you soothed, reaching for his face and cupping his cheek. “It’s just me, just us.”

He blinked at you, droplets of water sticking to the ends of his eyelashes, making him even more alluring.

“‘S nothin’,” he murmured. “‘Ya caught my shadow is all.”

“I just wanted to surprise you.”

“Ya--ya ain’t s’pposed ta see me like this.”

Tears pricked the corner of your eyes. “Naked? Wet? I’m your true mate, aren’t I? Why would you hide from me?”

Daryl huffed. His frantic expression changed into a blank look. Without turning around, he shut off the water and stepped out of the shower, avoiding your eyes.

You followed him out, and you both stood silently, dripping on the rug. You watched Daryl reaching backward for a towel, almost adamant you not see him fully.

Your skin slick from the water, you cornered him, pressing your body into his and throwing your arms around him. Your tears joined the water dripping from your wet hair. “Please don’t hide from me, love,” you begged. “I care for all of you, not parts of you.”

Daryl let out a shuddering breath. A few seconds passed, and he gave up his search for a towel and reached for you instead.

He kissed you, holding tightly to your jaw with both hands, molding his lips to yours until you almost melted to the floor with the passion of his kiss. He pulled away enough to look down into your eyes. Then, he lifted your arms away from his middle, and he turned around.

You traced the scars with a finger, touching each one. As you did this, you found it alarmingly easy to imagine the pain they’d caused, even though you’d never experienced anything like it. Was that due to your connection? Even without you being claimed and wearing his mark?

Daryl’s breathing slowed, and he held himself still. Eventually, he spoke.

“I was young, prolly ‘bout fourteen. Not tall ‘nough ta look tha’ ol’ man in ‘is eyes. Merle was long gone--Marines took ‘im. Jus’ me an’ my old man. No one else ta hit but me.”

You kissed his back and smoothed your hands over the toned muscles there. “What about your mom?”

“She took the easy way out.”

It took a moment before you understood. Suicide.

Daryl grabbed a towel and put it around you. ”Jus’ don’ tell Merle.”

“Merle doesn’t know?”

Daryl shook his head, causing his wet hair to hang over his eyes.

You put a hand on his chest. “It’s nothing to be ashamed of.”

He put his hand over yours, gazing at you through the tendrils of his wet hair. “He’ll blame himself.” Daryl took a deep breath. “A’int his fault. Couldn’t’ve been.”

You didn’t quite understand but you whispered, “Okay,” and put your forehead in the crook of his shoulder. “I promise.”

Daryl used his free hand to lift your chin so you were looking at him. “I know I ain’t much to look at, not like this. I’d get if ya don’ wan’ me no more. “

“Daryl,” you gasped, tears pricking your eyes. “I think you’re gorgeous. I have since I first saw you. You have the most beautiful eyes, and you’re so strong. Look at all these muscles.” You grinned and ran your hands along his arms. Noticing a blush on his ears and creeping up his chest, you went on. “Everything about you I find wonderful, beautiful, including what I just saw tonight. You’re my mate, Alpha. Nothing could stop me from wanting you.”

He turned again, now facing you with a towel in his hand. He wrapped you in it and lifted you off the floor.

He carried you to the bedroom and put you down near the bed, drying you off before taking the towel to himself and tossing it to the side.

You both got into bed. Daryl leaned with his back against the headboard and you kneeled next to him.

“I want to have your pups,” you said, watching him. “I’ve always wanted a pack, a family, Daryl. Something to be part of, with a mate and pups to love. I was all alone growing up, and it sounds like you were, too, at least some of the time. As long as we’re together, neither one of us will be alone again.”

You lay down beside him, resting your head on his chest to hear his heartbeat in your ear.

“It really don’t bother ya?” He whispered, tracing a finger behind your ear.

You peered over at him. “No, Alpha. To me, you are strong; you’re perfect. Made for me.”

“Yer perfect, too, Bubbie.” Daryl whispered, holding you close and pulling the covers over you. He kissed your forehead and pressed you tightly against him.

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ubaid214 · 26 days

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staciegirl78 · 3 months

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I turned 45 in early December. My bedroom TV was needing replaced. I previous had an Insignia fire edition TV from Best buy. I had it a long time and some of the apps were starting to not be compatible because the TV was so old. It also didn't have enough external storage and it had stopped receiving updates. I was shopping for tvs around black Friday. I had been looking for a long time. At first I purchased an Element Xumo TV on a Cyber Monday sale. That tv had a lot of issues and it was out of stock when I needed to return it. I had chosen that tv because it was 50" and my previous TV was 43". I didn't have room for much bigger than that. So when I returned it.... Most of the tvs that had been on sale for black Friday and cyber Monday were sold out or the price had gone up. I noticed the TCL Google tvs had the price stay down. My first smart TV was when TCL first came out with Roku tvs many years ago and I felt like that TV didn't last that long. That was the main reason I hadn't bought a TCL TV after that. I had used a plug on for my old TV that had Google Chromecast on it and I liked it. That was the only way I could use my old tv. So Sam's Club, Best Buy, and Target all had the tv I bought for the same price. My mom has a Sam's Club membership so I ordered a TV on her account with my debit card. The main reason I chose them....it had the longest return policy of the 3 and we go to Sam's Club at least once a month in a nearby city and I could return it there if need be. Here is the TV I bought (43"):

My only big issue was the sound wasn't that great despite all the reviews saying that people were using it without a sound bar and it still sounded great. My old TV didn't need a sound bar and I didn't have a sound bar. I was trying to keep the cost down. I noticed Amazon was having a sale on sound bars so I thought I would read the reviews and get the cheapest one I could that didn't have horrible reviews. There were 2 choices and they were the same brand. One was 30ish dollars and the other one was 40ish dollars. I went with the cheaper one. People seemed to like it better anyhow. At first I didn't know how to hook it up and get it to work. I looked at the instructions and I still didn't know. I found sound help about it online. It's great despite the lower cost. You should check out this brand (Saiyin) if you need a lower cost sound bar. Here is the one I bought:

Next I needed a new coaxial cable because mine was in horrible shape. We use an outside antenna. It's mostly just for watching local broadcasts from Springfield, Missouri in case of a tornado. I just replaced the coaxial cable. I bought this one from amazon. It's way more solid than my old one. For a little more I could have gotten the same brand with L shaped ends. I didn't notice that before. You can buy this cable in all different lengths and they have a weatherproof version also. Here is the one I bought. You can see the brand if you need a solid coaxial cable at a good price:

Next my Ethernet cable was old and the ends started to look bad. It was getting loose and falling out. I bought a new cable. This one was also really solid and a good price on amazon. It comes in many colors and every color is in all different lengths. I was going to get yellow or some color that shows up well but I went with purple instead. I noticed this brand has a variety of cables on Amazon. Here is the one I got and it's a cat 8 which was an upgrade for me:

Last but not least.... I always lose my remotes. They fall between my bed and the wall or wherever. I bought a second remote so I would have a backup and I bought glow in the dark protective cover for them. I found the glow in the dark cover on Amazon. Sikai was the better of the 2 that I bought but shipping was slow. They also had other colors available. Here it is:

My only other thing I wanted was to get a TV that was future proof with the tuner. Unfortunately there aren't many tvs available with the newer ATSC 3.0 Nextgen tv tuners built in.... Especially at the smaller size. This tv didn't have the newer tuner and I knew that when I bought it. It was also a little under $200 and tvs with the new tuner are much higher. It might not be necessary to have the newer tuner for antenna tv. I might have this TV for before I need it anyhow. They do sell external atsc 3.0/nextgen tv tuners but the cost is the same as the tv or higher in the few models out there. They do however have a DVR storage kind of similar to the Tablo device that my mom uses. I'm going to wait until newer comes come out and maybe the price goes down. That of I buy it at all.

At my house we are getting our TV service right now with YouTube tv. My brother lives here and he is a subscriber. We all have profiles on there. It has a lot of the channels and most of the broadcast stuff I would watch and some cable channels. It also includes an unlimited amount that you can record or have in your library. The only issue is it runs a minute or so behind so it's not helpful if there is local tornado coverage. That's why I still use an antenna.

So YouTube TV doesn't have a few channels I watch so I subscribe to the FRNDLY TV app. At first Youtube TV didn't have the Hallmark channel and I watch When Calls the Heart. Now YouTube tv has the Hallmark channels. FRNDLY still has a variety of channels that we don't get on my brother's YouTube tv package... I watch GAC Family, The History Channel, A&E, Lifetime Movies and others on FRNDLY. I do a yearly subscription and it's very inexpensive for a streaming app with live channels and the ability to record the shows. I had to cancel all the other streaming channels I had because I don't have a job right now. My brother subscribes to all the major streaming apps and they are signed into the living room TV. I have some of the logged in on my TV and tablet and such but some of the services have restrictions on how many devices can be logged in or about password sharing. My brother and I live in the same house so it should be different than sharing between like a parent and a child or with a spouse or something.

Note: We need to replace the outside antenna. We've had this one 9 or 10 years and it gets a lot of wind and such at it. We saw one we might get in Amazon and we want to replace the pole that it's ok. We run a really long coaxial cable from it that goes to the basement where there is a coaxial splitter (it also maybe needs replaced).… So we staying run a coaxial cable from it to the kitchen for the kitchen tv and the living room for the living room TV and one to 2 of the 3 bedrooms. The coaxial that goes to my brother's bedroom broke but he doesn't watch antenna tv anymore. He only plays video games on his tv. He watches all the streaming channels but he mostly does that on his iPad. So there isn't a good way to run a coaxial cable to my bedroom so far. I put a 2 way splitter at the living room TV and I run my coaxial cable to it. I know splitting weakens the signal but generally it has worked out for us. Now it's not so great even after adjusting the outside antenna. Al the other social cables may need replaced along with the antenna. We are going to wait a month or so before maybe doing that because of the cost and it will be nicer weather to put an antenna up hopefully. We can get everything we need from Amazon for 1 day delivery anyhow.

Something you can try. When my old TV couldn't update some of the app and it ran out of internal storage.... I found a cheap fix at Walmart. I decided to just go with a cheap streaming box and I found that they came out with a store brand ONN streaming box that had Google Chromecast on it. I had been wanting to try chromecast before I committed to buy a tv with it. All our smart TVs before had Roku or the old one I had in my bedroom before had Amazon Fire tv built in. This streaming box came out last spring or summer and it sells at Walmart in many stores and for shipping on their app for $19.99. It still works great. We have put it on the living room TV which is the next to get replaced because it's a Hisense Roku 2017 model. My mom doesn't like anything other than the Roku set up. She is almost 75 and she wants to stick with what she knows. Unfortunately there aren't as many brands that have Roku built in any more and they hardly come out. So far none of them have the newer tuner that we have seen. Hisense mostly makes tvs with Google Chromecast built in now from what we have seen.

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There have been a huge number of famous guest stars on Star Trek over the years, so we're going to take this season by season and then have a face-off between the most voted in each series. Basically a bracket, minus the planning :). Each poll will have the same criteria: 1) they must be famous before being on Star Trek, 2) they cannot be a titled main character, and 3) when I can't fit everyone in I'm using my best judgment.

Below the fold I'm including photos of their Star Trek roles and a couple of things that made them famous before appearing on Star Trek... which limited my options to 10 names per poll (you can only have 10 photos per post).

Here's one article about some TOS TV guest stars if you want to read more about these & other cameos!

Frank Gorshin as Bele (s3ep15 Let That Be Your Last Battlefield) Previously the Riddler on the 60's Batman & a standup comic who opened on the Sullivan show for the first US Beatles appearance.

2. Ted Cassidy as Ruk (s1ep9 What are Little Girls Made Of?). Previously the voice of the Martian (Angry Red Planet), and Lurch (The Addams Family)

3. Julie Newmar as Eleen (s2ep3 Friday's Child). Previously Catwoman on Batman, and the android titular Rhoda on My Living Doll (the character who inspired Seven of Nine's name)

4. Ricardo Montálban as Khan Noonien Singh (s1ep24 Space Seed & Star Trek II). Ricardo has a long career, starting with musicals and short films in the US in 1940-41. He moved home to care for his dying mother, and became a famous Mexican Movie star in the 40's, starring in over a dozen movies. In the late 40's he returned to the US, and US Hollywood. In 1949 he was the first Hispanic Person to appear on the cover of Life Magazine. He continued to star in many movies, TV shows, and Broadway productions leading up to his first TOS appearance.

5. Michael Dunn as Alexander (s3ep12 Plato's Stepchildren). Previously Dr. Miguelito Loveless on The Wild West and Mr Big on Get Smart. Also Considered by Gene Roddenberry for the role of "Spock" in the Star Trek pilot The Cage!

6. Lee Meriwether as Losira (s3ep16 That Which Survives). Previously 1955 Ms America, Catwoman on Batman, and Tracey, Anna Rojak on Mission Impossible.

7. John Larroquette as Maltz (Star Trek III). Previously Dan Fielding on Night Count, Dr Paul Herman on Doctor's Hospital, and Second Lieutenant Robert "Bob" Anderson on Baa Baa Black Sheep.

8. Christopher Lloyd as Kruge (Star Trek III). Previously Reverend Jim Ignatowski on Taxi (a character who cannonically loved Star Trek), Phillip Semenko on Cheers, and Taber in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

9. Madge Sinclair as Captain (Star Trek IV). Previously Nurse Ernestine on Trapper John MD, and Bell Reynolds in Roots. She was the first on-screen female captain in Star Trek. She later went on to play Geordi's mom in TNG - the 4th role in which she played Levar Burton's Mother.

10. Iman as Martia (Star Trek VI). Previously a supermodel, Cynthia in L.A. Story (alongside Sir Pat Stew), Nina Beka in No Way Out, Mariammo in Out of Africa, and Lois Blyth & Dakotah in Miami Vice.

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Best Black friday deal on amazon 2023

Best Black Friday Deals on Amazon in 2023

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