daryl-dixon-daydreams: You were awoken from a dead sleep by a little hand on your shoulder. It took
daryl-dixon-daydreams: You were awoken from a dead sleep by a little hand on your shoulder. It took quite a bit of effort to rouse yourself. “Hmm? Judith? What’s the matter, sweetie? Are you okay?” She was standing at your bedside with wide eyes. You leaned up on your elbow and rubbed the sleep from your eyes.“I had a nightmare,” she said, adjusting the teddy under her arm. “Well, we can’t have that, can we?” Rick was away on a run and you’d volunteered for Judith duty. “You want to sleep with me for a bit?”She nodded, but didn’t climb into your bed when you pulled the covers back. She still looked anxious. “What is it?”“Can we get Uncle Daryl too? That way I can sleep in the middle and I’ll be safe on both sides.”You stared at her and blinked a few times. “Well… umm—”“Please? You and Uncle Daryl are the best fighters I know besides daddy. And that way the monsters won’t be able to get me.”UGH. How could you refuse that? Daryl was going to have a surprise awakening. “Alright. Let’s go see if Uncle Daryl will help, too,” you said, swinging your legs over the edge of the bed and climbing to your feet. Judith immediately grabbed your hand as your feet hit the floor and was already tugging you through the house toward Daryl’s basement room. You stopped at the threshold and nudged her forward, leaning on the doorframe and watching as she padded over to his bedside. She reached up with both hands and grabbed onto his arm, shaking it back and forth.He startled and shot upright in bed, rubbing a hand over his face and then glancing at Judith. “Judith? Hey—s’matter? Ya alrigh’?” he drawled. You smiled at the heavy sound of sleep in his voice.“I had a nightmare,” she said, fiddling with the edge of Daryl’s blanket.“Alrigh’. Ya wanna climb up here?” he asked. No hesitation. You felt your heart melt a little.She shook her head. “No. Will you come up?” she pleaded.Daryl suddenly noticed you standing in the doorway and you cocked a half-smile at him. “Mmm,” he hummed, pressing his bottom lip in between his teeth and chewing it nervously. “You too?”“Yep,” you said. “She has a special request,” you explained, glad for the darkness as you felt your cheeks flush.“What’s that?” Daryl asked, looking down at the little girl who was still hanging onto his bedside.“Come up so I can sleep in the middle with Y/N on one side and you on the other so the monsters can’t get me.”Daryl’s eyes shot up to you. “Uhh…” You nodded to tell him you were fine with it if he was. “Alrigh’…” Judith hurriedly grabbed his hand and tugged him down onto his feet, pulling him back toward you. She gripped your hand hard in her other one and led the two of you through the house. When you reached your bedroom again, Judith didn’t hesitate to climb into your bed and settle down in the middle before looking impatiently at the two of you. Daryl awkwardly rubbed a hand over the back of his neck and tried to ignore the way his heart was pounding. S’just fuckin’ sleepin’. Get a hold of yerself. You gave him a small smile and then ran and jumped onto the bed next to Judith before pulling the covers over yourself and settling in. She giggled happily. “Come on, Uncle Daryl!” “Yer the boss,” he drawled. He went around to the other side of the bed and laid down.“No, you have to get under the covers so the monsters don’t get you!” Judith commanded.“Ain’t no monsters gettin’ anybody in here, alrigh’? But I’ll get under the covers anyway.” You couldn’t help smiling as he sighed and pulled the comforter over himself. It was something to see Daryl the Warrior taking orders from a three-foot high dictator.You laid down on the pillow behind Judith and she scooted back against you. You watched as she reached out to Daryl and grabbed his hand, sighing contentedly and closing her eyes. But Daryl’s eyes were locked with yours across the little girl and your heart jumped. There was a softness in them that was a bit staggering and you smiled bashfully again before stroking Judith’s long hair. Soon, she was asleep. Not long after so were you. But Daryl was wide awake, wanting to drink in every moment of this. It was like a window into a life he wanted but hadn’t acknowledged and he didn’t want to miss a second of it.A/N: MY HEART. OMG. I think I melted into a pile of fluff -- source link