you glanced up at daryl as he leaned against the chair casually while sharpening his knives.
you sat at his feet working on a flower crown for him but you stopped, momentarily pulled in by daryl’s beauty, you just couldn’t look away from him. his hands worked quickly yet efficiently on his knives and his legs were wide open, almost as if they were inviting you in.
your eyes twinkled in the sun as you gazed. you were admiring him. you smiled before leaning over and laying your head on his lap, looking out at the farm before you.
daryl grunted “whatcha doin’, girl.” you sighed and shuffled closer to his leg, your arms now wrapping themselves around his calf, the flower crown long forgotten. “lovin’ on ya.” you muttered.
daryl scoffed in return, but you just knew there was a small twitch of a smile on his face as a heavy hand landed on your head. he began to pet you, and almost as if he were petting a little puppy he scratched behind your ear.
“lovin’ on ya,” daryl mocked quietly, “jus’ wanted attention, huh.” your smile widened at his words, the feeling of his hand soothing you never failed to make you feel safer.