"It's not a sin to screw yourself.", "I'm not gay.", "I'm not jealous.", "I'm not angry." These are the things they tell themselves so that they can get through one more day. These are the mantras they repeat so that they can live with themselves. Because sometimes the lies we tell ourselves are better than the realities we have to face.

This is an AU fic Carol and Daryl have both turned thirty in a matter of months. Both are unmarried. And both is the other's closest friend in the world. So it seems only right that they help each other out with a certain small issue concerning their marital status. There's just one problem: Daryl Dixon is very, very gay.