Daryl Dixon/Glenn Rhee
| Pairing | |
|---|---|
| Pairing: | Daryl Dixon/Glenn Rhee |
| Alternative name(s): | Darlenn |
| Gender category: | Slash |
| Fandom: | The Walking Dead (TV Series) |
| Canonical?: | No |
| Prevalence: | Common |
| Archives: | |
| Other: |  TWD: Daryl and Glenn, fan art by LadyNorthstar. As of January 2019, it has over 11,000 views on deviantart |
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Daryl Dixon/Glenn Rhee, also known as Darlenn, is a slash pairing of Daryl Dixon and Glenn Rhee in The Walking Dead fandom.
Canon
Daryl and Glenn know each other at the beginning of the series, both being part of the Atlanta survivors group. Daryl is initially shown to be combative, but they work together for the good of the group. As the seasons progress they develop a friendship, with Glenn calling Daryl a member of his family in Season 3. In Season 4 Daryl and Glenn are both part of the prison council, that makes decisions about running the prison. After the fall of the prison the group travels to the Alexandria Safe Zone. Daryl, Abraham and Sasha save Glenn after the safe zone is overrun by walkers. Near the end of Season 6 Daryl goes on revenge mission after Denise Cloyd is killed, Glenn, Michonne and Rosita follow him, and Glenn tries to talk Daryl into coming back to the safe zone. At this point they are captured by the Saviors. In Season 7, Episode 1 Negan beats Glenn to death with a baseball bat.
Fandom
Statistics
- In 2017 Daryl Dixon/Glenn Rhee was the 7th most popular Walking Dead pairing on Archive of Our Own.[1]
Common tropes in fanworks
- No Zombie Apocalypse AU: Mordern setting where no Zombie Apocalypse takes place
- High School AU or College AU: Daryl and Glen know each other before the Zombie Apocalypse or there is no Zombie Apocalypse
- Domestic Abuse: Glenn helping Daryl deal with his issues stemming from his childhood abuse
- Threesome or Poly relationship: usually involving Maggie Greene
Controversies
- Negan kill: Some fans were angry and blamed Daryl for Glenn's death, because Daryl hit Negan, causing Negan to select a second victim after choosing to kill Abraham.[2] Although other fans have pointed out that Daryl was probably willing to pay the consequences, but could not have know that Negan would kill someone else for his actions.[3]
Fanworks
Fan Art
- lzkduvhzuegfvyhsdjilz, Archived version by sidewalkchalkstuck
- Darlenn Noble/Peasant AU, Archived version by mmakotochan
- s2 babies, Archived version by charliesyeun
- Daryl and Glenn in Kimonos by nangke
- Chibi Glenn and Daryl Camping by nangke
Fanfiction
- How These Days Grow Long by Never_Says_Die
- The Kiss by Severina
- Side Effects by boshums
- Scraping by doctorkaitlyn
Fan Vids
- You're Killing Me by RogueNinja16
- Numb by Kakashi of the sharingan
Resources
- Daryl Dixon/Glenn Rhee tag at Archive of Our Own
- Daryl + Glenn at FanFiction.net
- Tumblr Tags: Daryl x Glenn, Glenn x Daryl, Darlenn