Reader and Daryl were close once, more than close, before he left to look for Rick. Now, the very few times that he's back to Alexandria for trading, it's like reader is a stranger, he's awkward and distant, in a way that made reader as sad as mad, and so it's time to face Daryl about it. This is part of the Fanfic Advent Calendar 2021. Prompt: "I didn't expect you, of all people, to be this excited about Christmas." "Thanks for lending me your jacket.