Daryl's life was already chaotic and miserable enough without him also having to act as a father to his younger sibling.

With Merle away and in the hell he lives in, the only thing Daryl has was you, his little sibling, and the same goes for you.

As long as you spent as little time with your father as possible, Daryl had any excuse to go out and go to town, even for a little while.

With the excuse of going to buy some beers, he went to town with you. Resting near a little park not so far away. "Sit back down" He scolded the moment you stood up, yanking you down by your shirt sitting you back down before lighting a cigarette.