1 - A fandom phenomenon, defined when fans of a film or tv series band together to imagine that there is a romantic or sexual connection between characters who have had, in reality, either no interaction or sparse, flat interactions.
Originating from the so-called "Donnie" fandom (a portmanteau of Daryl and Connie) of the AMC TV show
The Walking Dead, who insist that 2 characters who have had less than 6 minutes of direct interaction during the course of more than 32 epsiodes spanning 2 years are canonically in love. None of the aired scenes were intimate, sexual, or even particularly personal, thus giving rise to well-earned fandom mocking of the Donnies. Donniers, also known as D-con, are known to be hostile to *Caryl fans, and often attempt to weaponize social media to quell fandom enthusiasm for the 10-year relationship between Carol Peletier and Daryl Dixon, who are currently series leads on the
The Walking Dead.
2 - A humorously imaginary thing. Wishful thinking.
Despite a severe lack of shared screen time, the character of Daryl Dixon has said that he and Connie are both part of a larger family of survivors, but denied any romantic feelings for her with the words; "It's
not like that. Not at all." It can, as of Season 10, be safely assumed that they are more like cousins, in-laws, or other non-immediate family relations.
* Angela Kang,
Executive Producer of The Walking Dead has publicly stated that Carol and Daryl are soulmates.
Dude, your fandom is so Donnie. Those two haven't even met!
Those two haven't spoken one
sentence to each other in
the show. That ship is a total Donnie.
He's
never going to ask you out, stop being such a Donnie!
Your boat sank? Must be a Donnie.
