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His palm glides upward, unhurried, almost thoughtful. “It ain’t a crime to be selfish,” he says finally, voice rough with something that isn’t quite tenderness. “To indulge. That’s a fact of the matter.” He looks at Ray like he’s trying to drive the point straight through him. “Right here, right now—this is all we got left. Might as well.”
Ray needs Pete close all the time. It makes him a bit crazy.
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And What Will You Do Now? by oQuirky
Fandoms: The Long Walk - Richard Bachman, The Long Walk (Movie 2025)
21 Oct 2025
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First, there was a moment in silence.
In Pete’s swaying peripheral vision, boys drifted, not nearly as many boys as when they last saw light, but, Ray was there, pressed up against Pete’s side and that was all that truly mattered.
Shadowed by the looming figure of the major, stood, stately, atop a sputtering vehicle, in the pale glow of early morning, all of them trudged together, towards their graves, children ardent for some desperate glory.
But then, there was a moment of noise.
And in less than the amount of time it would take to buy a ticket, everything changes.
Or: On the second morning of the long walk all broadcasts are abruptly cut due to 'outside interference', there is still a long way to walk to reach potential safety (Garraty's mom's place) but with the competition dismantled an opportunity to look out for each other arises and friendship takes precedence.
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30 Sep 2025
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i'd reach into your body and fix you if i could by wearenobodyelse
Fandoms: The Long Walk (Movie 2025)
21 Oct 2025
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“Okay. If you don't like your wish and you don't like mine, if you had a do-over, what would you ask for?” Ray asks, unimpressed, like this is a dare that he doesn't expect Pete to be able to complete.
Pete had spent a lot of time thinking about this after the Walk. It’s near impossible not to, really; you’re given the hardest choice you’ll ever make after the most horrific few days of your life, and you have forever to stew in the consequences of it. Pete has been stewing in it, indeed. “Do you really think you can wish for anything?” he asks. “It shouldn’t have been possible to get that kid an elephant so soon, but—”
“You want a magical wish, then? Like a fucking genie? It’s all hypothetical anyway. Go for it.”
Their feet move in tandem, like soldiers. The horrible ache in Pete’s stomach has gone away. This is the only time it ever goes away: here, in a dream, with Ray. “Well, I’d ask if I could just go on walking with you forever.”
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If Pete McVries had another chance, he'd choose a different wish. Post-Canon Garraty/McVries Fix-It.
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28 Sep 2025
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rage against the dying of the light by eerie_enchantress
Fandoms: The Long Walk - Richard Bachman, The Long Walk (Movie 2025)
13 Sep 2025
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An old blue Ford pulls into the guarded parking lot that morning, looking like a small, tired dog after a hard run. Except that doesn’t make sense, does it? There should be no car, no worried mother, no...
There should be nothing. There was nothing, wasn’t there?
Why is there something now?
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Ray Garraty dies. It's only the beginning.
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It’s been six years since the zombie apocalypse began and Merlin’s long since lost all hope of ever seeing his king return, only doing what he can to help the little gang of survivors he found survive. He’s just fine living like that.
Until one day, while he and a few of the survivors spot a peculiar looking zombie while looking for supplies.
[Written for BBC Merlin Reverse Big Bang 2025]
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