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Over and Over (Again and Again) by UnlicensedDetective
Fandoms: The Long Walk (Movie 2025)
27 Apr 2026
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Billy distracts himself by massaging his legs, wanting to make sure everything is warmed up. Someone will likely get taken out by a muscle cramp. Billy won’t be that person. He digs his fingers into his calves with a measured intensity, rubbing his thumb from the back of his heel all the way up to the back of his knee. He focuses on getting his body ready and mind in the right headspace. There’s just one issue.
He can feel the heavy weight of someone staring at him.
He lifts his gaze up back towards that group of people from before, the one with the guy eating the clementines and the other man with the cross necklace. They all seem invested in a conversation with the exception of the blond man to the far right.
He has haunted eyes.
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OR Billy Stebbins is prepared to win the Long Walk. He just wasn't expecting there to be a man with haunted eyes that would cause such a distraction. Inspired by the Day 2 prompt for The Long Walk Rare Pairs Week: Devotion.- Language:
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He repeats it a few times, scratches his neck, slaps himself again, and then falls into his bed. He groans at the way it bothers his bruised ribs, but he lays there in the pain, letting it cleanse him from his thoughts earlier.
Here, in the haze of his pain, he is whole, normal, pure. He is repenting, paying his dues, accepting his punishment. He doesn’t need his pa for that, he can do it himself, make sure he’s not some dirty gay.
Gary hasn’t believed in God in a very long time; in fact, he’s certain there isn’t one. But there has to be some truths in the world, and this has to be one of them.
Gary Barkovitch is normal. And if he isn’t, he’ll break himself until his bones set right.
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OR - All Gary Barkovitch's life, he has been the starving mutt wandering the edge of the street light, baring his teeth at any approaching person. Maybe, now in Maine, he can learn to lower his hackles and let people in.Series
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Present Tense by helia_06
Fandoms: The Long Walk (Movie 2025), The Long Walk - Richard Bachman
09 Mar 2026
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"The Major's my father," Stebbins spits out the words at the wheels of the half-track rumbling on in front of them with what little energy is left in his body. The red rim of his eyelids glimmer as he looks up at the Major. "I'm his bastard."
Ray stares at him. The actual meaning of his words take some time to penetrate the coldness in his chest that's slowing all his thoughts, but when they do, he looks at the Major to see his reaction. When he sees that there is none, he looks back at Stebbins, and the awful, raw edges of his expression, and then back to the Major, hoping for Stebbins' sake, that the man at least fucking reacts. However, when he looks back at the Major, he is no longer there. Instead, a cavernous hole decides to open up beneath the half track with a roar not too dissimilar to that of the carbines, swallowing the entire vehicle whole.
A moment later, a great watery crash rings out from miles below them.
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orThe 23rd Annual Long Walk has no official winners. It's better this way.
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can't promise you kind road below by Subedarling
Fandoms: The Long Walk (Movie 2025), The Long Walk - Richard Bachman
19 Jan 2026
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On a desolate and merciless road, Richard Harkness finds that he and Barkovitch have more in common than he could ever have imagined.
It changes many things. It doesn't change enough.
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“Well,” Marmalade reaches out their hand in offering. “It’s nice to finally meet you, Otis.”
Otis’ mouth is dry as he takes their hand and he blames it on the cigarette. Marmalade shakes coyly, simply flapping out his hand and allowing Otis to wrap his own around it. They shake very briefly before letting go but Otis still feels the warmth in his palm afterwards.
“It’s-”Otis pauses, “It’s nice to meet you too.”
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Agent Otis Huxley is a man who's always been married to his job but Marmalade takes him over like a whirlwind. From the chase to the calm that follows after and then all the drama that unfolds around them. They always manage to keep Otis on his toes and he can't bring himself to hate it no matter the complications that it causes him.
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Sigh No More by edenwolfie
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy
26 Feb 2018
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Anakin makes slightly better choices, Obi-Wan is a Mess™ and Padmé deserves none of this. AU from Mustafar onward with liberal manipulation of canon to culminate in some angsty, fluffy, domestic fix-it because we all deserve better.
I'm going to fix everything Lucas broke if it kills me.
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Neytiri tells him to go. Jake finally does.
On the beach, Lo’ak is breaking.
He’s too late for pride, but not too late for Lo’ak.
Or: What if Jake listened to Neytiri and went after Lo’ak instead of letting Kiri and Tsireya find him.
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