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He could feel the pounding headache, the burn in his lungs and his organs failing him one by one.
But he couldn’t think about any of that.Thinking meant slowing down. And slowing down meant dying.
He had to keep walking, until he was the only one still walking, their winner.
Then they would all see him for what he was: the best. Better than all the other boys.or: Barkovitch and Parker are the last ones walking in the Long Walk.
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Through the years, Collie and Gary keep crossing paths, watching each other grow and change.
or; 5 times Collie Parker and Gary Barkovitch met by accident + 1 time it was planned
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Gary groaned into his pillow, and ignored the look that Rank had shot his way. Two fucking hours of his life wasted on going through online dictionaries just to learn that Parker introduced himself like a normal fucking human being.
He had figured it out, he could close the laptop, forget about it all and go to sleep. But… He could also go through the fingerspelled alphabet, just in case Parker needed to spell something to him again. It would be easier that way, that's all. It didn’t mean anything more.
He didn’t close his laptop until he had all the letters of the alphabet memorized.
or; gary barkovitch finds one person on campus who doesnt immediately hate him and he is determined to change that. even if it means learning a new language
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He remembered the gunshot.
He remembered dying. He had died, he was sure of it. How was this possible? Was this his life rewinding itself, some montage before his death?
But it didn’t feel like a memory. It looked so real. He was there.Then, the guards barked their orders. The Major gave his speech. And the Walk began, exactly like it did before.
What the fuck?
Stuck in a time loop, Collie Parker didn’t expect to find himself watching Gary Barkovitch. He definitely didn’t expect Gary to look back.
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the world is ugly (but you are beautiful to me) by ginger0bread
Fandoms: The Long Walk (Movie 2025), The Long Walk - Richard Bachman
22 Sep 2025
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‘Olson told me that when him and his wife said their goodbyes when he left home for the Walk, they said each other’s Words. That’s when they both knew he wasn’t coming back.’
‘Oh shit.’Everyone had the last words that your soulmate will say to you tattooed on their skin from the moment they were born. Some people had a long streak of words, something memorable. Sometimes it was Words that could point them in the direction of their soulmate, to make finding them easier. He only had one word, and it was his name. Ray. Written in a neat handwriting above his heart.
Or: Ray Garraty falls in love in a place where only one person can make it out alive.
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the warmth you gift me by iwilleatyourankles
Fandoms: The Long Walk (Movie 2025), The Long Walk - Richard Bachman
08 Nov 2025
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r/relationships • 10 days ago
u/allbarknbiteI [20M] think I’m homophobic towards my roommate/friend [21M]?
Gary Barkovitch would consider himself a reformed homophobe. He doesn't do or say any of that hateful shit anymore. Especially not towards his friends. He's evolved now, thank you very much. So why does he get the most intense disgust and deep pit in his stomach when he meets and interacts with Collie's new boyfriend? He goes to Reddit for answers.
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01 May 2026
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“I want you to tell him why you're so upset," Vecna says, and Will swears he sees the curl of a smile in the webbed scars of his face. “I want to watch you lose him.”
(Or, Will is forced by Vecna to confess his feelings to Mike, with a slow burn aftermath. Alternate Season 5.)
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It’s winter in Hawkins, and Mike and Will aren’t speaking anymore. Living in Mike’s house, Will tries to be invisible, spending most of his time in the basement.
Then the power goes out — and if there’s one thing he dreads more than facing Mike, it’s the cold.
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Seven nights in which Mike and Will have to sleep in the same bed, even though they’re barely friends anymore.
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Eddie won't stop touching anyone and everyone, except for Steve. He has a plan to change that.
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“You can touch me.” That was not how Steve intended for it to come out. He opened his mouth and closed it a few times.
Eddie had frozen with his fingers halfway to his mouth. Smoke curled from his cigarette between them. He raised his eyebrows, then frowned, then bit his lip.
“I can-” Eddie said slowly, his face still rolling through several emotions without landing on one- “touch you?”
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Abed Nadir doesn't understand hugging. He doesn't get what it means or why people do it. That is, until he meets Troy Barnes.
(or 5 times Troy and Abed hugged as friends + 1 time it meant more than that)
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21 Mar 2026