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The hours after the major's death are a blur. The next time Peter McVries is aware of anything, he's in a dark room, some abandoned squat somewhere in the city, smelling dust and mildew and Ray Garraty's sweat.
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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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31 Oct 2025
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Weather Advisory by standalonefic for ninety6tears
Fandoms: The Long Walk - Richard Bachman
24 Dec 2016
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But Art was talking about the hurricane they’d had twelve years ago, the one that had, six hours in, closed the Walk down for almost a week. The Squads had worked overtime to clear the roads again and there’d even been talk of shutting down the continental walk, standardizing the location. Garraty had sat through the footage of the protests in every history class since the second grade. THE LONG WALK IS FOR ALL AMERICANS. THIS LAND IS WALKER LAND.
“Those dumb bastards,” Abraham said. “You have to feel sorry for them, don’t you? Getting a week’s break only six hours in? I bet they hadn’t even handed out five tickets yet. Most of them probably weren’t even winded.”
(A tornado warning means Garraty and McVries get a moment to themselves, not that they really know what to do with it.)
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31 Oct 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)
26 Nov 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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27 Oct 2025
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The Wet Patch by elegies (frondeur)
Fandoms: The Long Walk (Movie 2025), The Long Walk - Richard Bachman
19 Oct 2025
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Pete loves her girlfriend. That’s all there is, really.
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27 Oct 2025
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Soldier’s Poem by KirkApologist
Fandoms: The Long Walk (Movie 2025), The Long Walk - Richard Bachman
21 Oct 2025
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“‘s fine,” Pete squeezes his hip. Ray relaxes minutely. “Just - lemme do it. If you can’t.”
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Vietnam, with a twist.
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25 Oct 2025