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1. The Long and Winding Road by crewdlydrawn

   Fandoms: The Collector Series (Movies)  

   • Explicit
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Rape/Non-Con
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   19 Oct 2025

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Rape/Non-Con
   • The Collector/Arkin O'Brien
   • Arkin O'Brien
   • Cindy O'Brien
   • Asa Emory
   • The Collector (Collector Series)
   • Elena Peters
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • College
   • Time Skips
   • Post-Canon
   • Tumblr Prompt
   • Deception
   • Obsessive Behavior
   • Teacher-Student Relationship
   • aspects of grooming behaviors
   • Dating
   • getting back out there
   • Stalking
   • Canon-Typical Behavior
   • Nightmares
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • Tags May Change
   • Rating May Change
   • but it's not gonna be happy sunshine rainbows
   • and it ain't gonna be pretty all the way through
   • Extremely Dubious Consent
   • Paranoia
   • It's Not Paranoia If They're Really out to Get You
   • Questioning Reality
   • Work in Progress
   • Slow Build
   • Slow Burn
   • Unreliable Narrator
   • Dissociation
   • Rape/Non-con Elements
   • Gaslighting
   • Body Horror
   • Graphic Description of Corpses

   Summary

   Post Movie 2: Arkin is convinced his tormentor is still alive, despite evidence he did, in fact, die at the warehouse fire. This belief survives, under the surface, long after he's told to move on with his life. Now, years later, his daughter starts college, and quickly becomes attached to one of her freshman professors. He shows her favor, and a strong interest in Arkin when they meet on campus.

   Is he really a professor? Yes. Are his credentials valid and real? Also yes.

   Is he who he says he is? Hell no. What does he really want with Arkin?

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   87,692

   Chapters:

   29/29

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