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1. Empathy is a human flaw (Updates 03/31) by PapaSunny

   Fandoms: Outlast (Video Games), The Outlast Trials  

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Gen, Other
   • Complete Work

   30 Mar 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Erik/Reader
   • Erik (Outlast)/Reader
   • Dr. Easterman (Outlast)
   • Otto Kress
   • Arora Kress
   • Reagents (Outlast)
   • Erik | Bob
   • Canon-Typical Violence
   • Violence
   • Blood
   • Blood and Injury
   • ERIK MY BELOVED
   • I have murderer guilt so I must redeem myself
   • Easterman damn you
   • Kress twins are peak
   • Erik doesn't die in this
   • We SAVING BRO
   • No romance/smut/anything like that just you being a REAL ONE and saving my boy
   • Not the most accurate dont hurt me
   • IM WRITING AS FAST AS I CAN CHAT
   • The Idol (Outlast Trials)
   • Erik (Outlast trials) - Freeform
   • Reagent (Outlast trials)
   • I wont lie.. you are kinda a little bitch in this
   • Crying more than Franco in this fic frfr
   • Daily updates sometimes i even post 2 chapters in one day eheheheh
   • Erik loves cigarettes
   • Erik is gonna lock in frfr
   • Yes this is a saving Erik and yourself fic
   • oh my god i finished it
   • TEARS IN MY LATINO EYES
   • no beta we die like Erik

   Summary

   You were thrown into an ocean of sharks covered in chum. What seemed like an innocent flyer turned out to be the WORST situation you've ever been in. The questions of ethical thinking and morality are out the window in this.. fucked up place. When you just barely get your balance when you are thrown into a mission that hits a little to close to the heart. The innocent and guilty end up the same way here, but what happens when an innocent man is just too much for you to handle? Easterman's praise only goes so far in a situation like this. You are weak, but not weak enough to keep this going.

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   omg thank you all for the love and support! Please check back daily for updates on this fic! Check out my bio for information on my socials to keep up with shenanigans and other things! I am probably gonna make a new tumblr as an ask blog for fic ideas/concepts hehe

   Update 03/31: Hey y'all so as we know I'm a very busy guy. That being said this fic is getting a readjustment for a few chapters. I've played the trial but then I got into the nitty-gritty of dialogue and I am adjusting things accordingly. I am glad everyone likes the fic but I have several things I wanna fix/adjust.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   16,371

   Chapters:

   8/8

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