SummoningGreatnessInFields
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shake the frost by paulmescalien
Fandoms: The Long Walk (Movie 2025), The Long Walk - Richard Bachman
03 Dec 2025
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McVries tells him about meeting Ray when he’d only just meant to be passing through Freeport. He casually asks Stebbins if he believes in soulmates while he’s elbow-deep in the ceiling, and when Stebbins freezes stock still on the ladder, he only laughs that easy laugh of his and keeps on describing their meet-cute like he wasn’t really expecting an answer anyway. It’s a sweet story. Romantic, at least in the way McVries tells it.
It’s the kind of story that twists Stebbins up in places he didn’t even realize could get knots until his smile looks like it hurts. It was love at first sight. McVries doesn’t ask if he believes in that, too, and Stebbins is grateful that he doesn’t have to stutter out an answer that he’s not entirely sure he knows.
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or the one where ray and pete buy an abandoned bar in a dying mountain town and hire a local carpenter named billy stebbins to help them restore ita small town love story nobody asked for told in four parts over four seasons
Series
- Part 1 of country roads, take me home
Bookmarked by SummoningGreatnessInFields
03 Dec 2025
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Im so in love with this series. Please, please read it. Im always a sucker for stories that explore the different seasons in their stories and this one is so fucking fantastic aughenwnnsns.
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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
- Part 1 of aijad-verse
Bookmarked by SummoningGreatnessInFields
13 Nov 2025
Bookmarker's Notes
There is so, so much I wanna say about this work so far, and all of it is positive! Its a great study on Barkovitchs character, describing his internal feelings and gluttony to be punished in a nigh-poetic manor. The way the words flow, and the pain (and joy) that comes with makes it worth it so very much. Moreover, even if Gary is the main focus in this (thus far), the way the author characterizes the other characters are so very good; Olsons brashness and never-think-twice about opening his mouth (especially seen in the second chapter), Ray trying to constantly befriend Gary despite his 'feralness' (Which so wholly makes me think of Ray choosing love in the movie, author when I get you), and even Collie!! 10/10 am constantly and waiting for the next chapter! Some of my favourite quotes, which makes me go insane:
"Gary Barkovitch is normal. And if he isn’t, he’ll break himself until his bones set right."
"Something that could be discussed during dinner without awkward pauses or disapproving stares or—/‘Of course your ma left. She knew you would—’" (What do you MEAN by this??? Author when I GET YOU)