#teagan&eden

[coffincoven]

@heartrendcrs said: "He's my father, but he's not my dad."

"three cheers to daddy issues, huh?" she lifts up her glass, tapping the bottom on the table before taking her shot. it goes down easy, something she attributes to her either her healing factor or irish heritage.

teagan shrugs as she sets her glass down. "my dad's been dead for a decade now and i still don't miss him."

[intomusings]

﹒﹒  unisex   names   masterlist     !

back  again  with  another  masterlist  for  u  all  after  receiving  some  anon  suggestions  .  here's  250+  unisex  first  names  for  ur  next  character  ,  these  come  from  various  influence  points  but  some  of  them  really  are  just  pulled  from  thin  air  .  the  names  are  sorted  by  first  letter  but  not  alphabetically  within  each  letter  !  if  u  found  this  useful  ,  feel  free  to  like  or  reblog  to  boost  this  .

A : ashtyn , avery , adrian , anderson , abbott , aaren , aki , alix , amari , aden , arden , addison , angel , arizona , armani , ayla , austen , avani , august , ajay . 

B : bailey , beck , bellamy , blaine , blake , brooks , bryce , bodhi , beverly , boston , boyd , benz , banks .

C : cameron , camden , carter , casey , charlie , chicago , carson , courtney .

D : dakota , dallas , delaney , denver , dylan , drew , dua .

E : eden , eli , elliot , emerson , emery , erin , evan , everest , ezra .

F : fallon , finley , finn , forest , foster , finnick , frankie .

G : gem , gabe , gray , genesis , garnet , greer .

H : hale , harley , harlow , harper , haven , hayden , hayes , hunter , hero , holland , hollis , hudson , honey .

I : indy , indiana , isa .

J : jace , jack , jade , jamie , jay , joey , jordan , jude , juniper , julian , jagger , journey .

K : kali , keegan , kelan , kendal , kenzie , kieran , kit , knox , kyle , kaiden , karsyn , kourtney .

L : lake , laurence , lennon , lennox , landry , levi , logan , london , luca , lux , lyric , love , link , lincoln .

M : maddox , madison , manning , manny , marlow , marley , mason , max , morgan , montana , milo , michi , memphis , milan , mica .

N : nevada , nicky , noah , nye , nova , nash , nyjah .

O : ollie , ozzy , orion , onyx , oakley , owen , oliver , ocean , opal , otto , orlando , odelia .

P : paris , pratt , parker , pascal , pax , paxton , paxon , penn , peyton , phoenix , presley , psalm , pearl .

Q : quincy , quinn , quentin .

R : rae , ryan , reagan , reed , reece , rei , rem , riley , river , robin , rocky , rory , royal , rowan , ryder , ryker , reign , rue .

S : sean , sacha , sailor , salem , sam , sawyer , scout , shiloh , skye , skyler , sloane , sol , spencer , stevie , sutton , sydney , storm , sab , seven , saint , sage , shelby , silver .

T : tai , teagan , torrence , tyler , tristan , trevor , tove , toni , tommy , theo , terry , tatum , tanner , tate , tayler , taryn , tris .

U : uma .

V : val , vesper , vega , vaughn , vince , venus , vinny .

W : waverly , wade , whitney , winnie , willy , wylie , wren , wyatt , winter , winslow , wolfe , west , weston .

X : xio , xyla , xashary .

Y : yael , yves , yara , yensi , yale .

Z : zane , zuri , zoe , zion , zayden , zero .

[teenofdecay]

Bloom

by Teagan Villarreal

Our love has finally been created

as we now live in a garden of Eden

with the flowers in bloom

we now both make room

for the love to each other we’ve given

I look into your eyes

I think they look like a meadow of roses

one that smothers

us two lovers

that lets us in, then closes

If and when we touch hands

a flower will bloom from our fingers

a color that’s light

with innocence in its sight

and leaves from it an aura that lingers

when I go home and lay in silence

I remember our time

when I gave you my heart

but the secret part

is that your heart is also mine

I love the love that’s bloomed

the madness of us two

I’ll care for our flowers

with all of my hours

because I’ve fallen in love with you

Authors note: Way back in I think January, I had a UIL competition and I was talking with My Muse when he requested a poem about love blooming. At the time I doubted I would actually do it since I don’t normally write positive poems. But last weekend I suddenly had inspiration to write this poem. I plan to give it to him tomorrow or Monday. One slight problem is, I don’t want him being weirded out when I give it to him and it’s directed like I’m talking about him. Other than that I’m honestly proud of this poem and I hope you like it 🫶🏼🪼💙.

[ginza-division]

"God seems to have left the receiver off the hook and time is running out."

Introduction

Juu Judice is the adoptive daughter of Masa Judice, the head priest of Eden no He Machi, and the leader of the Ginza Division team, Last Judgment. A high school student in her final year, this young woman shows herself off as being a pleasant and friendly person. Unknown to a select few, however, behind her nice and kind-hearted smile, this young woman is actually remorseless and has no qualms about spilling blood or taking a life if the situation calls for it.

Juu is a young 17-year-old girl with both average height and weight. She has darkish-blue hair that is in ponytails going down to her lower neck. Her eyes are often closed like Sasara Nurude, and only open when she is "excited". When they are open, her eyes reveal that they are brown with a "cross-shaped" iris in both. She also seems to have a permanent blush on both of her cheeks.

When she is at school, she often wears a typical school uniform: a short-sleeved white sailor shirt with a black ribbon and light blue and black trims, a bluish-black skirt, some long white socks, and a pair of black Mary Jane shoes. Also, for some reason, she wears a crown of beautiful flowers of different shapes, sizes, and colors around her head.

When she is out hunting, she changes into a dress that is akin to a maid's uniform. That is brownish-white and light blue with a large matching-colored ribbon around her neck. Her shoes and socks remain the same as the ones she wears for her school uniform. She also still wears her crown of flowers.

Name Meanings

Juu (じゅう) - Ten, 10

Judice - Americanized form of Italian Giudice, meaning 'judge'.

Aliases

"The Bane of Scorpion Den"

The Revered Father's Daughter

The Leader of the Crossroads

Juu-chan/My daughter - Masa

Orphan, Freak - Cruel Adults & Street Kids

Biographical Info

Gender - Female

Age - 17

Birthday - October 10th

Ethnicity - Japanese

Hair Color - Bluish-Black

Eye Color - Light Brown

Height - 163cm/ 5'4

Weight - 55kg/ 122 lb.

Piercings - N/A

Markings - Whip scars across her back, and multiple faded scars on her arms and legs

Family - Mother (Deceased)

- Father (Deceased)

- Adoptive Father

Voiced By - SudannaYuzuYully (Rapping)

Personality

As stated, on the exterior, Juu is described to be a person who is very soft-spoken and gentle towards the people she meets. She is depicted as being reliable, charming, and altruistic. She possesses a "go with the flow" attitude as she accepts most situations without protest or complaints, although she does openly voice her dislike of boring situations. Despite this, she boasts tremendous popularity among the students in her class and year, making her one of the most well-liked in the entire school.

Her true self, however, is someone who harbors a much darker personality, as she is described to be "a devil with a kind face" by Oki Teagan, one of her father's teammates. Though she doesn’t like resorting to physical violence, she is not above using it as a last resort. In fact, she oftentimes wishes that her adversaries push her to the point because it gives her an excuse to hurt them, only stopping when they beg her for mercy. She is very sadistic, taking pleasure in others' pain and suffering, claiming that makes her want to laugh and cry at the same time. She enjoys the sight of blood, especially when it spurts out of her victims after she kills them. She also gets overly excited whenever she sees the color 'red'.

As stated, she is quite popular among her peers. In the eyes of them, Juu is considered to be someone who stands out from the rest, and that no one has ever seen her lose her composure. She may come off as egotistical and arrogant towards onlookers, however, this is also a frequent use of one of her tactics to establish control over the minds of those she has chosen. She also holds grudges but doesn’t exhibit them on the outside.

In contrast to her behavior at school and when she is hunting, Juu's usual behavior is fairly innocent, almost like a child's. She is sometimes seen singing her own version of children's nursery rhymes or frolicking around freely with absolutely no care in the world. Both Masa and Chimaki believe this is her way of suppressing the childhood trauma that she was inflicted with, or because she was never fully allowed to experience childhood as one.

Only a few things are capable of making Juu lose her composure and immediately revert to her "killing" state. The first is any mention of her biological parents, whom she utterly despises and detests to her core. The second is anyone who dares to insult her current father, Masa, whom she is utterly devoted and loyal to, and views as her actual father, more so than the ones she had in the past. Lastly, any mention of her eternal enemies, Scorpion Den; more specifically, the de facto leader of the group, Sumire Shinomiya, whom Juu has sworn to punish and kill.

Trivia

She has been in and out of foster care for almost her entire life. The reasons behind her leaving and then re-entering are unknown, as all of the files on her have mysteriously disappeared. She despises the system, for some reason.

'Juu Judice' is not her actual biological name. It is unknown what she was previously called, as she adopted a new name each time she was adopted, and her biological name cannot be located. Masa gave her his family name and then told her to choose a name that she was comfortable with. She chose the name 'Juu' because she loves the number '10'.

October 10th is not her actual birthdate but is the date that she chose as her birthday because it is the 10th day of the 10th month of the year, incorporating her love for the number '10'.

She has been diagnosed with OCD and Bipolar Disorder.

She finds flowers and gardens are the only things that can successfully calm her down in times of stress, which is why she wears a flower crown.

She is extremely fascinated with Max Soukoku of Kobe, which is another reason for her to hate Sumire, as Juu knows Max is interested in her, and believes that she is trying to keep her and Max apart.

[ncc-42069]

Accurate Doctor Who synopses that sound like shitposts:

The Daemons: Taking advantage of a live BBC special, the Master tries to make a literal deal with the literal devil. The Doctor is taken prisoner by Morris dancers, but is rescued by a witch.

The Green Death: Giant maggots in Wales are an unexpected side effect of an evil AI's business plan. The Doctor feeds them mushrooms.

Planet of the Spiders: The Doctor accidentally causes the death of a stage psychic. Alien spiders subvert Buddhist meditation as a means of invading Earth.

Nightmare of Eden: The Doctor foils drug traffickers that are making a dangerously addictive chemical by electrocuting animals.

Meglos: To pull off a daring heist, a sentient cactus kidnaps a bank manager as part of a scheme to impersonate the Doctor.

Kinda: While the Doctor is locked in a cell with a telepathic jack-in-the-box, Teagan is menaced by evil wind chimes. Nyssa takes a nap.

[alexxmason]

OC Interview

Tagged by @natesofrellis & @direwombat for this oc interview thing, I decided to go with my Hanged Man fic plot and set it sometime before the events in my last chapter. I went with John to interview Teagan since he's SuPOSeD to be in charge of recruiting. (DO NOT TAG AS JOHN X DEPUTY PLS)

Tagged no pressure @hoesephseed @sstewyhosseini @ghastlyrider @noetikat @marivenah @simonxriley @confidentandgood @aceghosts @strangefable @harmonyowl @funkypoacher @wretched-mischief and anyone else, just @ me

John grins as proud and ignorant as the deputy expected, “I am pleased you are taking time out of your busy little job to answer some of my questions, and you will be on your way to call yourself a child of Eden’s Gate.”

“Your questions don’t make sense? Why would anyone need to answer these?” Teagan snapped as she flipped through the paper he had given her just before he sat down, “This can’t be for the Project’s records or whatever.”

With an annoyed groan and roll of his eyes, “Humor me.”

Name?

(Teagan sighs)

Teagan:  “Teagan Michelle Reyes.

John: “Cute.”

Teagan: “Ugh.”

Are you single?

(Teagan glared, cocking her head to the side) 

John: “Well?”

Teagan: “Not technically..” 

Are you happy?

Teagan: “Am I happy? Is this-”

John: “Yes or No?”

Teagan: “Pass.”

Are you angry?

Teagan: “I am calm right now, but I’m sure it’s not a secret about my anger issues.”

John: “Judging by your record and what your mother says, no, it’s no secret.”

Are your parents still married?

Teagan: “Yes.”

Birthplace?

Teagan: “Albuquerque, New Mexico.”

Hair color?

Teagan: “Dark Brown, almost black”

Eye color?

Teagan: “Brown.” 

Birthday?

Teagan: “March 26,.” 

(John sighs deeply and groans quietly)

John: “An Aries...”

Mood?

Teagan: “Annoyed, now.”

Gender?

Teagan: “Female”

Summer or winter?

Teagan: “Summer. The winters here are too much.”

Morning or afternoon?

Teagan: “I’m a morning person.”

=EIGHT THINGS ABOUT YOUR LOVE LIFE=

Teagan: “I’m not having this conversation with you.”

John: “This is all decreet! I’m discreet! We love our people and want to ensure we understand them and know them as family.”

Teagan: “Ugh, fine.”

Are you in love?

Teagan: “Pass.”

John: “That’s not an answer, Deputy.”

Teagan: “And you’re getting on my last nerve, pass!”

Who ended your last relationship?

Teagan: “Mutual And that’s all I will say about that..”

John: “Interesting.”

Teagan: “Next question, please.”

Have you ever broken someone’s heart?

Teagan: “Yes and I will not discuss that here..” 

Are you afraid of commitments?

Teagan: “No.” 

Have you hugged someone within the last week?

Teagan: “Yes, of course.”

John: “Oh, who was your last hug?”

Teagan: “Your brother.”

(John with a Terry Crews expression)

John: “Ugh, next question.”

Have you ever had a secret admirer?

Teagan: ‘Yes. Have you?”

John: “Well, yes! When I was in law school-”

Teagan: “Next question.”

Have you ever broken your own heart?

Teagan: “I am only human. Who hasn’t.”

John: “That is true.”

=SIX CHOICES=

Love or lust?

Teagan: “Ugh.”

John: “Too personal?”

Teagan: “They can be the same, done properly.”

John: “Gross, forget I asked.”

Lemonade or iced tea?

Teagan: “Lemonade.”

Cats or dogs?

Teagan: “Both.”

A few best friends or many regular friends?

Teagan: “A few best friends.” 

Wild night out or romantic night in?

Teagan: “Both, but depends on the company.” 

Day or night?

Teagan: “Day, I like being in the sun as much as possible.”

=FOUR HAVE YOU EVERS=

Teagan: “You realize I am this close to walking out, right?”

John: “And if you walk out, this will have to just be rescheduled and be stuck together again?”

Teagan: “Ugh.”

Been caught sneaking out?

Teagan: “Once or twice.”

Fallen down/up the stairs?

Teagan: “Yeah, I’ve fallen down the steps at my parents. The stairs are too steep after a couple of drinks.”

Wanted something/someone so badly it hurt?

Teagan: “Yes..”

Wanted to disappear?

Teagan: “I’ve tried. Didn’t work out.”

=FOUR PREFERENCES=

Smile or eyes?

Teagan: “Eyes.” 

Shorter or taller?

(Teagan rolled her eyes and shook her head.)

John: “I’m gonna just put down ‘Taller’ since…”

Teagan: “Since what?”

John: “I was gonna point the obvious but how about instead since the Sheriff's Office clearly doesn't discriminate on height, what are you 5’2, 5‘4?”

Teagan: “What are you, 5’5?”

John: “Alright, next question..”

Intelligence or attraction?

Teagan: “Intelligence, but again, they can be the same thing.”

John: “I see.. Jacob’s intelligent.”

Teagan: “He is.”

Hook-up or relationship?

Teagan: “Next, question. That’s it with these personal questions.”  

=FAMILY=

Do you and your family get along?

Teagan: “We survive.”

Would you say you have a “messed up life”?

Teagan: “You’ve met my mother. The woman who is cruel and cold to me, but weirdly sweet to everyone else. I don’t wanna talk about it. Next question.” 

Have you ever run away from home?

Teagan: “I technically did. Then I ended up here.” 

Have you ever gotten kicked out?

Teagan: “No.”

=FRIENDS=

Do you secretly hate one of your friends?

Teagan: “I do.”

John: “Who?”

Teagan: “I can’t say.”

Do you consider all of your friends good friends?

Teagan: “I think so. I don’t have complaints.”  

Who is your best friend?

Teagan: “My Brother.”

John: “That’s… actually nice. My brothers are mine. Do you miss him?”

(Teagan sighed sadly)

Teagan: “Of course.”

Who knows everything about you?

Teagan: “Jacob.”

[thewintersoldierdisaster]

Oooh book ordering?? Any hockey romance reccos for the rest of us? Please and thank you 🤍

this is totally not an exhaustive list and if you guys have any recs for me - send them along! i also have the most basic tastes in books so if you’ve been on booktok, you’ll probably know all of these lol

i’ve read:

isn’t it bromantic? by lyssa kay adams - it’s part of a series and literally all of them are amazing

off campus/briar u series - elle kennedy

breakaway - grace reilly

always only you - chloe liese (also have if only you as my next book, it’s all part of a series and they’re all good!)

on my tbr/contemplating buying:

icebreaker - hannah grace

iced out - veronica eden

mile high - liz tomforde

pucking around - emily rath (this one is like 700 pages and apparently 99% smut and a reverse harem so it kinda scares me lol)

lucky hit, blissful hook, vital blindside - hannah cowan

play with me, consider me - becka mack

maren moore’s hockey series

teagan hunter’s hockey series

[crimson-catalyst]

hitech lore post! whee ✈🎉

first here’s a lil lineup of all the currently canon hi-tech cityfolk in Ash & Dust! the twins Teagan and Kieran, Oleander, Trace, and au Reed who is @crownanother​ 's oc (and not fully designed yet)

i’m very good at namedropping terminology and not explaining myself, so under the cut is a lil rundown on what the hell a hi-tech is!! these guys are pretty notorious and relevant for the cast so they come up a lot lol

Hi-tech originated as a colloquialism referring to a collective of cyberpunk-dystopia cities local to the area A&D takes place. they're all built upon remnants of pre-apocalypse cityscape, and proudly claim to be the last bastions of the "high-tech" lifestyle of before. hi-techs are easy to identify by their sleek, lifelike cybernetics and intricate bodymods. at least in the (former) north american region, nobody else has this kind of technology and the hi-tech name is well-earned.

the cities host a gaudy, excessive culture with a focus on entertainment. to everyone else, hi-techs are known as egotistic, morally bankrupt frauds that treat everyone outside their walls as disposable, despite inexorably relying on the wasteland for resources. they have no regards whatsoever for the environment outside and cities are regularly surrounded by ecologically dead swampland. they treat the wasteland as a tourist destination to ogle poor outsiders - wastelander sentiments range from resigned tolerance to outright aggression.

against likely their only selling point of producing a high volume of art, hi-techs practice eugenics and regularly have trophy children that they sculpt into cyborgs. artistic vision for their children aside, they love blood sport and many kids are put into the pipeline at an alarmingly young age. they claim to be all about personal freedom and expression but their cultural pressure to continually, excessively bodymod just to be "hip" says otherwise, especially when its often parents making decisions for their preteen kids. Some folks are happy! most are not. all of the canon hi-techs above are delinquent from the city at this point - some left after disgrace from blood-sport (ie they killed civilians), the others left after a life of abuse and discontent. its possible for them to lead a life in the wasteland that they choose!

that’s not to say its all sunshine and rays of hope for hi-techs in the wasteland; many bandit types will capture and sell hi-techs to people like Cyanide and scrappers often have no qualms disassembling them in the field. its dangerous out there!! the wasteland as a whole - settlements, nomads, and rogues alike - has a pretty severe distaste for their neighbors trying to play overlord, but they’re (for the most part...) willing to recognize its the city and not the individual that’s such a toxic blight on the map. from an outside perspective, the cities are failing and will fall eventually. but in the meantime hi-techs are easy to hate and its hard to blame the runaways

i think that’s plenty! the story has little to do with Eden but they’re fun to develop 💖 despicable people the lot of em

as always ash & dust is a work in progress so don’t take this as gospel lol <3 anything is always subject to change.

bonus, here's concept art for Eden, the closest hi-tech city to the story's happenings! thanks for reading ✨

[anebarone]

Pinned 📌 (check my blog for its up-to-date version)

✨ About me — Juliane or Ane, 31f / Brazil / 2D artist / I write with 1 brain cell so my English may sound stiff. My main is @fantasy-art-room , art blog =  @anebarone​, and I run @fyeahgiants​

✨ Where to find me - my social media and portfolio

✨ Updated commissions post

✨ All fandoms and tags post (it's an older version of this pinned. Hasn't been cleaned up, but the fandom tags still work well.)

✨ 18+ art (mature artworks. The @ may be updated so check original post to make sure this is right. Minors... I'll launch you to the sun aka remove follow or block if I find you)

✨ Ask away

♦ My main OCs & fandoms ♦

Giants / Giant/Tiny / All creatures (furry, animals, monsters).

Fav franchises: Fallout, Dragon Age, Control, Dragons Dogma, Mount & Blade, Stardew Valley, Monster Hunter: Rise

Titan and Eden

Titan and Eden tag

A Titan x Eden’s scene - writing

They’re mercenaries in a cyberpunk meets demons and fantasy world. Think Shin Megami Tensei with Mushishi, Cowboy Bebop and a dash of magic.

Titan is a demon or demigod (depending on whom you ask) living a reclusive life until a party of demon hunters accidentally crashes into his temple.

Among the invaders he finds Eden, who does a favor for him and his lair — at a great cost.

He feels compelled to thank her somehow, and decides to spend some time catching up with the human world outside as a new mercenary.

Chew and Yara, from the universe I'm naming "Butterflies"

An artisan (blacksmith and tailor) lives in a windmill workshop and finds a wounded woman in the woods.

Morthwyl (chew): The artisan. Extroverted, cheerful, chaotic energy between being very disciplined and devout (to work, spirituality) or just letting his home and shop implode.

Yara: A competent magic user and ranger/survivalist, lives and works in a monastery or guild of sorts. Starts doubting herself and her skills after a tough fight with an abomination in the woods.

An Ao3 one-shot with them (only in Portuguese-BR atm, though!)

Chew and Yara tag

Jacob and Cara

They’re also from ‘Butterflies’ as I want them to meet the folks above ⬆ eventually.

Most of my ladies have 4-word names! I think it’s cute and became like a game to pick only 4 word names

Anyway, it’s a water plant worker who meets a mermaid (more like a selkie) on a shoreline.

Cara and Jacob’s tag

I ‘publish’ their stories as descriptions for each new sketch, But the whole thing is also being set up on Ao3 ♥

Dragon Age

/takes a deep breath/

They're cool. *grips chair*

Guy on the left is an existing DA character named Bann Teagan Guerrin. I wrote and illustrated an enormous fic about them and loved going nuts about these characters and DA’s lore to make their story.

The woman is a city elf origin Kallian Tabris.

Ao3 fic Dragon Age art tag

Mount & Blade

My Mount & Blade family. Those are the siblings Niasen and Nara, from a place called Battania.

It was a story about them adapting to the new continents and finding a new family. There’s nothing public besides some illustrations and game screenshots, but I like them :)

Mount & Blade tag

-♦-♦-♦-

Most of my universes and stories are very… Comfy/fluff, despite visual depictions of violence, monsters. Lots of drama-free happy endings and resolved conflicts.

[aboutdancers]

Who are some dancers I should watch that I may not know of? i mainly follow BTF comps and a few other kids who used to do BTF or are closely related but I’d love to find some new dancers for this season!!

I love lyrical contemp and jazz and basically anything entertaining!!

The Mestan sisters, Eden Bellis, Eva Jimmerson, Megan Barraza, Maddie Shen, Gianna Presa, Samay Gonzalez, Addison Lopez, Camila Salcedo, Teagan and Harlow Landorf, Ella Martyr, Scarlett Adlam, Saydi Sigler, Miley Carcamo, Victoria and Valentina Tous, Zoey Lasso, Isabella Chi.

I can still keep going😂

[aliverse]

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY MONTH  › c.k.

“God is obviously a man, so the devil protects her sisters.”

taglist: @perfectlystiles, @dinahlaurelslances, @villanele, @anqelwiithhxrns, @ocfairygodmother, @foxesandmagic, @delicateblackrose, @bravelittleflower, @lenonizi, @fiercefray, @felicitys-smoaking, @richitozier, @phoebestarks, @ocappreciationtag, @xmelia-pxnd. @jewelswrites-ish, @eddysocs

[bookaddict24-7]

10 NEW ADULT ROMANCES TO ADD TO YOUR TBR!

I want to also feature some romance this month, so every Saturday I will do a romance themed list! Let me know if you’ve read any of these, if any are on your TBR, and if you have any others you’ve loved!

___

The Deal by Elle Kennedy

Nerdy Little Secret by Carrie Aarons

Enemies by Tijan

The Year We Fell Down by Sarina Bowen

Power Plays & Straight A’s by Eden Finley & Saxon James

Fallen Too Far by Abbi Glines

Only When It’s Us by Chloe Liese

Scoring Wilder by R.S. Grey

Kulti by Mariana Zapata 

Let’s Get Textual by Teagan Hunter

___

Happy reading!

[openheartfanfics]

Ethan Ramsey x F!MC Smut & NSFW

One Shots G-L

Games & Fears - @aarisa-frost

Garden of love - @perriewinklenerdie

Give and Take - @usuallyamazinglyaverage Ethan catches MC and Bryce in the observation deck. The tension between them reaches a high point and MC quickly realizes that Ethan really enjoys giving…

Glasses - @mrsdr-ethan-ramsey Ethan leaves his glasses at the hospital, so Parker volunteers to bring them to him, and well one thing leads to another…

Golden - @writinghereandthere Ethan and Mariana head south of Italy for a holiday getaway, and.. enjoy themselves...a lot.

Gone Too Soon - @cyb3r-kat When Ethan has everything he could ever want, what happens once he has nothing?  TW: swearing, sexism and a post sex scene.

GOOD AS GOLD - @vi-writes-stuff The events before and after their impromptu date night. Set between book 2 and 3. Sequel to All I’ve Ever Known

Good Girl - @irisofpurple 🩺 What happens when Lana comes home to Ethan, fashionably late after a girls night?

Good Interruption - @coffeeheartaddict2  Ethan comes home from a business trip early to surprise Casey and he interrupts her.

Good Morning - @fanficnewbie The morning after the storm. 2.14 Rewrite.

Green Eyed Monster - @heauxplesslydevoted During a fundraising event for Edenbrook, Ethan’s jealousy gets the better of him.

Good to be Home - @jerzwriter 🩺 Shortly after Ethan & Casey make things official, Ethan leaves for a 1-month research initiative at the Mayo Clinic. Welcome to his return home…

Heart String Complications -  @openheart12 Set during a charity event, Ethan has been avoiding MC since they last slept together.

Heartbeat Song - @liaromancewriter  Cassie convinces Ethan to join her for a relaxing bubble bath, but it soon turns into something more.

Heat -  @takeharryandgo “It’s not the only kind of heat I’d like to add…” Where 2.8 should have gone if Ethan’s dad hadn’t cockblocked him.

Hey, Stranger - @cariantha  A handsome stranger offers Sawyer a ride in his pickup truck.

His Kiss of Life - @xxtraord1nary A tedious work gala takes a sensual turn and becomes a hot night filled with passion and heated restroom affairs. Warnings: Cursing, Spanking, Dirty Talk, Rough Sex.

Hopeful Hearts, Part Two - @brooks-eden During the Gala, Ethan and Brooke sneak off for a more private encounter. 2.17 rewrite.

Hummingbird - @brooks-eden Brooke tries not to reveal a more...complicated side to her feelings and Ethan still knows something is wrong.

Hunger Pains - @cariantha 👻 Sawyer is in a bad mood. Ethan helps her calm down.

Hurts So Good - @takemyopenheart Ethan and Luz take turns fulfilling their innermost desires.

I don’t want you - @perriewinklenerdie

I know - @perriewinklenerdie

I missed you - @hopelessromantic1352 Four months after Naveen is cured their relationship is going strong.

I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - @lucy-268 🎄 They work tirelessly through the night to make it a memorable Christmas.

I’ll Be Home For Christmas - @heauxplesslydevoted 🎄 Ethan gets the Christmas gift of his dreams.

I’ll Protect You - @helloayz Brief mention of chapter 15 and Ethan discovers the story of Anj's past. TW: mentions of physical, emotional, sexual abuse, and miscarriage

Infuriating - @isporticus1234 Ethan and Teagan continue their conversation about the newest diagnostics patient, but it quickly escalates into something more.

Insatiable - @aworldoffandoms After making the biggest mistake of his life, Ethan sets out to get his girl back, but his desire for her gets there first and he’s insatiable.

Insecure - @jerzwriter  Kaycee couldn't be prouder of Ethan, but with half the world lusting for the man she's secretly involved in, she becomes a bit insecure.

Insomnia - @irisofpurple Ethan after seeing MC for the first time after his return from Amazon.

Interruptions - @lucy-268  Smut-tember. It’s been three months since the twins were born. And Ethan is ready to resume his marital activities.

Into the Battlefield - @itslaniquelove

Irresistible - @takeharryandgo This may be the stupidest plan she’s ever devised, and yet she’s just desperate enough to try it. [Office Sex]

It’s Not Goodbye -  @chaoticchopshopheart  Ethan knows that he needs to maintain a professional distance from Penelope for the sake of her growth as a doctor. But he can't bring himself to hurt her either.

It’s Our Paradise - @usuallyamazinglyaverage Ethan and Anna waste a lot of water after their first time together. Set after 1.10.

Jealous - @shewillreadyou It’s her 30th birthday and Ethan doesn’t like how much of the party she’s spending at Rafael’s side. Feat. Ethan x F!MC x Rafael  

Jealousy & Desire - @takeharryandgo Ethan is more than a little upset to find that she’s moved on so quickly after Miami. Takes place in Book 1, somewhere between Ch. 11 and 12.

Just Desserts - @coffeeheartaddict2 💘 Casey buys a heart shape cake and fun ensues.

Just In Case - @itslaniquelove Swearing, Heavy petting and kissing

Just This Once... - @lem-20

Journey through the Fruit Tropics - @romewritingshop

Kicking it Up a Notch - @genevievemd 📱 The first time Genevieve sends Ethan a spicy photo, and things go from hot to hotter.

Let it snow - @perriewinklenerdie   2.14 rewrite. Round two because they can’t keep their hands off each other.

Let Them Eat Cake - @heauxplesslydevoted Ethan and Naomi have their own private cake tasting

Let’s Call It What it Is (a good f**king time) - @utterlyinevitable  No plot. Just Ethan and Becca getting off. There may be some feelings hiding about too.

Lights Out - @choiceskatie Casey's desire for her new boyfriend comes back to bite them.

Like Ships in the Night - @txemrn 📚Ⓜ [series] Anthology series about how fate tried bringing Tatum and Ethan back together during their 15 years apart.

Prologue: We Finally Got It All Right 

Long Distance - @bex-la-get  Natalie struggles with the distance when Ethan leaves town for a business trip.

Long Overdue - @lem-20 Set during the 2.18 time jump. Casey and Ethan spend a long overdue night together.

Long overdue - @zealouscanonindeer   Aspen needs Ethan. That's it, that's the plot.

Long Time Coming - @jerzwriter  Kaycee and Ethan have been looking forward to this night for a long time, but when things go wrong, Kaycee drowns her sorrows...can they salvage the night?

Long Time Running - @perriewinklenerdie Chapter 17 rewrite. Everyone knows they are together now. But no one sees what’s happening behind the closed door of his office.

L-O-V-E - @utterlyinevitable  Ethan doesn’t plan to say the fated words. They just slip out in the heat of the moment.

Love Bites - @liaromancewriter    Ethan and Cassie get a little carried away in their sex capades.

Love Me Like You Do - @bex-la-get  Natalie and Ethan celebrate their honeymoon, the only way they know how.

Lover - @genevievemd  Ethan spends the evening worshipping his wife on her birthday.

Lover -  @openheart12 Ethan is ignoring MC after the board decides the team will only take paying patients.

Lover Be Good To Me - @grigori-girl

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[babyandcharacternames]

You’re at a child beauty pageant. These are the contestants name.

Addysin/Addison/Addisyn/Addyson

Teagan

Alaska

Princeston

Kingston

Eden

McKaylee/McKayleigh/McKayley

McKaylyn

Braylie

Brielle

Kayden/Kaydin/Caydin/Caden/Caedyn

Bailey Jade

Baileigh

Tiffany

Avielle

Bentley

Brightlie

Vivica

Asia

Cambrie/Cambree/Kambree

Fallon

Finleigh/Finley/Finlee

Hunter

Harper

Jordyn/Jordin/Jordan

Blayke/Blake

Kolbie/Colby

Kenndall/Kyndall

Raleigh

Journee/Journey/Journie

Laikyn

Tinsley/Tinsleigh

Warrior

Sapphire

Tatum

Kaycee

Cece

Coco

Auden/Audyn

Ensley

Oaklynn

Angeleighna

Jordynn

Kynlee

Bonnie

Mykelti

Raegan

Becky

Bliss

Aevie

Charleigh/Charlee

Safira

Yoraidyl

Yoko

Yarden

Alycesaundra

Elyse

Krystal/Crystal/Crisstal

Angel

Brooke/Brook

Madison

Nathalyn

[amefanfics]

Hello to the people reading this! My name is Tanvi, however, I go by amefanfics on here. I am a new account created on 18/8/20, mostly to post my fanfics of characters from AME (America’s Most Eligible on @playchoices app) and LITG (Love Island : The Game by fusebox)

I thought it would be fun to create a sort of introduction for me to you!

My fav characters from AME :

1. Adam McIntyre/Handsome Stranger (I know, unpopular opinion but don’t hate me)

2. Bianca Sandoval

3. Teagan

4. Mackenzie Harris/Beautiful Contestant

5. Kiana/KJMercy

6. Slater Dominguez

7. Eden Labelle

8. Jen Espinoza

My fav characters from LITG :

1. BOBBY & JAKE!!!!!!!!

2. Mason (kinda)

3. AJ!!!!!!!!!!!

4. Priya

5. Tim

6. Talia

7. Carl

8. Lottie

9. Noah

10. Bill

11. Yasmin

Thank you if you read this far lol and it’s so great to be in the choices and litg fandom! I’m always open to making friends and always here if anyone needs to talk ❤️❤️

[alexxmason]

Hanged Man || Chapter 16: Through Rose Colored Glasses.

AO3 || Masterlist Pairing: Jacob Seed x Deputy Teagan Reyes Summary:The deputy gains clarity at Joseph's service. Faith visits the enforcer. Word count: 7200+

Warnings: heavy violence, blood mention, gun violence, minor character deaths, (forced) drowning. SOME FLUFF THO!

A/N: thanks to @hoesephseed for reading this over and supporting me through my ramblings and bs. I had to cut this short, but this is a rough ride even, and the future will be too. Enjoy and excuse errors. 💕

It was a usual morning, even for their planned strange Saturday mass, set in the Holland Valley at an old church the Project didn’t use anymore. 

Teagan didn’t sleep well. Her emotions and anger ran wildly through her mind, but a routine morning walk helped. Only a bit. 

 Her cold mother’s words and the strange encounter with the Eden’s Gate Enforcer fueled her unsettled mind. 

 When she came home, the sound of oil on a skillet and the smell of breakfast filled her lungs when she took in the comforting scent. Jacob was preparing a morning meal for them before their possibly busy day.

 Thankful for the food, Teagan sat at the counter. “You’re just turning into the regular househusband, aren’t you?”

 “Maybe I just enjoy keeping things in order. I can be nice since you work so hard.” Jacob teased her when he joined her. Pointing her plate to go on eating.

 Tearing into the breakfast sandwich, the fried egg bursting when she bit down, and the wonderful combination of the runny yolk and bacon almost washed away her worries.

 With a hum of satisfaction, Teagan responded, “Well, I have to work hard; someone has to bring home the bacon. Sure as hell ain’t daddy..”

 Jacob laughed, “I know, baby, the least I can do in return is cook you a meal. Make sure you stay strong and healthy. All that training can only do so much,” he said when he flung a hand towel over his shoulder before turning his back to her and waltzing to her living space.

Teagan rolled her eyes and continued her breakfast. Sipping her coffee before she said, “You know I take care of myself all the time.”

 “I don’t doubt it, Teagan. But you can humor me.” 

 Just as she was finishing, she heard her stereo system come on. The old one her father gifted her, or just wanted to get rid of it, turning on and Jacob. Fiddling with the knobs. Wiping any dust down, he saw till he found just the right song. 

 It was an older song, an INXS song that he enjoined himself. 

 Jacob motioned her to him. Told Teagan to join him for just a moment. She only rolled her eyes, “What are you doing?”

 “I’m trying to have a moment,” the Soldier smiled, “I need to show you some moves.”

 The flush on Teagan’s freckled cheeks grew, and she dragged her feet when she walked over to her old man, “I have more rhythm in my left foot than you think. You should know.”

 “Eh, I’m old, remember? Remind me.” He responded when he stepped behind her. 

 Jacob’s hands slid under her arms, lifting them a bit and out. Like Christ on the cross, only the wood was swaying behind him.

 Don't ask me

What you know is true

Don't have to tell you

I love your precious heart

 The smooth beat to the rhythm, Never Tear Us Apart, guides them. Teagan moved her hips with Jacob’s movements.

 She smiled when his hands slid down to her hips. Moving and swaying to the beat of the music. 

I was standing

You were there

Two worlds collided

And they could never tear us apart

 Before he could get any ideas, she sighed softly against his cheek, “Jacob, I’d like a shower first.”

 “In a moment,” he was so focused on Teagan. On their rhythm. 

We could live

For a thousand years

But if I hurt you

I'd make wine from your tears

 Jacob always was a music lover. One of her favorite qualities about him. 

 Their song goes on. And Teagan thought about Jacob and their last year or so. She didn’t find peace but confidence and strength. Jacob never belittled her, doubted her, or constricted her. 

 He just pushed her a little when Teagan needed it.

 Before the two can get lost in the music filling their minds and their swaying. Teagan told Jacob, “Maybe if your fast enough cleaning up, you can join me in the shower.”

 “Fuck the cleaning,” he responded, turning her around to throw Teagan over his shoulder as she laughed and to the shower.

 After their not surprisingly long shower, the deputy pulled her hair up and twirled the curls into a bun. Small loose curls framed her face as she continued getting ready, slipping into a long sleeve red henley and some jeans. She pulled down the sleeves a bit, avoiding the faint scars from her encounter with Nelson so long ago. It was easier to pretend she couldn’t pay attention to the scars.

 She noticed Jacob’s eyes on her, sighing to himself as he dressed himself. Dressing into his military fatigues from the clean basket of clothes. 

  “As pretty as you always are, you’re not gonna sport that uniform?” Jacob asked, referring to the shoddy and militant outfit his hunters wore.

  Teagan shook her head, “Not my style,” she answered, “I’m sure the boss will forgive me this once.”

   “Are you so sure he’s forgiving?” Jacob grinned as he stepped closer to her. Standing over her, she sat at the edge of the bed and nodded with a smile. He brushed her freckled cheeks and nose with his rough fingertips to kiss her. Leaning down and pressed his lips to hers.

  She felt the slight tickle of his mustache on her skin, something she had grown so accustomed to. 

  As she sighed and peered up at him, her dark eyes meeting his, Teagan asked him again, “What was the reason for the service today?”

  Jacob shrugged and chuckled softly, “Maybe John wanted to shake things up. Maybe he just wanted to piss you off.” 

  His baby brother made a point for the deputy to be there. Likely to make a show of power or just pick at her some more.

  Teagan didn’t know and didn’t care, pathetic prick.

  She was still enraged with his behavior the day prior and heavy with her own mother’s words and her encounter with Thomas. 

 So much more uncertainty with her place in Hope County. She didn’t feel welcome like before. Her brother was gone, and her mother and father had grown distant from her. Thomas. Nelson Rhodes. 

  It was just Jacob that made her enjoy being in that hellish hick place.

 Teagan foolishly pulled her man by the belt, almost tempting him, “Why don’t we just stay home? And just lay in bed all day.”

  The soldier leaned down to her, putting a hand on her chest and carefully pushing her to her back, “As tempting as that sounds, we’re expected.”

  When she let out a little pouting whine, Jacob pressed into her. He embraced her and kissed her deeply after;  said, “I’m sure we won’t be missed.”

  “Hopefully, it won’t be long,” Jacob kissed her cheek and jaw. Planting small kisses on her neck, “Well, we don’t have to be on time?”

  Teagan smiled and mewled when she felt his hands moving up her shirt while he nipped her neck, “Don’t forget you mentioned something about camping and focus training?”

 His hands ran up her sides and to her bra, smiling against her skin. Still putting kisses to her soft skin. Just pull it down enough to massage her skin.

 Teagan gripped his red hair tightly, moaning softly with his kisses and light sucking along her skin.

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  The odd couple wasn’t as late as they thought they would be. 

  They were at an unfamiliar location or one unknown to her. A church Teagan had never been to. The bright sun illuminated the crisp white paint peeling from the years of worn and worship. Or just cheap.

  It wasn’t very packed. Some chosen Teagan recognized ones she had tussled with during Jacob’s training; she noticed a few others.

  “It’s a bit dead, right?” But Teagan asked Jacob as she held onto his arm, “I thought it’d be more packed.”

  But he didn’t give much of an answer. Jacob seemed just as confused.

   His blue eyes scanned the room as they stepped inside the church; old and worn, Jacob just shrugged, “Better this way. Means everyone’s working hard.”

  A small scoff slipped out, and Teagan rolled her eyes.

  Jacob left her one at the tall, bright windows illuminating the dark room.

 There were no light fixtures, and the pews seemed older than the compound's. Just a large Eden’s Gate flag backdrop at the end of the church where Joseph stood with his brothers. Speaking to John so hushed and closed his eyes while he shook his head. Some shame in his gaze, but John’s wicked smile made Teagan think otherwise.

   As Teagan tried to make sense of whatever John was mouthing, she jumped when she felt a slim hand wrap around hers. Big and lovely rings on the ring, middle, and index fingers; rings that have come across Teagan’s face once. Or twice.

  Magdalena. 

  “Good morning, mamas,” her mother gave her a firm smile. Then, her dark eyes snapped to a pew next to them, “Sit with your mother.”

  A deep heaviness grew in Teagan’s throat as she sat per her mother’s instruction. Just the two of them in the row while others scattered to their own seats.

  Again, her eyes wandered as she took notes of the people at the Saturday mass. Mainly looking for Jacob to save her.

 He was just off on the other side, in the back, standing with John as they spoke quietly. Jacob seemed just as tense as Joseph, while John smiled like a proud child. 

 Jacob just grinned at her. Maybe to be a comfort as she hated sitting with her mother. 

 While she sat with her, they made small talk. Her mom commented on keeping her curls up while her own braided. Magdalena fussed and brushed her curls out when Teagan took down her hair. 

 Teagan asked about her father, and Magdalena only said he wasn’t feeling well.

 Magdalena spoke about her uncle’s distillery as Teagan scanned the old chapel. It was almost empty compared to other services. Joseph could pack a house, and this day had such few folks. And many had a rifle by them.

 Teagan noticed it quickly. It was odd. Usually, only guards were armed. Not the flock.

 Something in Teagan’s belly stirred, and she felt confused. 

 As Joseph addressed and welcomed his flock, Teagan jumped when she heard the doors slamming closed.

 Joseph’s chosen, armed to the teeth. Prepared like guard dogs.

 Rough and unruly looking ones. 

 Her mother’s hand gripped hers tightly to keep her still, “Did you apologize to John?”

 “What? You’re not serious,” Teagan snapped quietly. She noted a Chosen on the other side of the room, to the far right, carefully going down the aisle along the big bright windows. 

 Teagan didn’t take her eyes off her surroundings, even her mother reprimanding her. 

 “You were out of line!” Magdalena scolded the young hunter in a hushed whisper, “You struck him when he has been good to you and your family. And what did Jacob think?”

 “Jacob didn’t care.” Teagan snapped, “Besides, shouldn’t you be more worried about some random man harassing me all the time.”

Her mother only scoffed and dismissed it. Teagan only said, “Fine. Maybe he is not actively bothering me, but he messes with me every chance he gets.” Then she thought it had to do something with Thomas and how John envied him.

 “Must not bother Jacob since John is ‘messing’ with you so much.” The petty words from her own mother silenced Teagan.

 She could hear Joseph at the front of the church. She was only half listening; her focus was split between her mother and the armed men on either side of the church. She noticed Jacob on the other side of the room. Toward the back, his own eyes watching his brother.

 Magdalena didn’t let up, “You think you’re so tough. Some combatiente, that’s your father raising you like a fighter and not like a lady.”

 When Teagan tried to cut her off, her mother stopped her. The older woman went on, still gripping Teagan’s hand as Joseph spoke about loyalty and strength; she whispered, “You need to curb your anger, your rage; we don’t get to have that luxury to lash out. We’re better than that. You’re better than that. Letting some man rile you up like that…” She scoffed and shook her head. Her brown, greying curls swaying, “¡Qué ridículo!”

 “Joseph did mention to me about you taking up Thomas’s place. An enforcer? I believe he said Jacob suggested it. I don’t know if it’s best. I told him you should be with me.” Magdalena went on. 

 But Teagan turned it out. She didn’t want to think about Thomas. Or even his job; Teagan didn’t know what that was if she was honest. Thomas was secretive, and she just assumed it was a security role. But considering what it did to them, Teagan would make sure to tell Jacob and Joseph she was uninterested if Teagan had the choice. 

 It wasn’t the best time for Teagan to bicker with her mother. She didn’t reply; it was enough to satisfy Magdalena while she listened to Joseph’s words.

 “I have loved you all; I have embraced you children, and we are creating hope for our future together. But, unfortunately, we all suffer when one of our family strays and loses its way.” Joseph’s voice began to strain, “I have never turned away those sinners, those lost children, the ones that need our salvation. So many have found their way into our home. And have grown our cause in return. That is true loyalty, but not everyone is always grateful for our love.. We protect each other.”

 Teagan noticed one man in a grey shirt and a hat a few rows before her. She had never seen him before. He kept looking down when others were fixated on Joseph; it was his row the chosen had stopped at.

 “Mom,” Teagan quietly called to her mother, “Doesn’t something seem off?”

 The question caught her mother’s attention, and when Teagan explained the emptiness of the church and the strange influx of firearms, her mother nodded.

 Confused, Magdalena said, “That’s odd, yes. I don’t like rifles. Usually, it’s packed.”

 Saturday masses weren’t uncommon, but Joseph could pack the house even then.

 No one dared to miss his words. This was different. 

 Teagan patted her mother’s tense hand on hers, but before she could reassure her mother, a squirrely voice greeted the women.

 It was the Baptist. His dark hair slicked as usual and all cleaned up, grinning with pride as he said his hello, “Mrs. Reyes, I am surprised to see you here.” Magdalena returned the grin with a gentle and warm smile, “Yes! I heard there was a service, and I would never want to miss Joseph’s inspiring words; do you know why there are not many of our brothers and sisters here?”

 “And why does everyone seem to be armed?” Teagan inserted her observation, but John’s bright blue eyes only glanced at her. The same petty smirk he gave her when she smacked him for his snide remark.

 John gave her a quick and bitter smile, “Nothing that concerns you, dear. Locals are getting rowdy.” Magdalena just said Ay Dios, then went on talking about how the people of Hope County have no respect. 

 After John agreed with the older woman, he mentioned that his sister requested Magdalena’s services. They were missing a specific compound, and it was apparent that the scientist was needed wherever Faith was. Teagan never knew where this greenhouse was. She never cared.

 Magdalena looked to her daughter, her hand still holding hers, “You'll behave?”

 “Yes, mama.”

 Her mother nodded and kissed her daughter’s hand before leaving the row.

 John only smirked and sighed when he plopped down next to Teagan. Listening to Joseph’s sermon till he told Teagan, “How are you enjoying your weekend, Deputy Reyes?”

 Teagan ignored his question. Her eyes were still scanning the room and at the armed men. She excused herself, “I’m going to talk to Jacob.”

 “Oh, bored already? I suppose you should while you can,” was all he said as he waved Teagan away with a shit-eating grin. Proud and shady.

 The deputy just returned his gloating with a hateful stare, “I’m not bored. I just have no patience to deal with you.”

 When she quietly snaked out of her row, he was by the window as she joined him. Teagan hadn’t noticed that Jacob had made his way to her side of the church. 

 Standing at his side as he stood straight and tall, she peered up at him as Joseph gave a passionate speech about how his flock can only grow with loyalty and devotion. 

 Handsome, his red hair and beard bright as the sun shines through the old paned windows. His scars were more prominent in the light, but Teagan only reached for the scarred hand and held it.

 Jacob just eyed her when she said, “Is something going on?”

 He shook his head, so casual and nonchalant. Sighing, “No. Everything is as it should be.” His blue eyes snapped to hers, “You wanna get out of here?” 

 His question was odd, considering their conversation earlier, “I thought we were supposed to be here. Anyway, why is everyone strapped?”

 Again, he just shook his head. And said, “Let’s just go. Rather spend time with you before I get busy at the compound.”

 Strange. 

 “You wanted us to be here all morning; what’s changed?” the deputy pressed her man more.

 But he just said not now. And said again that they should just head home.

  Joseph took in a deep inhale when he lifted his hand to his small flock, the sunlight on him like a spotlight as he went on, “God demands we save those lost souls whether they want to be saved or not.” His hands dropped to his side, his fist balling tightly. 

 Teagan’s gaze fell on Joseph as he continued his sermon while waiting for her answer from Jacob.

 Again the Father spoke of his most faithful and how they protect their home. Then, his voice booming in the half empty church, he raised his other hand this time, “….and some will wish to harm us. Some will wish to destroy all that we have built here together.”

 Joseph’s voice softened but grew cold. Harsh when his eyes fell toward Teagan’s side of the church when he said, “And some will betray us.”

 As if his words were like a dinner bell, the chosen rows ahead moved quickly. Ripping the stranger from his place as he attempted to struggle, but a rifle to his cheek prevented that.

 His hat fell to the ground, and people screamed to grab him. To purge the sinner.

 Teagan’s dark eyes blew wide at the scene. Gasping quietly as the chosen hit the man again, John's quiet laugh diminished when he stood up from his seat and he ordered the soldiers to tie him and bring him to Joseph.

 Everything felt slow, time stopping as Teagan tried to rush to aid the stranger but felt a quick and tight grip on her arm. 

 Her broken and rapid breathing did nothing for her anxiety when she glanced down at the heavy hand around her bicep.

 Jacob. Her man had a firm hold on her and seethed through teeth, “Teagan. Don’t.”

 “Let go of me,” she pulled at her arm, but he didn’t release her, “What the fuck is going on?”

 She can hear Joseph’s flock shouting wind down when he said, “my children, please.” And the fighting stranger was brought to his knees in front of the father. The stranger's hands were tied behind his back, the deputy couldn’t see his face, but he kept it down from Joseph. 

 “Those in the outside world are blind.”

  Joseph reached out for the man while Teagan balled her fist and repeated bitterly, “Get the fuck off me right now, Jacob.” She looked back to the commotion, “What the fuck are they doing?!” Her voice began to rise when Jacob’s grip grew tighter.

 “They do not believe.”

 Her man didn’t let go. Instead, his other hand grabbed her other arm and held her tightly.

 He was cold and cruel when he ordered her, “This isn’t your fight. Stand down.”

 She tells him again, “Get your fucking hands off me, Jacob.” A deep, engulfing rage boiling when his grip just tightened, “You wanna fight me, Jacob?”

 He was quiet for a moment as he scanned her enraged eyes. Then lifted his chin and said, “Is that what you want? Cause I’ll let you take the first shot.” He answered almost immediately. His tone was bitter. 

 Her freckled face grew hot, “You know what happened to the last man that tried to hurt me?”

 The soldier’s hands still held her in place as she answered her, “Yeah, honey. I buried him.” A cold and terrible answer that shut the deputy up. 

 Teagan felt the familiar bubbling rage build and her face grew hot when she and Jacob kept their eyes locked.

 There was a coldness, a dark nature in his eyes and voice that Teagan had never witnessed; the church felt sick even, and Teagan, for the first time, didn’t feel the comfort Eden’s Gate provided. And she didn’t trust Jacob.

 A twisting and nauseous sensation built up more when she realized that she was afraid of him at that moment.

 Jacob’s hunter and the deputy didn’t move, though. Ignoring the silent mumbling of Joseph’s flock.

 The deputy didn’t want to break her focus from Jacob. She was afraid if she looked back just once, he could do anything to her. Could rush her. 

 “They have no faith.”

 Every instinct told Teagan to bite back, to shove her man to the whimpering stranger on his knees. Helpless while armed men stood over him at Joseph’s side while the pastor’s hands held the man’s face. Hushing him to calm the man’s frantic nature.

 But Teagan made the mistake of looking back at him. Her dark chocolate eyes snapped back and forth to Jacob’s stern gaze and to the commotion up at the front. 

 The yellow glasses hid the terrible look in the deranged preacher’s eyes when Joseph said, “But I will make them see,” and the tips of his thumbs pressed into the stranger’s eyes.

 Deputy Reyes watched in horror as Joseph shoved his thumbs into the man’s eyes with no emotion but a hateful grimace.

 The man’s cries and screams caused the small woman to grip Jacob’s fatigues, burying her hot face instinctively. Whimpering and gasping into Jacob’s chest as his grip grew tighter. Dark, soft curls fell to cover her cheeks. Like a blanket over her as she blocked out the terrible sounds.

 The sounds of the poor stranger’s screams slowly grew quieter, and a body dropped.

 When the stranger’s sounds ceased, the deputy was trembling and trying to keep in her broken gasps when she glanced down at Jacob’s holster. Eyeing his pistol.

 Everything in her, all her little voices and instincts, told her to grab it. She didn’t know what she could do with it. But she only thought of the still stranger at the front. And that Joseph was the cause of it.

 Joseph was at the root, but so many emotions began to stir and mostly ones of guilt. The guilt of not seeing sooner what was going on. John and Jacob’s calm nature, the hate and vague rumors against the Project. It all made sense. It made sense that she was stupid enough not to see the truth. And let herself be fooled and blinded.

 But she needed to act against the man with blood on his hands.

 Teagan hesitated to look at Jacob or Joseph. 

 Scarred hands still held her tightly, even when she found the courage to peek up through her curls. But Jacob was watching his brother. While eyes focused on Joseph, Teagan felt his chest rise with a deep breath against her palms. Inhaling and tensing his jaw, frustrated.

 She was a fool to look back. When she did, Teagan saw Joseph’s bloodied hands raised to the heavens. His expression was tender and grateful, as if God was praising him for his act.

 It was fucking nightmare. Teagan’s knees could buckle, and she collapsed and vomited there. She felt sick watching Joseph bask in his victory, John grinning like the devil, and Jacob’s tight hold.

 Her throat went dry; her stomach twisted when she finally looked up to Jacob.

 The blue eyes she’d grown to adore was dark and cold. His lips were tight when he instructed her, “I’m going to walk you out, calmly.”

 But Jacob should’ve known his woman better. Teagan didn’t move. She only stared up at him. Her dark eyes glared with growing resentment. Her lips parted enough to show her gritting her teeth together.

 Baring her teeth like a rabid dog when Jacob shook his head, “You won’t win this fight.”

 This wasn’t her man. This wasn’t the fabricated boyfriend she loved. And at that moment, Teagan had to act against this new foe. 

 “Get your hands off me, Jacob,” she said in a hushed order. Her eyes locked on Jacob’s when he told her again that she couldn’t do anything and she would lose this fight.

 “I’m doing this for your own protection,” He told her, “I knew you weren’t ready.”

 The last comment only enraged her, and Teagan acted quickly when she threw her knee as hard she could into Jacob’s crotch. Taking advantage when he let go of her arms and hunched down in pain, throwing her forehead into Jacob’s face. She could think of the now growing headache; she had to reach for Jacob’s firearm.

 Everything was a blur after that. When Teagan pulled the pistol from his hip, she didn’t waste time aiming at the Father.

 Her rage took over, and things went black. Teagan could hear shouting, and when she shot the gun, a hard strike to her cheek caused her to miss. 

 Wrestling with a Chosen soldier over the pistol as another went behind the deputy and lifted her up. Teagan shot the gun again, killing the man that tried to pry the weapon from her. 

 It did nothing; within seconds, the man behind her threw her to the ground while another held her hand to the floor. Ignoring her swears and threat when the man twisted her wrist till she dropped the firearm. 

 Teagan’s screams filled the church now, and she could hear some gasps but more so Joseph telling his flock, “Some of our brothers and sisters do not understand. They’re afraid. It’s our place to guide them..”

 Her throat would shred if she kept her shouting up. Whimpering and screaming, “Get the fuck off me!” while she kicked her feet. Pulling at her hands to throw her fist into the Chosen’s jaw, but it only freed her hand for the moment.

 Jacob was nowhere in her line of sight. She wanted to call and plead for him to help her, but she hated him. Hated him at that moment when she didn’t see him or when he held her tightly.

 Staring her down like a snake. Ready to devour her if she moved too quickly.

 There wasn’t any time to worry about Jacob when she saw John from the corner of her crying eyes.

 She swore she could hear him laugh, but she kept pulling at her hands and kicking her feet when she caught the glimpse of a knife.

 A knife that John seemingly played with when he opened it, standing with his men when he hunched down over the deputy. His tacky coat with plains trailed all over, hitting the ground. 

 A commanding voice echoed through the church as Joseph told his unsettled sheep, “Do not worry for our sister. I said some would betray us, and this is our example. Now, we must prepare. Prepare our loyal family for what’s to come.”

 When John waved the knife, Teagan never stopped trying to free her hands and feet, “Now listen, dear, I can’t promise this one will be painless if you keep squirming.” 

She was unsure what the fuck he was talking about, but it only terrified her more. 

 Teagan jumped when she heard a deep, booming, familiar voice, “John. That’s enough.”

 It was Jacob on the ground across them, some of his soldiers tending to his busted lip and bloodied nose. 

 He was huffing and panting to catch his breath, lazily demanding John to stop scaring Teagan.

 Still trembling and her lip shivering as she fought her sobs, Teagan watched John sheepishly collect himself. 

 Pushing back his loose hair, adjusting his shirt, and putting his knife away, “Yes, brother.”

 “Take her to the ranch,” Jacob said with a broken, tired sigh. 

 His hazed blue eyes caught Teagan’s burning dark eyes. They were hateful, tearing into his with the restatement. Fear. 

 Teagan kept her sobs in when she looked at Jacob. She wanted to be thankful, but she did not understand her situation. 

 She wanted just to weep. 

 When Joseph asked his church to join in a hymn, John took it as the go-ahead. Having his people grab Teagan’s limbs, carrying her out of the church as she screamed. 

 Yelling, “No!” and “Get your hands off me!” and more threats. None at Jacob. She couldn’t think of him.

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 It was closing time at the Marina, and the owner and her young man made sure to head to town for a good night. 

 Naturally, Ms. Drubman tried to get Thomas to join them, but he just denied her. 

 He cleaned up the shop as usual. Hosing the docks down as the sun set on the Montana waters was comforting and serene.

 The atmosphere was just the right amount of cool and hot to allow him to wear a mesh crop top he had just purchased at a garage sale. 

 He was sure they gave it to him for .50 cents to get rid of him when they saw the tattoo on his forehead. His sins riddled along his deformed body. Thomas began to wear his ball cap backward to at least hide the tattoo as much as he could. To feel more normal. 

 It was the day James and Marshal were meant to gather more intel on Joseph. Thomas’s ticket out of Hope. And to make sure Teagan was safe out of harm's way. 

 So close. I’m still a good man. Just a bit longer. 

 The former peggie started looking up the California lifestyle, checking trades he could learn while incarcerated. He was almost excited to work on his GED inside. He even cut down his smoking. 

 He smiled to himself, thinking of all the possibilities his future could have. And just hoped his friend would be there. 

 Thomas owed her that much. 

 When he finished sweeping the floors and taking out the trash, he heard a knock on the door of the marina.

 Knocks grew more frantic the longer he took. When he looked out the glass, he saw the sweet familiar face of Faith Seed. 

 Her light brown locks flipped as she looked around her; she was shaken when she called out to Thomas.

 Thomas told her friend to hold on while he switched off the cameras. Adelaide would kill him if she saw Faith there. 

 “Faith! Are you okay?” He said as soon as she entered when he unlocked the door. Holding her flushed face. 

 Faith was panting rapidly, whimpering when she embraced Thomas, “Oh god! Tom! Something’s going on!”

 He offered her a seat and a drink of water to calm down, “Faith, are you okay? No one’s hurt you, right?” 

 The young woman shook her head. Taking in a deep breath before she spoke. Faith’s words were careful as she calmed down, “Oh, Tom. James is gone! He just disappeared!” 

 His face soured with confusion, twisting when she went on to say that James packed up with a woman and left town. 

 “I don’t understand! He’s gone but… oh god. He’s betrayed us, Tom.” She choked up a sob, “He brought the authorities here!”

 No, no, no. Fuck! No! Thomas’s face went white. He tried to keep a stone expression and to keep himself composed. What about the Marshal? 

 Tom wondered if she was there to beg him to bring James back. To put him down like he did Mr. Collins. 

 He could only guess as he asked, “What authorities, Faith? What are you talking about?” 

 Faith went on to tell Tom about the events at the church. Joseph attacked the Marshall, gouging his eyes out, and had him taken to Jacob’s armory. “He was there recording Joseph! He could’ve had some setup for all we know, and the police could have it.” She wiped the tears from her hot cheeks, “I’m so sorry to burden you. It’s just so scary to think about us losing our home.”

 Thomas didn’t say anything. He just bit his lip and exhaled. His hands shook as his anxiety built at the thought, my way out is gone. A US marshal is dead and the trail leads to me.

 He couldn’t shake his fears and worries when Faith embraced him, weeping and telling him she was afraid. 

 When she asked him why he was shaking, “I’m sorry, Faith. This all so much, and I’m sorry you’re so shaken. I just haven’t had a cigarette for a bit.”

 She laughed softly and smiled, “It’s okay. I’m sorry, too! But I have something else to tell you.”

 This is it. This is when she pins me as the rat. 

  Faith looked to the ground and stepped back, “It’s about Teagan..” 

 Any fear he had, tripled when he heard the name. And he grabbed Faith’s shoulders gently, leaning away to lock his gaze on her, “What about Teagan?”

 “She’s…. She went crazy! Teagan lost it at the church!” Faith started to throw her hands up. Her face red and her hands trembling, “She shot at Joseph and killed Benny! Teagan even attacked Jacob! It took four men to put her down!” 

 Faith's voice cracked with worry, and her hand caressed Tom’s pale face, “John took her to the ranch. I’m sorry.” 

 The ranch was a nightmare for anyone against the Project. John's torture and terrible acts on unfaithful and less cooperative souls were unspeakable. And Teagan was on her way there.

 A sour feel in Thomas’s belly and throat built at the thought, and he realized Faith. He almost wanted to collapse, “When did they send her there?”

 “Uh.. just a bit ago.” 

 “Ok. Ok, Faith. You know what John is. I need to get my stuff from the back, and I’ll head there.” Tom stammered and tried to calm himself, “You’ll come with me?”

 Faith’s thumbs picked at each other, “Do you think that’s wise?” 

 She jumped when he shouted her name and shuddered a “Please. She doesn’t deserve that.” 

 The young woman nodded and said okay. He hugged her tightly and thanked her. Kissing her forehead gratefully and telling Faith he’d be right back. 

 Rushing to the back of the store, to the bait room where they kept tubs of minnows and goldfish. Tom quickly grabbed his backpack and stuffed his grey sweatshirt inside, his hat, and nicotine gum. He heard the front door bell when he reached for the keys to lock up.

 He had called out to Faith, asking her if she was there. But it was a tall wormy face bastard that answered. 

 Jordan Hayes stepped into the bait room, grinning from ear to ear, “Hello, brother. Been a while.” A deep scar was heavy across his cheek when Teagan smashed her cast on his face. 

 Tom shook his head with a bitter smirk, “Fuck. She played me?” He asked, tossing his backpack to the ground, “what is it, Jordan?”

 “Dues,” Jordan quickly answered. The tank standing tall when another two chosen stepped into the bait room.

 Hayes glanced around the room, “You seem like you're in your element. Bottom feeding in the trash like the little rat you are.”

 “Fuck you,” Thomas snapped at Jordan, taunting him “This all some trick to fucking kill me? Do you really need three assholes to do it? That’s sad.”

 There was silence for a moment. The only sound was the filter to the bait tanks going. The innocent fish were oblivious to their hostile environment while the Peggies were staring down their cornered brother.

 “You seem to have forgotten you owe John a favor,” Jordan laughed, and Thomas bit down the urge to rush him. 

 It took Thomas everything not to beat Jodan’s face in when Tom told him to fuck off.

 “Apparently, you owe John for getting your little deputy out of trouble,” Jordan said as he picked at some dirt under his nails, “What our Faith said was true. James bailed with some woman ratting to some cop. The nerve to bring him to the church too, but we knew about that.” A slight grimace appeared on Jordan’s face when he brought up Teagan, hate in his voice when he touched a nasty scar on his face, “And Ms. Reyes is… Incapacitated at the moment.”

 Thomas felt his blood boil and cut Jordan off, pointing to his former brothers, “Enough of this shit. Why are you here?” 

 A foolish question. Tom knew why they were there. Another hunting trip, hunting his friend. Taking James and the reporter out of the picture. And Jordan confirmed it, “Joseph and John have requested you seek out James and this stranger. And… do what you do best.”

  “No,” Tom was firm. He was out, and he refused to bloody his hands anymore for the sake of Eden’s Gate.

It seemed that Hayes was anticipating Thomas’s answer. Jordan looked to his two other companions with a slight smirk, and he hummed to himself, “You see, John was sure you’d refuse. So there is an unpaid debt.. And I have been instructed to make sure it is cleared.” A life for a life. James or Thomas. He couldn’t worry for Teagan yet. He had to hope that Jacob kept her breathing. Tom knew that this was his death sentence. And Joseph assumed he would kill in his name and beg for his forgiveness.

 “Well… John should’ve come himself for this.”

 Jordan shrugged, “Busy..” he let out a deep exhale before scratching his unruly beard before he stepped out of the doorway. The other chosen followed suit, “If you refused your dues and after the kindness the family has shown you, you know what comes next.” After Selena and Rose, the Seeds had no more room for pity. Thomas had to accept it. His life was nothing, he had no future now that Marshall was killed. James could have a future still.

 Hesitant, Thomas stepped forward as the Peggies moved away from the door. Letting him through, only Thomas wasn’t ready to die. Not at the hands of some cultists. 

 When he felt a hand from the shorter chosen reach grab his shoulder, Tom took the chance to throw his elbow into the man’s nose. Shoving him back while throwing a punch into the other lackey’s jaw. Another one quickly before he could fight back. 

 Thomas was fast, and when Jordan grabbed his shirt, he was thankful the thin mesh fabric ripped.

 Tom stumbled a bit when Jordan pulled him, but it didn’t stop him from rushing him. Getting the upper when Jordan struggled to stay on his feet. And slid back on the slick tile, falling on his back. 

 Quick to take the chance, Tom dropped down. Grabbing Jordan’s shirt collar and slamming his tight fist into the man’s face. 

 Over and over, each heavy hit was anger and frustration being released. Tom’s hands going for Jordan’s neck. 

 He felt Jordan’s hands reach you to his face. His sweaty blonde locks fell down as Jordan tried to claw at his flushed face. His neck. Anything as he struggled to breathe. 

 Everything that Thomas had gone through, his pain and suffering, came pouring out when he tightened his grip around Jordan’s throat.

 Tom fought the tears in his eyes from the built up emotion. 

One of the chosen slammed his rifle into Tom’s back and pulled him by his blond hair off Jordan, causing the young man to fall to the side. 

 Tom fell onto one of the bait tanks, the sweet little minnows swimming frantically from the sudden impact. As he tried to pick himself up with his hands on the sides of the open tubs, he felt one of them grab his wrist and his head. Trying to shove him down into the water. 

 When a steady hand slipped, Tom lost his balance. His face was inches from the water before he heard the smug voice behind him. 

 Jordan called a rat motherfucker and assisted his soldier, pushing Tom’s head into the tank. 

 The water was colder than he imagined. An Immediate panic sank in and he began to frantically trash. Trying to push back from the hold, trying to throw his one free hand back against anything.

 But his panicking and fighting back did nothing to save him. It felt like time was slipping by as he began to struggle to keep his breath. His mind slipping away as he tried to fight it, trying to keep awake as the men kept his head under the water.

 Little minnows swimming so excitedly around him. As if terrified while Tom’s fighting started to cease, and his body grew slack as his blue eyes closed as he slipped away. 

 When his body went limp, the three Peggies let go of him. Tom’s body drops to the ground, a puddle of water built up from the fighting and now from Tom’s wet body. 

 Jordan’s bloodied nose and swelling lip aching him. He shoved one of the men when they snickered and said, “Tom always was a fighter.”

 “Throw him in the River. Let him be someone else’s find,” Jordan commanded the men. Proud of himself. Killing Joseph’s favorite, Faith’s favorite. The brother that everyone loved but Thomas was nobody. Jordan cared. He dedicated his life and riches to the project, while Tom was only loved for his pretty smile.

 It was Jordan’s turn for that praise and love.

 “It’s done, Sister,” Jordan told Faith when he stepped outside.

 Faith was weeping and sobbing. She didn’t want to hear how Jordan did it, “He was a good man.” She smiled as tears poured down her face. Jordan fought the urge to cradle the young Seed. She would move on and see this as a show of his devotion.

 One of the chosen rushed out of the store, “Sister Faith! It’s.. well, Thomas is still breathing a bit.” 

 Faith looked at Jordan, shocked and disappointed. A small rage in her face as she glared at the anxious chosen.

 Faith collected herself and lifted her face. Her sweet face turned red as she scowled when she ordered her men, “Take him back to the bunker. I’ll handle this..”