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by Kiersten White

“Gary reminds me of my grandpa,” Ava says as soon as Linda leaves. “I hated my grandpa.”

He nods. He’s still staring down at his sandwich, not looking at her. “Worth fighting for. Places like this. They’re special. Rare. Traditions, you know?”

okay so these people are some sort of sacrifice to save the town?

is like drinking a warm glass of milk, bland and soothing and soporific.

that sounds disgusting

He finds the temple.

temple - maybe the town is some kind of pagan cult

That means all there is to writing is just…writing. And it’s hard. It’s so hard.

Halfway Thoughts - A creature (most likely greek in origin) that requires sacrifice every 7 years. Sounds like it walks on 2 legs but makes an animal-like sniffing sound. The park is a maze - minotaur? But invisible? Maybe it's only visible to the people who can be consumed. Atrius (like Atreus, king of Mycenae, another Greek reference) used his paint like Theseus used thread to find his way to the temple. The remaining survivors could kill the creature, if it is a minotaur.

First things first, though; he has to take care of all of them so they’ll know what a good friend he is.

Brandon can imagine it. Becoming roommates. Staying up late playing his secondhand Xbox. Pooling their money for new games. Inviting the girls over for pizza. Sharing the out-of-date snacks he brings home from the gas station.

pleaseeeeeeeeee this boy is a cinnamon roll!

He’s going to invite them all to live with him. If they want to.

Brandon pleaseeeeee

If all the world is hell and evil is all around them, what else can they do but try to help each other?

Ava still thinks some fucked-up shit is going down, but she can keep Mack safe, and Mack can keep her safe, too. And they’ll both keep that overgrown puppy of a human Brandon safe, and sad, lost LeGrand safe, too. A new platoon. A new family.

they're all gonna die and I'm gonna be so sad

and the beast did not even consume the madwoman or the dead bodies.

Brandon :(

“I said we’d choose what was sacrificed. I never said it was gonna be us.”

fuck yeah

Ava is so tired of being strong.

To the youngest generations we’ve tasked with saving us all: You shouldn’t have to. I’m so sorry.