the best thing that we can do right now to fight for abortion rights is donating to your local abortion fund, especially in states with âtrigger lawsâ or laws that will immediately take harsh measures to shut down abortion rights as soon as roe is overturned. If you donât know your local abortion fund or states with trigger laws, hereâs one in Texas, one in Louisiana, one in Georgia, one in West Virginia and one in Mississippi (all states with such âtrigger lawsâ). Thereâs so many more beyond the handful i just listed here but times like these are the time to donate and support the incredible work that these organizations do for their communities.Â
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Beginning of the end: Michael Langdon X Reader
Chapter 3: The deal
Description: A young girl is about to start her life after high school. Unfortunately for her, a certain blonde who has never accepted no for an answer learns of her existence before he is to put his purpose into play
A/N: Recently just learned that this pic was slowly starting to head into the direction a few other Michael Langdon fics have gone. Im starting to change my plot as I don't want them to be that similar, please accept this train wreck of a chapter
Warnings: Swearing, violence, mentions of death and dead things.
Word Count: 1.7K
 Your eyes slowly fluttered open. Your mind was fuzzy, but quickly you started to realize the danger you were in. You were in a small confined space, not even aware of which way was up. Hands and feet and mouth were bound with tape. Voices bounced around outside of your area. Shutting your eyes as tightly as possible you try to think. This was that creepy fucking lady. You should have just listened to your gut and avoided her.Â
  âSheâs still alive though rightâ?Â
  It was a manâs voice, muffled behind the door.Â
  You would just pretend you were sleeping to see if he said anything about his intentions. You shut your eyes and went limp. There was shuffling outside for several minutes and muffled voices before the door opened. The light poured in and exposed two silhouettes. You didnât have to see to feel their presence. They were powerful and authoritative.Â
  âAre you fucking kidding me Miss Meadâ, he snapped. It was soft but angry. The weird woman was who you assumed, is Miss Mead. You made a mental note so you could tell the police about that when you got out of here.Â
  âHer mouth is taped how can she breatheâ? It was him again. The lights were turned on. You had to resist moving your eyes. Otherwise it would give away your position. The tape was abruptly ripped off your mouth. You whimpered but hoped they hadnât noticed. Hopefully he just thought you had stirred in your sleep.
  âLeave us!â, he shouted. You jumped in your skin. She chuckled nervously and left. The man kneeled beside you. His hand started to caress your face. His thumb running over your cheek bone gently. Your heart stopped.Â
  You could physically feel it stopping. You were so fucking scared right now. His hand pulled away to rest his elbow on his knee. His chin pressed against his knuckles and he sighed. âHow stupid do you think I amâ?Â
  The tears burst just like harsh waves breaking through a dam. You cried on the cold floor not knowing where the hell you were right now. The sobs racketed through your body uncontrollably. âPlease let me go homeâ.Â
  He reached forward and grabbed your wrist rather harshly, yet his voice was gentle, âNoâ. You stopped feeling sorry for yourself and looked up at him. He looked uncomfortable and like he had no clue what he should be doing. He wasnât very good with people.Â
  âWhy am I here?â, you whispered, finally taking in his appearance. He had medium length blonde hair, with fluffy curls. His bone structure was sharp, and he had puffy pink lips. His eyes were the most breath taking thing about him. A bright baby blue. In front of you was the most ethereal man you had ever seen. He looked so much like an angel, but his eyes had undertones of evil. His aura was dark and disturbing.
  âSo you did all of this. And for what?â, you spit at him.
  His hands were still on your arms and he pulled you up to your feet fast. âFor my fathers plansâ, he said coldly. You narrowed your eyes and tried to read him. He seemed lonely. He didnât know what the fuck he was even doing.Â
  âCan I get your name at leastâ?
  Harshly, you were forced forward.Â
  âWhat the fuckâ, you hissed. He snorted and dragged you through a creepy hallway. You peered a look over your shoulder and saw that they had you locked in a closet. A small little janitors closet. The sign on the door read Kineros Robotics. You knew this place. It was on the news and they had been experimenting with cloning illegally.Â
  Sharply, the man tugged you down another hall. At the end of it was a clear office cubicle. Odd. There were two men sitting in there, feet on their desks, and throwing things across at each other. The doors opened and both men sat up straight. They both had such ugly bowl cuts, you grimaced.Â
  âM-Michael, we didnât expect you back so soonâ, they both stammered out.Â
  So the man responsible for your kidnapping, was Michael. It was angelic. He looked over at you, face softening. âHave a seatâ, pointing to the soft cushiony chair. The two men infant of you almost choked when you sat down. You werenât sure why. Michael pulled the small, hard wooden stool over to the table and sat down, he was too tall and slouched over slightly. It was almost comical. âCan you boys just give me the device?â, Michael snapped. They were obviously very scared of him. Despite your current situation, you didnât feel scared. You felt this strange sense of security. That was almost more scary than the actual situation.Â
  âJeff go grab itâ, urged the brunette.Â
  âOn itâ, he jumped up and walked over to the large white industrial cabinet. He opened the doors, revealing lots of small knick knacks and several very scary looking objects and devices.Â
  âSee this is the one weâve been working on for awhile now. Just to track down Ryan Reynolds if we ever see him, right Muttâ, Jeff said nervously. Mutt said nothing.Â
  Michael grabbed it from Jeff and turned to you. It looked like a water gun, but with two very large and very sharp prongs on the end. In shiny red cursive, it said Cooperative on the side. âNow, Y/N, I know you donât understand whatâs happeningâ, he shot a look over to the men and they got up abruptly and left. âBut Iâll explain it to you before we get homeâ.Â
  We?
  âDo not be alarmed when I tell you thisâ, his blue eyes pierced through your soul. You gave him a slow nod. âIâm the antichrist. To bring forth the end times for my father. To reset life on earthâ, he said smoothly. Itâs like he actually believed what he was saying.Â
  Laughter echoed around the office. Michael looked at you puzzled. âReally? You kidnapped me just to tell me about some rubbish antichrist? And that you are him? Grow up buddy and go to churchâ, you chuckled, wiping tears from your eyes. As scared as you wanted to be, this whole situation was too ridiculous.Â
  The room went cold. Like ice. His face had gone stone cold. âMichael?â, you said nervous.Â
  âCould a normal man do thisâ? His hands swished and then snowflakes fell, coming from seemingly no where. Now you were getting a little scared. Again.Â
  âCould a normal man do this?â, he repeated, instead this time throwing his hand up. The thumbtacks on the desk flew off the desk and pierced the wall.Â
  âCould a nor-â
  âListen I get it. Can you just kill me alreadyâ? Michael came out of the angry trance and looked at you sorrowful, mouth agape.Â
  âOh you think Iâm going to kill youâ? He let out a sad chortle before his eyes became dark. âNo my love, you are going to help me end the worldâ.Â
  You went quiet. Michael smirked and continued. âYou might have noticed some signs these last few months. Like crows, and dead things. My father has hand selected you for partnership. I needâŚâ, he stopped and gave you a dreamy look. âBalance. I need some form of sanity when bringing about the end of times. We are going to start a new world Y/Nâ, he tilted his head and gave a genuine smile.
  âI would rather fucking dieâ, you cried out. You stood up so fast the chair fell over and you turned to run. Michael used his powers and shut the doors infant of you. Banging on them you cried. âLet me outâ!Â
  âDonât make me do this Y/Nâ, he bellowed.Â
  âPlease! I have a life I havenât lived yet! I want to go to school, and party and get married. Maybe one day have kids and even grand kids! Theres so much I havenât seen yet or done, please donât do this. Wait another thousand years if you have to, just not nowâ, you started to cry again. This was the most you had ever cried.Â
  Michael dropped to your level and started to caress your face. âDonât cry, I canât handle cryingâ, he whispered. His eyes were glossed over. âWe can do all that in the new world, just tell me whatever you want and you can have it. The world is in your handsâ.Â
  âYou have to understand how sudden and crazy this is rightâ, you managed to choke out.Â
  âI know, thatâs why Iâm going to give you 1 month. With all the protection and money you could ask for. You can travel and do whatever you feel like. With whoever. You have one month to make a decisionâ. Your heart dropped. That was the opportunity of a life time. âAll I ask, is you consider marrying meâ, Michael said sternly.Â
  âThats it? And if I say no?â.Â
  His lips went into a thin line. âIâll have to do what I mustâ.Â
  You swallowed hard, âIf I were to marry you, and help you end the world, can I save who I wantâ?Â
  âWhatever you wish for, and itâs yoursâ, Michael said softly.
  âOkay, I understand. Iâll meet you here in one monthâ, you said and stood up off the floor. Michael started to click his tongue. âThats not allâ, he picked up the gun and put it on your stomach. âFor all that protection and money, you need thisâ. He pulled the trigger and there was a sharp pain in your tummy. Your jaw dropped and you grabbed the spot in pain. It felt like a small piece of plastic was just inserted into your gut.
âThats a small chip Iâve just inserted into your stomach. The Co-operative will be tracking you now. When you get home there will be a man waiting for you. Heâs going to hand you a card. That card is your âbank cardâ. There is no maximum amount. That man will be stationed outside of your house for the next month. I will always be aroundâ, he smiled. âIll be seeing you soonâ, Michael waved his hand infant of your face and it all went black.Â
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Beginning of the end: Michael Langdon X Reader
Chapter 2: Awakening
Description: A young girl is about to start her life after high school. Unfortunately for her, a certain blonde who has never accepted no for an answer learns of her existence before he is to put his purpose into play
A/N: Still no Michael in this chapter but he will appear in the third chapter :)
Warnings: Swearing, violence
Word count: 1.4K
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Your parents burst into the room. Their baby girl was a puddle of disaster, shaking on the floor. Mom swooped in to hold and rock you into relaxation. Dad however picked up the crow and let out a loud sob. Cries of pain racketed through his body as mom started to weep. It was almost uncomfortable. Your parents had always been really strong and watching them breakdown in your room was⌠strange. But of course they would. The sight in your room was something most only see in movies.
âItâs all my faultâ dad mumbled over and over again to himself. With a bright red face and a heart with no hope he stood up and walked out of your bedroom.
Mom gripped onto you as if you were her lifeline. âYou donât have to do anything you donât want to sweetie, we can get away from hereâ, she bawled.
âIf I donât want to do whatâ, you shrieked.
It only caused your mom to stand up and run out of the room, her face in her hands, leaving you with no answers.
Your summer was ruined by this whole ordeal. You never felt safe. And at least one of your parents always watched you. So much for a fun summer before the responsibilities of adulthood hit you. There was 3 weeks left until university. Your parents became insufferable. They felt like a falling branch was a sign you were going to die that day. Dad had been trying to sell the house, while mom worked on convincing you to let them buy a house closer to you. You had no plan of allowing them to do that.
Tonight you were going to pack your car and start the road trip to Yale. You wanted to take these last two weeks and drive across the United States. Discover what you could and enjoy what was left of your summer. You were scared, there was no doubts about that. But you carried that rosary with you everywhere and it kept you protected. You believed that more than anything. Now, it wasnât like you were a believer in the bible. You just felt as if the rosary was a gift from that crow, and a symbol of protection. Mom decided to make a roast dinner tonight to send you off.
In the meantime, you packed what was left of your room to pack. Instead of bringing everything with you, you only brought essentials. And decided that you were going to do a total room makeover at your new apartment. So only your favourite things were going with you. Lovingly, you started to pack art journals, and items of sentimental value into the last box. By the time you had taped it up, mom shouted that dinner was done.
When you entered the kitchen you saw that both of your parents were wiping tears off their faces to appear to look happy. You ignored it and just tried to enjoy your last night. Jokes and laughs were shared around the table, along with more tears. There was an overwhelming sense of love in the room. It was as if there had been nothing terrorizing them for the last 3 months. Leaving was very difficult for you. And your parents of course. But it was hard for you. You had never been all on your own before. It was always inevitable, but still a shock. Driving away was the hardest thing all night.
Jumping into your car you sat in the driveway for just a few minutes. Looking up at the home you were about to leave. Leaving your family behind at such a horrible time. Something was itching the back of your brain, as if it were telling you not to go. It didnât matter now anyway. You had to go.
The key turned and the ignition roared. Letting the car get to temp, you said a quick prayer and put the rosary on your mirror. Taking a quick glance up, you could see a crow sitting in the middle of the road. Staring you down. In front of you was your parents standing on the door steps. Mom shaking like a leaf. Dad with a stoic look on his face, waving a subtle goodbye. You gave him a curt nod. With that you pulled out and started your drive.
You had been driving for about 45 minutes when you decided to stop at target. A wave of uneasiness came over you. When entering the store you saw just how dead it was. The dim lighting flickered as if it were a prop in a Saw movie. You shivered and just walked right in through to your destination. Heading straight for the snack aisle you grabbed a bag of your favourite chips, a bag of jolly ranchers and a party sized bag of m&ms. You also decided to grab a case of Dr. Pepper.
The lady in front of you at the cash had an edge to her aura. She was an older woman, with a very short pitch black haircut. Her clothing was very witchy and she was buying strange items. Cow tongue, salt, sewing needles, duct tape, bleach and rubbing alcohol. You knew that you should not talk to or make eye contact with this woman for even a second.
âAre you alright dearâ?
It was like you manifested her to speak to you. Looking up in disdain, you tried to make yourself look tough. You didnât want to make her think you were an easy target. Everything about her gave you red flags. You didnât want to stereotype, howeverâŚ
âYes Iâm fine, just trying to get homeâ, you responded meekly. The opposite of tough. The woman gave you chills. It made your bones freeze and your brain feel like jelly. The cashier gave you a pitiful smile when the woman left and you could not get checked out fast enough.
When you walked outside of the store there were no cars in the parking lot. Not even yours.
âAre you fucking kidding me!â, you dropped your bags and grabbed your hair in frustration.
âNeed to get home fastâ?
You turned around and came face to face with the scary woman. âI-â
âJust come with me, us women need to stick together. There are some real weirdos out thereâ, she spoke. It was airy and non bothered.
âListen lady, I appreciate the offer but I need to get my car back. I only have a week to get homeâ.
âThen let me drive you to the police stationâ, she smiled and started to walk towards her car, just expecting you to follow. It was on the other side of the street under a crappy street light. It was similar to the light in target, in the way it flickered.
With a sigh, you grabbed your bags and followed. She was offering to drive you to the police station so of course she wouldnât do anything bad right?
You got in the car and closed the door carefully, making sure not to slam it or disregard the favour she was doing for you. You took in a few deep breaths. You felt vulnerable without the rosary. It was stupid to feel that way. It was just a silly cross connected to some silly beads on a stupid string. Itâs not like it could actually protect you or anything.
âSo where ere you heading toâ? The woman beside you sounded cheery.
âTo my new place. My roommates are expecting me so I really do need to hurryâ.
Shit.
You shouldnât have even said anything.
âOh that sounds funâ, she smiled and kept driving steadily, avoiding the potholes on the road. Your eyes started to get heavy.
âYou have a boyfriend or anythingâ?
You looked over at her and narrowed your eyes. âI donât think that really matters now does itâ.
She shook her head and chuckles lowly. âIt sort of does sweetheartâ. She slammed on the breaks and slapped her hand over your mouth. You started to flail around trying to get away from her. You hadnât realized she had locked the doors and couldnât get the door to open. Your eyes started to droop and your vision was blurry.
âIâll fucking kill you for thisâ, you muffled into the rag. Your voice was groggy and you couldnât hold on for much longer.
âItâs been tried and doneâ. And with that you passed out completely.
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I think one of my biggest grievances with the lack of reblogging on this website in recent years is the fact that fandom lifespan suffers because of it. Like. Back in the day you could still get like at least hundreds of reblogs on a fic long after your tenure in the fandom has passed and itâd really be such a confidence boost for folks who like may have joined the fandom late or are just discovering it a few years down the line- and thereâd still be like a REALLY cool little community of people to meet- maybe not the largest of the large fandoms but the feedback and viewership on creative endeavors of any kind would be consistent. But nowadays? Fandom lifespans have shortened to just a few months. Tops. Just like a few months literally before max week 1 drop of fic or art or what have you is under the triple digits and stays there and the ratio of likes to reblogs on THAT is more like 5/50 and itâs fucking abhorrent! And heartbreaking! Like itâs one thing if folks move on naturally but itâs another when the fans that ARE still around donât actually keep the ball rolling on it and encourage the people who are still creating content for it???? Nothing is more guaranteed to kill your favorite content creatorâs interest in the stuff you like more than that. So maybe before saying â x fandom is dead!â consider that you can reblog the content still being made for it and comment on it and fix that. Because itâs really that easy to keep it alive.
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Beginning of the End: Michael LangdonXReader
CHAPTER 1: Warning
Description: A young girl is about to start her life after high school. Unfortunately for her, a certain blonde who has never accepted no for an answer learns of her existence before he is to put his purpose into play
A/N: please please just give this fic a chance đ
IK that was a shitty description, Iâll update it as we go on. The first chapter is a slow introduction to the reader and her current family situation. Next chapter Michael will appear in a more significant way. Iâm trying a new style of writing and Iâm not sure if I like it. Please please give this little multi-chapter fic a chance :)
Content warnings: Swearing, blood, death, mentions of satanisms, religious symbols.
Word count: 1.2K
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  The wind was chilly outside of your small, rundown high school. The bricks starting to crumble and the roof leaky. âLast day in this fucking hellholeâ, was all you could think to yourself. You had finally finished. No more creepy corridors that looked as if they swallowed students whole. No more broken bathroom mirrors, or missing stall doors. The out of date chalkboards would be left behind as you started your journey to success.Â
  You had a full ride to Yale. The last 4 years of hard work had paid off. It wasnât like you had ever dreamed of going to Yale. To you, all universities and Ivy League schools were the fucking same. They had such prestige because of the money that pours into their pockets. That prestige is what helped get jobs. You couldnât deny however, that a small piece of you was delighted. Yale was extremely hard to get into and you did get in after all. It made your parents proud.Â
  Mom came from a rich family from the south, and never doubted that she would be admitted to the Harvard Law program. She passed with flying colours despite being a slight ditz. It was very Elle Woods of her. Your dad on the other hand went to Yale on a full scholarship. He was smart, but had little to no money. He could never rely on his family to help and support him. They were money hungry and never thought about long term comfort and only short term luxury.Â
  Nevertheless, he always said it was just the New Yorker way. All things belonging to the ocean fascinated him. That encouraged him to become a marine biologist. Dad decided to move to Los Angeles to pursue his career. Mom moved to LA to live away from the southern bell stereotype she felt chained too. The quaint up and coming aquarium is what brought them together. Dad was obviously trying to start his career and that led him to work there and Mom was wild and free and wanted to enjoy her new life and see cute little sharks. From then, they had a spark like no other. They got married 6 months after that and then 9 months after that you were born.Â
  It didnât matter to you that you had young parents that didnât start out well off when having you. Your childhood was happy. Going on boats and diving with dad and sparking your interest in biology. Mom ignited a fire in you like no other with her fierce attitude and skills of persuasion. She taught you to be passionate in your career. They were both positive influences on you, who had influenced success from a young age. More than anything though, they wanted you to be happy. To them it didnât matter if you were a neurosurgeon or a starbucks barista. Your happiness was always their first priority. But seeing you go to an Ivy League school like them did make their smiles beam just a watt brighter.Â
  A cold raindrop splashed on the tip of your nose, breaking you from your trance. You came to face the shit show of a school. The bus you were supposed to get on long gone. âFuckâ, you muttered.Â
  It was a 20 minute walk home if you took the short cut. Pulling out the pink foldable pocket umbrella from your bag, you started the walk home. Dying trees lining the sidewalks full of cracks and random change no one cared to pick up.
  Dragging your feet, you thought of dinner tonight. âI hope we have spaghetti tonightâ.Â
  A loud âcawâ noise came from behind you. Turning your head you see a large crow go for your head. You didnât even think they could fly in the rain. Dropping to your knees you covered your head with your hands. The bird landed gracefully before you and tilted its head as if it were a confused little puppy. In its beak it held a chain. The chain dangled and sparkled. The bird dropped it and just sat there on the imperfect sidewalk.Â
  âThis is so fucking stupidâ, you grumbled.Â
  Reaching forward you grabbed the cold chain off the ground. The bird made no movement. The wind picked up and started to swirl loose leaves everywhere. The sky started to turn a darker colour. You immediately felt uneasy. Looking behind you, you see a boy. He does not look much older than you. He was maybe 4 or 5 feet away. Blonde waves swooping infant of his face, adorning a bright yellow t shirt. Odd. You just thought that all blondes hated to wear yellow. Opening your mouth to speak, the crow interrupted you with a shrill cry. You jumped up in fear and started swatting your hands around to prevent being attacked. When you turned back around, the boy was no longer there.Â
  âHey kiddoâ!Â
  You jumped and looked beside you. There was your dad in his little blue Honda Civic and large nerdy glasses waving at you. âSaw that crow tried to make a meal of youâ, he chuckled.Â
  You let out a snort. âYea that was pretty ridiculousâ, you said in disbelief. Dad patted the passenger seat. Putting the chain in your pocket, you walked around and hopped in.Â
  âThanks, its been a weird dayâ. He let out a deep laugh. âI could see thatâ, he hummed as he turned left onto your street. Fumbling with your phone, you started to think about the guy you had seen earlier. He was really creepy. A deep frown set onto your face.Â
  âIs everything alright pumpkinâ? You looked beside you to see Dads worried face. âI think so. Did you see that blonde guy when you drove by meâ?Â
  Dad frowned, âThere was no one else on the whole street sweetheart. Now grab the groceries out of the car. Moms making skettiâ.Â
  Letting out a sigh, you grabbed the reusable bag your dad always brings grocery shopping. On the side it had a fleet of cute cartoon sea turtles and said âSave the turtles, Buy a reusable bagâ. It made you giggle every time. He was like a VSCO girl. Opening the door you kicked off your shoes and set the bag on the counter. Dad had pulled Mom into a deep kiss. It was gross because it was your parents, but you strived to have a relationship like they did.Â
  With a small smile, you started to walk upstairs to your room. It was the last room at the end of the very long, victorianesque hall. The upper floor was freezing. Your toes were chilly. Out of curiosity you pulled the chain out of your pocket while opening the door. It was a beautiful blue rosary. Upon looking up, you see the window open.Â
  Odd. You didnât remember opening it. The makeup and school work on your vanity had blown off. Slamming the window shut, you turned around to start picking up all the fallen items. Only when you turned around you saw the large blood red pentagram painted onto your wall. Sitting beneath it was a dead crow that had been sliced open. Its innards were falling out onto the floor. You dropped to your knees screaming and crying. The rosary was a gift of protection. Your parents started to run up the stairs, crying out to you. Yearning to make sure you were okay.
  Deep in your soul, you knew this was just the beginning.Â
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