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sydwritesstufff · 2 years

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The Pay Phone Girl

Word Count: 711

Warnings: Slight spoilers for season 8, mention of stalking

Prompt: Woah, woah, woah, woah, pump your brakes. What is this about? (Derek Morgan quote)

Some aspects of this story are not true to what actually happened in the show.

The pay phone door slammed shut. Beams of rain fell to the ground outside. Hands fumbled in coat pockets and retrieved quarters to insert into the machine. Fingers dialed the all-too-familiar numbers, hoping, praying even, for an answer. The phone rang. Ears played the monotonous tone over and over.

“Hello?”

A voice called to him, softly, and he lit up at the sound.

“Spencer?”

There the voice was again, yet this time, he did not sit in silence.

“Maeve! How are you?”

He could hear a slight chuckle escape her lips, and he felt her smile through the phone.

“I’m good. I just finished the book you sent me. It was amazing.”

He smiled at this. He knew that she would love the book because he had loved it himself. It was almost as if they were the same person.

“Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone; we find it with another,” he said quietly to himself.

It was a quote by Thomas Merton, whom both he and Maeve admire. He had written the quote inside the front cover of the book.

“I think my stalker is gone. I want to meet you.”

Her words stopped him in his tracks. In that moment, his mind, which had previously been filled with thoughts of lust and books and quotes, was now blank. An empty canvas. Spencer had never met Maeve, though he wasn’t sure he had to, as he felt he already understood her better than anyone he had ever met before. But perhaps that was just his mind playing tricks.

“Spencer, did you hear me?”

He opened his mouth to respond, but hesitated. He was worried that his response would scare her. His biggest fear was losing Maeve forever. She understood him, sometimes better than his colleagues that he’d been working with for years.

“Yeah, I heard you.”

He heard Maeve pause.

“It was just an idea, I’m sorry if I frightened-”

“No,” he cut her off, “I’d love to meet you.”

The conversation ended minutes later, with the pair deciding on a date to a restaurant in town as soon as Spencer’s plane landed back in Virginia. The pay phone door swung open, and out walked Dr. Reid, shoving his hands in his pockets and grinning. He hummed “You Are My Sunshine” as he walked to the police station. The rain had since stopped, and he found himself avoiding the puddles of water gathering on the sidewalk.

Spencer reached out to open the door, but to his surprise, it was opened for him. A particularly tall man patted him on the shoulder and smiled. Spencer’s mind was so occupied by his conversation with Maeve that he couldn’t process who was standing before him.

“Hey pretty boy!”

It then registered who he was talking to: Derek Morgan, someone he really didn’t want to talk to right now.

“Hey Derek.”

Spencer tried to nudge past Derek without even looking at him, but of course, Derek wouldn’t let him.

“You having a bad night?”

Spencer was a nervous wreck; he would meet Maeve for the first time the following night and now he was going to be interrogated about it. Derek could see right through Spencer, and he was quick to profile him every time he noticed something was wrong.

“No, I just want to work on the case, that’s all.”

Spencer again tried to walk away, but Derek stopped him.

“Woah, woah, woah, woah, pump your brakes. What is this about?”

Spencer sighed.

“Maeve wants to meet me tomorrow.”

Derek lifted his eyebrows, then laughed.

“Wait, that’s what this is about? Your girlfriend?”

“She’s not my girlfriend!”

Derek laughed even harder at this remark, but composed himself when he realized that Spencer was being serious.

“Why are you so worried about it?”

“What if she doesn’t like me?”

Derek sighed.

“Spencer…”

He rested his hand on Spencer’s shoulder.

“She’s a fool if she doesn’t like you. And she doesn’t deserve you.”

He gave Reid a reassuring smile and patted him on the back.

“Come on, Hotch is ready to give the profile.”

Derek began to walk down the hallway, Spencer didn’t follow.

“Hey Derek,” he called after him.

Derek turned.

“Thank you.”

#criminal minds #derek morgan #spencer reid #Spencer Reid story

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mortalfortaxpurposes · 5 years

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romance books I’ve read this year: proper english by k.j. charles (5/?)

#proper english #kj charles #k.j. charles #f/f romance #f/f books #think of england #pat and fen #patricia merton #fenella carruth #god I love my edwardian wives #romance aes

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the-shirkanator · 6 years

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OK IVE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE SO BUCKLE UP

I was tagged by the incomparable @omnommnams33 to talk about what songs I’m obsessed with. Without further ado:

1. “No roots” -Alice Merton

I love the beat. The lyrics. I don’t really jam out to a lot of songs, but when this one comes on I crank it up.

2. “Girls like you” -Maroon 5/Cardi B

Ok, this is an important distinction I need to make. I do not like the original version of this song. Negative. Only the Cardi B remix. I’m learning her part so that I can rap along. Stay tuned.

3. “Poor unfortunate souls” -Pat Carroll

Yes, the song from Little Mermaid. I know every word and I can rock it.

4. “The cave” -Mumford and sons

What a chill song. I love the vibe. And the music video

5. “Broken” -Lovelytheband

IM IN LOVE WITH A SONG. Seriously, the number of times I’ve played this on YouTube is absurd. The message really resonates with me.

6. “In my blood” -Shawn Mendes

It’s about his battle with his anxiety, which I really connect with.

7. “IDGAF” -Dua Lipa

I think this is my summer anthem.

8. “Hunger” -Florence and the Machine

The lyrics are so beautiful and I love Florence as a person so

9. “Saturday sun” -Vance Joy

I honestly don’t understand why this song isn’t getting played more on mainstream radio because it’s amazing

10. “Thunder” -Imagine Dragons

If I had to pick a favorite band, it woumld be Imagine Dragons. This song is so inspiring to me.

I don’t really have a ton of friends on here, but I’ll tag @smalltownwanderlust and @theangeltoogoodforthisworld if you guys want to get in on this :)

#imagine dragons #alice merton #vance joy #dua lipa #mumford and sons #pat carroll #cardi b #lovelytheband #florence and the machine #shawn mendes

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the-word-from-george · 2 years

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A Valentine For My Fans

Hello my darlings! Below the cut, I have created a gift for the ages just for you. Through careful scouring of only the best music from my playlists, I bring you one song that makes me think of each of you in some way. Perhaps a little secret only you and I know, perhaps a riveting estimation of who you are as a person, or maybe simply the vibe I think you give off, enjoy the soundtrack to Elias, California.

And don’t forget, it’s not mean if it’s true.

Love, Georgie

Adam - The Devil Wears A Suit and Tie by Colter Wall

Alejandro - Sitting At Home by Hunter Parrish

Aurora - Better Dig Two by The Band Perry

Anna - I Wanna Dance With Somebody by Whitney Houston

Barley - Buy Dirt by Jordan Davis

Beckham - Monster by Skillet

Beverly - Lost Girls by Lights

Cassandra - Cross Me by Ed Sheeran

Daisy - Formation by Beyonce

Dani - Hand In My Pocket by Alanis Morisette

Daphne - Power by Little Mix

Donald - Somewhere Only We Know by Keane

Elizabeth - Heads Carolina Tails California by Jo Dee Messina

Elsa - All of That Love From Here by Wynona Judd

Eugene - God Bless The Broken Road by Rascal Flatts

Florian - This Is Gospel by Panic at the Disco

Fran - Golden Days by Panic at the Disco

Freddy - We Belong Together by Mariah Carey

Giulia - Escapade by Janet Jackson

Hades - The Kill by Thirty Seconds To Mars

Haven - I’m the Only One by Melissa Etheridge

Hercules - Stereo Hearts by Gym Class Heroes

Howl - I Thought She Knew by NSync

Jack - Outside by Mariah Carey

Jim - No Roots by Alice Merton

Kairi - Island of the Sun by Winona Oak

Katalina - Hit and Run by LOLO

Kiara - Wild Things by Alessia Cara

Kit - Heavy by Linkin Park

Leia - You Gotta Be by Des’ree

Logan - Here by Alessia Cara

Luca - When I Reach the Place I’m Going by Wynona Judd

Luke - Nice To Meet Ya by Niall Horan

A note: I don’t really know you yet and so, hello, very nice to meet you. I’ll be watching you.

Mael - On the Regular by Shamir

Mavis - My Oh My by Camila Cabello

Meg - Love Is A Battlefield by Pat Benatar

Mickey - Hurt by Johnny Cash

Minnie - Classic by MKTO

Mollie - Love Is On the Radio by McFly

Monty - Everlong by Foo Fighters

Nala - A Million Dreams by P!nk

Penny - LA Devotee by Panic at the Disco

Philip - She Is His Only Need by Wynona Judd

Reagan - Fire and Gold by Bea Miller

Riku - Safe and Sound by The Civil Wars

Roxanne - The Road Less Traveled by Lauren Alaina

Roxas - Smells Like Teen Spirit by Malia J

Sadie - Celebrity Skin by Hole

Sally - I Call The Shots by Hannah Hutson

Simba - Hall of Fame by The Script

Sophie - Sit Still Look Pretty by

Sora - Brave by Sara Bareilles

Sulley - Celebrity by NSync

Tyler - Why Won’t You Love Me by 5 Seconds of Summer

Varian - Hero by Mariah Carey

A note : I also don’t know you very well, but I hear this is something you’re into. Don’t say Georgette Foxworth never gave you anything.

Vidia - Build A Bitch by Bella Poarch

Victoria - Stand Still, Look Pretty The Wreckers

Victor - Overwhelmed by Royal and the Serpent

Wally - Tell Him by Lauryn Hill

#this took forever #forever #like forever #the sacrifices I make for George's craft #if you're unsure why she chose it for your character ask away #I do have reasons

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miss-multifandom-mess · 2 years

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🌸 OC #3: Avatar

Name: Pxeyve ‘Eveng Noawkpey

Age: 27 (human years)

Gender/pronouns: Male; he/they

Orientation: Bisexual

Species: Na’vi

Birth place: Omaticaya clan

Theme song: No Roots by Alice Merton

Personality: Often care-free, but serious when needed; can be emotionally unstable at times, but can at times hide it well; good sense of humor sometimes; curious and attentive to his surroundings; knowledgeable; at first he doesn’t care about people, but as soon as he sees someone in danger he’s quick to help; independent; flirtatious; wild; doesn’t befriend much

Habits: Sings/hums silently to himself; sometimes speaks his opinions and thoughts under his breath

Fears: Fears being alone, despite distancing himself

Hobbies: Enjoys heading out on his own to discover new things; hunting; painting; climbing to high heights and watching the stars; loves flying with Kepeyey, his bonded Ikran; practices different techniques each day to challenge himself, as a way to get stronger

Family: Mother: Puäawna Te Ipa Noawkpey; Father: May’ine Te Noawkpey; Siblings: Feyskì’itan (older brother), Txätuok’ite (older sister) (Deceased)

Background: From a young age, Pxeyve had always had the dream of exploring the outer reaches of Pandora. He loved his home at Home Tree, but he felt always that there was something out there, waiting for him. He tended to be rambunctious, and did anything in his power to attempt doing what his elders did--the hunters he followed around the most. He asked question after question about where they hunted, things like that. Quite often he was told off, the others saying how young he was to go out there by himself. But one who he admired most was his sister.

Txätuok’ite was a hunter herself. She would come back, every time coming back with something for the clan-she was patted on the back and smiled at; a very social woman, she was. And every day, after a day's worth of hunting, she always had something to tell Pxeyve. She told him all the action in accurate detail, smiling as her younger brother sat there with wide eyes of wonder. Pxeyve idolized Txätuok’ite.

It wasn't until two years later that she would pass away. Many mourned her death that day.

She had been out hunting that morning with a friend. They weren't looking when a palulukan snuck up behind them, causing them to panic and run. She was the one to attempt fighting it back, to hopefully stray it away from her friend. Taking on the palulukan by herself, it backed her up to a cliff. Txätuok’ite made to jump out of the way but it was too late. The animal lunged forward and clawed at her, bringing her down the cliff with it.

Pxeyve couldn't believe it, but it was true. He knew there was no hiding from the truth. That's when he began to distance himself from others; he couldn't live with getting too close. In his mind he thought it was the best way to keep his heart from shattering again.

Eventually he became a hunter himself. He swore that he'd keep everyone in his clan safe from any kind of danger. Even if it meant giving up his childhood dream of exploring the far reaches of the forest.

(Note: I tried editing to make Chosen look like a Pandoran, but I just couldn't do it, as the results didn't turn out right.)

#brooks's original characters #james cameron's avatar #avatar #avatar 2009 #avatar movie #Pxeyve noawkpey #chosen jacobs #na'vi #oc #omaticaya

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blairsanne · 2 years

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In the Cards

Big Wolf on Campus fanfic. Merton x OC. [Tommy also gets some pairings.]

Tommy’s cousin moves to Pleasantville from Canada, and immediately gets swept up into werewolf shenanigans. Tommy wants to keep things a secret, and Merton can’t help but pine for the new girl who seems to enjoy his company. Kalida has secrets of her own.

Chapters: 1&2, 3&4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17

Chapter 1: New & Chapter 2: Perendi

Chapter 1:

Tommy smacked Merton's arm with the back of his hand as he stepped up to their lockers. "Morning Merton." "Oh hey. Your cousin settle in alright last night?" "Yeah, she's doing good. She's doing all her new-school orientation stuff today, but I told her to find me at lunch." "So are you gonna tell her about, you know," he gestured with his hands, making fangs from his fingers. "No, I think we'll keep that on the down low." "She's in the same grade as us, though, right? We could be a trio again." He grinned, wagging his eyebrows at Tommy as he recalled their days with Lori. "I'd rather keep my family in the dark about the whole…" he did the fang gesture awkwardly, immediately regretting it. "Thing." He closed his locker, patting Merton on the shoulder. "I think you two will get along, though." "You always think people will like me." Merton smiled crookedly, then deadpanned. "You've been mostly wrong." Tommy snorted, laughing at his best friend's self-deprecation.

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Merton sat at his usual table, picking at his cafeteria lunch while he waited for Tommy.

"Hi." He looked up to see a pretty brunette wearing a miniskirt over thigh-high black socks standing awkwardly beside the table, her tray set down mostly-on-the-table. "You're Merton Dingle, right?" He blinked a couple times, wondering what such a flawless teenage specimen was doing talking to him. Then he pulled a wide grin. "Merton J. Dingle. In the flesh." He held his hand out to her. She shook it with a smile. "Kalida Dawkins. Tommy said you guys normally eat together, and that it'd be ok to join?" "Oh! You're Tommy's cousin!" He studied her face, thinking to himself that maybe their brown eyes looked a bit similar.

She let out a small laugh. "Guilty as charged." He let go of her hand, shaking his head slightly. "Uh, of course, please sit." "Thanks." She slid into the seat opposite him, looking him over. "Tommy talks about you a lot." Merton raised his brows in surprise as he sipped his chocolate milk. "Oh?" "I think he was more excited for me to meet you than to hang out with me himself," she laughed.

Merton smiled a bit to himself, grateful for Tommy's friendship. He watched as she carefully opened her juice box. "You're from Canada, right?" "Yeah. West coast." "Parlez-vous français?" "Ouias, sûrement." Merton grinned in surprise. "Nice. I took a couple years, but I'm not fluent or anything." "That's cool." She shrugged. "My parents put me in immersion. It hasn't been too useful, though." "Looks good on college applications." She laughed softly. "Yeah, we'll see."

"Hey, you found him!" Tommy plunked down beside Merton. "You two getting caught up?" Kali grinned at Tommy. "Yeah, I was just telling him how your room is covered in posters of him that you kiss goodnight." Tommy threw a baby carrot at her, but nudged Merton. "Kali's a big nerd, like you." Merton winced. Did he really have to call him a nerd in front of the new girl in town? "Nerd club." Kali laughed, picking at her sandwich. "Represent."

Merton was about to ask what they meant by that when Tommy interrupted. "How was your morning?" "Uh, good. Got my locker, my books. Went to second period, which is Math." She shrugged. "Still a bit lost. I had to ask three people where the cafeteria was." "You'll get the hang of it," Merton offered. "The school's not that big." She nodded. "Yeah, I'll figure it out eventually." She looked over at Tommy. "You've got practice after school?" "Yeah, I'll be like two hours. You can chill on the bleachers til I'm done, or catch the bus. If you're feeling adventurous."

"I-I could drive her home." Merton interjected. "It's not like I don't know where you live." "Oh, thanks man." Tommy patted his shoulder. "Would you rather?" Kali looked between the two of them a moment, then shrugged. "Yeah, a ride home sounds cool. Thanks, Merton." He grinned. "Yeah, no problem. Meet you out front after school then?" "Sure."

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After school, Merton got pushed around in the hallway by the Eckert brothers on his way to his locker. When he rounded the corner, he was surprised to see Kalida standing a few lockers down from his, chatting up Brett Johnson. The two were smiling and nodding at each other a lot, and as he got close enough to overhear, Brett started writing something down for her on a piece of paper.

"So I'll see you there?" Brett passed her the paper with a wink. "Yeah, sounds great." "Alright, until then." Brett grinned and waved as he walked off.

Kalida spotted Merton just as he got to his locker. "Oh, hey Merton!" "Hey." Merton set to work sorting out what he needed to take home. "Got a date with the class president?" he asked nervously. Kalida laughed. "Uh, no. No dates. We're lab partners in chem, and we got talking about Guiding. Or, I guess, Boy Scouts in his case." "Are you a Girl Scout? With the uniform and the cookies?" He tried not to imagine her in a skimpy Scouting outfit. Hair in pigtails. Moving on. "I used to be, yeah. It's called Girl Guides up north, but same thing."

She leaned against the locker beside her. "I guess our lockers are super close to each other." "Oh, yeah, they're mostly alphabetical." Merton nodded. "So you're joining his troupe?" "What?" She laughed again, shaking her head. "No, sorry, we were also talking about Student Council. He invited me to a council meeting to check it out." She waved the slip of paper, which showed a class number and time. He gave her a lopsided grin. "I could always use a friend or two on council." "Oh yeah?" She raised a brow. "You a trouble-maker?" "It… follows me." He shut his locker and gestured for them to head out.

"The school cut funding to the Gothic Fantasy Guild when the other guy graduated. We're making a comeback, but the council doesn't exactly respect us." "Oh… I think Tommy said something about you being the president of a club." Merton watched as she waved at a few people on their way out. "Looks like you're pretty popular already." "Hm? I guess." She shrugged. "It's just new-girl syndrome." He slowed as they got to his vehicle. "Here she is." He gestured to the long black car before them. Kalida gawked, putting a hand on the roof as she peered in the back window. "Is this a hearse?" "Yep." "Like, this was used as a hearse?" Merton smiled sheepishly, suddenly unsure if his friend's cousin was actually going to accept the ride home. "Uh, yeah. I got a pretty good deal on it." "Creepy," she flashed him a grin and skipped around to the passenger side to get in. "I like your style, Dingle."

He mouthed a silent prayer upward before joining her inside the vehicle. "Thanks again for the ride. I definitely haven't figured out my way around town yet." "No problem." Merton did his seatbelt up and glanced over at her. "The, uh, radio tuner is busted, but you could pick a CD out if you want?" He gestured to a black and red multi-disc case in the bin between the two front seats. "Okay, cool." She started flipping through them silently as he pulled out of the school lot.

"Ooh, Disposable Teens." She pushed the home-burned disc into the stereo. "Wait, you're a Marilyn Manson fan?" Merton gave her another look over, incredulous. "Uh, yeah." She blushed, turning the volume up slightly. "That weird?" He shook his head, grinning to himself. "No, just… Getting Tommy to sit through my music is impossible. I thought you were gonna hit his CD's at the back and put in some pop music. That's cool." "Cool." She stared out the window.

"So… Do you have your licence?" "Not yet, but I had it in BC. I've got a driver's test next week, and then I'll be able to insure Betsy down here." "Betsy?" "My camper," she laughed. "I'd live in it, but Uncle Bob insists I sleep in the house like a normal person." "Oh. Are you going to drive it to school?" "Probably not. Tommy's allowed to use the Jeep, so he'll probably drive me to and from school most days. But I want to take it camping." "Girl Scout. Right." Merton nodded to himself as they pulled up to the Dawkins residence. "1236 Ogden Street." "Home for now." She unclipped her seatbelt and pointed up the driveway to the small white camper parked beside the house. "That's Betsy." "Looks… practical." She laughed and got out, then leaned back into the hearse. "Thanks again, Merton. See you later." He tried not to blush as he smiled back. "See you later."

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Merton sat at his computer, looking up the town Tommy had said Kalida was from. He'd already looked up teen Girl Scout outfits - not nearly as interesting as he'd imagined - and was wondering what his chances of wooing the Canuck might be. And whether or not Tommy would kill him for trying. He did want us to meet, he reminded himself.

Granted, he still didn't know her that well. Sure, she was cute, and Tommy's cousin. And, she had seemed somewhat impressed by his car and taste in music. But he shouldn't let it get to his head.

He typed into the search bar. How to woo a Canadian Girl

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Chapter 2:

Merton didn't see much of Kalida the next few days. They exchanged a few hello's between classes at their lockers; just long enough to admire her, alongside the rest of the senior class's males. But she hadn't joined him and Tommy at lunch (Tommy said she was studying to catch up) and Tommy had driven her home after school, so he didn't have a lot of chances to speak with her.

Friday morning, he lingered at his locker, pretending to sort his books. When Kalida came up to her locker, he flashed her a charming grin. "Hey Kalida." She smiled back brightly, swapping her textbooks around. "Morning Merton." "I, uh, kinda brought something for you." "Huh? For me?" She blinked at him, closing her book bag. "What do you mean?"

"It's not a big deal." He held the burned CD out to her, hoping his writing was legible. "Just some songs I thought you might like." "Oh." She blushed softly as she took the case from him. "That's so nice of you." She held the case against her chest and looked up at him. "Thanks." "Y-yeah. No problem." He rubbed the back of his neck. "I just thought maybe you'd want something new to listen to on your next camping trip." "Oh, that's a good idea!" She seemed to be excited by the thought.

"Tommy said you've been studying a lot. You must need a break. Why don't you come by the Factory tonight?" "Oh, um…" She slid the case into her bag carefully. "Tommy and I were gonna go anyway," he added on hastily. "Yeah?" She looked up at him hesitantly. "I wouldn't be intruding?" He flashed her a lopsided grin. "Not at all." "Sure, then. Sounds fun." She closed her locker and looked back at him, hesitating. "Thanks." "Yeah, no biggie."

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Kalida sighed as she put on her seatbelt, riding shotgun in the Jeep with Tommy. "What's up? You seem bummed." Tommy put his hand on her shoulder, frowning in concern. "You alright?" "Yeah, I'll be okay. It's just…" She fingered the strap of her book bag. "You know Brett Johnson?" "Yeah?" Tommy did his own seatbelt up, but didn't start the vehicle. "I think he was flirting with me today."

He raised his brows, nodding. "Oh. And? Are you going to go out with him?" "No. He's not really my type." She looked over at Tommy awkwardly. "But he's still my lab partner in Chem. I'm worried it's gonna be awkward." Tommy smiled softly and patted her knee. "Nah, Brett's a good guy. I'm sure he won't press it." "You think?" "Yeah." Tommy made a psh sound, gesturing dismissively. "Don't even worry about it."

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After dinner, Kali pushed around the meager contents of her closet. The Factory was supposed to be like a club for teens, so she wanted to dress appropriately. Plus Merton was going to be there. She fingered a lacy black top. She wasn't exactly Gothic Fantasy material, but she could try to dress to impress. She changed and set to work running a layer of deep crimson lipstick over her mouth, and touching up her eyeliner. Nothing excessive. Just a touch more vampy for the evening.

Just relax about this guy. He's only being friendly because you're his friend's cousin and you're new in town and he wants you to feel included.

Merton was cute, and had that goth look she liked going on without being a douche about it. Plus he was smart. And funny. And friendly. And Tommy had talked him up so much that she felt like if he didn't like her, Tommy would think there was something wrong with her.

Just friends.

She pulled a jacket on and shoved her wallet and keys inside before knocking on Tommy's bedroom door. "You ready, cuz?"

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When Merton spotted Kali at The Factory, it was all he could do not to spill his drink. "Yowza," he muttered, making his way over to her and Tommy. She had put on some darker makeup and sexy number he hadn't noticed at school. Be still my gothic heart.

"Hey, you made it." "Hey!" Tommy clapped Merton's shoulder. "Great idea coming tonight, man. I need a break after all those drills coach is putting us through." Kali flagged a waiter and ordered a coke, then turned her attention to Merton with a smile. "Hey." "Glad you decided to come." He scooted onto the stool opposite Kali, then looked over at Tommy. "You wanna order nachos or something?" Tommy shook his head. "I want to find some cute girls to dance with, and I think I see some," he gestured. "Back in a while."

Kali laughed as Tommy took off. "I'd split an appy with you." "Oh, okay. Great." Merton grinned widely at her. "Onion blossom?" "They have that!?" Kali leaned over the table toward him. "I've never eaten one." "Welcome to America."

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To Merton's delight, Kali turned out to be a fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and they spent the next half hour discussing which episodes and characters were the best. "Obviously Buffy should have ended up with Spike out of anyone," Kali was saying, when a loud cracking sound filled the room. Lightning sparked across the dance floor and ceiling, and the crowd went crazy, evacuating.

Merton spotted a purple-skinned man shooting the lighting bolts, and didn't see Tommy in the fray. He must have gone to find a safe place to wolf out.

He grabbed Kali's wrist and led her through the throng. "Come on, we have to get out of here!" Kali followed, but kept glancing behind them. "Where's Tommy?!" "I'm sure he got out, don't worry!"

When they got to the parking lot, Merton fumbled with the keys to the hearse. "I want to find Tommy." Kali urged, gripping Merton's sleeve. "Please." "I-I'm sure he's okay. He's really fast, so he probably ran out the other-"

Another loud crack of thunder boomed, making Kali cover her ears and cower behind Merton. The purple, cloud-covered mage approached them, now the sole occupants of the empty lot. "You really don't want to mess with me," Merton hedged, still trying to get his door unlocked. Are cars even safe hiding places against this guy?

Suddenly Tommy - wolfed out - ran out from the bushes and over the car, engaging the mage in battle. "Yeah! Go T-uh, Wolf Man!" Merton cheered, then turned to Kali as he finally got the door open. "We should go. The Wolf Man will handle this." Kali stared in stunned silence at the scene before her; a werewolf and a purple lightning wizard-thing were fighting in the parking lot. And Merton was apparently unphased. "What the hell…?" But she let Merton push her into the passenger seat.

It wasn't until they pulled up to his house that she gathered her wits. "Wh-where are we?" "The Lair. I need to look up what that thing was." Merton got out, grateful when she followed him toward his house. "The Lair?" "Uh, my room." Merton unlocked his door and left it open behind him as he rushed to his desk, typing in what he'd seen to see if the internet had any quick answers.

Kali closed the door behind her and took a long, slow look around the space. Candlesticks, chains, velvet, books, weapons, jars of… unidentifiable things. Lair was accurate.

"I'm sure I've seen something like this before. A deity…?" Merton was rambling to himself quietly. Kali slowly walked closer, hesitating as she contemplated picking up the skull on his desk. She wasn't sure if it was fake. "Is this… normal?"

Merton looked up at her, suddenly realizing that in addition to not knowing that Tommy was a werewolf, she probably had no idea about the kinds of things they regularly fought, either. She looked nervous. "It's not." He licked his lips. "But for me, it is." He continued his search. "Aha! I knew it! It's a Perendi. It was probably summoned by someone praying for rain." He jumped up. "Damn farmers."

Kali followed as he rushed back to the door. "O-okay, and?" "We have to destroy the amulet around his neck." "We?" She piled into the hearse with him again, realizing that he was bringing her back to the purple thing and the wolf man. "I've never done anything like this." "You'll get used to it," he laughed awkwardly, rushing back toward Tommy. "Shouldn't we have, like, weapons?" "The wolf man is kind of the weapon. I'm the brains." He offered her a reassuring smile. "We make a good team." "So he's… a good werewolf." "Of course!"

Merton pulled into the parking lot and screeched to a stop to avoid hitting the Perendi. The purple thing turned and gave Merton and Kali a wicked smirk. Before he could levy his lightning against them, though, Tommy tackled him again. Merton jumped out of the driver side door. "A little help!" Tommy grumbled, getting thrown at the hearse as the perendi tried to flee the area. Merton helped Tommy back up. "The amulet! If we break it, he should disappear!" "Got it." Tommy ran back toward the perendi, once again wrestling with it (and taking quite a few magical hits).

Kali stood behind the passenger door and watched the wolf man and the perendi fight. She noticed that Merton stayed behind, silently cheering on the wolf man but otherwise avoided the fray.

When Tommy finally managed to pull the amulet from the perendi's neck, he threw it across the lot. Merton ran for it, but the perendi quickly followed suit. The two struggled, and soon the perendi had Merton pinned. He lifted an arm and was about to blast Merton in the face with lightning when he suddenly dissolved into dust. Merton coughed and checked himself over before sitting up to see Kali standing in the lot, the amulet crushed beneath her shoe.

Kali looked nervously between Merton and the Wolf Man. "So that's it, then?" Tommy helped Merton up and nodded to Kali, then gave Merton a stern look. Why did you bring her back? "The perendi's dusted," Merton replied nervously, then began to pat the powder off of himself.

"I'd…" she took a tentative step back when the wolf man turned toward her. "I'd really like to find Tommy now." Merton and Tommy exchanged a look. "Oh, uh, he's probably back at your place, wondering if we're okay. Let's go there." Tommy waved awkwardly and ran off, toward home.

As Merton and Kali got into the car, he thought to himself that it would have been a lot simpler just to tell her that Tommy was the wolf man. But he'd never out his best friend. "So, stuff like this happens a lot?" "Like I said, trouble follows me." "But, I've never heard of anything like this. Tommy never mentioned-" "People in this town have a way of… ignoring it." Merton chewed his lip. "It's easier." "Oh." Kali stared at her lap. "Safer, too, I guess." Merton laughed nervously as they pulled up to the Dawkins residence. "Yeah. You would be safer staying away from it." "Right." Kali undid her seatbelt. "I guess I'd probably get in your way."

"Oh, no, that's not- I didn't mean it like that." He fumbled, gently grabbing her arm before she could get out. "You totally helped. I just… don't want you to get hurt, that's all." Kali swallowed softly, unsure how to respond. Alone in the dark car, she felt like she was in a totally different world. One where school and homework had been replaced by werewolves and creepy lairs. She didn't know how she felt about it.

"I mean, Tommy would probably kill me," Merton added nervously, trying to break the tension. "Tommy!" Kali looked suddenly toward the house, spotting Tommy pacing around the front door. "He is here!" She shot out of the car and ran up the driveway.

Merton got out and watched as the two hugged, Kali finally looking relieved. "Cute," he murmured, slowly following her path up toward his friend. "Merton! What took you guys so long?" Tommy called out, mocking frustration. "After the power outage, I came here, then went to your house, couldn't find you two anywhere!" "Sorry," Merton rubbed the back of his neck, unsure what to say. "Merton drove me around looking for you," Kali rushed. "It was my fault. I was just so worried. We must have missed each other." She gestured awkwardly. "That must have been it." Tommy smiled softly, sharing a glance with Merton. "Well, I'm glad you two are okay."

Chapters 3&4 here.

Chapters: 1&2, 3&4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17

#big wolf on campus #bwoc #probably a dead fandom #this is kinda old but i havent stopped writing it #just indulge me #merton dingle #merton j dingle #tommy dawkins

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List of some Modern-day False Teachers

"But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies... " - 2 Peter 2:1

Here is a list of of the more obvious heretics/false teachers to be marked & avoided: (not exhaustive)

Angley, Ernest [Word of Faith]

Armstrong, Karen [Progressive]

Arnott, John [leader Toronto “Blessing”, Latter Rain]

Bakker, Jamie [Emergent Church]

Bakker, Jay [Emergent Church, neo-liberal]

Bakker, Jim [Prosperity Theology]

Bell, Rob [Progressive Christian, Emergent Church]

Borg, Marcus J . [Liberal Christian]

Burke, Spencer [Emergent Church]

Boyd, Gregory A. [Open Theist]

Camping, Harold [false prophet]

Campolo, Tony [Progressive Christian]

Chalke, Steve [rejects penal substitution and biblical Inerrancy; supports same sex unions]

Cho, Paul or David Yonggi [Word of Faith, pastor of largest church in the world]

Claiborne, Shane [Progressive Christian]

Clement, Kim [New Apostolic Reformation]

Copeland, Kenneth and Gloria [Word of Faith]

John Dominic Crossan [Liberal Theology]

Crouch, Paul Jr. [promotes Prosperity heresies via TBN]

Crouch, Paul Sr. [Properity Teacher, TBN founder]

Crowder, John [New Mystics, Sons of Thunder]

Deere, Jack [Latter Rain, Wimberite]

Dollar, Creflo [Prosperity Teacher]

Dowd, Michael [Progressive Christian]

Eddy, Mary Baker [“Christian” Science; mind sciences]

Evans, Rachel Held [Progressive "Christian", Political Idolatry]

Furtick, Steven [ narcissistic "gospel" devoid of much Biblical truth]

Hagee, John [False Prophet, Uber-Pentecostal, Ultra-Dispensationalist]

Hagin, Kenneth Jr./Sr. [Prosperity]

Hatmaker, Jen [works righteousness, progressive, affirms same-sex marriage]

Hick, John [Progressive Christian]

Hinn, Benny [Prosperity Teacher, Uber Charismatic]

Hollis, Rachel [self-help, self-care, self-love. prosperity]

Hybels, Bill [Seeker Sensitive]Jacobs, Cindy [Prosperity]

Jakes, TD [Oneness Pentecostalism]

John Pavlovitz [Progressive activist; witholds gospel from persons identifying as LGBTQ]

Johnson, Bill [New Apostolic Reformation, Kenosis, Word of Faith] -

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Kimball, Dan [Emergent Church]

Lane Craig, William [Trinitarian Errors, Partialism, Neo-Apollinarianism, Molinism]

Long, Bishop Eddie [Prosperity Uber Charismatic]

McClure, Joel [Emergent Church]

Mclaren, Brian [Emergent Church]

McManus, Erwin [Mystic Contemplative Prayer Movement]

Merritt, Jonathan [Pelagian, Progressive Christian]

Merton, Thomas [Trappist monk and Catholic mystic]

Micah, Jory [denies inerrancy, Feminist, Christological heresy, ambiguous about acsended Jesus having physical body, Jesus is genderless]

Miller, Donald [Progressive Christian]

Meyer, Joyce [Prosperity Preacher]

Nouwen, Henry [Contemplative Mysticism, Emerging Church]

Osteen, Joel [cotton candy theology, bible compromiser, name it & claim it, soft moralism]

Pagitt, Doug [Emergent Church]

Peale, Norman Vincent [positive confession liberal]

Pearson, Carlton [Universalism]

Popes, all [idolaters, antiChrists]

Price, Fred KC [Prosperity Preacher, Name it & claim it]

Prince, Joseph [Prosperity, Antinomianism]

Roberts, Oral [deceased, false prophet]

Robertson, Pat [divination, false prophet, TBN]

Rohr, Richard [Progressive Christian]

Roth, Sid [mystic, NAR]

Russell, Charles Taze [founder Jehovah’s Witnesses]

Rutherford, Judge [past president of Jehovah’s Witnesses]

Scandrette, Mark [Emergent Church]

Schuler, Robert [Peale clone, liberal theology]

Spong, John Shelby (1931–)

Stanley, Andy [Marcionite, carnal Christianity]

Sweet, Leonard [Emergent Church]

Tenney, Tommy [Oneness Pentecostalism, Charismatic]

Vines, Matthew [Liberal]

Wallis, Jim [Progressive Christian, Left-Wing Political idolatry]

Warren, Rick [Emergent Purpose Driven]

Webber, Nadia Bolz [Progressive Christianity]

White, Ellen G. [founder False Prophet Seventh Day Advents]

White, Paula [prosperity theology, NAR]

White, Todd [Read himself into bible, False prophet, False healing, prosperity Gospel]

White, Tom [Latter Rain; spiritual war network]

Wimber, John [deceased, Kansas City Prophets/Latter Rain]

Womack, Andrew [Prosperity]

Wright, Jeremiah [Liberation Theology, Bible denier]

Young, William Paul [Progressive Christian]

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