les sequelles - Eric Coulter 1

105. Dead Sea

Imagine: Meeting Eric when you both transfer to Dauntless and fixing each other.

Song Prompt: "Dead Sea" by The Lumineers

A/N: This imagine kinda makes Eric seem very soft, but this was how I interpreted the song and it was kind of hard to fit that to Eric's actually personality, so just go with it! 

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Eric was young, he thought what they had was real, he waited for her, he believed in her, but she never showed up.

'I stood alone, upon the platform in vain The puerto ricans they were playing me salsa in the rain With open doors and manual locks In fast food parking lots'

She left him. She broke him. So he left too. He needed someone new, someone he could trust. He joined Dauntless, and that's when he met you.

'I headed west, I was a man on the move New york had lied to me, I needed the truth Oh, I need somebody, needed someone I could trust I don't gamble, but if I did I would bet on us'

You made him feel like he had worth. You made him feel like you actually needed him. He promised to himself that he'd never let you down, and he loved you.

'Like the dead sea You told me I was like the dead sea You'll never sink when you are with me Oh, lord, like the dead sea'

You were a transfer like him. You told him that you weren't like your family, you weren't like the rest of your faction. So despite your aptitude results, you ran you left your faction to join the rebellious Dauntless.

'You told me you were good at running away Domestic life, it never suited you like a suitcase You left with just the clothes on your back You took the rest when you took the map'

You had decided that it was time to live for yourself, so no matter what anybody told you, you left, and never looked back.

'Yes, there are times we live for somebody else Your father died and you decided to live It for yourself you felt, you just felt it was time And I'm glad, cause you with cats, that's just not right'

When Eric joined the Dauntless, he was hurting. You fixed him. You were just what he needed at the time, and you stuck by his side.

'I've been down, I've been defeated You're the message, I will heed it. Would you stay, Would you stay the night?'

He needed you and you needed him. You fell in love with each other, and swore to never hurt the other like you'd been hurt in the past.

'Dead sea, You told me I was like the dead sea I never sink when you are with me Oh, lord, I'm your dead sea' 

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