The Wolf Among Us: Season Two

Episode 1: Chapter 1

Hello! Since the sad news of Telltale shutting down and the cancellation of the wolf among us season two, I decided I would write how I think/ hope season two would have happened. I watched a few YouTube videos about what other people wanted in the second season and tried to incorporate that to please as man people as possible. This is also published on my AO3 @retro_pure_jdonica but most of the AO3 TWAU fics are rather, uh, strange so yeah. I hope you enjoy!

"Nerissa, wait!" Bigby yells, chasing after the girl who now stood still almost half a block ahead of him. He pauses a few feet behind her, still shocked by the idea that had just slipped into his mind.

"You finally figured it out." The redheaded girl smiles softly, turning around on the heels of her shoes to face the sheriff.

"Who... are you?" He asks, releasing a deep breath. The calm city block held onto the silence that surrounded the only two people on the street. After recent events, many of the Fabletown residents were slightly fearful of leaving their house, and many of those who were courageous enough to venture outside didn't blame them.

"I am Nerissa; and I have been, most of the time."

"But-"

"Most of the time. I don't believe you have ever had the pleasure of meeting the real Faith, though." Nerissa explains, a strange sadness and regret laced through her voice.

"So it was you. That night at the Woodsman's apartment, it was really you." Bigby states as more of a question, still very unsure of the situation.

"Yes." She responds simply.

"But, why?"

"For the same reasons I just told you moments ago. I left Faith's head on your doorstep to get your attention. I glamoured myself as Faith to give you more of a motive and motivation for finding the killer, Georgie, as quickly as you could. I assumed finding the head of an acquaintance was at least slightly more impactful than finding the head of a stranger on your doorstep." Nerissa explains, somewhat ashamed of her actions for an unknown reason. She had always hated lying, but had become rather numb to the idea over the past few months in her knew undesirable occupation, yet lying to someone she now considered a friend reminded her of that guilty sting that always came along with lying.

"H-how were you able to come up with doing all that so quickly?" Bigby asks quietly, his voice still faltering due to his awe of the situation.

"It just made sense to me. I'm sorry for-" Nerissa pauses, not exactly knowing what she was apologizing for. "Toying with your emotions. I just had to make sure Georgie and the Crooked Man were caught and dealt with."

"Don't apologize. I should probably be thanking you for your help on the investigation. Seriously, you were a big help."

"I did what I thought was best. Well, sheriff, it looks like we've both done all that we can here. I assume you haven't slept in about a week, so you can go indulge in that now that your case is closed, and now that I've done my help and gotten the Crooked Man and Georgie locked away I can finally leave, maybe start fresh somewhere without magic." Nerissa explains with a promising and hopeful smile.

"Where will you go?" Bigby asks, a rare tone of concern in his voice.

"Somewhere... quieter. Somewhere with no ribbons or Mr. Smiths." The girl laughs slightly at her own misfortune. "Anyway, say goodbye to Snow for me, will you? And make sure she's okay too after all that's happened."

"Will do." The sheriff says, thinking a proper goodbye would be too difficult for him. Right after turning around to walk back to the Woodlands, the girl calls his voice one last time.