Fleeing his home, Jace ends up starring on a reality show, playing "Orc Wars: Uprising". Only one avatar can win, and if he loses, Jace is back on the streets. ***** Facing abuse at home, Jace runs away and lives on the streets. But it's not long before he finds an opportunity to build a new life - he's going to compete on a reality series based around the game "Orc Wars: Uprising". Soon Jace is living a double life, as himself, and as his famous avatar: Lazarus the Ranger. Soon the game is growing more complicated, and factions form within the game. If Jace loses he'll be back on the streets, but if he wins, he'll have everything he always dreamed of. [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]]

Video camera in his hand, Ryan Bergara was sure of one thing and one thing only. He was hopelessly lost in the middle of nowhere. <><><><><><> AU where Ryan is working on a true crime series for college and Shane is someone who makes his living off of ransom money. I know Ryan's usually the serial killer/bad guy in most AU fics but I wanted to switch it up :0 Trigger Warning - if you don't like kid napping, violence, etc. probably best to skip this story