the sheriff and deputy of a small town deal with a cult and find secrets the town was never supposed to know. a romance blooms between the two as they face horrors beyond their worst nightmares. between cults, eldritch horrors and conspiracies will these manage to solve the case?
Characters: Jack Batz, John Collymore, Shotgun Gatling, Captain Gatling, Atticus Andromeda, Ignacio Inferno, Skid Andromeda, Lila Andromeda, Eugene Evermore, Phillip Collins(oc), Atlas(the stars/eyes of the universe), Patty Graves
Characters that might show up but i'm not that far to tell: Streber Batz, Kevin Molasses, Radford Collymore, Rick Henody, Belle Collymore
Fandom: spooky month
Ships: smokeydonuts(jack x john) gunshop(shotgun x captain) holyfire(atticus x ignacio)
Warnings/triggers: death, smoking, cult related activities, eldritch imagery, mental health issues, near death, gun violence
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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