i can hear them singin': ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀"to 𝓵ove me is to 𝓼uffer me" and i believe it
do i not 𝓯ear 𝓓eath, but just 𝓹retend to?
ALMA CARDONA. Former FBI Special Agent turned Private Investigator based in Los Angeles. Hired to find the whereabouts of Christian Shepherd which took me to Sydney, Australia. Coincidentally boarded the ill-fated Flight 815 on my way back to L.A.
would anybody be interested in reading a fanfic version of my dr? basically when scripting i write it like a fanfiction but leave a lot of things blank/up to interpretation. but would anybody be interested in reading some of it if i revise it? it wouldn't be exactly like what happens in my dr but it would be close, ig
OCCUPATION Former FBI Special Agent ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ for the Missing Persons Division; ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Private Investigator based in LA
BACKGROUND Born with the umbilical cord wrapped around the neck after two days of labour—sorry, mom—Alma Cardona is not a stranger to close calls with death. In fact, she's quite familiar with them. The sole survivor of a head-on car collision on the way back from swimming practice at just seven years old. Death keeps knocking on my door, and I simply refuse to answer.
With her feet in the mud and head in the clouds, Alma was what her mother liked to call a "free spirit". Her nights were always spent anywhere except in her bed. The barn was her favourite spot. Upstairs with the windows wide open, she could stare out into the sky and catalogue the stars until she passed out. In the morning, she could be found asleep on a haystack, wrapped in a blanket.
Her closest childhood friend went missing at the age of fourteen and was never found. This is what prompted her to join the FBI, specifically the Missing Persons Division.
An assignment gone wrong prompted her to leave the agency. Her decision to walk out resulted in a scandal. To save face, Alma Cardona was publicly blamed for the result of the mission.
"I brought you some dinner, or coronary heart disease,
depends on your sodium tolerance."
WHY I BOARDED FLIGHT 815
I was hired by Margo Shephard to find her husband and tracked him to Sydney, Australia. During my investigation, I found out about his affair with Carole Littleton and the subsequent daughter he fathered. I practically found him dead in an alley in King's Cross.
I met with Jack at the hospital after the autopsy was done, we talked about my findings but it was pretty vague—he wasn't in the mood, rightfully so. I handed all of my files and the responsibility of the body to him, and let him identify his father in peace. Coincidentally, we both boarded the same flight back to Los Angeles.
“This island is like that one Star Trek episode
where a planet made the crew's thoughts into reality.
You think of danger, you get danger.
Lucky for you, I’ve been fantasising about a sandwich.”
ALMA x SAYID
Our first interaction was certainly memorable and it was most definitely my fault.
During the crash, I got sucked out of the plane and landed in the ocean. I'll leave all the gory details out, but when I finally made my way to the shore I was incredibly out of it. I barely registered that someone was talking to me, let alone that it was Sayid. I know it was something along the lines of "Are you okay?", at least that's the only bit I remember. I automatically just went "I'm fine", but I'm pretty sure he didn't hear me because I could barely hear myself.
Without even looking up at him I used him as support to stand up and went on my merry way. There was nothing merry about it, of course. I'm pretty sure I wasn't even walking, I was dragging my feet, and certainly not in a straight line.
He literally chased after me (he didn't have to chase that far) and I could finally coherently hear what he was saying for the first time: "You're bleeding", he said. So I looked down at my left arm and evidently, I was in fact bleeding.
I turned to him—and all of this happened in the span of like five seconds and without me uttering a single word—I looked him up and down... and just steal his belt. The man was flabbergasted, he went through the five stages of grief in a millisecond. Without missing a beat I wrapped it around my arm and with my bare ass teeth tightened it.
Haha, tourniquet! Why am I the way that I am... I straight up walked away again. He certainly didn’t follow me after that.
Anyways, I think I really seduced him with my unnervingly independent and forward charm.
"Or, maybe this is Tartarus and we all died in the crash."
THE ISLAND
The Island is sacred land, a pathway between the mortal and the divine. Cloaked, protected and inaccessible to most unless the Gods themselves call you there.
The Island isn't deserted. It's preserved, watched, and guarded by The Others. They're not natives per se, but they are there for a reason. Chosen over generations, some are even descendants of those who were once called to the Island and stayed. They’re scattered across different temples and ruins built in honour of specific gods.
To the untrained eye, it may seem like just an ordinary mountain. To an educated mind, an inactive volcano. But, in truth, it's the entrance to the Duat. The heart of The Island and the reason it pulses with magnetic and temporal energy.
The Dharma Initiative forced their way onto The Island. They went on to built their stations, which often failed and corrupted the land. Point is, they woke Apep.
The Others follow the word of Khnum, God of Creation. One of the only Gods who still indirectly interact with mortals. He's not just their ruler or protector, no. He shapes the fates of ordinary people, making sure they stay on course. Molding potential candidates, then lets the Gods choose among them.
The Island is not just sacred ground, it’s a divine prison keeping the Ennead and other gods tethered to the physical realm. Their presence would burn through the world if they weren't grounded by mortal flesh. So they must find hosts.
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THE CANDIDATES
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Wepwawet, The Wayfinder.
Wepwawet isn't just a guide to the afterlife. He's the one who opens gates, leads armies, and marks a trail through chaos. Carving through the desert, spirit, or battlefield to make a way.
Locke opens hatch doors, pathways, and temples literally and metaphorically. He teaches people to hunt, to listen to the Island, and to question everything.
Like Wepwawet, he clears the way but he doesn't walk it for you, he leads you to your test but you must pass it alone.
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Nephthys, Goddess of Death, Mourning, and the Night.
With my love of star-watching, close brushes with death, and unbreakable stillness. I belong to the borderlands between life and death, the seen and unseen. Nephthys is the goddess of twilight, of mourning, of things lost in the darkness. She sees a kindred spirit in my silence and sharp observation, in my tendency to remain behind the scenes.
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Ma'at, Goddess of Harmony, Justice, and Truth.
Hurley is the conscience of the group. He’s not the leader, warrior, or prophet but he is the moral compass, the heart.
He doesn’t want power, but when offered the chance to lead, he does so with empathy and integrity, not force.
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Montu, God of War, Strength and Vitality.
Montu is a warrior god with a volatile, passionate temperament. He’s tied to personal strength, overcoming inner rage, and fighting for the vulnerable.
Montu was considered a protector of the pharaoh, much like Sawyer becomes a protector of his people. He has violent instincts, but a code.
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Set, God of Deserts, Storms, Disorder and Violence.
Set is often misunderstood. Yes, he's the God of chaos and violence, but also a protector. In some stories, he defends Ra against Apep, the great serpent of destruction. Sayid embodies that conflict. He’s a weapon turned toward noble aims, struggling to maintain his soul.
Set is a paradox. Reviled for his violence, yet essential to balance. Damaged by what he’s done. Resisting the worst of himself. Doing awful things so others don't have to.
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Thoth, God of Wisdom, Knowledge, and Science.
A man of science, all scalpel and control. Someone who fixes what’s broken, but refuses to accept what he cannot understand. Desperate to write the story himself. To fix fate, to rewrite pain.
But over time, he becomes a man of faith willing to surrender. Someone who knows what is needed, not just what is logical.
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Osiris, Judge and Lord of The Dead.
Isis, Supreme Sorceress and Healer.
Osiris and Isis are deities defined by love beyond death, reunion after tragedy, and divine loyalty. Jin and Sun echo this in such a powerful, grounded way. Their separation, Sun believing Jin died in the freighter explosion, only to fight her way back to the Island believing, knowing, that he’s alive... It mirrors Isis gathering the scattered pieces of Osiris to restore him, body and soul.
Jin and Sun become a dyad of life and death, the ultimate rebirth story. They are separated in life, reunited in death.
WHAT ABOUT EVERYONE ELSE?
Just because you're not on the list of possible candidates doesn't mean you can't be claimed!
In fact, I thought about this way too much and way too hard, and assigned some people a deity just for funsies. Except some of them actually make too much sense.
WALT LLOYD
Horus
I feel very strongly about this, I think Walt may be the first one of us to get claimed. Once he leaves The Island, Horus may leave with him.
Walt is “special,” and the idea of him being the new generation, a symbolic avenger and bridge between realms, matches Horus’ role perfectly.
When Michael took Walt off the Island, he didn’t just take a boy with him, he let Horus out.
CHARLES WIDMORE
Aten
He's been claiming to act in his own interests, but secretly, he’s already inhabited, possibly for decades.
Aten isn’t a personality like Ra or Horus. He’s purity, dominance and monotheism. He believes the Ennead is outdated, fragmented, chaotic, and bound to balance. Aten wants to eradicate the rest, consume their domains, and become the one divine authority on Earth.
Widmore is his perfect host. A man who thinks gods should serve him.
RICHARD ALPERT
Anubis
Anubis is a psychopomp, the one who guides souls safely to the next world. He's death without cruelty, without judgment, without malice. He serves Ma’at, not his own ego.
Richard, immortal and caught between life and death, is a perfect vessel for Anubis. He watches the dead come and go, while he never dies. He was chosen to be the one who walks the bridge between worlds.
ALEX LINUS
Kebechet
Kebechet, often only summoned to purify the dead, does something forbidden. She chooses Alex. Not to embalm her, but to revive her.
Kebechet is a minor goddess, often overlooked. Just like Alex. She represents rebirth through tenderness, not power. She doesn’t judge. She refreshes.
Her choosing Alex is an act of compassion over order, a break from the divine hierarchy. It’s unprecedented.
CHARLIE PACE
Sobek
Charlie's drowning instantly evokes Sobek’s domain. The Nile. The water of life and death.
Sobek was known to protect Ra on his journey through the underworld to fight Apep each night. Charlie mirrors this with his protection of Claire and Aaron. His eventual stand against fate itself. Choosing to die to give others a chance to live. His death isn't just framed as self-sacrifice, he knows it must happen and he accepts it.
AARON LITTLETON
Ra
He is the first child born on the Island in generations. Conceived outside the Gods' design, and born within their prison.
Aaron could be the reincarnation of Ra, the very god who preceded the Ennead and once ruled them all. That would make him a threat to every god still trapped on the Island.
CLAIRE LITTLETON
Tefnut
Tefnut, goddess of moisture, mist and chaos, is often forgotten, often dismissed. But she was one of the original creators.
Claire was abandoned, thought to be lost, feared by those she called friends. Becomes a vessel to a forgotten deity. A goddess of instinct and grief.
JULIET BURKE
Taweret
A fertility goddess and protector of mothers is deeply ironic and meaningful given Juliet’s role in the pregnancy arc. Taweret is often seen warding off evil, standing guard, which mirrors Juliet’s evolution.
KATE AUSTEN
Neith
Neith is a warrior and weaver, a creator goddess who was invoked by both mortals and gods. She’s the patron of women who do not belong to anyone.
Kate's entire arc is about freedom. Running from cages, men, systems, guilt. But she’s also deeply protective and compassionate.
Neith chooses Kate not because she’s perfect, but because she fights for her own will, which is exactly the kind of mortal Neith empowers.
BENJAMIN LINUS
Sia
Sia is the deification of perception, secrecy, and hidden knowledge. Unlike Thoth, who records truth, Sia obscures it.
Ben, as a vessel of Sia, would be the ultimate manipulator. Half-lie, half-truth, always unreadable and always watching.
DANIELLE ROUSSEAU
Mafdet
The first mortal to recognize what’s happening to everyone else. A woman who has chosen madness and exile over submission. She’s not "crazy." She’s clear-eyed.
The Island rejects her because she defies the divine order. The Others avoid her because she sees the gods for what they are. She lives on the fringes of sacred space, wards her camps to repel divinity.
Danielle doesn’t serve any god, but perhaps one watches over her. A forbidden one. One cast out. One like her.
P.S. I changed quite a lot of things about the nature of The Island, as you can probably tell. I was left quite disappointed with what the show turned out to be in the last season. I completely scrapped it and leaned fully into the breadcrumbs of Egyptian Mythology that they placed and never explored.
I also wanna clarify that I'm no expert in Egyptian Mythology so if you notice any mistakes in this post I urge you to educate me if you wish or just tell me it's bullshit and I'll research further on my own!
