Chapters: 4/4 Fandom: The Long Walk (Movie 2025) Rating: Mature Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: Gary Barkovitch/Stebbins Characters: Stebbins (The Long Walk), Gary Barkovitch, Peter McVries, Ray Garraty, Art Baker, Collie Parker, Hank Olson, Harkness (The Long Walk), The Major (The Long Walk), Original Male Character(s), Ray Garraty's Mother Additional Tags: background gavries, Minor Character Death, Feelings Realization, Realization, Canon-Typical Violence, Fast Burn, i mean it's a long fic but it takes course over not much time, Getting Together, Mental Health Issues, Mental Instability, Gary Barkovitch Being an Asshole, Character Growth, Period-Typical Homophobia, Homophobic Language, Non-Sexual Nudity, Sick Character, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Betaed, Fugitives, Romance, Billy Yearner Stebbins, Billy Freak Stebbins, Kissing Summary:
Billy distracts himself by massaging his legs, wanting to make sure everything is warmed up. Someone will likely get taken out by a muscle cramp. Billy won’t be that person. He digs his fingers into his calves with a measured intensity, rubbing his thumb from the back of his heel all the way up to the back of his knee. He focuses on getting his body ready and mind in the right headspace. There’s just one issue.
He can feel the heavy weight of someone staring at him.
He lifts his gaze up back towards that group of people from before, the one with the guy eating the clementines and the other man with the cross necklace. They all seem invested in a conversation with the exception of the blond man to the far right.
He has haunted eyes. * * * * * * * OR Billy Stebbins is prepared to win the Long Walk. He just wasn't expecting there to be a man with haunted eyes that would cause such a distraction. Inspired by the Day 2 prompt for The Long Walk Rare Pairs Week: Devotion.
