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  Rating:
      Explicit
  Archive Warning:
      Graphic_Depictions_Of_Violence, Major_Character_Death, Underage
  Category:
      F/M, Other
  Fandom:
      Rooster_Teeth/Achievement_Hunter/Funhaus_RPF
  Relationship:
      Lindsay_Tuggey_Jones/Michael_Jones, Gavin_Free/Meg_Turney, Reader/
      Everyone, Geoff_Ramsey/Reader, Jack_Pattillo/Geoff_Ramsey
  Character:
      Reader, Michael_Jones, Gavin_Free, Ray_Narvaez_Jr., Jeremy_Dooley, Ryan
      Haywood, Geoff_Ramsey, Jack_Pattillo, Lindsay_Tuggey_Jones, Meg_Turney
  Additional Tags:
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      Everyone_has_to_change_to_survive, Fake_AH_Crew, Cat_Michael, Spirit
      walker_Lindsay, Scared_Gavin_Free, Scarred_gavin_free, Royal_meg_turney,
      Broken_Jack, Depressed_Jeremy, Faithless, chained_Angel_ray, Immortal
      Ryan, Haunted_geoff, Snake_geoff, Naga, (Geoff_is_afraid_of_himself),
      Jeremy_lost_his_soulmate, Immortal_Jack_(she_dies_everyday_to_live
      again), Wanna_spoiler?, Jack_drinks_something_and_actually_dies, Changing
      female_reader, Your_dragged_into_this, Underage_Drinking, Underage_-
      Freeform, Consensual_Underage_Sex, Underage_Drug_Use, Implied/Referenced
      Underage_Drinking, Underage_Smoking, Reminiscent_ghost_jack, Character
      Turned_Into_a_Ghost, Angst_with_happy_ending_sorta, Happy_story_with
      heavy_angst, Heavy_venting, venting, Crying, Cuts, Bruises, Past_Abuse,
      Childhood_Memories
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      Published: 2017-05-03 Updated: 2017-07-15 Chapters: 3/? Words: 2511
****** How the world treats us ******
by Arcane_Silence
Summary
     https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eWK6i9eQ7iY (you really only need this
     for my inspiration for this)
Notes
     Every chapter ill post a like like this, but im calling this au the
     shattered au
***** https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TSU8Zs0VvmI (in Jeremy's head) *****
Everyone is unique... that's how every happy ending goes... but what happens
when you feel lost? Afraid? Cold? Alone? You suddenly think about quitting and
giving up and if every butterfly wing can tear the fabric of space and time
apart then when did it aim at her?
"Why her? She didn't deserve it..." Geoff said at her funeral; this was Jack's
funeral. Geoff and Jack used to fall in love with each other every morning,
everyday, and every night, every sweet whispered nothing, every 'I love you',
and every sacred night they share in the same room. Jack was the image in
Geoff's head.
Geoff turns to look at Ryan and asks "Does it get any easier?" Ryan shrugs.
"You go numb, the pain's still there. You're just numb after it... and look at
me: I survived WW1 and WW2. Comrades and lovers died and I had to watch as each
every one of them passed." Ryan says calmly and finally says "And if I can't
die, I embrace the killing..." Geoff looked at Lindsay and Michael, Michael's
head is covered and his pants leg has a little bit of fur at the bottom.
Michael was hiding who he was. Lindsay was talking to an empty chair before
looking at Geoff. "She says the funeral is over, she's tired now..." Lindsay
says and the others leave slowly as Jeremy waits on Geoff as he follows Geoff
to the car.
On the way back to the complex, Geoff has Ryan stop as he gets out to see a
shadow that reminded him of Jack, but it was crying and the shadow was moving
as if it were taking in shuddering breaths.
Geoff walked over in the rain, keeping quiet as your crying continues. You look
away from Geoff, adverting your eyes to the other side of the alleyway, seeing
people all happy as you whisper to yourself. "What do I have to change inside
to survive?"
Geoff smiled a little. "Well, we change a lot, but fitting the model is really
rare to find in a sense of, well... being alive. Even if its so natural, we
can't do it anymore. Why are you in the rain anyway?" He asked
You look at him, tears still swimming in your eyes, not bothering to wipe away
the ones that had spilled down onto your cheeks. "Why do you care about me? You
didn't even have to talk to me...." You say, curling in on yourself. Geoff
sighs "Eh? Why not be nice on a day like this? I lost someone.... and let's
just say I am reminded by you here, would you believe me?" He asks.
You give a curt nod. "Yeah, because people die all the time, and it's strange
for everyone and their actions." Geoff gives a light chuckle and offers his
hand to you. "Lets get you out of the rain, and yeah I know the outfit looks
like a dress but its not, so don't even start with me on it." He says and you
smile.
You followed him to the vehicle and he stopped to look at you before either of
you entered it. "My name's Geoff. You?" He asks. "Y/N." You respond, and he
smiled "That's a beautiful, name." He says and you get in the car with hi--
them? "Who are they?" You ask and Geoff sighs once more. He seems to do that a
lot. "Like me and you, but friends of the dead loved ones. Come on, they live
with me." You  get in the car and Geoff looks to Ryan and the car goes to his
complex.
The car ride was silent and everyone was hiding them, their secrets... but at
the complex you were welcomed by Geoff and given Jacks room to sleep in; Geoff
liked you, but Michael went to his own room, all of them doing the same, and
Meg leaned on Gavin who flinched slightly and then fell in love again.
You had hung around Geoff most of the day and soon the others joined in when
Michael flopped against you. You noticed something, he was purring. It was odd
until he introduced himself with the others and pulled his hat off to see
auburn cat ears in a mess of curls. You were hesitant until you heard him. "I
might bite, but you can pet me.." He said and you saw a tail tucked away and
you slowly started to pet him, earning purrs of comfort. Geoff looked at Ryan,
and then Jacks room, then to you. "Y/N, you should probably make yourself at
home... it's getting late." He lightly moved Michael and you jumped when
something wrapped around your leg and looked down to see the lower half of a
snake connecting to Geoff.
"Oh i- Y/N, don't be-" He said in shock and you interrupted. "You're both
somewhat like me.....different..." You said, still petting Michael and shaking,
yet continuing to look at Geoff. "Geoff, I don't want to sound rude, but I want
to avoid her room. I love it in there, but..." You trail off, words unspoken
but clear as day to you, although Geoff did look confused, so did everyone
else, so you assumed you didn't exactly get your silent point across like you'd
hoped. Geoff looked at you. "What's wrong?" He asked concerned.
You thought about telling them, but you've already confused Geoff, so you began
to calmly scratch Michael behind the ears as he laid in your lap. You take a
moment and pet him as if he was and actual cat, petting from head to lower back
and scratching his ears. You were zoned out in thought. Michael didn't seem to
care about any of the petting.
"Mmmmmm, scratch my shoulder please..." Michael said, losing all focus and you
snapped from your thoughts as you obeyed and began to scratch his shoulder, all
the while looking back at Geoff "Remember what I said in the ally way...?"
Geoff nodded in response and looked at you, increasingly concerned.
"Well, people call me a changer... and didn't want to be around me or the ones
who did never told me any of their lives or showed me pictures of memories...
because I can easily lose myself to adjust to a better self to survive...
There's pictures in Jacks room... She was beautiful but I'm afraid... if I
adapt to her life...." You trail off once more, and everyone looked to each
other, then to Geoff with eyes of shock, but Geoff looked worried. "Ryan no
photos in Jacks room, nothing about her life..."
Ryan obeyed and Lindsay walked you to your now different room and Lindsay
froze, seeing jack as a ghost she only spoke in whispers. "Lindsay, did you
hear? She's that different, she can take on lives... Well, if you want her
too.." Jack said, thinking half selfishly. "Jack, we can't do that, we love
you, yes, Geoff loves you, but you died... You can't be replaced..." You hear
Lindsay say and go back into the living room "Uhm, Lindsay is talking to
herself!?" You ask from the hall.
Geoff started to explain. "She's a spirit walker, she lives in our plain of
existence but in the middle, so she's in two locations at once." He called back
and you went back to the room and Lindsay was done talking and left.
You crawled into bed, looked at the room and breathed in deeply. "Night, Jack."
You said tiredly before falling asleep.
***** https://m.youtube.com/
watch?v=PI1TTjmPxuk&itct=CA8QpDAYAyITCKG_npGdpdQCFVbnTgodcakNfTIGcmVsbWZ1SJG2zLGPj_nqKw%3D%3D
*****
Chapter Summary
     Possible warning, be prepared just in case
"Oh, you poor, sweet. changing, Angel... Take care of him please, and if you
can't... Become a better and surviving me... And I love him love him like I did
and still do... Sweet sweet, Y/N." Jack said in a ghostly voice. She knew she
couldn't be heard by the new person in her room and she vanished in the air.
By morning you woke up to see Michael trying to wake you up, saying breakfast
was ready and you stand up rubbing your eyes, as you walk in the kitchen seeing
everyone. Lindsay laughs as she sees you, petting Michael. "That's what I get
for marrying a hybrid, someone who likes being petted." She says and Michael
goes to Lindsay and kisses her and sits by her and everyone sits waiting for
you to sit by Geoff.
"We need to talk to you, Y/N." Ryan says and you sit by Geoff. "We know you
have a life of your own but we know to ask you to stay... You know what we are,
you know that we're different so... We want to you to give up your real life to
get a new one with us... change..." Lindsay says.
It only took your silent nod, but that didn't convince Geoff. "Are you
absolutely sure? You'd be giving your normal life up, I mean, we won't involve
you with our work, just you're super quiet about it..?" Geoff asks.
"I'm sure, I'm not leaving behind much. I'm fine..." You say "No, you're not
fine, Talk to us; what's being left behind?" Geoff asked and you looked at him.
"You really want to know? Like do you want complete honesty to what I say and
you actually care?" You ask and the rest and Geoff nods. You snap slightly.
"I'm not okay. I forgot who I really was long ago. I followed and left my life
behind, changing to be loved, changing to be accepted by society... But there
is no care, there is no love, and that's how Geoff found me. I had accidentally
adjusted to the life of someone and I didn't know it so they ran me off... This
curse will even cause me to gain memories I never had and forget ones that I
don't care about or want to forget..." You say and everyone kinda stares as you
continue.
"Fitting my own real mold died long ago and its all my fault and people don't
usually care, they just want you to say you're okay as you cry your heart out
and they never think of you again, and you grow numb and stop caring
yourself..." You say.
"So, I have no care if I stay here. You people actually care about me..." You
finished and Geoff hugs you. "You're in good hands here." You are suddenly
hugged by Gavin too and you laugh a little and you go to talk to Lindsay after
hours of talking. Turns out Ryan burned your old place after hearing
everything.
"Hey Lindsay, about Jack..." You start. She looks at you curiously. "Yeah,
whats wrong?" You sigh and say "Lindsay, you know I'm not myself, and I'm
losing myself all the time to adjust to small things... I am wondering if..
Maybe I can learn more about jack?" You ask. Lindsay stares before asking "You
want to become Jack?" You nod slowly with a slight smile.
"I want a new self I can't forget... I want to be happy again... I really do."
you say. Lindsay takes a breath "I'll talk to everyone and see okay? Though you
need to just stay in your room... Okay?" You nod, maybe there's hope after all.
***** Chapter 3 *****
Lindsay sees Jack at the table along with everyone sitting at the table as well
and Lindsay wanted everyone's full attention, so they waited on Geoff to fully
listen.
"She wants to be Jack." Lindsay said and Geoff stared wide eyed before
responding "No, Jacks gone.." He said, sounding sad about it. "Well, so is Y/N.
She wants us happy and she wants to actually feel love again instead of an
isolated prisoner." She said looking at Geoff and the others "Well, I might be
immortal but I understand that, so I'll agree. Just pretend its Jack with
amnesia." Ryan said and Lindsay smiled. Michael shrugged saying "Sure, I guess
we can treat her like that and even call her Jack." Gavin and Meg had agreed,
holding hands. Jeremy agreed, even ghost Jack so the decision fell to Geoff as
Lindsay sighed saying "Geoff, by the end of this... She would be exactly where
we left off and she would go through surgeries a name change, a haircut and a
dye box or two, and talk as if she has amnesia after the facial surgery and
came out of a bad firefight. We wouldn't have to burn jacks clothes or hide
anything, and you'd get the love of your life back. So, are you with us?" She
asked.
Geoff sighed deeply thinking about this before nodding "Sure. If this will make
her feel loved and us feel normal, we can do this. So, we'll have to begin the
surgery after the name change." He said "And act as if she had amnesia and
bring the memories back. Plus, she'll need a new food kind of diet to get to
jacks weight which was adorable." He said, beginning to go off to dream land
and pulled himself back to reality. "Okay, we can do this, I'll fund it." He
said and Lindsay smiled "Okay, I'll tell her and you guys get ready, I can ask
jack for her diet and write it down!" She said and ran to Y/N's room, opening
the door, smiling and sitting by her.
"They agreed, but you will go through surgery and a name change and a new diet
along with--" she was cut off by you smiling and hugging her. "I know Lindsay.
Changers know what they're doing when they get ready for a permanent change.
Thank you, thank you so much." You said as Lindsay begun to clean your make up
off your face. "Well, face surgery isn't necessary more like eye surgery to get
jacks eye color and I can tan for her tone, and I need to do some permanent
things to my lips, and my brows and nose." You say as Lindsay nods. "Okay,
let's go change your name first, then we're going to the hospital. We have a
perfect picture of Jack they can reference off of." Lindsay said pulling you to
the court house to change your name. Truly you were about to fully be happy.
Once in the hospital, after surgery, you were in recovery and the group around
you, the doctors had a flawless success and now conscious but wrap over your
eyes prevented seeing you made a confused noise as Ryan grabs your hand you're
suddenly afraid until Ryan says "Whoa, whoa! Jack calm down, the fight's over.
You lost your ability but you survived, do you remember us?" He asked sticking
to the plan.
Your mind automatically heard gunfire and your head ached and you shook your
head, your voice had changed on its own after hearing car tapes of Jack singing
with Lindsay, "I only remember your guy's names." She said and Geoff kissed
your cheek. "Its okay, Jack, we're going to help you remember my love, I
promise." Your hand found his and he smiled as you said "Thank you."
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