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He swallowed it dry.

It tasted bitter going down.

But his headache went away almost immediately.

Funny, that.

Fic:This Is Where We Scorch the Earth

Author:ShadowStar744

Chapter 69 of?(SORRY GUYS)

268,130 words

Pairing:Shadow Star/Original Male Character

Rated:PG-13(Rating might go up, but I don’t know if I would be good at it, ugh)

Tags:True Love,Pining,Gentle Shadow Star,Violence,Happy Ending,First Kiss,Maybe Some Smut if I Can Talk Myself into It, But Who Knows

NOT A CHAPTER

Hey, guys. I know this probably isn’t the update you expected. I’m sorry. Unfortunately, I have bad news. Some big things have changed in my life, things I didn’t expect. It’s put me in a place where I have to make a choice about what kind of future I want to have. What’s expected of me. Who I need to become. How I can help those who need it most.

I won’t be updating the story for a while. Maybe a long while. I don’t see Extraordinaries the same way. They used to be these mythical beings, capable of feats that boggled the mind. But now I know they’re capable of hurting others. And that’s something I never expected. Something I never thought would be possible.

I know this doesn’t make much sense, and I apologize for that. This isn’t some kind of code for me saying I’m going to hurt myself, so please don’t think that. Far from it, in fact. I’m going do everything I can to make sure that those I love don’t get hurt ever again.

I am going to do something extraordinary.

Thank you for making me feel special.

I’ll talk to you soon.

ShadowStar744

He waited until he heard Mary Caplan go to bed. He pressed his ear against the bedroom door. It was quiet. He shouldered his backpack before opening the door slowly, peeking his head out into the darkened hallway. The house settled around him. No light came from underneath Cap and Mary’s bedroom door.

He wore only socks as he tiptoed down the hallway, carrying his shoes just to be safe. He managed to avoid the step that Mary said always squeaked. He pulled open the front door as quietly as he could, locking it behind him with the key Cap had given him. He dropped his Chucks to the ground, shoving his feet inside.

And then he disappeared into the night.

“What are you wearing?” Owen asked as he squinted at Nick when he approached. Owen was leaning against the doorway of a closed cell phone store.

Nick looked down. He had on black jeans and a black hoodie. The hood was pulled up over his head. “My breaking-and-entering costume.”

“Your shoes are purple.”

Nick frowned. “Yeah, Gibby brought these instead of my black ones. I didn’t have time to go back and get them. My bad. Do you think it’s going to give us away? I’m wearing black socks, so I can take them off if I need to.”

Owen sighed. “You look ridiculous.”

“Oh yeah? Well, you look… okay. You look like you always do. Why aren’t you wearing a costume?”

Owen grinned. “Don’t need one. Come on. Let’s get this over with.” He took Nick by the elbow and started tugging him down the block.

Burke Tower was lit up like a beacon in the night, propelling them forward.