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Outpost by ann aguirre6/22/2023 Her partner confuses her she’s never known a boy like him before, as prone to touching her gently as using his knives with feral grace.Īs Deuce’s perception shifts, so does the balance in the constant battle for survival. At first Deuce thinks he’s crazy, but as death stalks their sanctuary, and it becomes clear the elders don’t always know best, Deuce wonders if Fade might be telling the truth. When the mysterious boy becomes her partner, Deuce’s troubles are just beginning.ĭown below, deviation from the rules is punished swiftly and harshly, and Fade doesn’t like following orders. She’s worked toward this goal her whole life, and nothing’s going to stop her, not even a beautiful, brooding Hunter named Fade. Deuce has wanted to be a Huntress for as long as she can remember.Īs a Huntress, her purpose is clear-to brave the dangerous tunnels outside the enclave and bring back meat to feed the group while evading ferocious monsters known as Freaks. By that point, each unnamed ‘brat’ has trained into one of three groups–Breeders, Builders, or Hunters, identifiable by the number of scars they bear on their arms. In Deuce’s world, people earn the right to a name only if they survive their first fifteen years.
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