Title: The Weight Of Us
Characters/Pairing: Macon Ravenwood/Lila Jane Evers
Rating: PG13-R (to be safe)
Warnings: some bad language, dark themes, violence, mentions of past child abuse, sexual situations (non explicit).
Summary: "We the mortals touch the metals, the wind, the ocean shores, the stones, knowing they will go on, inert or burning, and I was discovering, naming all the these things: it was my destiny to love and say goodbye." AU prequel to "The Caster Chronicles." (Macon/Lila)


* Artwork: I created a tumblr dedicated to this fanfiction. I will be posting edits/fanmixes/etc so definitely check it out! I'll put a link in my profile :)


Warning: This is going to be a mash up between book cannon and movie cannon. The majority of this fanfiction will follow book cannon, the only real noticeable difference is the character of Amma. I will be using movie!Amma in this story (meaning there will be no Marian).

Info on Amma's character (as she will be portrayed in this story)

Amma is Lila Jane's best friend and they've known each other almost all their lives.

Amma (unbeknownst to her) will eventual take her mother's place as keeper, as has been the case for centuries in their family.

She is a seer (along with her mother and grandmother), although, her abilities are not completely developed yet.


Additional information:

Brief back story on Macon's childhood

Macon was a little over a year old (making Hunting about 4 months old) when his mother, still pregnant with his sister, left Ravenwood Manor.

The two boys were left behind with their incredibly cruel and abusive father.

Very soon afterwards Silas married Emmaline Duchannes.

She bore him two daughters.

Life was infinitely better for Macon and Hunting in the few years Emmaline stayed with them. But, fed up with Silas and his sinister nature, Emmaline divorced him and moved away with her two children.

Silas' mistreatment of his sons became more severe in the following years, often calling on their 'grandfather', Abraham, for assistance in teaching his boys.

Unless permitted by their father they were never allowed to leave the house, never allowed outside contact.

Both Macon and Hunting stayed in touch with their mother and Leah throughout the years and would visit them occasionally.

When Leah was older she would also make visits to Ravenwood to see her brothers.

Hunting had little interest in interacting with Emmaline or her children but Macon held a cordial relationship with his previous step mother and remained very close with his half sisters, particularly, his youngest sister, Izabel (Sarafine).


Character ages:

Macon – 18 years old

Hunting – 17 years old

Leah – 16 years old

Delphine – 16 years old

Izabel (Sarafine) – 14 years old (almost 15)

Lila Jane – 17 years old

Amma – 17 years old


The quote used in the summary is from "Still Another Day" by Pablo Neruda.