When the Brave and the Nerds Collide

by IronLombax

Tobias and Eric are both leaving their own faction for Dauntless, but for different reasons. Eric wishes to escape his fate, while Tobias wishes to escape his father. What happens when the two come together? Told from both boys' perspectives. (Eric's not an asshole and there will be Four/Eric so if you're not up for that don't read.)

1. Eric (1)

Eric

My name is Eric. I am in Erudite, but I will transfer to Dauntless today in the Choosing Ceremony in an attempt to escape my fate. I have only one secret. I am a homosexual. My parents do not know, and if they did they would surrender me to the Factionless. At Erudite, homosexuality is not embraced because it is not evolutionarily logical. They say that if one does not have the ability or the will to procreate, they should not exist. But that is not the main reason I will leave Erudite. When I was ten years old, our faction leader, Jeanine Matthews, came to observe our testing in school one day. When none of the other kids had 100% scores, she payed attention to me. I thought it was a good thing, and so did she. She said that if I stayed in Erudite, we could do great things. After class, she had pulled me aside and talked to me about human nature and how it is our enemy. It didn't make much sense to me then, but once I turned fifteen and realized I was gay, it clicked that she wanted to eradicate all free-thinking people and create an army she could control. A bunch of people in Erudite began to agree with her, and she would often give speeches at Erudite Headquarters. Only the Erudite were allowed to attend them, of course. These are the reasons I am leaving Erudite. I choose Dauntless because it is the faction the Aptitude Test gave me as a result. Although I feel I should transfer to Amity because of their accepting atmosphere, I will choose Dauntless because I feel like I will be able to live my life freely there.