A/N: (12/28/18) This story is currently being edited and updated. The story, on the whole, will remain the same. I am hoping that the edit will take care of some issues that have been on my mind and bothering me but for one reason or another was not able to change before posting or didn't catch until after posting to the site. These changes will mostly be for the purpose of clarity of the vision I had for the story and establishment of the characters. There are some additions that I hope will add to the story and that you will all enjoy. I can admit that some of these changes have come about from various feedback I have received on the story. (Reviews really don't disappear into anonymous voids as soon as they are entered.)
Setting the Stage
He was ruthless, cunning, and completely committed to protecting his city; but her arrival to Dauntless called everything he ever thought he believed into question. She was haunted by a past she vowed to make amends for and resolved to sacrifice her very life it meant she could protect her family, faction, and city. Duty and following orders were no longer enough and they both found more than they ever hoped for. They both found something worth fighting for. Eric/OC AU M (Language, Sexual Content, Romance, Fluff, Angst, Tragedy)
The Choosing age has changed twice since Eric and Four joined Dauntless at sixteen. First it went to eighteen and then two years before our story starts it was changed yet again by the orders of Marcus Eaton to the age of twenty. Eric and Four have been members of Dauntless for over eight years at the start of the story. The last two years before choosing the dependents were kept to doing faction-oriented duties.
Title and Story Inspired By Still Worth Fighting For by My Darkest Days
Eric Coulter: 24, Dauntless Leader, transferred from Erudite at 16. (Jai Courtney-original cast member)
Kat Prior, 20, Initiate, transferred from Abnegation at 20 (Chloe Grace Moretz)
Chase Oldham, 24, Dauntless Training Instructor/Intel Ops Officer, transferred from Candor at 16 (Liam Hemsworth)
Tris Prior, 20 (almost 21), Initiate, transferred from Abnegation at 20 (Shailene Woodley-original cast member)
Tobias 'Four' Eaton, 24, Dauntless Instructor/Control Room Officer, transferred from Abnegation at 16 (Theo James- original cast member)
Zach Godfrey, 25, Dauntless Legal Liaison Officer, transferred from Candor at 16 (Aaron Taylor-Johnson)
Zeke Pedrad, 24, Dauntless Intel/Control Ops Officer, Dauntless-born had choosing at 16 (Charles Michael Davis)
Uriah Pedrad, 20, Initiate, Dauntless-born (Keiynan Lonsdale - original cast member)
Marlene Banks, 20, Initiate, Dauntless-born (Suki Waterhouse-original cast member)
Lynn Morrison, 20, Initiate, Dauntless-born (Rosa Salazar-original cast member)
Max Cornell, 48, Dauntless Senior Leader, Dauntless-born had choosing at 16 (Idris Elba)
Christina Stevenson, 20, Initiate, transferred from Candor at 20 (Zoe Kravitz -original cast member)
Will Madsen, 20, Initiate, transferred from Erudite at 20, (Ben Lloyd-Hughes-original cast member)
Tori, 32, Dauntless Tattoo Artist, transferred from Erudite at 16 (Maggie Q-original cast member)
Bud, 44, Tattoo Shop Owner/Artist, Dauntless-born choosing at 16 (Sebastian Roche)
Raze, 45, Dauntless Leader, Dauntless-born, had choosing at 16 (Michael Jai White)
