#gerrymartin

So in this au, instead of staying with Mary after quitting the Institute and getting put into the skin book, Eric broke things off with her and ran away (with Michael's help). Mary decided that they weren't worth stopping and proceeded to put herself into the book.

Eric was raising Gerry by himself, but Michael offered to help, as Eric had some difficulties, both due to his trauma and his disability. They ended up falling in love.

They didn't tell Gerry about the Entities. They wanted him to have a normal childhood. But they still were targeted by the supernatural, especially leitners. They tried to be as discreet about it as they could but Gerry did eventually find out. They sat him one day and explained it all.

And when Gerry was sixteen, he said he wanted to help. So they packed up and left, becoming leitner hunters (but they sure as fuck weren't associated with the Hunt). They rode around Great Britain dealing with cursed books and any other Entity manifestions they encountered.

At some point, Jon and Gerry met. They became friends and eventually lovers. Jon wanted revenge after his encounter with Mr Spider, so he joined in on the family business.

And after pulling his childhood best friend, Martin, out of the Lonely, they became a triad with Gerry, helping their in-laws with the books.