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    Adam Parrish's life falls apart, and all he walks away with is a beach house in Henrietta, Maine. His plans to flip and sell the place by summer are derailed by Ronan Lynch, the dad next door who's just doing his best.

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    18 May 2026

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    Makes you cry with how nice it is.

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    It felt irresponsible to leave.

     

     

    He had willed the thought away, and breathed in the sleep-sweat of Ronan’s neck instead. He thought about the scratch of Ronan’s jaw, and the soft fury of his mouth. He thought about how far into the drive his first exit would be. He thought about Opal, who had hidden herself in the enthusiastic buttonbush that grew alongside the house; she had taken to crouching there whenever it looked like Adam and Ronan were doing things related to Leaving, and had gnawed an entire branch clean. She watched them as they swayed and whispered, and Adam had thought she would stay in the bush and not come see him at all, but he was wrong: at the last minute she had been unable to stand it, and had burst out to wrap herself around his legs.

    It was impossible to leave them.

    He had gotten in the car.

    Adam leaves for college, and realizes he has no idea what comes next.

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    13 Feb 2025

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    How would things be different if Nathaniel and his mother had been in Seattle early enough to put him in California the same time as Andrew? What if their paths had crossed back then? What if Andrew's first promise wasn't to Aaron but to Nathaniel?

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    06 Nov 2024

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    Adam has a weird flight home.

     

    This doesn't stand alone--read Ronan's POV first.

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    11 Oct 2024

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    Andrew had exactly one picture in his wallet: it was black and white, a man sprawled on his knees, shirtless and mottled with scars, arms limp at his sides. He was wearing a tutu—must have been pink, because it looked a soft gray—and he had calf-high tube socks paired with it, no shoes. His right hand lightly held a cigarette, the ember bright in the black and white tones, and the man was staring straight at the camera with heavy-lidded eyes and his head slightly tilted back while he let the smoke seep out of his mouth. The smoke was thick and obscured most of his face, but Andrew could still see the scars on his cheeks, the contours of his lips, the cut of his jaw.

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    20 Sep 2024