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  1. Public Bookmark 18

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    JJ Maybank had a plan: lie, survive, repeat. But when a violent fight finally lands his father in custody, the system steps in—and suddenly JJ’s living under John B Routledge’s roof, court-ordered into therapy, and handed a black notebook he’s supposed to “talk to.”

    JJ doesn’t talk.

    Not about his dad. Not about the bruises. And definitely not about how things feel different now that it’s just him and John B—closer, softer, scarier.

    As old wounds surface and lines blur, JJ is forced to confront the past he swore he’d bury… and the one person he might not survive falling for. His best friend.

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    21 Jun 2026

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    JJ hasn't replied to any of his texts for the whole day.
    John B knows tonight is a Really Fucking Bad Night.
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    Or, John B puts back a broken JJ

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    16 May 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 12

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    Stefan startled awake in the night, unsure of what disturbed him. His heart ran too quickly, and went faster upon the realization, someone was in his bed.

    “Damon?” He asked the darkness.

    “Go back to sleep Stef.” Was Damon’s reply.

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    Since shacking up together in the boarding house, Damon had displayed some pretty weird habits.

    It wasn’t the first time Damon invaded his space. He had a very strange affinity for Stefan’s bedroom, it seemed. He was just always lurking in there. Even when Stefan wasn’t around.

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    09 May 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 11

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    “I’m not in denial,” John B tells his doctor. “I know JJ’s dead.”

    The old analogue clock ticks loud and incessant. It’s driving him nuts.

    “Knowing a fact and accepting it are two different battles.” The clock gleams off his doctor’s glasses. Then she tilts her head, and the reflection shows the wall. “Some part of you won’t let go.”

    John B slumps in his seat. “Your clock’s really loud,” he says.

    Over in the corner, JJ rolls his eyes.

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    21 Feb 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 5

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    The year the Northside shore gets a music venue is one of the best years of their lives. Drinks flow, joints are passed, and bodies grind together under the thrum of a deep, ebbing bass that rides over the sound of the ocean.

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    18 Jan 2026