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River’s brain tripped over itself. “You’re dead.”
Spider spread his hands. “That’s what the coroner said. Though clearly, standards have slipped.”
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Spider is dead and River is the only one who can see him.
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16 Nov 2025
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“Getting desperate, are you?”
“Don’t flatter yourself, Cartwrong.”
“Hm, but am I? Wrong, I mean.” River shifts, lying down as he talks, one leg pulled up, the other hanging off the sofa. "You've got nobody else to talk to? On a Friday?"
“So what if I don’t.”
River Cartwright has enough on his plate– a psychopath for a father, a sick grandparent, a house to sell, an absent friend slash co-worker, and a dead ex-best friend. Actually, scratch that last one. Unfortunately, Spider Webb is still alive and still on River's contact list. James Webb is not doing great. He goes for long walks at night, dreams of ghosts, and the only constant in his life is the dog he watches for his mother. No surprise then, that the phone call with River from months ago still has such a hold on him. Repeating the same mistake, he begins to wonder if there’s something worth salvaging here after all. Through a series of encounters, they rebuild their old connection, leading River to discover that death might have a way of rearranging more than just one’s priorities. That’s how it starts– sharing a call, sharing a meal, sharing a bed.
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- Part 2 of Water Striders
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14 Nov 2025