"If you love two people at the same time, choose the second. Because if you were really in love with the first, you wouldn't have fallen for the second." -Johnny Depp
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This story is NOT complete, and will likely never be complete. PM me if you want to see the full story plan I had, but I have been unwell and ran out of steam for this story :( I apologize sincerely to all my wonderful readers.
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This Author's Note is just here for info, and the only place it can go is at the top of the book (for now)!
You don't have to read this. Just scroll on down for the story!! 😄❤️
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Why did I write this?
I'm a big fan of Alice In Chains, and I couldn't be more devastated by how Layne Staley died. I started writing this fanfic as a way of bringing him back to life in a "what if" scenario, while also including one of my favourite ships (Layne and Jerry). I'm a fangirl pls don't judge 🥺
And then, the story changed. It became less fanfiction... this story is a romance above all, no doubt about it. I wish there was a way to choose more than one category for your story, but oh well. I think this is more LGBT/romance/drama than 'fanfiction', but I also know it's technically a fanfiction... so I've been very conflicted about how to put it. If you don't want to give this story a chance because it's a fanfic about people you don't care about, that's alright :) but the way I've tried to write this story was, well, writing it as just that: a story, same as many others out there.
This story is easy to follow. Everything is explained. No 'inside jokes' or things only people familiar with AIC would get.
This story is for EVERYONE.
⚠️ HOWEVER, if you are homophobic in any way, please do NOT continue reading this author's note, and kindly get out. ⚠️
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How did this come about? Other than the fact that I wanted to give fanfic/romance writing a try?
I am bisexual, which is something I struggle with expressing/coming out about. My own family doesn't even know, except for my little sister. For catharsis, I tried to maybe read some stories about LGBTQ+ people and relationships, of which there are plenty. Interestingly, only fanfictions seemed to feature same sex relationships in close knit groups like bands and stuff, which makes sense. It's fun to picture cute couples together who may not be together in real life (but we can always hope, amiright fellow shippers?) omg I'm so sorry for the cringe 😅 aaaaaanyways
So I thought I'd try writing one of those stories, this time about one of my favourite bands, where the love (hopefully) feels real, and which could stay the same story even if the characters had different names and backgrounds. I hate stories where there's all this backstory stuff and "inside joke" stuff that no one except the author understands. This story will hopefully reach a lot of people, and even though it's technically a fanfiction, I hope people still get to appreciate the love :)
Okay, that's enough about me. You're a brave and kind soul for bearing with me through that!! :)
On to the story!
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Warning
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This story has a lot of cursing, drug use/abuse, violence, sensitive words and sexuality.
There may be some triggering subjects along the way.
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Story Started on October 12, 2020
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Enjoy!!! :) thank you so much for reading!! :)
I always respond to comments (I love interacting with you guys!) and I always appreciate a vote :3 ❤️ my PMs are always open if you need someone to talk to!! :) ❤️❤️❤️
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Fanfiction**Discontinued :( The year is 1993. Heroin addict Layne Staley of Seattle rock band Alice In Chains has just had the fear of God put into him following a bandmate's overdose. When faced with a simple decision, the butterfly effect comes into play...
