If or is: the choice of being. "Don't freak out. I'm just here to make sure you're okay." In which the truth is hard to find when you don't know what's real. A Halloween special I composed over a strange week sitting in my bathroom. Mostly drunk or high, but that's beside the point. Take a trip with me.

Active Word Count: 12.7k+ Nico di Angelo is just trying to move on from his past, but accidentally uncovering a murder sucks him into a labyrinth of conspiracy built from it. ...✍︎︎ Nico is fourteen and crazy, at least by everyone else's standards. In sleepy Suburbia, Texas, gossips latch like leeches onto anything and everything even remotely remarkable. When Nico enters high school, his too-familiar last name causes old news to resurface, and suddenly, his private life is the new talk of the town. Nico just wants to graduate with a decent GPA and go on dates with his larger-than-life boyfriend Will, but navigating the halls of Goode High is near impossible when you're followed by the grave reputation of your years-graduated sister. Really, everyone needs to move on already. It's all in the past... isn't it? ...✍︎︎ This book is not yet rated Mature but will be in the future for abuse, gory/graphic imagery, sexuality, language, violence, and other adult themes. Reader discretion is advised. Tags will be added to reflect updates. Suitable for non-fandom audiences. This is fanfiction, but is not categorized as such because mystery/thriller more accurately describes the nature of the book.

life sucks and then you die, what else can i say? a lot apparently.