❝𝐈 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐭𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟.❞ Started: January 20, 2021 Ended: *in progress* First uploaded: August 3, 2021 *I do not own Alice in Chains , Layne Staley, or any other mentioned band/person. This is a work of fiction, and a work of fiction only.*

Jerry Cantrell and Layne Staley of Alice in Chains are best friends and did everything together, from playing practical jokes on each other to endangering their lives with every drug known to man. After Layne's fiance, Demri, passes away, Layne finds a way out of the hole when he realizes the consequences of his actions. He is able to pick himself up and continue his love and passion for singing. Jerry is not so lucky. He's so far down in the hole that he gives up playing guitar and withdraws from everything and everybody, except for the needles. Despite his isolation, his friends never leave him, especially Olivia, the love of his life. Olivia and Layne love Jerry, but it gets harder and harder to be at his side when he wants to be left alone. He's no longer funny and witty. He's not just sad; he's depressed. He's not just angry, he's explosive. Those close to him only have so much strength before they'll have to carry on without him.

𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚕𝚍𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝚠𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚟𝚎𝚗 𝚋𝚎𝚜𝚒𝚍𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞, 𝚑𝚎𝚕𝚕 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗. Originally published in 2021 (That was a long time ago, please bear with me) You can never know what is ahead of you. Pain or happiness...love or heartbreak. Grace is an aspiring journalist living in Los Angeles in 1990. Required to interview a band from the rising grunge scene, Grace goes on a trip to Seattle that does not turn out the way it was planned to. This is a work of fiction. The characters and events depicted in this story are fictitious. Any similarity to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. Happy reading!!

A series of fortunate coincidences and unfortunate encounters, and vice versa; a blissful chaos of four girls interrupted by loud neighbours, tall, dark, and handsome strangers, and luminous fairy people; a hunt for love, freedom, and self. This is Seattle and it's 1988. Hold on.