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The Thief of Lost Time

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Mark Aherne, a middle-aged man, receives an emergency phone call to come to his parents' home as soon as possible. Once there he can no longer avoid the fact that his elderly parents need help if they are to continue living independently. Over time, with equal amounts of love and irritation, he helps with their health problems, the onset of dementia, life in a nursing home, and death.

Meanwhile, he remembers his changing relationship with his parents throughout his childhood, his teenage years, and his life as a husband and father. Facing his own lost opportunities and the inexorable passage of time, he comes to realize that he's not so different from his parents as he once thought.

Mark comes face-to-face with a revelation about each parent's life, information that illuminates how a single moment has lifelong effects.All Rights Reserved

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The Secrets We Carry by Isabella1zzy

Adam would do anything for his sister Olivia, including protecting her from the monster that roams within their home. James lives with his mother and stepdad. He's never had an easy life, his stepdad has made sure of that. We all have secrets we keep, scars we bare. These three quickly learn they share the same secrets and carry the same burden. Leaning on each other and their group of close friends, they try to navigate through their lives. Their friendship and strength is what will help get them through what seems to be the impossible. Story contains triggers for some readers and heavy topics such as, Abuse Alcoholism Suicidal thoughts

The 12 Steps by SRaeeg08

*DISCLAIMER* READ AT YOUR OWN RISK: This book deals with serious topics and themes of drug use, PTSD, self-harm, suicidal thoughts, and suicide attempts. This book contains realistic depictions of opioid use. Recovered and recovering addicts should proceed with caution. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The 12 Steps is a gripping Young Adult novel that follows twin brothers Lincoln and Liam as they navigate the weight of trauma, addiction, and family fractures. Lincoln, a high school senior, is seven months sober and struggling to reconnect with a life that feels just out of reach. He wants to move forward but fears where the future might lead. Liam, also a senior, buries his pain beneath a reckless façade, desperate to outrun the past that haunts him. While one brother fights for control, the other refuses to acknowledge his own unraveling. When a life-altering incident shakes their already fragile bond, Lincoln and Liam must confront long-buried secrets, painful truths, and the damage that has fractured their family. The 12 Steps is a powerful story of resilience, healing, and the journey toward forgiveness-both of others and of oneself. "...there were a lot of things I was forced to learn and that made me resent my family for it. One of them is the fact that I learned more about family at rehab than I ever did when I was home." - Lincoln "I always had this plan. A plan where I would graduate high school with the highest GPA, get a full-ride baseball scholarship to Stanford University, and then work my way to the major league baseball teams. It was a plan I had made with Lincoln when we were younger. A dream we shared to play baseball together. A dream that died when he overdosed." - Liam

Change of plans by volleyballxcutie

Evelyn is finally convinced to go to a party by her best freind, Gabby, and her crush, Ryan. But after getting extremely drunk, Ryan and Evelyn have a hook-up that's the talk of the school by Monday. All of Evelyn's plans are changed when she finds out she's pregnant two weeks later. evelyn panics. What's she going to do with the baby? Is she going to drop out of school? What's he dad going to say? How is she going to deal with becoming a mother if she herself has no mother figure? And most importantly, is her baby going to have a dead-beat dad or Super Daddy?

The Wrong ✅ (📖 1) by ImpressDivinity

(Excerpt) "You're not how I thought you would be," Tammy said passing the bowl back and looking at the ceiling. Mark hits the bowl and then put it down. "I'm just a lovable gangster, that's all. I just want to be loved." Tammy turns on her stomach,now looking down at him. She was shocked not to see dimples or a smile. He was looking back with those void dark eyes. He didn't flinch or look away. Tammy did feel insecure looking at him. "I can't tell if you're joking or not." Mark searched her eyes. "Maybe it's both. Sometimes things aren't black and white." (Story Description) "Lord knows if I could, I'd run off with the right one...but I love Mr. Wrong." Mary J Blige- Mr.Wrong Tammy chose Mark to save the life of her father. She isn't stupid. She may be a little weak. She isn't fearful. It's just you don't get to choose who your heart loves...and Tammy is in love with. . . Mr.Wrong. "All Good people have done bad things. All evil people have been good. Never get the two twisted. "

Learning Purpose [Unus Annus Fanfiction] by GSQuareDNetwork

Mark Fischbach meets Ethan Nestor when he dies in a sudden car crash, only to wake up in a dark void. A year before this, he was told that he had a year left to live by someone who had also previously died and gone into a similar void. Mark is tasked with guiding Ethan, the only person from the outside world that can see and communicate with him, into accepting that he only has a year left to live. Ethan Nestor, a 17 year old kid who struggles with depression and anxiety along with ADHD, lives a dull life absent of any purpose or motivation. He's convinced himself his life is one without meaning, and that he was born just to be buried. So one day, when he decides to end it all, he is frankly surprised by the sudden apparition of his dead idol, Mark Fischbach, who tells him he has a whole year left to live. Ethan must work with himself to find a meaning to life, and on the way he teaches Mark a thing or two about living as well. Both people are forced to find the perfect balance of life before it's too late, and then pass it on to the rest of the world. TW: Suicide, Bullying, Death, Depression. If any or all of these affect you on a personal level, please refrain from reading. Cover Pic Credit: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnusAnnus/comments/gcfma9/unus_annus_fan_art_im_super_proud_how_this_came/

Contrasting Similarities by CarterIsabelle

How can people be so similar yet so different? How can situations be strange yet so familiar? Twins Amira and Aurora were put under the custody of their mother when they were five. So much has happened since then. But what was the worst was the loss they've experienced. The sadness one of them has felt and the pain she has endured. They live for each other. They have their contrasts and their similarities. But one thing for sure is common. Priorities. The first priority is their other half. Their twin. But what happens when the situation leads them back to their brothers who were left in their biological father's custody? What happens when they finally receive the sibling love they couldn't give each other yet they both craved? What happens when they are forced to escape their own bubbles and experience what true care and affection is? And along the way, they discover the contrasting similarities, that help them heal and discover a different kind of love yet so similar. TW: Mentions of Abuse, Death and Schizophrenia.

happiness / m.f. x a.n. by zarasiplier

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Two Can Keep a Secret || Mark Tuan (Got7) by ahga-archive

When your father reveals his intention to remarry, you find an unlikely confidant in Mark, your soon-to-be stepbrother, but what began as a revenge fling ironically becomes far more complicated... Warnings: This story in its entirety includes but is not limited to strong language and dialogue, recurring alcohol and drug use, and explicit sexual content, and is intended for an adult audience only! originally posted on my tumblr : ahgaseda

What He Left Behind by zoe_grimm

This wasn't Cody Lim's first funeral. Cody Lim never imagined having to bury his younger twenty-three-year-old brother, Clarence. He thought he was through with burying family members, but the universe had dealt him a shitty hand. This time, guilt plagued him more than he thought, knowing he had willingly walked away from his brother six years ago-a relationship he could no longer rekindle even if he wanted to. When Ezra Davey had learned of his roommate Clarence's heart condition, he had begged him to reach out to his estranged brother before time ran out. Ezra had been lucky to have six great years with him, but he didn't expect he'd have to make the harrowing call that Clarence's heart had given out before either brother could reach out. Death had been the guillotine of a relationship Cody could never rekindle, but it's what Clarence left behind that makes the journey of moving on a little easier. -A Novelette- -A Gen 3 2023 entry-

Dream Daddy by StoryTellerByFire

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The Secrets We Carry

Adam would do anything for his sister Olivia, including protecting her from the monster that roams within their home. James lives with his mother and stepdad. He's never had an easy life, his stepdad has made sure of that. We all have secrets we keep, scars we bare. These three quickly learn they share the same secrets and carry the same burden. Leaning on each other and their group of close friends, they try to navigate through their lives. Their friendship and strength is what will help get them through what seems to be the impossible. Story contains triggers for some readers and heavy topics such as, Abuse Alcoholism Suicidal thoughts