Hailee Dallas Carmon has known All Time Low since the band formed. She had definitely made a mark on them. Especially Jack. Yes, Jack. He loved her more than anything. Though she didn't love him back. She would spend nights talking to Alex about this. About how she wishes Jack wouldn't love her the way he did. She didn't want Jack. She wanted Alex desperately. And Alex knew that, he just couldn't love her back in that way, but he would never tell her that. One day she decided to put a stop to this and leave to start her music career as a solo act. She only told Alex about her idea. About her idea to leave the guys and her parents with no explanation, drop out of school, and move to New York. Seven years later after not speaking she meets up with All Time Low once more. Alex thought nothing has changed. He was completely wrong. Yes, Jack still loved her. Yes, Alex still wanted to be her best friend. And yes, the mark she made was still there. But now for Hailee things are different. She doesn't love Alex anymore. Her heart belongs to Sam, her five year old son. To Blake, the father of Sam. And to her band, In The Shadows. What will happen to Alex when he founds out what has happened? He begins to think, was she always 'just a friend'? Warning: Sexual content (not just heterosexual, guys. You are warned), vulgar language, self harm, medical issues, death, and violence will most likely be in this story. I will warn you when and if characters in the story are getting it on, when and if characters in the story are dying (or in pain either caused by others or themselves), and when and if something goes down that I don't think all of you want to read. But, I will only warn you when it is truly needed. :)
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Jack Barakat ended his own life eight years ago at the young age of nineteen.
Or... that was the common belief, anyway.
Alex Gaskarth was left to deal with the heartbreak that was destined to haunt him every time winter came around, every time he heard a guitar, and, truthfully, with every breath that entered his lungs. Jack was painted on everything in Alex's mind. His hands felt cold without Jack's fingers intertwined with his; his lips felt useless without Jack's pressed against them; his heart felt empty without Jack's love there to fill it.
Until, given some time and some good friends, everything changes.
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POV switches between multiple people.
Inspired by "Ghost Of You" by 5 Seconds Of Summer.
The only trigger warning is the mention that Jack has committed suicide in the past. Otherwise, this will be a safe fanfiction with the exception of cussing.
Started: December 9, 2019.
Finished: December 16, 2019.