Bruce and one of his baseball teammates get kidnapped by The Grabber at the same time, and get thrown into the basement together, The Grabber having no idea that they know eachother. However, just because they're on the same baseball team doesn't mean they get along. Alex, Bruce's teammate, is far from a good guy. He's rude, he's practically best friends with Moose, and it seems to Bruce that he's out to make his life miserable, because he is.
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not canon-compliant AT ALL. like I literally wrote my own storyline. cry about it. (please don't, I'll cry too)
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Old title: We all die at the end, but especially us
(New title, same book!!)