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That_Fanfiction_Kid

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Reads 40,624
Votes 610
Parts 50
Time 4h 56m

That_Fanfiction_Kid

Nora Kane was drowning on dry land. All her life, she'd been thrown from foster home to foster home. Some of them were at least okay. Others...not so much.

When Nora has decided that she'd seen enough cornfields to last her the rest of her life, she applied for a foreign exchange student program to Bondi Beach, the largest beach in Australia. After all, what can be better than a change in scenery and a very stable home?

Mouse is ready for a change in his life. Lifeguarding has always been his dream job, and owning a flat right next to the beach where he works is also pretty great. But he's lonelier than he thought he would be, and it's time for someone new to step into the scene. Maybe a foreign exchange student is exactly what he needs.


Or, Nora goes to live with Mouse as a foreign exchange student.

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This story is not a romance, nor will it contain any sort of smut because that is gross.


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#3 sharks (4.24.23)
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If You Love Me

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