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How can you mend a broken heart (Joel Miller AU)
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Complete, First published May 03, 2023
Mature
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It had been years since you last visited Austin, but now it was your new home. Your mother had passed away a few months ago, and you had nowhere else to go. Your dad, Oscar, had remarried and had a family here, so it seemed like the natural place to be.
What happens when you end up crashing at your dad's best friend's?

It's an Alternative Universe Fic. No ghouls.
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