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    When Andrew came to Palmetto, he never thought it might become home – and even now he’s still not sure it is. Despite living there for nearly six years now, he doesn’t really feel like he belongs. He feels like he’s drifting, simply surviving day after day of whatever life has in store for him. Then Neil Josten shows up – a redhead with a fiery attitude and a million secrets, and Andrew's interest is instantly captured.

    But the thing is…Neil’s not the only one with secrets in this town. Everyone seems to have something they’ve kept hidden in the dark. And as soon as one thread gets pulled, they all seem to come unraveled…

    Featuring second chances, making mistakes, budding relationships, and as many fall shenanigans as possible – welcome to the smalltown world of Palmetto!

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    20 May 2026

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    Akechi meets a mysterious being chained to a door after death and gains a second chance.

     

    Translation to Chinese:
    Chapter 1-29 by Cloudd: http://cloud-yunchangde.lofter.com/post/1e2d1c46_1cd01d3b0
    Chapter 53 onwards by 乐乌: https://www.lofter.com/front/blog/collection/share?collectionId=23790157
    (Visit 乐乌's lofter profile for news on where the middle chapters are!)

    Translation to Spanish:
    1st Translation by LoveAllTheShips853: https://archiveofourown.org/works/43105491/chapters/108326403
    2nd Translation by buyobuyoyo:
    https://archiveofourown.org/works/76968921

    Podfic by psiodynes
    https://archiveofourown.org/works/64522453/chapters/165699772

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    07 Jan 2025

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    Sojiro Sakura never thought he was good with kids. He could barely care for his best friend's daughter on his own and now he's gone and gotten himself stuck watching a delinquent with a criminal record. With psychotic breakdowns on the rise and a mysterious criminal group taking Japan by storm, Sojiro can't help but feel like this year is going to end poorly.

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    11 Apr 2022

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    “Have you considered the possibility that Neil has chosen you, but believes you have not chosen him?” Renee says. "Have you ever explicitly told him what you want?”

    “Neil knows what I want,” Andrew snaps. This is not Andrew’s fault.

    “How do you know?”

    Because Neil always knows. He is as fluent in Andrew’s micro-expressions as he is in German and French. He knows which head tilts mean “go on” and which ones mean “shut up.” Without ever asking, he learned what it meant to see Andrew wearing double layers of long sleeves, or taking multiple showers in a day, and learned to hand Andrew the car keys.

    That has always been the most terrifying thing about Neil — his patience to wait, watch, listen, learn. The prospect that if Neil were given enough time, there would be no part of Andrew that was just Andrew’s anymore.

    “He has to know,” Andrew says.

    “Does he?” Renee says. “Have you ever known Neil to assume that he is wanted?”

    Five times Neil tells someone that he and Andrew aren’t dating, and one time Andrew uses his words to set the record straight.

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    Cherry popsicles, bummed cigarettes, wrinkled photographs and shirtless nights. The summer a Japanese tourist moves in across the street, and an American boy falls in love through the fire-escapes.

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