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  1. Public Bookmark 3

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    “Well, for what it’s worth, I don’t think you come off like you have anyone to impress. You’ve always seemed really self-assured.”

    Stebbins’ voice takes on a different temper, one that Olson fails to place. His face gives away no more secrets, remote and indecipherable. “Maybe that’s because I’ve already impressed you.”

    It didn’t come off like Stebbins’ standard arrogance, at least not in Olson’s opinion. Maybe that was so jarring. He couldn’t help but be plagued by the idea that Stebbins was flirting with him. All he can do is choke out a response: “Maybe.”

    It wasn’t a lie. Stebbins was smug. Stebbins was vain. He was stubborn, he was a collection of all the things Olson wanted to improve about himself. So why did he find himself enthralled, almost? Fascinated?

    [or, hank olson discovers stebbins is more approachable when he's high]

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    07 Mar 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 5

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    “You’re a menace,” he accuses, feeling like he can’t get enough air, but he’s not panicked about it in the least. He puts down the rubber spatula on a paper towel he set aside on the kitchen counter. He turns to face Billy fully, unsurprised to find Billy already looking down at him, eyes soft. “I’m tryin’ to make brownies here.”

    “I’m helping.”

    “You’re distractin’,” Gary corrects, trying and failing to bite back a smile.

    Billy raises his eyebrows a bit. “I could always leave.”

    “Don’t you dare, asshole,” Gary huffs, lightly nudging Billy’s ankle with his foot. “Start puttin’ in the chocolate chips,” he instructs, passing by him to walk to the freezer, heart racing nervously. “And no, I’m not sayin’ the magic words.”

    ———————

    OR Gary and Billy have a private date where they make brownies together

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    15 Feb 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 12

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    The first time Stebbins gets sick after the walk.

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    10 Nov 2025

  4. Public Bookmark 11

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    Derry, Maine.

    A town that was known to be complete, utter shit.

    Or, that’s what many people passing through would tell you. There was nothing in Derry, only a small town that would easily be forgotten if it just happened to disappear off a map. Not even people who grew up there had much to say about it, claiming that it was better to leave while possible or just entirely not remember that they had even grown up there. For some though, it was home, or at least the closest thing they had to it.

    And that’s how it felt for Ray Garraty.

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    16 Nov 2025

  5. Public Bookmark 26

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    Dear Stephen King, please forgive my transgressions for not setting this in Maine.

    Billy Stebbins never left the small town he grew up in. He works at the garage his father owns, lives with his mom, step-father and two brothers, and has never really thought about life outside his town.

    When his best friend Ray Garraty's cousin Richard Harkness comes to visit for winter break, Billy and Richard begin to slowly realize they might like each other as more than just acquaintances that see each other once a year for two weeks.

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    18 Nov 2025

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