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Present day AU everyone is alive. I switch POVs a lot in this story I hope it’s not annoying.
Wally likes Maddie.
Maddie doesn’t know.
Maddie likes Wally.
Wally doesn’t know.Is high school lunch really long enough for a fight, a break up and espionage?
Is it long enough for two oblivious idiots to fall for each other?
This one is.
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The ghosts’ doors finally open and they walked through together.
This is what happened next.
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Maddie made it back into her body and woke up in the hospital with a concussion.
She was not happy.
Will she be able to see and communicate with her ghosts?
Simon’s in Mr Martin’s scar. Janet has some ideas on how to fix it.
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Maddie and Wally burned bright for one magic summer when they were 18, but it was never meant to last. Now, nearly ten years have passed and fate has brought them back together.
AU where everyone is alive, and our favourite characters are now all working at Split River High.
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19 Feb 2026
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Maddie Nears is okay with being unseen, as long as it means she can survive high school and escape her small town for good. Being invisible is easier than being vulnerable.
Then Wally Clark, Split River High’s golden boy, starts showing up in the quiet corners of her life.
What begins as an unwanted proximity turns into something harder to ignore. As Maddie gets closer to Wally, she’s forced to confront the walls she’s built to protect herself—and the possibility that being seen might be worth the risk.
A slow-burn coming-of-age romance about first love, messy growth, and learning how to be brave for the people who matter.
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10 Feb 2026
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Wally and Maddie have been best friends since they were 10. What happens when Wally develops feelings for Maddie? Drama, comedy, friendships and navigating senior year at Split River High.
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08 Feb 2026
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Alive AU set in college. Wally and Maddie meet at a bar on Halloween and the attraction is undeniable. They fall into a friends-with-benefits situation but they both catch feelings. Our golden retriever and black cat are going to take a while to get on the same page though. This gets spicy, so be warned!
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02 Feb 2026
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“Will I see you around, Madeline?” Wally calls after her.
“I don’t know, maybe?” She whirls back around to stop the door from fully closing. “It’s actually Madison, if you care.” She doesn’t know why he would, but she wants him to know her correct full name. For some reason.
He grins, as if they’re both in on a joke. “Right, Madison. And I’m Jeff, short for Jefferson.”
She squints. “Huh?”
Wally backpedals, flustered. “Sorry, I thought you were joking around, ‘cause Madison is like, a last name.”
This is really throwing her for one final loop. “Well… it’s my first name.”
“Oh. Rad. Respect. Never heard of that before.”
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Maddie Nears, class of '24, meets Wally Clark, class of '84.
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10 Oct 2025