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    “Oh my god, Aaron’s a goose,” Nicky wails.

    “He’s not a goose,” Kevin argues.

    “It would be so funny if he were a goose,” Neil says. The goose hisses at him in response. Andrew says nothing.

    “Okay, if you are Aaron, honk twice,” Nicky says. The goose does so. “See?”

    “That could just be a coincidence,” Kevin says.

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    Andrew spends most of his childhood thinking he is a psychopath. He is not. Andrew is, and always will be, just Andrew.

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    15 Feb 2026

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    The cats meowed some more. Andrew ignored them and grabbed the paper, almost throwing the glasses out of his way, and unfolded it. On the inside was some scribbling that looked - well, it looked like his handwriting, but that didn’t calm any of Andrew’s anxiety as he started reading it. 'Yes, I’m you. You’re in the future. Welcome to 2017. Don’t do anything stupid and listen to Neil if you don’t want to die.'

    Helpful, really helpful.

    Andrew turned the piece of paper over and found one last thing. 'The cats are hungry. Give them 1 scoop of the food in the cabinet under the sink.'

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    After making a wish on a star to appease Renee, Andrew wakes up ten years in the future, where he has the chance to learn that he has a future at all. There's a huge apartment, two cats, and Neil Josten, who Andrew can't figure out no matter how hard he tries.

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    13 Feb 2026

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    Neil had a lot of secrets. He didn’t want much in life except to live quietly, run his botanical store, upload TikToks covering plant care, and for not a single person to find out that he’s the best-selling author N.A.J who published one book anonymously five years prior and disappeared. His life takes a turn when his literary agent tracks him down for a follow-up book with the theme of feeling settled and at peace. Two things Neil is not.

    Thus begins his journey of planting roots in a town he’s lived in for years, starting with making friends with people who have tried to bring him into their circle. As Neil gets closer to them and his secrets become less guarded, there’s still that one big secret he intends on taking to his grave. But the closer he gets to his friends the closer he unknowingly gets to that secret being revealed.

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    10 Feb 2026

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    February, 1996: Andrew gets into his car and disappears over the horizon, leaving Aaron and Neil behind to pick up the pieces.

    Two and a half years later, he walks back into their lives.

     

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    08 Feb 2026