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Summary:

The tiredness hits him like waves crashing onto rocks during a storm. His limbs feel heavy, far too heavy to move, and the nausea is overbearing. He closes his eyes, the light is making the pain in his head worse, it feels as if it's starting to split into two. He can feel himself slowly fading away. A voice plunges through the darkness trying desperately to reach him. “Stede, Stede…” He thinks that’s his name, he’s not sure, it's too hard to think.

After a blow to the head, Stede finds himself living in a place he doesn't recognise, with a man he doesn't remember. Is it possible to fall in love with the same person twice?

This story is inspired by the 1991 film "Regarding Henry" and some personal experience.