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➜ fantasy high, modern day alternate universe, college setting, fabian seacaster centered. chapter 3 of 7. 8.5k words.

Truth: Fabian nodded. He did not remind his father that he had almost drowned at seven. He did not remind his father that he loved the ice, except not anymore, except maybe never again. He did not remind him that although the water was his father’s home, he did not think that the deed had been inherited. Still, Fabian will try to make it his home. It will not be. He will lie and say it is anyway. So he contorts these falsehoods and believes them to be truths instead: Fabian loves the ocean. Fabian loves ships. Fabian loves his father. Even still, the last one in particular always trips him up. He wonders, some nights, if he’ll ever believe in that lie for certain. -- Or: Fabian Seacaster graduates from high school, moves to New York for college, and tries to figure out what living actually means.