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Rex—Rex was he. And I, below him, was ceaselessly held in that position, unmoving, only the embers inside of me left to burn until the end of him and his living form. When he glowed, I withdrew, buried beneath shadows. When he sang, I had to choke out responses concealing this strange feeling that swung violently between enmity and reverence. He was the sun, with all encompassing gravity that pulls and pulls. He was a victim of nothing, lover of everything.
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The enemy standing before him had never been clearer, and had never been cloudier. Even a worm will turn, will succumb to unspeakable acts. And for what? Gene never returns to the careless peace—and he will never return to Devon.
Or, simply: The boys at Devon are evil and there is someone to blame for it
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Sometimes I Take a Great Notion to Jump in the River and Drown by Plain__Jane
Fandoms: A Separate Peace - John Knowles
26 Aug 2025
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The year is 1957, it’s rearing the anniversary of Phineas’s death again, one more year that Gene will become empty on the day of, and then work his way to becoming a human again as the days pass. The date will come around again and it will start all over. A continuous cycle. On the fifteenth anniversary of Phineas’s death, Gene wakes up in a room that’s familiar and unfamiliar at the same time. When he rolls over, Finny is sitting on his bed, alive and breathing. Gene wakes up in the past and gets the opportunity of a lifetime, he gets to fix everything. He can get closure, find peace, and maybe something else. Gene’s not sure about a lot of things, but he knows he’s gonna fix all his mistakes this go around. Even if it involves things that hadn’t happened in the past.
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School at Devon has gotten boring and strict so of course Finny wants to break the rules. Going to the beach is a huge no, so that’s just what he does. Although he can’t go without Gene.
-The beach scene in A Separate Peace but in Finny’s pov
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Phineas, in an effort to release energy without risking further injury, diverts it to a series of taps.
This development may or may not be causing an internal crisis to the complex inner workings of Gene's mind. (Or be in relation to the fluctuating temperatures he's experienced, but what does he know?)
warning: (I'M NOT DONE YET!!1! =)) I just wanted to post what I already had because I'm not sure if I can finish before July with all I plan to add and edit TT you see, this was supposed to be posted during June but outside semantics... anyway, I think it's more fitting this way, this is a Gene centric fic and he was always a step behind (at least emotionally) in my head)
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Wrote this with istillwaitattheedgeoftown
THIS IS MEANT TO BE A JOKE!!!!! WE WROTE THIS JN THE MIDDLE OF CLASS!!!
Gene, while pregnant with Vinny’s child, finds out a terrible secret phony has
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Gene is just another old man in a nursing home, forgotten by his children, friends either dead or gone, nothing sustaining him but the memory of his old life. Devon was another part of himself, a part he lost and has been chasing since Finny died. When he gets an unexpected package however, containing the contents that belonged to someone he loved and lost, is when it slowly begins to come back.
for my stupid hoe: istillwaitattheedgeoftown (ACCEPT GIFTS 🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕)
{...I didn't blame them, everyone had reasons good enough to not visit me, some that I understood and respected, but after awhile I could feel myself falling to the trap of loneliness, a maw that shakes and shakes until the person is dead.
I think thats when he started showing up again...}
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I Don't Know Where to Put My Hands by webIenas for Upper_Middler (ivebeencalled_worse)
Fandoms: A Separate Peace - John Knowles
02 Jun 2025
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Gene lets out his frustrations at Brinker.
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- Part 4 of Drabble Challenges
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Come and Gone by Upper_Middler (ivebeencalled_worse) for webIenas
Fandoms: A Separate Peace - John Knowles
02 Jun 2025
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Can something be so purifying, but so grotesque all the same?
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- Part 5 of drabbles yay
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Being friends with Phineas is a troublesome ordeal. He is at once the best and worst thing in Gene's life. When this scale tips in favor of the negative, both angels' lives are tossed in the balance. Can Gene regain control of this relationship or is it doomed to go down in flames?
Or, A Separate Peace but they're angels.
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au where Gene and Finny kiss when Gene comes to bring Finny his stuff post-fall (and has lots of internal anguish) !!
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Baby, take it all from me. (Unfinished) by IansDVDs
Fandoms: A Separate Peace - John Knowles
27 Apr 2025
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In which a new boy falls fast and hard for Devon's sweetheart
I got lazy and gave up on this. I doubt I'm ever going to finish it.
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Abience by Upper_Middler (ivebeencalled_worse) for webIenas
Fandoms: A Separate Peace - John Knowles
21 Apr 2025
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Gene finally got a date, and Finny hears all about it.
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- Part 4 of drabbles yay
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Remember My Name by webIenas for Upper_Middler (ivebeencalled_worse)
Fandoms: A Separate Peace - John Knowles
21 Apr 2025
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Gene Forrester witnesses his best friend’s mental torment.
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- Part 3 of Drabble Challenges
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Cordiformed by Upper_Middler (ivebeencalled_worse) for webIenas
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19 Apr 2025
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Late night poker in the Butt Room, isn’t it just the life?
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- Part 3 of drabbles yay
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Late one night, Gene decides to take matters into his own hands.
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Maudlin by Upper_Middler (ivebeencalled_worse) for webIenas
Fandoms: A Separate Peace - John Knowles
17 Apr 2025
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On a train ride back to Devon, Gene’s having an awful time trying to stay awake.
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- Part 2 of drabbles yay
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You're an Angel to Me by webIenas for Upper_Middler (ivebeencalled_worse)
Fandoms: A Separate Peace - John Knowles
17 Apr 2025
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Kisses in the snow. What could be better?
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- Part 2 of Drabble Challenges
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Wonders Never Cease by Upper_Middler (ivebeencalled_worse) for webIenas
Fandoms: A Separate Peace - John Knowles
17 Apr 2025
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Finny has to convince someone to go to sleep.
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- Part 1 of drabbles yay
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City of Stars by webIenas for Upper_Middler (ivebeencalled_worse)
Fandoms: A Separate Peace - John Knowles
17 Apr 2025
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A concerned friend convinces Gene to go to sleep.
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- Part 1 of Drabble Challenges
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Why Should You Remember Me? by Upper_Middler (ivebeencalled_worse) for webIenas
Fandoms: A Separate Peace - John Knowles
25 Mar 2025
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Gene’s odd way of mourning Finny, and the repercussions that come with it.