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• Let Me Drown In You by faenwyl

  Fandoms: SpongeBob SquarePants (Cartoon)  

  • Not Rated
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • M/M
  • Complete Work

  29 Mar 2026

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • SpongeBob SquarePants/Squidward Tentacles
  • SpongeBob SquarePants & Squidward Tentacles
  • Eugene Krabs & SpongeBob SquarePants
  • SpongeBob SquarePants & Patrick Star
  • SpongeBob SquarePants
  • Squidward Tentacles
  • Eugene Krabs
  • Patrick Star
  • Gary the Snail (SpongeBob)
  • Light Angst
  • Fake/Pretend Relationship
  • Character Study
  • Relationship Study
  • Relationship Issues
  • Squidward Tentacles Needs A Hug
  • Everyone is Bad at Feelings
  • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
  • Crack Treated Seriously
  • Alternate Universe - Crack
  • Crack and Angst
  • My First Fanfic
  • Self-Worth Issues
  • Denial of Feelings
  • Feelings Realization
  • No Smut
  • No Sex
  • Getting Together
  • Fix-It
  • No Beta
  • any mistake is out of pure hatred towards gringos
  • English Is Not The Author's First Language
  • Author Is Sleep Deprived
  • seriously
  • I really need to sleep
  • Title From an Alien Stage Song

  Summary

  When Squidward finally drowns in the mess of his own feelings, he is forced to confront what hurts the most — what hurts others, what hurts the one he loves.

  Love — such a distant concept, one he has spent years pushing away, along with anyone brave enough to get close.

  Or

  SpongeBob and Squidward get into a fight that spirals into something much darker — especially when Patrick gets involved. Oh, the horrors...

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  986

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  2

  Kudos:

  13

  Hits:

  172