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  1. Public Bookmark 22

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    It had all the makings of a beautiful rom-com finish, but none of the execution, in the end.

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    “Someone told them we only married for the visa, so they want to interview us,” Paul Baker explains calmly after reading the letter in full, a soothing balm against the chaos taking root in Anton’s mind. “Gotta convince them this is real by the end of next week.”

    “Who would do that?” Anton tries to keep the hysterical tone from his voice but it’s hard. It’s really fucking hard.

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    26 Sep 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 28

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    Five times Paul Baker manages to avoid making a decision, and the one time he makes the most important one (choosing Anton).

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    26 Sep 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 7

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    ”I just need to get Paul Baker’s walls down, like during our trip to Maine."

    “When you pegged him?”

    “Yeah! Walls, completely down.”

    Issa and Paul Baker’s trip to Maine.

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    26 Sep 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 26

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    “I can’t stay, man, I had to- like, pre-schedule myself to get this slot,” Samir says to a couchbound Paul Baker, shoving his foot into a shoe. “Anton!”

    And there it is, the inevitability of facing what you’ve been running from. Anton’s least favorite way that reality bites.

    -- Or: Anton takes care of Paul Baker.

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    26 Sep 2026

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    “It’s not like I don’t drink at college too, you know, I mean, just because I don’t go to frat parties, if you’re worried I’m going to judge you or something—”

    “That’s not what—” Will huffed out a laugh, staring up at the ceiling. He turned around. “I go to gay bars, okay? It’s—just, not your scene. Obviously.”

    Will’s face twisted on that last word, half a grimace. For some reason, it was a punch to the gut. Something defiant rose up within Mike.

    “Well, do you have to be a card-carrying member to get in, or something?” he asked, eyebrows raised. “I mean, a bar’s a bar, right?”

    Will’s face broke into an uncertain smile. “Mike…”

    “I came here for the Will Byers New York experience,” Mike said, earnestly. “Am I going to get it, or what?”

    Mike visits Will in New York and realizes a few things.

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    25 Sep 2026