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1. Valley of Roses by whiplasher

   Fandoms: Metallica  

   • Explicit
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   15 Feb 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Jason Newsted/You
   • Jason Newsted/Reader
   • Jason Newsted/Original Female Character(s)
   • Jason Newsted
   • Reader
   • Original Female Character(s)
   • Original Characters
   • Age Difference
   • Slow Burn
   • Drinking
   • Angst
   • Smut
   • Angst and Fluff and Smut
   • Small Towns
   • Grief/Mourning
   • Romance

   Summary

   Clearly, he was a decent guy, but it got you wondering why he ended up there, all by himself in a town he didn't know squat about. Was he on the run from something? What brought him here in the first place? You were itching to find out.

   Beyond mere curiosity, a peculiar fascination started to take root.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   22,611

   Chapters:

   7/?

   Comments:

   12

   Kudos:

   42

   Bookmarks:

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