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1. Lightning won’t strike twice. by BodyRot

   Fandoms: Outlast (Video Games)  

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

   10 Aug 2025

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Leland Coyle/Original Male Character(s)
   • slight Leland Coyle/Original Female Character(s)
   • mentions of OCs ex wife
   • Leland Coyle wife mentioned
   • Leland Coyle
   • Original Characters
   • Original Male Character(s)
   • background characters
   • Joseph Withers (OC)
   • Pre-Canon
   • pre murkoff
   • Slow Burn
   • How Do I Tag
   • Period-Typical Homophobia
   • Slurs
   • Eventual Smut
   • 1950s
   • angsty
   • Gay Panic
   • tags are ass but i swear it ain’t that bad
   • Character Death
   • Dubious Consent
   • Doomed yaoi lol

   Summary

   Joseph Withers recently separated from his wife and decided it was time for a change of scenery. Some would say he was running from something, but running would only end up making things worse for Joseph.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   10,574

   Chapters:

   7/?

   Comments:

   18

   Kudos:

   14

   Bookmarks:

   2

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