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1. The Way They Could’ve Been by orphan_account

   Fandoms: Grand Theft Auto V, Grand Theft Auto Series (Video Games)  

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

   21 Mar 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Steve Haines/Dave Norton
   • Steve Haines
   • Dave Norton
   • Andreas Sanchez
   • Headcanon
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Exes
   • Implied Relationships
   • Implied/Referenced Abortion
   • Steve and Dave are exes
   • Relapse
   • Stevey

   Summary

   During a simple school presentation in Los Santos, FIB agents Steve Haines and Dave Norton are forced to share more than just a stage. Between speeches about citizenship and interactions with children, old tensions, regrets, and unresolved feelings begin to surface. What was meant to be a routine public relations event turns into a quiet confrontation with the past, revealing unexpected sides of both men and rekindling a connection that was never truly gone.

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   English

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