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1. (Don’t) Cry Little Brother by blue_tongued_lizard

   Fandoms: The Lost Boys (Movies), The Lost Boys - Hoch/Hornsby/The Rescues  

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

   15 Jul 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Sam Emerson/Original Male Character
   • Michael Emerson & Sam Emerson
   • Michael Emerson (Lost Boys)
   • Sam Emerson
   • Lucy Emerson
   • Lucy Emerson's Ex-Husband
   • Grandpa
   • (mentioned)
   • Physical Abuse
   • Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
   • Good Older Sibling Michael (The Lost Boys)
   • Gay Sam Emerson
   • Protective Michael Emerson
   • Hospitals
   • Sam Emerson Has Internalized Homophobia
   • (just a bit)
   • Period-Typical Homophobia
   • Non-Consensual Kissing
   • (To OC)
   • Angst with a Hopeful Ending
   • Pre-Canon
   • No beta we die like Max
   • !!!READ THE AUTHORS NOTE!!!

   Summary

   Michael and Sam’s father find a box under their bedroom floor, Michael doesn’t know what’s in the box, but he knows that whoever claims it’s theirs will face their father’s anger.

    

   Or
   Michael will do anything to protect Sam. Even if he doesn’t know what’s in the he’s protecting Sam from.

   Series

   • Part 1 of California Dreamin’

   Language:

   English

   Words:

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