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1. As long as I have you near me by pessoa

   Fandoms: Alice in Chains  

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

   10 Sep 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Jerry Cantrell/Layne Staley
   • Jerry Cantrell
   • Layne Staley
   • Mike Starr
   • Sean Kinney
   • Alternate Universe - High School
   • Out of Character
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
   • do not look for accuracy here
   • author is going through it
   • Slow Burn
   • Friends to Lovers
   • Layne is 17 and Jerry is 18
   • First Love
   • Happy Ending
   • 1980s
   • Internalized Homophobia
   • Period-Typical Homophobia
   • Misunderstandings
   • slight ari and dante vibes if you know where to look

   Summary

   It's 1984 and it's Jerry's senior year of high school. He needs a lead singer for his fledgling rock band. A new kid named Layne transfers to his school.

   Could he be the one?

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   15,179

   Chapters:

   5/20

   Comments:

   26

   Kudos:

   28

   Bookmarks:

   2

   Hits:

   239