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1. Sleeper, arise! by Anguor

   Fandoms: Whalefall (Movie 2026), Whalefall - Daniel Kraus  

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

   17 Oct 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Jay Gardiner & Mitt Gardiner
   • Jay Gardiner/Chet Branch
   • Jay Gardiner
   • Mitt Gardiner
   • Zara Gardiner
   • Nan Gardiner
   • Eva Gardiner
   • Chloe Tarshish
   • Hewey (Whalefall)
   • Tekla Nguyen
   • Mandy Mapes
   • Evie Nowacek
   • Chet Branch
   • Faye Kimmerer
   • Whump
   • Injury Recovery
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Angst
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • Loss of Parent(s)
   • Implied/Referenced Suicide
   • Men Crying
   • Queer Themes
   • Complicated Relationships
   • Character Study
   • Bisexuality
   • Caretaking
   • Intimacy
   • Tags Contain Spoilers
   • Whalefall Spoilers (Movie 2026)
   • Not Beta Read
   • Not Edited
   • Non-Linear Narrative

   Summary

   Jay Gardiner made it out but he still needs to recover. It's not all sunshine and rainbows, and it certainly isn't something Jay thinks he can handle, now that he's escaped from danger. With the ever-present knowledge that his dad's remains will forever be lost at sea, and that Jay himself is permanently injured, he processes over the course of a year.

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   OR: Jay goes from being stuck in a whale to stuck in the confines of a hospital room, bedridden for a glorious total of eight months.

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   English

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