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The Substitute Season

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Theo decided not to wake Marcus again. He'd write a draft, save it, and let his brother approve every word in the morning. He typed carefully, trying to sound like Marcus and not like himself. The cursor finally stopped blinking and started moving.

In the morning Marcus read Theo's draft and barely changed a thing. "This sounds more like me than I do," he admitted. They submitted it together. Weeks later the acceptance arrived, and Marcus made sure the whole family knew Theo had typed every word.

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