- Fiction
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- Authors:
- John Henry
Thicker Than Water
14-year-old Bryan Padilla is caught between worlds he doesn't feel connected to. Having been abandoned by their birth parents at a young age, Bryan and his younger brother, Caleb, were adopted by a family friend, Diego Padilla, and raised in a culture not of their own. Though it is the only life Caleb has ever known, Bryan inwardly struggles with his feelings about life, death, race and sexuality. Things escalate shortly after the death of his birth mother. Can Bryan come to terms with his situation as a figure from his past tries to upend his entire life?
- Author
- 05/20/2023 (Updated: 08/04/2024)
- 67 Chapters
- 171,774 Words
- 118,618 Views
- 1,469 Comments
- Mature
- Complete
Story Recommendations (32 members)
- Action Packed 16
- Addictive/Pacing 21
- Characters 31
- Chills 10
- Cliffhanger 20
- Compelling 28
- Feel-Good 16
- Humor 18
- Smoldering 7
- Tearjerker 21
- Unique 15
- World Building 10
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Chapter 1
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Chapter 2
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Chapter 3
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Chapter 4
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Chapter 5
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- 19 Comments
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Chapter 6
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- 15 Comments
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Chapter 7
- 1,750 Words
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Chapter 8
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Chapter 9
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Chapter 10
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Chapter 11
- 1,974 Words
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Chapter 12
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Chapter 13
- 1,986 Words
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- 18 Comments
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Chapter 14
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Chapter 15
- 3,131 Words
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- 16 Comments
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Chapter 16
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Chapter 17
- 2,096 Words
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Chapter 18
- 2,347 Words
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- 15 Comments
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Chapter 19
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- 1,587 Views
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Chapter 20
- 1,735 Words
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- 14 Comments
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Chapter 21
- 1,935 Words
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- 11 Comments
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Chapter 22
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- 1,604 Views
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Chapter 23
- 3,107 Words
- 1,430 Views
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Chapter 24
- 1,788 Words
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Chapter 25
- 3,912 Words
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Chapter 26
- 3,270 Words
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Chapter 27
- 699 Words
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Chapter 28
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Chapter 29
- 2,649 Words
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Chapter 30
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Chapter 31
- 1,359 Words
- 1,441 Views
- 19 Comments
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Chapter 32
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Chapter 33
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Chapter 34
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Chapter 35
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Chapter 36
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Chapter 37
- 2,235 Words
- 978 Views
- 22 Comments
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Chapter 38
- 3,484 Words
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- 42 Comments
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Chapter 39
- 2,342 Words
- 994 Views
- 10 Comments
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Chapter 40
- 2,646 Words
- 1,035 Views
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Chapter 41
- 2,651 Words
- 978 Views
- 19 Comments
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Chapter 42
- 2,439 Words
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Chapter 43
- 2,271 Words
- 947 Views
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Chapter 44
- 2,522 Words
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Chapter 45
- 2,809 Words
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Chapter 46
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Chapter 47
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Chapter 48
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Chapter 49
- 1,941 Words
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Chapter 50
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Chapter 51
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Chapter 52
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Chapter 53
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Chapter 54
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Chapter 55
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Chapter 56
- 2,669 Words
- 1,112 Views
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Chapter 57
- 4,419 Words
- 1,395 Views
- 38 Comments
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Chapter 58
- 2,348 Words
- 1,112 Views
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Chapter 59
- 3,130 Words
- 990 Views
- 20 Comments
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Chapter 60
- 4,295 Words
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Chapter 61
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Chapter 62
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Chapter 63
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Chapter 64
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Chapter 65
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Chapter 66
- 3,127 Words
- 929 Views
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Chapter 67
- 3,068 Words
- 1,082 Views
- 33 Comments
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