The Rain of April (short story)

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The Rain of April is a novella by Todd Dawson-Cooper. It is the second and longest of the Nihilist Apathy collection of short stories, taking place between Snow In Summer and Blank Earth and detailing the meeting and budding romance of Jacob Delsin and Alex Peterson.
==Synopsis==
The Rain of April follows Justin Miller a mere two years after Under The Stars as his life is completely torn apart by the sudden death of his mother. Over the following weeks, Justin, emotionally exhausted and the linchpin holding together his collapsing family, meets and befriends the new transfer student -- Alexis Peterson, who not only becomes a distraction from his grief and home but reignites a spark of life in him that spurs a strange, budding romance. Alex and Justin soon begin daydreaming about abandoning their small-town lives and starting over in the big city, the events that unfold culminate in Justin taking up the pseudonym of Jacob Delsin.
==Plot==
==Appearances==
===Characters===
* Justin Miller/Jacob Delsin
* Alexis 'Alex' Peterson
* Zoë Watson
* Hayley Anderson
* Kurt Brewster (first appearance)
* Joseph Miller
* Dawn Anderson
* Josh Hamilton
* Greg Winters
* Ami Richards
* Zachary Richards
* Taylor Watson (photograph/mentioned)
* Emily Kaufman (photograph/mentioned)
* Ariel Reitman (indirectly referenced)
===Locations===
* Aberdeen, Washington
** Miller Residence
** Hamilton Residence
** Anderson Residence
** Weatherwax High School
** Wishkah River
* Seattle, Washington
** 138 South Cognac Street
==Development==
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