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• The Bookworm and The Biker by iinitialfern

  Fandoms: Minutemen (2008)  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • F/M
  • Work in Progress

  06 Mar 2026

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Zeke Thompson/Original Character(s)
  • Virgil Fox/Stephanie Jameson
  • Jeanette Pachelewski/Charlie Tuttle
  • Virgil Fox & Zeke Thompson
  • Jeanette Pachelewski & Original Character(s)
  • Zeke Thompson
  • Virgil Fox
  • Charlie Tuttle
  • Jeanette Pachelewski
  • Original Female Character(s)
  • Time Travel
  • Romance
  • Emotional Manipulation
  • Friendship
  • Slow Burn
  • Health Issues
  • Time Travel Fix-It
  • My First Fanfic
  • Coming of Age
  • Disney
  • high school setting
  • School Life
  • School Projects
  • book discussions
  • Literary Analysis (I try)
  • Science Fiction Concepts (soft)
  • experimental tech
  • Time machine
  • Animal Translator
  • Talking Cat (minor part)
  • Ensemble Cast
  • Found Family Vibes
  • group shenanigans
  • Platonic Love
  • Group Outings
  • Humor
  • Oh. OH. | Italicized Oh Moment
  • reluctant crush
  • emotional pining
  • Mutual Pining
  • Awkward Flirting (I suck at writing flirting)
  • Parental divorce
  • Implied Domestic Violence
  • Alcoholism
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Dysfunctional Relationship with Mom
  • Mentions Of Class Disparity
  • Emotional Baggage
  • Friendship Bonded by Trauma
  • anemia
  • Appetite Loss
  • Eating Difficulties
  • fainting spells
  • Skin picking
  • Nosebleeds
  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  • Emotional Health
  • mental health
  • Trauma and recovery
  • teenage angst
  • thought it would be fun to include gifs
  • Disney Channel Original Movies
  • 2000s
  • POV Alternating
  • no beta we ball
  • bullying lowkey hazing??
  • Falling In Love
  • Slice of Life

  Summary

  Zeke Thompson would have been fine getting his GED, but settles for finishing out his senior year because of his dad. Lexi Carter has spent years in an emotionless void and with high school coming to an end, she is spurred to give it one more chance. The people they befriend brings a spark of life that interconnects and all of their lives are forever changed because of one time machine.

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  95,273

  Chapters:

  40/?

  Comments:

  87

  Kudos:

  20

  Bookmarks:

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