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In A Cardboard Castle by casket4mytears
Fandoms: Veronica Mars (TV), Veronica Mars - All Media Types
14 Aug 2021
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Summary
High school senior Veronica Mars is no stranger to private investigations. Freshly licensed and working in her father's business, she moonlights on cases while aiming for class valedictorian, consumed with a single goal: getting the hell out of Neptune forever. When her father is called out of town and a lead comes in on a high-profile case, she doesn't think twice. She can tail a research scientist and grab the money shot in her sleep.
It is only when she reaches her destination, the crowded local mall, that she realizes her target wants to be found. She has a plan of her own: to expose her company's secrets, at any price-even the lives of Neptune's citizens.
Trapped with the infected by a government hell-bent on keeping its evil deeds from the public, Veronica needs a way out. If the pathogen doesn't kill her, spending three weeks in close quarters with her mortal enemy from school just might...
Canon characters, AU.