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  1. How We Became Ourselves

    Complete Mature

    Kevin Snell By Kevin Snell, in Fiction. 07/26/2026 (Updated: 10/26/2026)

    Genres: General Fiction, Romance,
    Sub-genres: General Romance, Contemporary Romance, Literary Fiction, Slow Burn Romance
    • gay
    • slow-burn
    • hopeful
    • second chance
    • mountain
    • grief

    Oliver's marriage ends and his job disappears on the same Tuesday. So he flies to France, straps on a pack, and starts walking. Somewhere in the French Alps he meets Julien, a man carrying his own weight, and the two of them figure out—slowly, carefully—whether they've got room for each other.

    Two grown men, a lot of hills, and the slow business of letting someone in.

    • 30 Chapters
    • 82,866 Words
    • 12,304 Views
    • 291 Comments
    • 7 Recommendations
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  1. 1. The Covering Letter
    • 2,470 Words
    • 11 Comments
    • 362 Views
  2. 2. The Pack
    • 2,910 Words
    • 11 Comments
    • 314 Views
  3. 3. Day Five
    • 2,467 Words
    • 6 Comments
    • 266 Views
  4. 4. Trail Legs
    • 2,390 Words
    • 9 Comments
    • 268 Views
  5. 5. The High Meadows
    • 2,184 Words
    • 10 Comments
    • 255 Views
  6. 6. The Hawk
    • 2,973 Words
    • 6 Comments
    • 212 Views
  7. 7. The Man Who Reads Boots
    • 2,510 Words
    • 7 Comments
    • 214 Views
  8. 8. Two Packs
    • 2,665 Words
    • 9 Comments
    • 282 Views
  9. 9. Trusted
    • 2,509 Words
    • 7 Comments
    • 416 Views
  10. 10. The Corridor
    • 2,625 Words
    • 8 Comments
    • 246 Views
  11. 11. The Wall
    • 3,535 Words
    • 6 Comments
    • 216 Views
  12. 12. Still Standing in a Field
    • 3,361 Words
    • 8 Comments
    • 210 Views
  13. 13. The Furnishings of Staying
    • 2,844 Words
    • 7 Comments
    • 192 Views
  14. 14. The River Bench
    • 3,004 Words
    • 6 Comments
    • 204 Views
  15. 15. The Ledge
    • 3,778 Words
    • 6 Comments
    • 189 Views
  16. 16. Where the Trail Ended
    • 2,663 Words
    • 7 Comments
    • 201 Views
  17. 17. A Room He Could Have Crossed Yesterday
    • 3,367 Words
    • 6 Comments
    • 176 Views
  18. 18. Still Here
    • 2,512 Words
    • 8 Comments
    • 190 Views
  19. 19. Savoir and Connaître
    • 2,522 Words
    • 12 Comments
    • 220 Views
  20. 20. The Most Dangerous Sleep
    • 2,493 Words
    • 10 Comments
    • 174 Views
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