Welcome to our first 2026 CSR Discussion day, and our first twofer! I thought, why not give you an extra treat. First, I gave you all a SHORT story because I know you're busy recovering from the holidays, and we all just need a short, sweet treat. Second, you get two interviews for one blog! Learn all about these co-authors and how they both answer the same questions. Hmm, wonder how that turned out? Read on! And don't forget to comment below.

First up, chris191070: 

Do you eat your fruits and vegetables?

Yes, to both. My favorite fruit would have to be bananas or plums. My favourite vegetable is Asparagus

If you were an animal, what would you be?

An Eagle, you have the freedom to fly and explore.

What’s something about you that would surprise people?

I hate horror films, but I am quite happy to read some horror stories.

What brought you to GA? 

I was after a site that provided proper gay fiction. That provided stories that were not just about the sex.

If you had to pick your favorite book or story you’ve ever read, what is it and why?

The Harry Potter Series. It conjured up all sorts of things that you wish you could do yourself, especially flying on broomsticks or using a spell to shut people up.

What’s one location you’d love to go to research for a story?

Australia

How did your story collaboration come into being? What is the best part? Hardest challenge?

We had collaborated before this story and enjoyed working together. The best part is me having weird ideas and Ben transforming them into something readable. I don't think we have hit a hard challenge just yet,  we have always agreed on where we want the story to go.

Where did the idea for Raven’s Secret Crush come from? 

My weird imagination, after watching something on television. 

Do you have a favorite line or scene in the story? 

A tense silence hung in the air. Deep down, Raven wished his older brother would be more honest with himself and others. He'd idolized him back when they were kids, but had he ever seen the real Altair behind all of the walls he'd built around himself?

Can you tell readers anything about your current or upcoming work? 

Me and Ben have just started posting our latest collaboration - The Fantastic Eight and Their February Surprise.

It brings together some of the characters we have featured in our previous collaborations.

Now for Bendtedwreath! 

Do you eat your fruits and vegetables?

Ben: Yes. My favorite vegetables are squash and pumpkin. My favorite fruits are kiwi and blackberries.

If you were an animal, what would you be?

Ben: I’d likely be a red panda, as I’m solitary, shy, and mostly nocturnal. My favorite animal, however, is the sea turtle.

What’s something about you that would surprise people?

Ben: Though I’m fairly straight-laced, my friends are not. I am very punctual, but none of my other friends are.

What brought you to GA?

Ben: A friend who was my roommate at the time.

If you had to pick your favorite book or story you’ve ever read, what is it and why?

Ben: That’s a difficult choice. The Dresden Files perhaps.

What’s one location you’d love to go to research for a story?

Ben: I’d have to learn Japanese to then head over to Japan and retrieve more details about Yokai.

How did your story collab come into being? What is the best part? Hardest challenge?

Ben: I reached out to Chris for one collaboration, and we had fun with it and continued from there.

Where did the idea for Raven’s Secret Crush come from?

Ben: We were given a genre from a prompt event, Romance/Contemporary Romance. Chris then brought up a “jock x nerd” theme with characters that weren’t too stereotypically “jockish” or “nerdish.”Then, we went on from there.

Do you have a favorite line or scene in the story?

Ben: Mine is "I've been busting my butt to collect every OneSlice comic book ever released. I've got 110 out of 113. Not that I'm obsessed or anything." because OneSlice is a play on OnePiece, and I’ve a friend that enjoys the series so much that they read the manga before watching the episodes just to note the differences in the colors used.

Can you tell readers anything about your current or upcoming work?

Ben: We began posting a collab story that is five chapters long to not only tie all our collab characters together, but to give them an ending of sorts. I’ve also been personally working on a long-chaptered vampire and incubus-themed story which I’ve asked many GA members for help with over the past year and a half that I hope to finish so that I can begin sharing that one, as well.