Davide

I hope he's okay and I think he is, but I'd be more relaxed if I was sure. I wish he'd have popped in to say something quick, so that we're not concerned about him. The first day a chapter didn't get posted on schedule was February 21 and you say he visited GA the next day, he could have taken a minute or two to say if he's okay. He visited GA again yesterday, while we had already been here expressing concern and he still didn't say anything. My guess is he didn't expect us to worry or he'd have told us something. And he probably didn't even open this chapter or he would have seen us wonder.

And he'll soon meet a bunch of family members he didn't know he has, and who presumably know about him, while already being overwhelmed before he gets there.

I took a look through LittleBuddhaTW's recent comments in hope of finding any hint and I found a comment that strongly suggests he's away for a positive reason. This is the comment, from about a month ago, shortly before he stopped commenting on his stories, and here's the relevant part: I think it's safe to guess that the same reason he wasn't finding enough time to write has probably either made him even busier to the point of not having enough time to post Medellín or made him decide he'd rather wait to post when he has time to read the comments. Either way, this reassures me that almost certainly nothing bad happened to him.

That's a lot of shocks for Martin at once, I can see why it was overwhelming. Learning that his father wasn't his biological father, having his biological father in front of him when he found out and then being faced with these news making him rich overnight. In the previous chapter, we were told his sister wanted to help him financially, in regards to their inheritance, and now he suddenly very much doesn't need any of that. Meanwhile, I'm happy that his bitch of an ex-wife, who managed to force unreasonable conditions on him on their divorce, won't smell any of this money. The intimacy between Martin and Simon happened because of the mental state Martin was in, but all that probably did was lower his defenses to let him do that before admitting to himself that he's not straight. He'll come to terms with being gay or, most likely, bi eventually.

British Olympic diver (now retired) knitting at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

That's good to know, I will stick with it. It gives me hope for more good gay tv series, which I always like to see.

I watched episode 1 of Heated Rivalry about a week ago. I can definitely see why the eye candy makes it popular and I did enjoy that aspect, but I need more of a plot than what this episode had to go along with it. Maybe that will change with more episodes, I know I shouldn't judge a show based on a single one. I will watch more, I'm just not rushing to do it.

I should have said thank you for the encouragement from multiple people. So I'll say that now and, to avoid spamming, I extend these thanks to whoever else replies, if anyone.

Things are moving slowly between Kitt and Matt, but today was a bigger step than it may seem. They're still not putting their feelings for each other into words, mainly because they haven't figured them out yet. But they no longer try to cover it up when they say or do something that hints at them being more than friends. Such as when Matt said "first place in my heart" and didn't change it when he realised what he said.

Thank you to everyone who replied.

Hi, I'm Davide and I'm from Portugal. I created my account in September, and I've been reading since before that, but I never ventured into the forums until now. My pfp is a capybara because I like that they're probably the most chill animal. Sadly, they don't like remotely close to here. Introducing myself and interacting with new people always feels awkward and it doesn't help that it seems like almost everyone posting on the forums is an author, while I'm only here to read. Somehow, commenting on stories and interacting with other comments there doesn't carry that same awkwardness at all for me, I have no idea why. I've rambled enough, that's all.

I saw the title is the same as the chapter 1 title and I knew this was the time. The angry reaction is aimed at Ryan, of course. Let me first say I'm white, so I can't speak from experience of what this feels like, only interpret the ones expressed in the text. And I'm sorry for rambling. The way his friends talked about Jamal in those texts is racist and, while I believe Ryan doesn't think like that, but he acted like he did in his reply because it was easier. When they didn't stop talking like that, Ryan probably realised he made a mistake, but he tell the truth to the guy he loves and apologise. Jamal found out by himself and, on top of Ryan enabling his friends' racism, there's also a loss of trust because now Jamal can't be sure if he's hiding anything else. Plus Jamal felt good with Ryan because he felt seen and that died with how he acted with his friends. Then there's the whole part about how Ryan's build is not what most guys want. In other circumstances, I would have probably cared, but Jamal deals with some much worse that this feels irrelevant by comparison. I really like Jamal's speech about how people see him because he's brown and, because of that, how damaging the jokes that Ryan enabled are to him. For Ryan, his friends made one offensive joke, but he can just move on. For Jamal, what Ryan's friends think about him doesn't go away. This difference is why Ryan didn't see how damaging his participation was. We then get the entirety of chapter 1 except told in the first person instead of the third. I thought that was an interesting change, it feels more personal this time. It makes it feel more personal this time. We get more from Ryan at the end and I do believe that he loves Jamal, that he doesn't think like his friends, that he made one mistake that he didn't realise how big it was. But, if he wants a chance of getting Jamal back, he needs to prove he's not racist, stand up for his friends on the stuff he was quiet about, and try to regain his trust, which can be very difficult.

Yes, there are more than what I said. I was covering only the events of this chapter. Or at least the ones I noticed. Exactly, but Five's thoughts on love are clear now, it's Percy. "He did love her, but he was in love with Percy."

It feels like they're close to admitting to what they obviously feel. Matt practically did it when he called Kitt "hot", before trying to cover it up, but then he also called him "baby" later. One of Kitty's teammates noticed, called Matt "your boy" and Kitt actually stopped himself when he was about to deny it. No, autocorrect, for the hundredth time, I do not want to write "Kitty".

This chapter dropped on Monday, at 0:52 am, according to the e-mail. Now you could make a point about "time zones", but I'm not listening. I'm going to sound like a broken record, but I blame Ethan for weird events. The mystery of the unusually big cum stain that should have been dry, but wasn't? Ethan came on top of Percy's cum to disguise it. The mystery of the reappearing cum stained underwear? Ethan stole it a while ago and sneaked it into the laundry room, hoping no one would notice it. The strange noises at the end? Ethan doing...I have no idea what, but still Ethan. Why is he doing all this? No clue. But there are things that can only be explained by a third person being around and it has to be him. Percy and Five finally talked, but only because the circumstances almost forced them to stop living in denial. Percy is still not admitting everything to himself, I think Five is right about the reason Percy is reluctant to come out. And that's probably why he went drinking early, to try to not think about how right Five was about an uncomfortable truth. Conversely, Five was able to not only be fully honest to himself about his feelings, but also to explain them to Bethany in what was a difficult conversation to have. I hope Five and Percy end up together, but I'll be sad for Bethany.

For the past couple of weeks, he only posted the chapter and didn't comment on anything. So my guess is he's just very busy, let's hope it's nothing more than that.

I like the secret father theory because, while an inheritance sounded like a logical guess, I couldn't understand why Martin's sister wouldn't have been called too, and that theory about a different father would explain why.

Kitt and Matt must realize deep down that they have romantic feelings for each other, but it seems they're trying hard to not acknowledge they feel that way towards a guy. The ending suggests this pretending won't last much long. Kitt's father noticed that to, probably more clearly than the boys themselves. "There are influences that can lead you astray." smells like homophobia, like maybe he think Matt may 'turn' Kitt gay. This will probably be a problem soon.

Just like Martin and Simon, I'm intrigued by what this could all be about, and especially about the other guys spending that much money on them, apparently just so that they can do the meeting in person.

Although the author appears to have stopped posting on GA, he continued to post this and other stories on Nifty. I thought I'd say it for anyone who doesn't want to stop in the middle.

Kitt's father suspects there's something between him and Matt and he doesn't approve. While that could be him not wanting his son in a relationship because it could distract him from studying, him being religious means it's more likely to be homophobia. Kitt and Matt have noticed their own feelings for each other, although they can't yet name them. And, at least after that talk on the lake, they probably have feeling thr other guy has them too. They're trying to run away from them because Matt has a girlfriend, but not acknowledging could make things increasingly awkward between them.

That was a very sweet chapter. Ryan was thoughtful in the way he never pushed, he let Jamal go at his own pace. And Jamal found a guy who sees him, someone around whom he can fully relax. Which makes me intrigued about what led to the events of the first chapter, because that feels different from the Ryan we've met. I know it will make sense once we catch up to that point, but it makes me curious to learn how.

Kitt's father is so demanding that it probably has the opposite effect, I bet Kitt would do better at school and life in general if his father didn't suffocate him. Meanwhile, Kitt is afraid Lindsay will replace him in Matt's life, but there's space for both a best friend and a girlfriend if Matt juggles things well. Matt says he doesn't want Lindsay to change things between them, but I don't know if Kitt fully internalised that, he seems too used to stepping away when he feels even a slight hint of people needing more space.

I like the way you captured what Kitt and Matt were feeling without simply flat out saying it. Kitt seemed afraid of being replaced, probably because he may not have any friends at school besides Matt. But he ended up distancing himself, probably as a defense mechanism, which is very realistic, despite it risking contributing to the exact thing he didn't want. Matt didn't like that they were getting more distant, but it's hard to fix that when he had no idea what the causes were. Thankfully, he managed to sort things out at the end and hopefully they're getting closer to being ready to go beyond friends.

Kitt's father being very strict and religious makes me worried about his reactions to things to come, especially Kitt eventually dating Matt. But, for now, Matt's friendship love is more important to Kitt than a relationship, it feels like he really needed someone like that. I think the reason it feels so important to Kitt is it fills the void left by not having enough family love at home, with it being replaced by strictness.