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He posted the first Extra Innings a couple weeks ago: Tommy and Jonah. The rest of your post makes a good point, but I can see both sides.

I've been waiting for this one. Grant's “was she better than Olly?”, damn! But, besides the shock of him revealing that to the rest of the group, it was a sweet gesture. Grant noticed Olly was uncomfortable, despite him not saying anything, figured out the reason without needing to ask, and said what he felt would help him. Meanwhile, Luke.exe has stopped working, lol.

First book? Implying the existence of at least one more book, or at least the potential for it? Interesting, I like that.

Claire's reaction towards Elenor was perfect, the quiet fury, the raging fury and even kicking her own mother out of the house. It's good that people are spreading information. Everyone in the immediate family now knows what Josh told some of them and the important agents dealing with all this stuff have shared most of what they know with each other. Walter still has important knowledge he hasn't revealed, but he probably really can't say it.

In the previous chapter, I said that, when Kris' mom told him to walk Dean out, she probably sensed they needed to talk. Now that we got confirmation she had figured out about them, I'd say that's basically confirmation. And she had good advice in this episode, to not just stay silent. Advice that Dean could have also used these past weeks, when he almost waited too long to talk to Kris. With Kris being worried about Dean's reaction to the Toronto job, he should have been more proactive at suggesting he come with him. He had the opportunity to say it right when he said his mom was going to, but probably didn't know how to bring it up and then Dean didn't give him the chance after getting mad. And, just like Dean last week, Kris shouldn't have waited this long to tell him about the job. When Marcus left, Dean was angry at first, but quickly calmed down. With Kris, it's harder because it's the guy he loves and it's coming on top of also losing his brother. But I hope that either Dean realises before it's too late that they should talk calmly, or that Kris realises it's normal for Dean to be angry and is proactive at trying to talk to him before it's too late. They just need for one of them to make a move.

Thank you for the warning about Turbulence. I'll probably read it some day, given how much both of you praised it. But not yet, it feels like too much for me at the moment.

The intensity they felt was more than just friends, but they're in denial.

They're not homophobic and they have chemistry with each other, we'll see how that goes. They're already established as not the cheating type, but will it be the same if they find out they're interested in a guy?

Until @LittleBuddhaTW breaks that record by continuing "When I See You Again", which he recently moved from "abandoned" to "temporary hold".

Tbh, I'm not surprised Medellín is less popular than SftF, it feels less mainstream, but I'm enjoying it a lot. As for the Extra Innings, it's a shame, but your reasoning makes sense. Thank you for the new story recommendations, you tend to suggest good stuff.

That's true about take stories and it's important to keep in mind, but I knew that story was true because you wouldn't have presented the way you did if you weren't sure. It's great that you help people who need it, and not doing it with money seems like the right idea.

I don't even know any of those people and, just from one paragraph, I'm already mad at the sister and feel sad for the real life "Ferney". (I could elaborate, but I don't need to, the reasons are obvious.)

It sounds like Nate may already be interested in Evan, whether he realises it or not. He says Evan is good looking, calls him his Ace and wants to spend more time with him the day after they already spent the evening and night together.

“…doesn’t make sense that the Clan would attack the school with the possible target inside.” So Hunter's father knowingly put him in a school where there's a DEA target? That could be dangerous. And he didn't tell his teenage son about the risk he was put in. As for the Clan targeting the school, despite that, the target could simply know about the attack and not be there at the time. Speaking of dangerous things, Hunter using Grindr in his current situation, a gringo son of a DEA agent, is pretty reckless. Especially when his plan involves lying to the guy who's there to protect him. The difficult for Hunter of dealing with everything that's been happening recently, plus the return to mind of the past stuff with Rory, was well explored in the story. So, when he cried, I felt how much pain he's in. And then there's Ricardo, who had a difficult life with his own pain resulting from his poor family. Hunter says they're different, but both of them having dealt with pain helps them help each other, even though they're different pains from different situations.

Thank you for not ending the chapter on "For the first time in years, he felt truly alone." That was a whole journey for Dean, but he managed it at the end. In the previous chapter, it seemed Dean had managed to move past the bad stuff he learned from his father. But this stuff doesn't happen linearly and he fell back into his usual avoidance. He avoided Kris for fear that talking to him would confirm Dean lost him, but, ironically, that itself was what almost made him lose Kris. If he waited longer, Kris could have moved on with Ethan, Dean arrived when things weren't yet too serious between them. Dean being mad because Marcus was leaving was a dick move, but it only lasted briefly. Dean caught himself and Marcus understood that it's difficult, but Dean is still happy for him. And Marcus moving have been what made Dean not lose Kris, being left alone was what probably gave him the courage. He still didn't manage to do it straight, but he got there in a roundabout way. Then Kris' mom probably sensed they needed to talk and that was the push Dean needed to be fully honest. Of course, Kris is mad at being ghosted for weeks. But him being so understanding, despite that, shows how much he cares about Dean. And that's probably what made him realise he loves him. And that love was presumably what had made him be unsure of moving faster with Ethan before Dean returned, Kris' feelings for him still lingered. There's still more to deal with, namely how will things be between Kris and Ethan, and whether Dean can simply go with Kris to Toronto, but he's rightfully focusing on the happiness for now.

That thing with the money was a good plan from Jordan to try to convince Madison, we'll see if it works. But it's possible she may be convinced Uncle Phil was lying about the money and still not believe the child porn accusations. Lying to get more money is the kind of crime people expect can happen from who seem to be upstanding members of society, the rest can be a lot harder to believe when she's clearly already predisposed to think it's all lies. So it may take more work to try to get through to her.

I'm proud of Dean. He had two difficult conversations, and mad sure to do them in person, which is both the right way and harder. With Leah, he should have talked to her several chapters ago. Of course the combination of the radio silence and breaking up with her after a few dates that always seemed to go well would lead to her getting upset. But throwing things at him when they hadn't even stated they're in a committed relationship is way too much. Plus she didn't even acknowledge him saying he was lying to himself too, he went to those dates thinking that's what he wanted. And her reaction to him being gay is they could have figured it out? Figured out how a gay man could continue to date a woman? Oh, hell no! Then there's the conversation with Kris. This one was probably even harder for Dean, harder to admit to this things to himself, not just to Kris. His father really did a number on him. This doesn't excuse what he did, Dean's actions are his own, but it gives it context that attenuate it. Kris was very good, he gave great advice throughout. Him not being mad at Dean can help him accept that he can forgive himself, which is an important step. The part about Dean having to make a decision isn't easy, this is all still very new to him, but Kris is right about that. And Kris is allowing him to take his time if he needs it. Kris also needs to tell Dean about the job offer in Toronto. But now was not the right time for that, it would have diverted them from the topic Dean had to discuss. And maybe Kris wants to know whether Dean wants something serious with him before he tell him about Toronto, to not let that influence his decision.

I'm tired just from imagining how many activities Evan was part of during a single day. Nate surely has to be the future boyfriend, although they both have girlfriends and seem to think they're straight. So it will probably take some time, but they're already about to sleep in the same room, maybe a first step can happen.

“You’re the son of a DEA agent! You’re a target! I’m sure the cartel already knows who your dad is, who he really works for, and who you are. That’s why the fuck I’m here!” I think Juan Camilo was probably wrong about the cartel knowing who Hunter is. The headmistress was the first death, she was the main target and the notice were the posters. Now the question is whether Juan Camilo saying that in public blew his cover or if people were too busy and shocked with what was happening to hear.

A first chapter is always more about set up, I need more before I can properly start to judge a story. But this seems like an good premise, it sets up an interesting dynamic between the two main characters, without forgetting to set up other aspects of the story too.

I Google terms and add the word Spanish or Colombia if necessary, instead of using Google Translate. Even if it's slang, some search results will explain it. As for the story itself, fuck. The posters were obviously trouble from the start, but I didn't expect it to go this bad so soon. At least until I read the chapter title. I don't know if it was just the posters or, like Juan Camilo suspects, Hunter's cover has been blown. The second one would be serious trouble for him.

As I keep saying, Dean needs to talk to Leah. They went on multiple dates, that's enough that she deserves for him to say something, which he should have done multiple chapters ago. Kris also needs to talk to Dean, but I get that it's difficult and he only got the news today. But he shouldn't let it stretch, that conversation will get harder if it doesn't happen soon. They want things went between Kris and Dean caused some tension that Dean can't understand because he doesn't know the reason, repeating this for too long could be risky. The job is an amazing opportunity, but maybe him and Dean can work something out that's compatible, I'm not sure. What I know if Kris being with Ethan could end up being satisfactory to some extent, but the 'what if I had chosen Dean' would keep nagging him, plus he would enjoy being with Dean be a lot more.

Seeing some early stuff from Noah's perspective would definitely interest me. Maybe something surrounding that party in an early chapter and it's aftermath, when Nick got rightfully pissed at him. There was also the spring break, where multiple characters went on holidays. I don't remember where they went, but maybe one of them could be interesting for one of these. As for a Jonah perspective, what I'd be most interested in would be when he kissed Nick and his internal thoughts in the aftermath of Nick's negative reaction. Jack's perspective could also be interesting on very early scenes, which would give us his internal thoughts on Nick and on the episodes he was dealing with, plus maybe hear the phone call where he yelled at his mom. He was extremely closed off back then, so we had no idea what was going on in his mind. Hmm, probably too many of my ideas include a good chunk of seeing things we already read from a different perspective. But I said what came to mind.

Oh, boy. Everything happened, the All At Once title is accurate. Dean is still being a dick to Leah, she's a good person, she didn't deserve this. Even has he was still figuring himself out in regards to Kris, it was clear he wasn't interested in Leah, so he should have told her. Meanwhile, Marcus is great. I'm glad he showed support for his brother, giving him the final push to letting go of their father's bs. And he even did it after Dean punched him, his brother is lucky Marcus is like that. Kris is in a tough spot, that salary is very attractive and he wouldn't have questioned it if this happened before he met Dean. But now he has an offer for what he wanted, an opportunity to leave the financial slump he was in, except it comes with a cost that can either end or complicate things with the guy he loves. And there's Ethan's confession on top of it to make everything more awkward. There's an interesting parallel here. When this story started, Dean was dealing with trying to escape his past, while Kris was dealing with trying to chase a future. Now they both escaped that, Dean in regards to his father and Kris in regards to the job. But their relationship puts them again in a similar situation. Dean has to deal with a relationship from his recent past, while Kris has to deal with a relationship that's being offered for his near future.

I had indeed forgotten that. I get that it's hard for people to believe someone who presents as an upstanding citizen to believe he's very much not that, but he's her own brother and that should have been enough for her to believe him or at least hear him out. I don't know if there's any kind of ulterior motive behind Madison's actions but, even if it turns out she was genuinely fooled, I'll be upset that she didn't give Joshua a chance.