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  1. Boy Mercury X
    1: The Question I was just an eighteen-year-old kid waiting to meet the new Governor. Not a real meeting, more like a Q&A session for us high schoolers, and I guess a PR thing to kick off the start of his term. It's not cool to admit it, but I was kind of stoked. My first vote ever was for him--Marc Recchi. His campaign had felt like a breath of fresh air, a promise of something different. Some of his staff milled around, giving us instructions. Everyone seemed to defer to one guy.
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    Years after their first encounter, a young governor and a naval officer get a second chance at a high-risk connection.
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    1. The Brosecution Rests The common room of Delta Kappa Phi was dank with testosterone, sweat, and the tang of last night’s beer. The shades were shut, to block out the kind of late day heat that made it hard to focus. As always in Bro Court, shirts were optional, and most had ditched theirs in favor of maximum skin contact. Tan backs gleamed in the dim light—the kind of easy, abundant muscle that made the college gym look like just high school. There were enough cocky grins to power the ca
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    When a frat pledge violates the Bro Code by getting head from another bro’s visiting brother, his fate is in the hands of a horny jury and a defense bro-torney whose brains live in his biceps. The Bro Court is in session—where the jury is always hung and the rules exist to be broken.
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    ❄️ Chapter 1: The Pinch Hitter Jeff gripped the wheel with both hands, turning the orange Golf off the interstate and onto the dark ribbon of the driveway. The staccato of the gravel under his tires broke the silence of the woods. It was four in the afternoon on December 23rd, but the sky was already drooping purple—not dark, but a little weary, holding its breath for snow. He killed the ignition and sat for a moment. Under the hood, the metal ticked as it cooled. He stretched his neck
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    Jeff has always looked up to his brother-in-law Sean as the masculine ideal: handsome, capable, and strong. But when an injury leaves Sean helpless, he needs a right-hand man for everything—even his most basic needs.
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    Thanks @drsawzall. I always look forward to your comments. I'm glad the crowpid's work met with your approval.
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    Thank you @CCinPS. My goal was just to write a happy little romance, sort of a self challenge. Glad you enjoyed it.
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    Here's some bonus art by noahdea.art. Just look at that crow!
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    1. Andy repeats the old runner’s mantra before he begins: The first mile is a liar. If you can get beyond that, anything’s possible. It’s necessary for the early hour and the effort ahead. He’s up daily at 3:40 AM. By 3:55, he’s outside his home in running shorts, protein bar clamped in his teeth, laces tied in a perfect runner’s knot, playlist selected, and earbuds in place. He’s ready to go when his right foot strikes the street at precisely 4 a.m. It’s early, he knows. But these few
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    For Andy, 4 AM runs are a sanctuary—except for the irritating zoo security guard constantly patrolling his route. But when a freak accident leaves Andy battered on the asphalt, his "nemesis" is the only one there to catch him. A first-aid session in the back of a cramped SUV quickly turns into a different kind of encounter, proving that the friction between them was just a spark waiting to ignite.
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    Decatur

    Boy Mercury X commented on Boy Mercury X's story chapter in Decatur

    Thank you so much @Cane23. Coming of age and meet-cute stories are popular for good reason... but I think we need more stories about long term couples!
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    Decatur

    Boy Mercury X commented on Boy Mercury X's story chapter in Decatur

    I should have thought to include this cover art.
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    Decatur

    Boy Mercury X commented on Boy Mercury X's story chapter in Decatur

    Thank you @drsawzall. I always enjoy reading your comments. And of all the quirky Mayflower names, Resolved White must be one of the most laden.
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    Decatur

    Boy Mercury X commented on Boy Mercury X's story chapter in Decatur

    Ahhhh. Thank you @Mattyboy. Glad you responded. I wouldn't have thought of that, though it makes perfect sense. Thanks to my Syrian-American Southern in-laws who did the heavy lifting, and provided so much material. 🙌
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    Decatur

    Boy Mercury X commented on Boy Mercury X's story chapter in Decatur

    Thanks @Mattyboy. I'm glad you enjoyed it. If you feel like sharing what you did expect, I'd be very curious to know!
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    Decatur

    Boy Mercury X posted new chapter in Decatur

    1. After nearly twelve years together, I finally agreed to visit my husband Will’s family down south—the ones on his mother’s side, the Syrians. As with most things involving his mother, I hadn’t been warned she’d be coming too. That was part of my reluctance, but by the time I found out, it was too late to back out without causing offense. His two sisters couldn’t come, so it was just the three of us. They were older than Will and had pretty much moved on with life by the time he was
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    Decatur

    Boy Mercury X posted a story in Fiction

    Twelve years of marriage has a couple fraying. A trip down South reveals family secrets and awakens a renewed appreciation for who they are to each other. In the heat of Atlanta, they learn that the most important history isn't the one on the headstones, but the one they're building together.
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    Rough House

    Boy Mercury X commented on Boy Mercury X's story chapter in Rough House

    Thank you @peter rietbergen, thanks for reading and commenting. I appreciate it.
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    Rough House

    Boy Mercury X commented on Boy Mercury X's story chapter in Rough House

    Thank you for giving Rough House a read, and for commenting. Also: yup!
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    Rough House

    Boy Mercury X commented on Boy Mercury X's story chapter in Rough House

    Thank you. Memory is a funny thing, isn't it?
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    Rough House

    Boy Mercury X posted new chapter in Rough House

    1. In my high school there was a strictly enforced caste system, or there was when I was there, in 1980. I never thought that made my high school unique, among schools or civilizations. But I was mindful of it. Unlike the other parents who had country club memberships and careers, mine had chores to do and mere jobs. Someone has to repair the cars and work in the grocery stores, right? I was—I was told—lucky to receive my education at a school beyond my family’s means. Oddly enoug
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    In the final weeks of high school, a black eye from golden boy Brandon Thomas forces a tense meeting between fathers. After the boys strike a verbal truce to satisfy the adults, they're left alone to patch things up. In the quiet rec room, that public agreement dissolves into a secret settlement that will define Michael’s life long after graduation.
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    Thank you! FanFic is not my usual thing, but this was a fun experiment.
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    Thank you @drsawzall! Glad you enjoyed it. Space diapers do seem especially hazardous.
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