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Thank you! Glad you’re enjoying the story.

Thanks for the comment. Vera, honestly, the real mvp of my college years!

It’s about to go down 🙂

Yessir you’re observant. A couple of the names have accidentally evolved over the chapters. Kappa Sig is a big four house. Glad you’re enjoying it

Which would be??

Hope you enjoy. Thanks for the comments and compliments (even though I had to bribe you over 😌😊😳)

I'm crying in a coffee shop right now working on the next chapter. Thanks for the comment. You have no idea how much I've missed your reviews and this entire community. Thanks so much! The story continues.

Can't believe I didn't respond to this. Thanks for the review! I know it's a loaded statement coming from Corbin, but this plays a big part in their relationship moving forward. Corbin is often out of control from our perspective, but most of the time, he at least appears in control to his peers. I think that's where he's coming from with Lee. Glad you're still following along!

There’s a lot to the Corbin/Pete relationship that got us to this point, and even more that will propel us forward, and I think the conversation with Austin in the store points to that. Not a spoiler, but my beta reader pointed out its telling Corbin didn’t even mention his past relationship with Nick, and yet Pete is still the gold standard- even when they’re on the outs, he lingers around. I see where you’re coming from when it looks like Corbin has all these other guys in tow, but I think at this point they both understand that bridge might be rickety, but is it really burnt down? I guess we’ll see! Thanks for the reply!

My lips are hereby sealed. Until next chapter of course.

I consider Lee more using that info as a leg up on his pledge class. I screwed Corbin, he can’t get enough of me, we’re brothers but I’m better than you. At least that’s how Lee’s character to me would spread that info. I DEF don’t see him implying ‘Corbin is a great lay, go see for yourself’. I’m excited for Lee’s reaction in the next chapter.

Amateur mistake with the door, but we all slip up from time to time. It’ll be interesting how the power shifts from Don to Hutch as our guys prepare to be seniors and take over, and what that means for Corbin not having a doormat like Dom in charge. I did love Corbin telling them that their egos are only bruised because he plays the game better than they do 🙂 more to come!

What gives you that impression? Haha. I really enjoyed writing the next scene between Corbin and Lee. We’ll see how it all plays out

Tear Night was one of the cornerstone traditions on the Old Dominion campus. It marked the official end of Rush and the beginning of the eight-week long period of Pledgeship. It was the night that transferred the power away from the freshmen and back into the hands of the upperclassmen brotherhood. Every Greek on campus participated, regardless of how jaded or over the scene they were. Seniors schlepped out of their off-campus houses to meet the new members of their organizations. Even the most

So glad you started following the story, and I’ve enjoyed reading all of you reactions. Very strong feelings about Corbin I see! Writing him has always been an interesting mix of personality traits and qualities for me, not all positive but I hope multi-dimensional and layered. Look forward to seeing what you think as the story unfolds

I love the hashtags! Amanda is still around and will resurface soon I’m sure. She had a couple very important parts to play later on in the story.

You're welcome!

I definitely won't keep you waiting for AS long this time around. Thanks so much for the comment! Lot's more story to tell.

Thank you for the compliment and the positive comments. Believe, I might have shed a tear or two putting that sequence together. More on the aftermath of that speech in the next chapter!

After all this time, still anti-Pete? Corbin got what he needed to off his chest. I guess we’ll see if/how Pete chooses to react. Thanks for the comment!

Thanks so much for the comment! You’re absolutely right, Corbin’s friends are well intentioned, but that doesn’t always mean they do the right thing. But on the other hand, if you are a friend and you see someone you love hurting and you KNOW why, what do you do? Expect some ‘discussion’ in the future on that piece. Thanks again!

I understand how you feel, and I apologize that you felt abandoned by me on this site. I did return a few times in the last couple of years to express my plans to pick the story up as soon as I could- I was careful not to give timelines or definitive promises that I wasn't sure I could keep. I also put the story on a temporary hold. As I said, there are times that life gets in the way of our hobbies, no matter how intent we are on keeping up with those things.In this case, that also included my inability to return and give more detailed explanations as to why I was gone. I disagree with you that anyone is owed explanations or updates. In life, we all choose what portions of our personal lives to share and not to share and my desire to share this specific portion of my past isn't an automatic gateway into my current or more recent situations. As you mentioned, readers do have a personal investment in the story- that isn't lost on me and I've always been very appreciative of the support. As I still am. My involvement with this story goes beyond personal, as I lived these things and relive them every time I begin writing again. The events of the last few years may warrant their own story in the future, but for now I choose not to share those and hope my explanation and decision to come back and dive back into this story is sufficient. As stated, I understand the hesitation to jump back into a story that isn't finished yet, but such is the nature of this medium of writing and publishing.

I definitely want to take the time to respond to this comment as thoroughly as possible, as I’m sure you’re not the first or last person to feel this way about my story or any ongoing story. Here’s the reality. Writing and posting here don’t pay my bills. When I took a hiatus from writing, it was because life got in the way and certain needs had to be met. If this were my full time undertaking, things would be different. I love writing and I love getting to share this story, and believe me stepping away for an extended period was probably tougher on me than it was on you as a reader. Keeping up with a story takes a great deal of time even in the best circumstances. Hours spent writing, then editing, and the waiting and interacting. It’s not always a simple procedure. I understand that reading and following along with a story is time consuming as well, and I don’t take anyone who’s spent the time reading my work for granted. I’ll end with this. Following an ongoing story has its risks and its rewards. Sometimes authors need breaks- novels take years and years to complete and some authors put works down for many years before going back to them. With an ongoing story, you don’t get that luxury without disappointing people. On the other hand, readers have access to the writers as the story is taking shape. Your comments and suggestions make their way into the narrative. Even though this is largely autobiographical (I won’t even touch on the emotional toll if telling this story because that was my decision to share), the way it’s told is shaped by interaction with everyone on this site. In short, if you’d like to wait until the story is ‘complete’, I don’t blame you. If you want to continue to follow along, I appreciate you. I can’t promise a long hiatus won’t happen again, but it is my intention to finish this story at some point in the future. Thanks for the comments!

Glad enjoyed it! Thanks for the comment

Thanks for the compliment!