Chey_D

I wanted to wait to review this story until the end, but I think I'll leave a review here because I'm crying now. CRYING! Oh Aiden I <3 you so much. He's wonderful you know. Sometimes people don't develop the LI that well, but he's so awesome with so much ... awesomeness! He's awesomesauce.

So much no All I'd ever hear when I read them having sexors is "oink snort oink"

*is driving the Jared bandwagon*! Con-red forevah! 'GIDDYUP!' *whip crack*

First of all, Chapter 21 SQUEEEEEEEEEEEE I loved it. I loved it that Jared didn't deny things and that he's so into Connor that he can't resist that touch out in the open! <3 <3 Also, Ben's reaction >>8( I hope he's just in shock. Totally understandable if shocked, not so understandable walking away =(. Secondly, you don't need any excuses - legitimate or otherwise. You get the chapters up when you can. Feel better first! (but thanksforputtingupchaptersoicansquee)

=(( headache and having to work sucks. *sends mental hugs and head massages* Sorry to hear that. Sucks. Have some tea, get some rest and dream happy dreams!

I really liked this story. It was predictable in some places, not with others. I felt, more than anything, that the characters were real and that's what made it such a better story for me. Well, I love characters more than plots tbh. The truth is that IRL most stories are already told and it's the people that make them interesting. I adored Quinn, especially since none of this was easy for him and all of his worries were realistic. And, ofc, his worries are what both made him and his life more difficult. And he never really changed throughout the story except to grow. So many people just change a character's personality as the story moves, but that didn't happen here. Quinn /grew/ not changed. As for Jude, he's my favorite character. I loved everything about him, even to the stubborn set of his pride. I found by the end that I fell a little in love with him too. And maybe a bit with Taylor, Bree and Trina =).

I think as long as you're giving Jared and Connor mental hugs it'll be okay =D. They must be more stressed than we are about their relationship!

LOL I'm giving Jared teh benefit of the doubt. Everyone is ready to jump on him, but what did he do that was so unfair now? Connor wanted to be friends, he left it open to Jared to be so and Jared took the chance. He quit the team, he said he'd stop seeing Ronnie (not a fair choice by the way because he should have said she was his friend and, though he won't end it, he'd tell her in no uncertain terms things were over), he agreed to try the friendship thing. It would be really out of character if he just went "OKAY I"LL COME OUT BECAUSE I LOVE YOU!". Give him a little more time than six months to come to terms with what being 'out' means. People think it's so easy but not even Connor's friends like Jared because he's a jock or whatever, so he has either the jocks or Connor as a backup. All I can say is Connor better confront that shit (in a completely non-confrontational way). And stick to his guns about friends really. Because one thing that needs to be said is that there is no hope for their relationship while Jared is in the closet. But that doesn't mean they can't be friends. (except that thought makes me cry so GET WITH IT GDI, JARED) I am WAYYYYY too emotionally attached to your characters. Jeebus! Also REBECCA <3 <3 (but her prejudice about jocks is making me >>8( )

So I just had to make an account now. Sheesh. (Chey_d from LJ btw). I'm most definitely on team Jared. I've been around way too many friends that have been both in and out of the closet and I think people tend to forget (because things are a lot more open now), how really scary coming out is. Imagine right now looking at all your friends and family, just imagine them in your head and then imagine them turning their back on you forever. Or looking at you in disgust. Or being uncomfortable around you. Sure you can say "oh well they aren't my friend then" and that's really easy to say, but truly living with that? Truly having to face the fact that they will be out of your life? That's ridiculously hard. And Jared is surrounded by people a lot less understanding about the gay lifestyle than Connor's friends. Stereotypical? Sure. But completely true. Whatever your feelings about Jared being right for Connor, the fact that he initiated a physical relationship at all was something of a miracle. I have great faith in him. I think once he comes to terms with himself that he'll be a great boyfriend. Right now he's terrified and I think he really loves Connor. After all, he's good looking. If all he wanted was a physical relationship, he could have found that outside of his social club and just done the dirty with some random guy. We all know how easy it is to get laid as a hot guy in the gay world. I think he genuinely loves Connor. And Connor loves him. And unfortunately Ray is a casualty of that, but neither Jared nor Connor is intentionally hurting Ray. So I guess it's obvious that I"m most assuredly, unapologetically, totally a Team Jared! person. I vote for love basically and I think, though he's immature about it, that Jared loves Connor wholly. so GO JARED (get your head together boy!) And to those Jared haters: Have you forgotten how good he's been to Connor? And yeah, what he did was terrible, but it came from a place of fear. And Connor is not blameless either in that. He pushed pretty hard, clinged a little too much. Neither are blameless in that relationship breaking up. What we need now is Connor to stiffen his spine and Jared to relax his a little. Set your foot down, Connor, accept love on your terms not on his. Decide, Jared, out and with Connor, or in and without him! And I wrote a novel size post. GDI I didn't mean to.