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And just like that...back comes the disappointment. I get this feeling that this is headed nowhere good for any of them...fast.

Hmmmmm. This is certainly an interesting turn of events. I'll admit that I was really disappointed last chapter when Andy gave in and had sex with Dillon. I'd had a sinking feeling that it would lead to Dillon coercing Andy into it more and more - in which case, Dillon would have been a victimizer right here. As it stands, he doesn't really seem to be one. Not intentionally, anyway. If anything, he's looking out for Andy's well-being and trying to warn him of what could happen. That doesn't seem like something an intentional victimizer would do. Also, just because Andy's 15 and Dillon's almost 18, doesn't instantly make Andy a victim either. They're both high schoolers, and Dillon and Andy are hardly the first senior and sophomore to end up involved. But, yes, Dillon would legally (if not emotionally as well) be a victim from what happened to him when he was 13 - he couldn't legally "consent" even if he was enjoying every moment of it, and as he said, it was with a man (presumably an adult). It's very iffy, but the long and short of it, from how I'm looking at it, is that Dillon could very well have treated Andy like just a plaything, or forced him into a sort of sexual relationship that he didn't in fact want. He chose not to - and in fact, I don't think he really wanted to/wants to intentionally "victimize" Andy at all. Much as I want to be irked at Dillon for sort of coming between Matt and Andy...I don't know that I really can be since he really hasn't been a bad guy at all. That said, I do wonder what calling out Matt's name instead of Andy's last chapter was really all about. And, I do wonder how Matt will take it when (presumably when, not if) he finds out that his suspicions have been correct all along... Sorry for going on and on and on like this , but hopefully I've made some kind of sense with all that I've been saying here.

Ah...to what end? It's not like Will needed much coaxing to get away from Tony. For that matter, it's not like we'll end up seeing much more of Mason in any case, not unless either he gets transplanted to California, or at least someone in the family gets transplanted to Missouri, over the long-term. So...even if he could attempt a doublecross and wanted to, how would he be able to pull anything off? Besides which, hasn't Will had to deal with enough shady characters who reside out in Arbour Land? I'll agree that Will having to deal with a double-crosser would be interesting, but Mason...doesn't seem like an ideal candidate for it.

Rhetorical or not, I don't think that Will was really in a mood to give a damn about things like this anyway. I like to think of this chapter as Will being in "tantrum" mode, whereby rather than just throwing down a flat-out tantrum in one hot instant, we'll see several little things like we saw here. The flat-out tantrums, instead, get saved for special occasions - just ask Brad's wardrobe.

You know...when I saw that apologies were going to be needed for this chapter, and after what happened last chapter - I had a bad feeling that that was in fact going to happen right here! *sighs with relief*

Maybe it's just me...but I get the feeling that Issac has never really been an ideal fit for Bay, and in fact, isn't really the sort of guy who would be good for him. Bay went off to work for his godfather...and for the most part, has had to figure things out on everyone else's timetable, rather than his own. Whenever Bay freaked out over a few different things, instead of wondering why he's freaking out and maybe trying to understand what's going on, what does Issac do? He casts a shaming judgment on him! Sure, Bay doesn't exactly have his head in the right place yet, but how exactly is shaming him going to be of any help? No...the right sort of guy out there would instead be more understanding, would at least try to show Bay how he's making things out to be so much worse than they really are, and very likely would be someone who doesn't really have ties to the people we've seen as yet already. And as for Zupan...I'm sensing that Bay's had just about enough of being his proverbial punching bag. It's time...for him to pay the piper.

I'm beginning to wonder if maybe he's just plain addicted to getting even remotely hot guys to bang him, and being the moody slave to hormones that he is, the thought of breaking the habit isn't even unconsciously on the radar.

I can already see where this is going: With Andy trapped as Dillon's fuck-boy.

Assuming he doesn't stay too angry at him to even want him touching him. No, I wouldn't be surprised if their status is now...well, no status at all.

Tony's own hormones. If he was in fact horny enough, that he wants to hook up with someone who isn't Will, and in that moment of (misguided?) clarity, realizes that Will won't ever be committed to just him, never mind that Will had never promised to be, then... It's likely not what did happen here - but...what if it was?

I think Will would have been it for Tony, if Will would have been able to commit exclusively. I can't imagine newly-totally-out Tony making such a commitment with someone who he doesn't already know. With that someone not being Will, that leaves Rick - and a Rick-andTony pairing doesn't strike me as a future committed pair in-the-making. Would Tony in fact be thinking that his own promise was ultimately not worth living up to because he knows deep down that he just can't get the same from Will?

(NOTE: This is basically a longer version of my status from yesterday.) So...yesterday, the motherboard on the laptop that I've had for nearly 3 years decided that then was the perfect time to quit functioning. What's weird about that is, it was working for about an hour that morning, before I put it into "sleep" mode for a little while. 3 hours later...it starts acting like it wants to turn on, but it won't. Nothing that I'm able to do makes any difference. I take it over to a friend of my brother's, who's basically a whiz on all things computer - where I received the Diagnosis: Motherboard. We weren't able to open it up completely for a full look at it, but he explained to me what had happened. Luckily, the hard drive had nothing wrong with it, so he was able to get it out of the laptop and connect it to his own computer (told you the guy was a computer whiz ) so I could recover everything that I wanted off of it (put onto an external drive that I also have). Long story short: I won't be able to do much besides log onto the site via my phone (or a public computer, like in the case of right now) and post, until I can procure a replacement computer. That might be a few days, or more than a few - I just don't know for sure. Not-so-digitally yours for a while, Mike

I can't see why Will would want to bother putting up with anyone for that long in such a back-and-forth kind of deal. All things considered, it would not shock me if he went on to become the guy who ends up not having a closed committed relationship, purely out of his own choosing. The idea would be, that having a committed relationship with one guy would only bog him down, rather than be any good for him. And I think we both know that there won't really be a thrill unless Tony is killed outright. Because that's the only way to guarantee that Tony would never ever re-appear again. It's not like this is Days of Our friggin' Lives, after all.

Tony...or maybe I should say Sam - he's being shuffled towards Exit, Stage Left...isn't he. I suppose the idea is probably going to be (even if it's not mentioned so by anyone) that, Tony apparently feels that he is in fact his father's son - in every way that he can think of - so, he's giving in and effectively living up to that, by way of he simply can't and/or won't help himself.

I'd call this more of a one-off for the time being, mainly because the circumstances lined up exactly for it to happen: 1) Tony finally dumps Dana - in front of them, no less. 2) It turns out that Tony and Rick have also messed around. 3) They end up going to hang out with Tony's friends, mere hours after (1) happened - thus, Will's not in a mood to stray. How much of Will's "straying" does Tony really know about? I'm inclined to think that Tony should call Will on his repeated declarations of "they're not exclusive", at least. Will doesn't want to be exclusive...oh, but he gets to be upset when Tony decides to actually follow through on that? Obviously, he thought he'd be the only one doing any same-sex straying, and didn't even imagine the idea that, so too would Tony. Careful what you wish for, Golden Boy...you just might get it.

Nooooo...what they need, simply cannot be provided, because said need is not one that can ever be completely satisfied. And Fatal Attraction? Ohhhhhh yeah. I can totally see it coming.

What reason does Tony really have for breaking up with Dana? I mean......really? Whether he does, or he doesn't, Will won't be exclusive with him. Has Will even given any indication that, it's him or her? Then again...Dana seems like the kind of girl who will go to extremes to keep him - no matter what it would have to be...

I'm still stunned by this. I only knew Vic through chat, but he was probably the friendliest guy in there. There's not many of us who would never really have had an issue with anyone in there, but he was probably at the top of the list. Shortly after I became a Chat Mod in January, he talked to me in private about it for a little bit - basically, he was "testing" me. Though I only really knew him for just the several months, I could tell that it was just Vic being Vic - somewhat joking around with it, but he'd spent time "behind the scenes", and he really cared about this site. I think it was his way of helping me ease into the role. It's probably going to be oversaid, that his loss leaves behind a void at the site that can't quite ever be filled...but I think that the best thing we can do is to keep on making this place worth coming back to. Cheers, Vic - wherever you are now!

So Bruno the old dog continues to seek out new tricks (sometimes twinks). Lovely.

Given how many fonts exist...period, I would hope that Mark's not planning on having so many narrators that running out of fonts would actually become a "thing". For what it's worth, this chapter threw me at first because at first 9 looked much different than 8, but then I looked at them both on computer browsing and they looked much more similar.

Speaking of bad scenarios...

I'm still not sure that Marie will just fall into line so easily, even with - and maybe even because of - JP's wishes. Being ordered to take off her ring, and being banned from the Bastille Day party on top of that, has got to be making her feel cast out of the larger part of the family. In addition, when she gets punished by Claire...though it'll be rightfully so, said punishment will likely exacerbate the feeling of outcast. Then, consider that she might not yet have a full grasp on loyalty to the larger family, or even that she might choose to put what loyalty she does have on hold.

Careful. While what you're saying might be true, calling him out over it right here isn't likely to accomplish much.

He's not the one I'm "brushing off", as you put it. Everyone else's proclamation that he's the first U.S. male athlete to come out while still actively in a team sport - yes, that I am "brushing off".

Mmm mmm mmm. I can't help but think that JP will have ultimately just made things worse. That Bastille Day party would have been better off cancelled altogether - as it stands now, it's a symbol of the growing family division. And Marie now effectively has cause to feel like she's been kicked out of the greater family.