Timothy M.

Nighttime confessions at the camp fire can be very helpful. Boone finally reveals what his mightmares are about, and his reward is Coy's confession about giving him kisses of life and love. Hopefully this will dissolve the bad dreams, but if not cozying may do the trick. Boone's argument about God is powerful, and we all know what jesus said about the Commandments: Love God and your neighbour as yourself. Love is the most important force in the universe, and those who spread hate based on religion are the scum of the earth and about the only people I cannot tolerate. The LGBTQ community has suffered more than anyone from this, but Boone simply says the only right answer to their evil stupidity: If you believe God made us all, then he made gay men (etc) too. Case Closed.

River of Dreams - those nightmares are terrible with their combination of drowning and losing Coy. But they have one bright spot with Coy kissing Boone, yet that is not worth the price of the other experiences in his sleep. Maybe seeing Coy naked and playful in the river will give Boone better dreams (even if they're wet and a little shameful). If the life they are living right now reflects their hearts, maybe there is hope for them.

Blue the mule may have been at the center of their talk, giving Coy and Boone a chance to joke and laugh, as well as reconnecting and reestablish their closeness and friendship. But most of my praise goes to Coy who acts grown up and caring in a way that resonates with Boone. They seem more like equals the further we go.

I love the way both of them are all in and on the same page, no matter who admits his crush / infatuation / undying love. Even when they're both in the closet.

One explanation could be me exchanging my 'normal' likes for likes on certain chapters (that I originally read before we had diverse likes). This might give you a notification, but the number of likes stays the same.

Seems like being in lock-down is good for something. Very hot.

Uhmm, didn't the new millenium begin on New Year's Day 2001 (00:00:01 am) ? But perhaps that is what you meant ?

So the boys, or at least Harman, has attracted attention from the upper crust on Luna. It will be interesting to find out whether this is a good or a bad thing. If Harman wants to contact relatives, I wonder why he hasn't tried to get in touch with his great-uncle Ernst, but I suppose he may be to shy to do this, and also it's conplicated to communicate between Luna and Mars. Going in person to visit relatives on Luna is much more exciting. Have we heard of Matthias before ? I'll have to read from the top.

It's always useful if you have things in common, and welding, vehicle repairing and punning are a good choice. Of course, great sex and deep love help too.

I'm delighted the show included their romance and that it was the last one. Who could ever top that ? Also nice to see all of them being successful and pursuing their dreams, and Ketih and Shiro getting the HEA they deserve. Great story, Sasha. I'm glad you decided to post your Sheith fanfic.

LOL, I was hoping it wouldn't finish with them riding off into the sunset, but at least the competion is done (with the right winner) and Shiro and Keith can work out how to fit their lives together. Loved the bakers being his nes family and Shiro finally making a move.

I'm glad Shiro finally told both Sanda and Keith what he feels about them - and his co-judges backed him up. I bet the producers would love to make a spin-off called The Bake-off Romance.

Thanks for the Christmas present, Dodger. It's great to see Robbie acting sensibly and caringly. He'll stand up to Don for Nathan's sake, and I bet Nathan's mum won Sue over.

Now I regret metioning it, because I like this theme (and I shan't name any other examples of where it occurs). As you say, your stories are very varied both in circumstances and plots, so it does not feel like repetition. But just as at least one of your main characters is usually honest , kindhearted and searching for true love and friendship, your stories also have other things in common. And those themes are part of why we love your tales, so no need to change that, even if we point it out. If I tell you I love how nature and weather often plays an important part, will you stop using that ? I know you are already aware how often houses and architecture are part of a story, and we all enjoy reading about the interior rebuilding and decorating. I bet you're not considering giving that up. So why stop using the theme of injury, illness or heartbreak causing a need for a character to be taken care of ? I, at least, can see this theme springs from your own generous heart and caring soul, who would gladly spend time, money and effort to help a friend or family. If a story need this theme, use it, and your readers will smile in fond recognition and feel clever at having noticed.

I can see you've already commented on the fact the Sheriff was a saving angel by sending Coy after Boone in time for him to rescue his best friend. Faith as his mother saw it has not been much help for Coy, seeing as it made him worry that God hated him. Nursing Boone was better than praying over him, but if it kept Coy sane while he was the saving angel for Boone, I guess I can accept that as a useful part of faith. I much prefer the idea of them having faith in each other. I refuse to consider the mule to be angelic, leading Coy to Boone was just payback for being part of the accident in the first place.

Nothing wrong with recurring themes when they're good ones and used in a natural way to move the story forward.

You have a good point. Don't forget the other set of cowboys in Finding Refuge, one of my favorite stories. That one started out with a bad fall from a horse and a cowboy needing help. And the same theme also occurred in Gary's very first story. I'm sure all of your readers let out a sigh of relief when they saw the chapter title. But while Boone had physical Salvation, and at least temporary Salvation from loneliness and missing Coy, we don't know if there is also Salvation for his heart and the love he feels for his best friend.

The good, the bad and the ugly. So the good thing was Boone setting out on the journey towards the life he wants. The bad was leaving Coy behind and missing him terribly (and we all know the Sheriff was trying to point it out). But the ugly was the storm destroying his camp and Boone falling into the river together with Blue.

Funny to see a bake off show from back stage and among the contenders, when I've never seen the show on TV. I'm sure your version is better (and sexier ).

I liked this chapter for the way they were all nice to each other in spite of being rivals. It was both swet and sad when Keith realized the people around him were interested and cared about him, even tried to help him get enough confidence to go for Shiro.

Well, at least people around them are trying to point out the obvious. Since Keith has probably joined the show to attract Shiro''s attention, he may not care about the title. And telling him, he should have won, could be Shiro's excuse to chat to him afterwards.

My very first bake off show. I've never watched it on TV (we have a Danish version too), and I probably never will. But reading about is OK, since it's Shiro and Keith.

Am I the only one who has to concentrate to call the new story GAP Year rather than CAP Year ? And since Will is my favorite CAP character, I'm very happy to have him in focus.

I assume Will managed to hold on to his phone, since he doesn't say anything about losing it. I guess this is a case where Will's experience with drugs is actually an advantage (even though I generally dislike him using), as he knows what is happening. Good thing Connie was there to help him, and maybe Will will be a little less dismissive of Brad's protective streak.

I'm glad Keith helped Shiro get rid of the useless boyfriend. Now they just need to find a place to live together. Yummy breakfast in bed.