Timothy M.

Yay, this is going to be a good Saturday. The sun is shining and we got a Leopard chapter. I'm pleased Ben finally came out to his sister, and that Andrew was supportive in getting rid of her misconceptions about gay guys. She must have been really flustered to make the mistake about who Ben's boyfriend is, because Ross said he and his boyfriend were marching after Ben had clearly stated he would not be in the parade itself. It was also nice to see both Ben and Mason acknowledge they are boyfriends and not just fooling around. Cool how Neil spotted the stalker, even if he was mistaken about the reason the guy was hanging around them. Everyone will be on their guard, and I hope he remembers to warn his Leopard friends at a time when Ben is listening. The warning may make a difference at the party, when Ben and Mason could be on their own when Jose makes his move. Interesting with the 1914 medal, I look forward to reading the story behind it. I seem to recall Paddy feeling sorry about not helping another gay football player in the past, but I could be mixing things up. I hope we get to see Deon do well in his first game as an AFL player. And Mason should consider ordering a minibus to take all of them from the stadium to the train station. Although I guess it won't be too difficult to get a few taxis if they go before the game is over. Especially if they book them as soon as Deon leaves the game.

Very true. But I'm not sure Sablo is able to be philosophical about his situation right now.

Poor Wes, he isn't doing well with making friends. If Tony finds out he's the cause of the stalker finding them, he'll be disgusted. I'm glad Ted made a good impression on Geoff by approving of the garden. This could be helpful and give him some confidence. Good point about his visits to his mum being utterly useless and one-sided, no big loss to skip those meetings.

Hey, I'm sane and sensible. I think...

I'm glad you can feel sorry for Sablo. He's in so much trouble and all of his own making. I hope you're right about Theo, but that's up to Aditus.

Thanks - we do our best. Aditus is the guarantee of drama, and I try to infuse a bit of common sense. Obviously I failed in a major way with Sablo.

@ColumbusGuy Interesting how you think there is something fishy going on with Ayil. However, he would never admit making a mistake, particularly not about silver arrows. But as Theo pointed out, even Cupid arrows are no guarantee against relationships failing.

He sure is, and it's all due to a combination of ignorance and arrogance.

Yup, but things might not have gone wrong if Sablo hadn't meddled with matters he knows nothing about.

I'm glad you enjoyed the tiny cliff hanger - perhaps because you could go straight to the next chapter. It's fun to do our own interpretations of old lore and concepts, and even better when our readers like the results. Thanks for the encouragement.

I'm glad you liked the cloak concept, since this was my contribution. LOL, typical dinner - well, it may set the precedence for future visits if Diego keeps seeing Azrael.

No, I meant I'm not as scared of my readers (even with pitchforks) as I am of my co-author's Cupid characters.

But they're not my readers.

I think Richie is fully justified in staying in the anger phase of grief for a while yet. His reactions are logical and understandable, and if his goal is to live with his uncle and aunt he should keep on telling his father what a stupid useless fucker he is. Maybe the bastard will catch on at some point and realize the only way he'll ever get a relationship with Richie is to treat him like a stranger and an adult instead of a naughty child. I don't see any reason why Richie should try to 'behave' in the way Gabe and others are trying to suggest.

“I thought you were against anyone testing my aura?” Diego paced around his office after Sablo’s unexpected revelation about his partner finding a match between the auras of Azrael and Diego. “He says he knew without testing. Apparently, your auras are ‘beautiful as butterflies’ when they’re mixing.” “Butterflies are a good description…of the feeling I’m getting here.” Diego waved vaguely in the direction of his stomach. “I wish you hadn’t said anything. I’m beginning to understand why A

Tillykke fra Danmark - I'm delighted for you.

I think Rilecca and the other Elite offspring definitely want to overthrow their parents. However, whether this will help the Captain, Kohen and their crew get free is impossible to say.

I think there are hints of having written several stories over a long period of time, and that doesn't fit @Dodger - yet.

I'm completely blank. It will be interesting to find out who this is.

Thanks, Parker. I wanted to show how the people around Nelson and Eric are becoming one group of friends.

Sasha Distan has written several western themed stories. Most of them are in The American Songbook series.

The singles idea partly came from a CNN articles about six or eight girls who drove to the Prom together in a limousine. On the way they saw a guy from their year walking to the party on his own, because he was autistic and didn't have anyone to go with. So they invited him to ride in the limo with them and had pictures taken with him, which really made him happy. I don't know whether they had dates or companions for the prom evening, but I liked the idea of them arriving together in a group. You're right about Rob being Rob, now and forever. Thanks for the cheering.

@ColumbusGuy I'm not a fan of the whole Prom concept, but if it's there it should at least be equal opportunity for everyone, including single people who don't want to bow under the pressure of having a partner. I'm glad you appreciate the presence of Jasper.

You keep hoping, and I keep disappointing you. Sorry... But otherwise I hope you enjoyed the chapter.

Thanks, AC. I love making you laugh.