Sasha Distan

Crappy things happen, but at least he got away. And now Marty is there for him too. A secret shared and all that...

Leon blinks rain out of his eyes, and then hides behind his hands for a brief moment. “This is a conversation which desperately needs whiskey. Are you still gonna let me in your house?” “Are you sure you want to?” I growl nastily, “after all, a faggot does live there.” “Don’t say that,” Leon mutters, and I wonder why it always seems the rule for me is different from everyone else; he’s called other people that plenty of times. “Come on, I’m fucking soaked.” It’s his fault we’re both shiverin

awww Jeff, I am sorry. But if they never show their faces to me again, what would you say knowing I'd kept them from you? I can tell you they live in the same universe as Hani, the Million Dollar Rent Boy genetic experiment, if that helps. Or does that raise more questions?

getting the description done before tags is going to be way better! awesome!

If they stick their necks out again, I'll let you know.

It's a good week for the promising authors. Look at us all being prolific!

Army nicknames are the best, right? Glad you liked them Puppil!

Thank you Jesse, and you're welcome. As always. A slice of life for now, you never know!

one day on a planet far far away, perhaps.

nowhere for the moment, but thank you.

Thank you! I think so too, but apparently the boys of the squad are brewing gently. Hopefully they'll find their time, but if they don't, I thought it would be a shame not to share them.

I have read and voted, and left reviews for most. I think I have been rather more... truthful? Though some people might say harsh, in my reviews. Not knowing who the author is gives an interesting freedom in that respect. I've always wanted to leave reviews which are more "review" and less "commenting". There are some good stories there.

Pretty cute, though the last scene felt a bit OTT personally. Kind of like when they add an extra scene onto the end of a movie to "round it out" when it's not actually needed. I really felt for the main character though, because having a birthday on april fools has gotta suck.

I worked out they were both the prankster(s) about 1/3 of the way through. Too many obvious hints. Sorry. Also, the switch in the change of perspectives from Ted noticing Ryan to Ryan viewing hot guys going past his office to the bathrooms was quite jarring.

fighting with both hands is standard, also, Cooper volunteered that information because his brain was a bit... overloaded. I'm not sure Cooper listened to a thing Spoon said after that first comment!

not what I said at all, clearly you didn't actually read it. I never blamed anyone for these problems, I never said they should just 'get over it'. Seeking help is a good thing - wallowing in misery/stress isn't. What I said was, defining someone's stress as being directly related to their "minority issue" (for lack of a better short term) is always going to be a divisive. It's like saying that Gay white men can't feel stress because they aren't discriminated against in the same way as trans women (this comparison was actually made last year by the UK National Union of Students who declared white gay guys couldn't lead LGTBQ+ groups because they were too privileged). We're all people, we all have things that make us feel less than worthy compared to others, the current culture of over labelling all these things takes away from the issue of actually helping people to deal with the effects of this stress. Otherwise you risk drawing more and more lines in the sand to divide people, saying that someone mixed race can't feel the same stress of someone who is black, or that a white Christian in Zimbabwe is somehow different from a Muslim woman - they are both persecuted. Let's deal with the problem, rather than continually telling people what they can and can't feel/be offended by because of what race/class/culture/religion/sexuality they "belong" to.

There's a fair amount of argument on this side of the pond the main point of it is that we should do it - first - to ensure that we can then make the rules for the ethics of these things. After all, I'm all for genetic experimentation if it can eradicate things like Parkinson's and Huntington's and a host of other degenerative genetic conditions which make life hell for people and their families. Designer babies on the other hand is a horrible idea. The concept of getting there "before China" and making international laws on what is allowed and what isn't, appeals to a big sector of the scientific community. After all, like you said, it's going to happen at some point. How smart it is to make a wild colony of mammoth, on the other hand, remains to be seen.

Very sweet. I think whoever wrote this either has teaching experience with children with developmental delays, or has a friend/relative with DS or similar. It reads very well, and the little things like the teacher being proud of his 'r' being the right way around and the waving of the hands make Peter's character very believable. Hugely enjoyable over all, and I also loved the moment where Peter's mom had to go get tissues. So lovely.

Awwww! and at the same time, how on earth do you resist slapping him into next week? I mean, you could make up for it afterwards with what I assume will be excellent and romantic make-up sex, but he'd require the slap. Mean! But adorable too.

that was a very satisfying ending, the kind that makes you all warm with righteous anger and satisfaction. Excellent. I also really liked the passage of time, which felt real, not forced. Nicely done.

“Lads!” The Sergeant’s arrival commanded the attention of the six men in the room. Heads snapped up from boots, polish, kit bags, and bedsheets to focus on their commanding officer and the boy who stood with him. Corporal Lock couldn’t help but scan the kid up and down, picking out all his weakness, and noticed the lack of insignia on his epaulettes. “This is your new squad member.” He glanced at the boy. “Cooper.” “Sarge!” Private Briggs broke the silence, “he’s a fucking Cadet.” “Button i

A quick snapshot into the goings-on of a Special Operations Unit Squad, and the introduction of their newest member, who's not really as qualified as he should be.

Fair enough. Lately it seems to have been links to all the responses, that was all.

I'm just going to answer number 4 (oh, and tell you that my first ever experience of MM romantic fiction was also fanfiction, though from my favourite game as a teenager Final Fantasty 8, before that I just had to imagine, and wish for a better internet connection) I barely ever know/remember/bother to find out the gender/sexuality of any author published/self-pub/not-pub I am reading. This is not deliberate, I've just never found it useful information. Terry Pratchett (may he be forever happy in whatever heaven Death took him to) was a straight white guy, and yet every character he wrote, from teenager shepherdess witch to sly con-man who takes over the post office, was believable to me. I am currently reading A Closed and Common Orbit (Becky Chambers) which is about a space ship AI housed into a body (which happens to be roughly female), and she is believable too. I like to think my demons are as believable as my cowboys, and hopefully as good as my female characters, but I'm not a demon, and I've never lived in Texas (more's the pity). Anyone can write anything, as long as they work at it and have a good idea to start with. And I don't see why anyone should ever mind. Also, I’ll agree with you about some traditional female MCs (having fought my way through books "recommended" by my mother), and I don't know any women like that! Who are these skinny, superficial, fashion obsessed, easily walked over individuals hell bent on being miserable?

You and my mad crush on Vin Diesel can be great friends. Welcome!