ColumbusGuy

I saw it on video in the early '80s with some D&D friends. You'd think as a college grad, I'd be immune, but I was speechless for a while, and confused. It might have been better seeing it with gay friends, but at that time, I didn't have any. Yes, it is Greg and Denny who may have a fun weekend--the asterisks mark a POV change, and in that section, it is always from the same guy's view, though the speaker might be different in dialogue. I'm working on adding those cues at the beginning of each chapter.

I'll echo what the others have said, so that will keep this short. I think we've heard that other pairs can't communicate telepathically--at least not yet. Perhaps it's a function of Kellar's bloodline alone? That Tobyn has acquired it is due to the sharing of fluids from their joining. Tne new aspect of his healing--seeing the synapses firing--could be particular to brain injuries, which he hasn't dealt with before. We'll see. Once Logan wakes, the real test will come--what will his recovery be, and most of all--what will his future be? As the next potential Alpha, he can't leave Vega, so that must mean Tilly will move there...but what of the other mates he's spotted? I don't think the energy of pairings will reach over the distance between Vega and Morningstar, so some choices will have to be made.

The two boys are such amazing friends, and I hope this trip doesn't stress that too much; long road trips can put stress on everybody, but these two have a lot going for them, and the supportive role Will has at the moment should outweigh all factors. I wonder if Liam's mom is going to stay in California?

Ah, I'm so glad that JohnnyG and Gary are a couple; Brian and Jeff have picked up some pointers already, and made a pair of friends as well. Fifteen years after Stonewall, and still the need to keep your identity deeply hidden. Sigh. When the two couples met in the barn, the following scene was so warm and caring, and I could feel the bonding taking place among them. I had to laugh at the 'challenge', and loved JohnnyG's saying it could wait, as such things weren't necessary among friends. Warm and fuzzies all over this scene, and I hope we see more of them in the next chapter!

My dad didn't have time to teach me much, but he'd take me to get supplies to fix my Pontiac's body. My brother-in-law was the mechanic, having his own gas station/garage. Neither of his kids were into cars. We've pretty much met the main characters now, just have to work Jerry in...what mysteries that will bring is hard to say.

I've seen one or two houses like the one in this chapter, but not quite as large. There was an ancient farm house down the road from me, and a friend of mine's family rented it from the owners. It needed paint, some repairs, and leaned...but they raised five kids in it. The barn was in better shape, of course. I knew a guy who grew a few pot plants, but nothing on this scale--don't know what type, but it was smokeable. My friend who lived in the ancient farm house would come by and we'd smoke a little, or have some drinks...fairly soon after we met he complained of being sore from farm work, and took me up on my massage offer. I did that for him almost every time he came over, and he had no problem stripping down to his briefs, even though he knew I was gay. He was cool, and I'm sorry to say I lost touch with him two years after moving into Columbus--he moved and I think his family also moved from that house as no one answered that number any more. Hmm, sounds like this JohnnyG misht also be gay...perhaps his friend is somewhat more?

Dank, Geron! We haven't seen the end of the Bobby/Linda scenario, it's early days yet. Yep, family is the key, and it can be 'found' as well as 'blood'...our boys are forging links that will keep them together for a while, we hope. Whether Bill decides to contact them remains to be seen, but at least he knows there are others out there now.

Dare I say, holy fuck?! Five pairs from this pack...that's going to be rough--who will go to which Pack? Or would Vega move en masse to Morningstar? It's a bit far to run a lumberyard nine hours away, but maybe it could be set up on Morningstar lands? As for Logan, we have to wonder how much of the insane behavior is due to the tumor's presence, and how much is intrinsic to him. With luck, it will almost all be due to the tumor, as Delia's remarks might suggest...and Tilly could help with the rest. So cruel, making us wait another week, G-Man!

Does this bring to mind a certain song? Wasn't it Bruce McCall's Convoy.... I'm glad Brian and Jeff had time to be together before leaving for the mall--it just bothers me that he feels that he can't trust Annabelle with him and Jeff's relationship. She seems like a real friend, and he's known her longer than Ed--and yet he trusts Ed with it, even though Ed tracked him down to find out. He needs to let her know that there's no chance of them being more than friends, so she won't waste her hopes in Senior year on hooking up with him. This would also help the Ed-Missy situation...it would give them another couple to go with, and not interfere too much with Brian's alone time with Jeff. Yes, J/B might not be able to date publicly, but they'd have more time to hang out as 'friends'....Just sayin'. I hope this party doesn't turn into a train-wreck, or the event where our two heroes get exposed!

Thanks Def! I'm glad you stuck around--with luck, I'll be back on a far more regular schedule...I hope I captured the atmosphere of the other chapters, and kept the boys in line.

We'll see more of Linda, and we also learn more about Greg and Benny's families. We haven't heard from Jerry--Jay's older brother yet--but we will. Some neighbors had cows, but I never milked one--but I have it on good authority that some guys do get woodies from doing it. Of course, teen boys get them for no reason at all, but it's nice our cast have valid reasons.

I gave up on resolutions long ago, Too much implied woe... If you didn't like me when we met, That's okay--what you see is what you get.

Hey, G-Man, no worries. How many times have I done the same thing--countless numbers...especially when life just seems to say 'He hasn't suffered enough, let's screw with him some more...' So, complain away--you're doing it in a way which brings understanding to us, and elicits waves of sympathy and empathy back to you...and if I may say...smiles too. Someone has the talent to share with us those things we feel, but don't have the words to confess. xoxoxoxo

It's no shame to show how much you care about people and cry when you hear they're gone. I think there's something wrong with a person if they don't feel the loss of a close friend--makes me think they were never as close as they thought. I found out about eight years ago that the boy who was the inspiration for Jay--he was in Art with me, and sent me the same note--had died of an unexpected heart attack at age 45...I had hopes of looking him up and renewing our friendship, but those were now not to be. I cried for him, as he was a really nice boy that I lost touch with after Graduation. I have a pic of him on his Appaloosa in our town's parade. I also cried when my last boyfriend killed himself in '07...we'd been together for just over a decade, with a few rough moments, but we always wound up together again in a week or so. It still hurts to think of him, but I also have fond memories that make me smile.

Thanks Ivor! I was beginning to think the boys weren't happy with me since they weren't hounding me--but then it all came together for a New Year's treat. More to come!

Tak, Tim. I had hoped for a Christmas appearance, but I'll settle for New Year since I hope things are looking up. I didn't go to my Prom either--too shy and clueless about dancing. Here, there's tons of pressure to pair up for it, and going 'stag' is considered weird. For normal dances, that would work, but not for this one, or Homecoming. With attitudes here about sex, Prom was seen as a rite of passage into adulthood--hence the desire for most attendees to wind up somewhere private to enjoy their first taste of sex--with another person, and going further than 'petting'. Gosh, you'd think all Cal and Ben do is sex--where did you get that idea? We'll see what comes up....

Yay--the guys are back! It's a lot of fun to see that Ed is still the same crazy guy, and that Brian and Jeff are working things out. I wonder, will they wind up at the RV again, or are Jeff's grandparents back? I loved the interaction between all the people at the quarry--a mellow crows just enjoying the sun and some good smoke...what a nice way for teens to spend an afternoon. I am still concerned a bit by Annabelle--she's friends for now, but how easy that could turn to her wanting to up that status to girlfriend. The haunted house party sounds a little creepy--but I'm dying to see how it goes! Amazing chapter for a new story--what else were we to expect from our favorite gear head?

Thanks, G-Man, I'm a bit shocked you're the first reviewer. I mean, you'd already read it only a few hours ago, and now you want to share how it impacted you--do you know how nice that makes me feel? Caring is at the heart of this one, but really, it's a part of all of them...maybe my Scrooge-factor was too low as I finished this one off? We're still in touch with our boys, thank goodness. xoxoxoxo

POV: Calvin, Jay, Mikey, Jay I know she didn’t say it, but I think my grandma was happy I was home for dinner every night during Period quiz week. Before grandpa died, I would come over a couple times a week to eat dinner, and the three of us always had a lot of fun. We could talk about a bunch of stuff besides school, and we would do things beyond the usual ‘grandparents’ thing such as fishing, hiking, and doing little trips on weekends to see cool stuff in Ohio. We’d visit pl

You had me worried for a bit, min ven...cutting away from Rob and Ryan's conversation at the crucial point had me on the edge of my seat--and wondering if I should take my blood pressure pill early. I'm glad Ryan's attitude stems from an unwitting event he caused with his cousin, rather than some truly terrible thing which involved him personally being hurt physically. It also points up how sensitive he is if he's still hurting about the rift between him and his cousin after a decade--it makes us want to see him come around to be more like his true nature. With Rob and Jasper as role models, I think he'll be in good hands now. (I just cant call Jasper 'Jazz'--with my attraction to red-heads, I often read it as 'Jizz'). I hope you know that American bit of slang!

We're learning more about Cal and Ben as we go--the intensity of their sexual romp on their first day as a couple may be surprising, but they were attracted to one another the previous semester...with the lost time of separation their feelings had a long time to simmer. All I really knew back then was that Europe had a far more relaxed view of sex in general thanks to foreign filns, and subsequent knowledge and some chatting with AC and Timothy M confirmed that for me, and allowed me to get a better view of Jay's family. I almost put a pic of Benny in the chapter--it's in my Gallery here if you want to see it--but I think it's best to let the reader get an idea of the boys' appearances from their imagination. Glad you liked that--Cal has it bad for Benny, and vice-versa.

Are you forgetting the phone sex Mikey had with Kurt/Greg? Or when Mikey stayed over at Jay's? :hugs: I'm trying to make sure the sex parts work into the quality of the boys' relationships rather than just be gratuitous...I guess I've succeeded so far. I'm wondering if the early blond Ken dolls influenced my preferences in guys--blonds have always been my favorites, closely followed by red-heads...but almost all my bfs had dark hair. Hm, I believe there's a cancellation, so you can go on to the next chapter....

This was an amazing erotic moment for our favorite wolves...they found yet another level of their bond, and can communicate without words even in their human forms--is this normal for shifters, or something special from the Earth Mother? We can't be inside the heads of other couples, so we may never know--but I hope Denve and Elinor can feel the same blessings, and Warren and Adelin too. The cloud of 'dust' around them at the end--another sign of the special powers they're uncovering, or a re-enforcement of their energy mist? We'll find out eventually, I'm sure...perhaps the next time they join another phenomenon will appear, or this one will be even stronger? Eager for them to find the Vega Pack...I hope they find it still exists, and is receptive to the message they bring--who would turn down Hope and Revitalization?

I've seen so many documentaries and movies set in World War II, and you know that families lived in those ruined houses, and both adults and kids lost their lives...but it's in an abstract sense. It takes a story like this one to bring that to life for us...and you did it wonderfully well giving us the experience from a little boy's point of view. It would never have occurred to me that Father Christmas might not have come--I don't know when I stopped believing in him, but it must have been when I started school and was able to figure out the tags on the gifts under the tree. For Tommy, the world was still a magical place, and would continue to be for a long time, were it not for the War. Tommy still has his parents, and that's set his world right again, even if they might not have a house to return to...he's one lucky boy. And he has Daisy too--for me it was a beige stuffed rabbit with a little leather nose and button eyes, and one floppy ear...so I called him 'Flopsy'. I hadn't thought of him in years, he was gradually set aside as my puppy got older and I got close to school age...but I remember carrying him around a lot, and sleeping with him every night. I don't know where or when he finally went away....I hope he found another little boy to be friends with.

Okay, it was great--just a wonderful slice of life in the world of Geronland. There were so many memories here, of decorating the tree, and yet, also reading a book when I could have been doing something else...especially in the days before home computers. Kippy was the perfect foil to Charlie's serious moods, and they showed us the warmth of their bond even when they were 'arguing'. Further, there's no way I could disparage a story which uses my all-time favorite carol for a 'flash-mob' scene! It's such a simple song, and yet, I think it stirs something in the deepest recesses of the spirit--at least it does for me. And--ELVES! You gave them an entirely new slant which was both funny and erotic. If I could have one wish, it would be to read more tales of this group of implausibly and yet so perfectly paired boys.