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eh, it's hard to worry about the BNITEs when, however many members or forum posts they may amass, Nelson's already made it quite clear in the last chapter where his heart is.

hmm, well I like Milo I suppose because I personally find introverts very attractive. I like people that don't go around drawing attention to themselves or sharing all the details of their lives with everyone. It suggests I suppose that he has some hidden depths and an inner life and inner conflicts, and makes him (as others have said) more mysterious and interesting. Plus you know it means something when he does let his guard down with Nelson, since it costs him something and isn't something he does easily or naturally. That happens to make the sex scenes much hotter as well . As for Nelson and why he's so attracted and fascinated with Milo, I think he enjoys the challenge of trying to devise ways to get Milo to open up and to figure Milo out, since he doesn't understand his introversion at all. And I think Nelson's comfortableness with sharing himself amuses Milo for the same reason.

I think some of you'all are being way too harsh on Milo right now (he's my favorite character still ). You have to remember that even though we're only party to Nelson's trauma, Milo's situation is about 10x worse right now. I also don't think he's the one that sold Nelson out. I think Jame just came to his own conclusions based on what he thinks he knows about Milo and Milo has too much to deal with with his father now to deal also with Jame. If you remember from chapter 15:

So glad to hear he is still around and writing! Will have to check back at his site periodically now to see if he updates!

...oh yeah, I remember why Dom Luka is such a brilliant writer again. I thought this was an amazing chapter. We've been kind of waiting around for another shoe to drop for a while, and then Dom drops like four of them in one chapter, and even though you don't see them coming you see how they've all been set up perfectly. All the characters, especially the ones that have been floating around in the background (like Assface and Brandon), seem to be coming alive now, and Nelson's developing courage and maturity really shines through. I liked that at the end all four of them are back in the car again as in the beginning. Now I just have to contain myself till the next update. Oh, and the line "And these aren't my pants" was beautiful.

That skit was hilarious ... I was trying to think why he sounded familiar to me, and then I remembered its because I read he's going to be playing a lead gay character in a movie coming out soon.

NBC here in the US didn't show any of that unfortunately, although if you watch the video of the medal ceremony online they do show him kissing his mom and boyfriend in the stands right after. Also there's this cute interview of him with his mom and boyfriend standing next to him that's up on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2PWW8uBhik

Hey I saw your post earlier but the story you mentioned didn't ring any bells. Then just today I was browsing stories and found this one, "Expression of Silence" by Maddy A. Dante, which seems to fit your description. Here's the link: http://www.rainbowcommunitywritingproject....nofSilence.html Don't know if you are still around and looking for it, or if this is the right one...this story seems to be complete, so perhaps it's a different one. But if it not the one you're looking for, hey, the subject matter is similar so maybe you'll be interested in it anyways...I've just skimmed the first chapter, and it seems to be well written and interesting, so I'm going to give it a shot myself...

Interesting topic! It makes me think of a short film I found on youtube about a gay deaf high school cross country runner called "Running Without Sound". Here's a link to part 1, and you can find part 2 from there... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=if2Vmqe6lSk The part where the two guys are just staring at each other is pretty cool I think.

I'm liking Between the Lines as well, and also Cross Currents, of course, after I discovered it in Vic's promotional thread ... I guess I'll add a few other good college stories I've come across since the last time this thread was active: Just Visiting by Kit (now a hosted author at GA!) That's Life David and Jon A Simple Seduction Kind of a random list, but those are the ones I could think of right now that haven't been mentioned yet...

I'm really enjoying this story so far too....very well written and unpredictable, which I like .

Great chapter! It was definitely worth the wait to find out what was going on inside Ben's head!

I agree with all of the suggestions above...especially Edge of Seventeen, C.R.A.Z.Y., Summerstorm, My Beautiful Laundrette, and Latter Days. In terms of happy ending type movies, these are probably my favorite ones that no one has mentioned yet: All Over the Guy Guys and Balls Just a Question of Love - this one is the best of the bunch I think I Think I Do Another Gay Movie And these are some "gay" movies that I think are uplifting, although some of them don't have a romantic storyline in them, or the characters don't end up together at the end: Bear Cub Cowboys & Angels Eternal Summer

No, I feel like I'm in a black hole all the time. :wacko: So, yeah, it makes sense. Good luck with the writing!

Me too!!!! I'm glad you're inspired again! I will be excited to read the next chapter of Spinning, whenever you post it....