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For some reason, I also see Dennis as a romantic, serious relationship kind of guy. I guess this is from his reaction to Ben & Leo in TLW? Anyway, can't wait either for the rest. I agree that Dennis is becoming a hero of sorts here. I was most interested in his story at the end of TLW.

"Mix Tape" or "Me vs. Maradona vs. Elvis" by Brand New. "I will lie awake and lie for fun and fake the way I hold you Let you fall for every empty word I say" - Me vs. Maradona vs. Elvis Those two were just off the top of my head. I don't think I could chose a favorite band or song though, there are just too many great ones out there.

Great chapter. It came out a little later than the others, but that was good because I was actually able to write my essay. I get the impression that Milo is incredibly sensitive but guarded. Perhaps his distant/loveless relationship with his father and growing up in that environment has led to confusion about how to express his feelings or even admit that they exist. Maybe Milo is "out to himself," but is still have having serious problems facing it. Then along comes Nels, bringing up all of these feelings within him leading to turmoil. So, he lashes out at the person that caused all of this (sort of like Quinn). But anyway, that's just a guess. For all I know, Milo could be a stripper at some club in the nearest major city.

I gotta say, I like grandma Alice more and more (not quite at the LGAITE stage yet though). A lot of people really disliked her. Yet, the way she treated Rory was great. It's like she can just knock sense into him. The plane scene was wonderful. As for where it's going. Dom always seems to change things. I really hope this will be a chance for Rory to face his relationship with his dad, as others mentioned. At first, I was angry about the ending, thinking it was sort of a plot gimmick, but then I remembered the rest of DD and his other stories and realized that Dom knows what he's doing. Overall, great chapter. Sadly, I didn't get to read it all the way through the first time because I had lecture (where I just sat and thought about it anyway ).

I'm pretty much the same way. I would read stories on Nifty and not really face what that was saying about me (any thoughts straying in the general direction of being gay were quickly suppressed). Even though the internet offers some anonymity (less than you think ), they're still your words and thoughts when you choose to discuss and you can't avoid the implications of that. I was so scared about coming here, I used to use Tor/I2P (anonymising networks) until I figured out people don't really care. Me too. Reading stories that had relationships in them instead of just a haphazard collection of erotic scenes definitely has helped me feel a bit more comfortable with myself. So a lot of people here may still be uncomfortable with themselves. After lurking for a some time, they may eventually post. That would be great since this forum offers a place for people to be comfortable without the hookup element (like mogenic or one of those sites where you'd constantly be asked for pics/asl). Also, random tech question. What kind of bandwidth does this site consume and how are you funded (unless that's some sort of top secret piece of info)?

Video1: Why did I fall for that?! I'm such a jumpy person. *looks around to see if anyone saw me*

I have a friend who has someone living in their house that is not really related to them. She takes care of the kids, cooks, and cleans, but my friend is adamant about not calling her a housekeeper/nanny. Having known her for 6 years, I would tend to agree. She's lived with them since before my friend was born and played an integral role in raising the kids. She's pretty much part of the family. I know her a lot better than my friend's parents. I saw the same kind of distance between Milo and his dad that my friend shows her parents. Other than that, WT is really starting to get better for me. As people mentioned above, Dom's created an excellent sense of atmosphere in it. It really made me long for summer and just hanging out with friends. Also, I like how Nels is relatively more forward than the other protags. He seems to have fewer internal conflicts. I can't wait to see Milo open up.

Can we have it at a certain park in Ari-fri-kin-zona? I wouldn't mind going there...

I always thought linguistics was cool too. Tolkien was a linguist and it was amazing to see how he used his knowledge to make his languages (they even have word roots and histories behind them). Etymology seems like a good enough reason to learn Latin. I wish I knew more Latin/Greek, especially with all of the scientific jargon I have to sift through (telencephawha...?). I really like the name "Jase" (though I spelled it, "Jayce"). Incidentally, I also have a "Grandma Alice" (we call her that). I think the "R"-vowel-"R"-vowel is awkward as well, but I'm trying to figure out why. Would it be awkward for someone who didn't speak English? Maybe it just comes from what we're used to, following that "R" with some sort of stop in the air flow. OK, I'm off to find a linguistics course that will count as biology...

Yeah, I agree. I think that everyone needs a sense of belonging. I guess there are message boards elsewhere where people can get together and talk, but I've found that a lot of them are sort of hookup zones or similar. It's nice just to be able to talk about these stories and what they mean for us. "GayAuthors.org Saves!" - bumper sticker

This made me think of text analysis, so I ran DD 31 through an anaysis site (textalyser.net) Frequency and top words : Word Occurrences Frequency Rank seth 180 2.9% 1 him 159 2.5% 2 you 159 2.5% 2 aaron 152 2.4% 3 just 77 1.2% 4 know 52 0.8% 5 like 50 0.8% 5 back 48 0.8% 5 luke 47 0.8% 5 get 41 0.7% 6 (I think it removed "I" "the" etc) I wasn't surprised about "seth" being at the top....

I really liked your Aiden. I think it's his expression in the first and third pics. Owen seems a bit too attractive (I guess I always imagined him as rougher/tougher looking). Great set of people though.

Errr... Hi, I'm Steve. Cats scare me (not really sure why), but not as much as people do. I just turned 21 and I'm studying biology. I found this site a few weeks ago and it has caused the quality of my papers to go down, but I love it. I think reading these stories has been a nice escape from the general dullness... I tried writing a little, but I'd always end up with overly descriptive passages where nothing happens. The future freaks me out a little. I've had this set plan since I was very young and never started questioning it until recently. I guess I've changed a little since then and need to do some serious re-thinking. I really like sleeping. Waking up and having the world come crashing down upon you sucks though. Music is wonderful. I can't believe how a series of sounds can draw up such intense emotions.

I also really liked the way Rory found out about Luke. I found myself reading that part over and over, "acting" it out in my head. Dom's created a situation with the potential for a lot of drama. It seems like either Luke or Seth is going to get hurt. I know I don't want either of them to get hurt, but Rory's conflict over this is going to be great reading (I like internal struggle). I'm officially hooked...