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Is this like seeing things in reverse, or am I reading too into it?

This could be a chanty. Flowed nicely. I love it. Not sure how I missed this the first time, but I'll never miss anything again. 😈

Fans and sci-fi writers know how difficult it is to balance realism with vivid imaginativeness. The hard work put into this story was evident, and the sky is the limit.

Oh- ho ho ho ho, my goodness. It was almost scary how as I read this story it reminded me of my own writing style. So many moving parts, so many plot elements to try to balance. Well-freaking-done, whoever this writer is, for sharing such a big story. I know how hard it is to nail good transitions and flow from start to finish, and you've done far better than I did not a few years ago. Keep going! I want to see more of what you can do.

I saw the "sad" reactions and read the reviews and I was afraid to read this one, not gonna lie. 🥲 But, oh, the richness of how this was all described from start to finish. I nearly swooned from the writing style by itself...and, of course, I was crushed harder than boulders trampled over Lara Croft in the older playstation games. 😭 Why? Whyyyyy do all of you keep doing this to me? I just can't even...

I wonder when it turned into "hirviendo" and "burbujando" in Spanish. I watched a show called Burbujita Gargarita when I was a kid so much that Burbujita became one of my nicknames in early childhood. She was named after her bubbling, curly pink hair, and the fact that her voice was bubbling like a fairy:

OMG. I thought I had caught up, but then I started seeing people saying things about Christmas in July in the discussion topic and I had to do a double-take. It's a bit past my bedtime, but it was worth taking the time to read it as I was well and truly entertained. I just about died, DIED, when the friends started coming forward with their own stories. 🤣🤣🤣 I'm going to have to give this one a second or third read at some point.

Had to set my American-mindedness aside over the choice of certain words and descriptions. But, none of that affected the story itself, which kept my eyes glued to the screen from start to finish hoping the perpetrator would get caught before any more victims lost their lives.

Oh, no! I started this one laughing and ended up choking up by the end. If Malcolm's beloved Nico doesn't wake up, I'm going to flip my laptop in frustration.

I was kind of worried where this may have been heading, considering Noah began by fleeing, but I'm super relieved it led to the open road. From the moment they mentioned the largest ball of rubber bands, my Disney-brainwashed mind immediately started singing "On the Open Road" from A Goofy Movie. Either way, it was a fun read!

I read this and immediately thought of all the lamps in the bedroom exploding if these two ever got to bedroom activities.

Oh good heavens, why are you playing with my heart like this? First the panic over the lost kitten. Then, the fretting over Evan having fallen for his bestie and waiting for the right moment to express it. You're killing me here, author. Please tell me this ends well between Maison and Evan! Tell me there is hope! 🥺

💯percent. I'm a bit late catching up on these. It's interesting that Blue had kind of a vice-versa of questioning himself and his orientation, but it still feels just as tense as whenever a confused youth comes out to their parents and that weight of "why am I different from you and will you still love me if I'm this way" is still heavy on his shoulders. Nicely done, author.

I was hiding from my bodyguard. I had a few hours before I needed to be at the arena for costuming. In my opinion, it was far too much effort for a guest performance. But I'd found a parking lot near the arena that turned out to be food truck heaven. Several different street vendors were gathered in a circle around wooden bench tables. As much as I wanted to try something from each of the stalls, I opted for the shortest line and ordered myself a box of loaded nachos. Without any of my

A music artist is hiding from his bodyguard.

I also have a story about wyverns called The Dawn's Dusk that is also complete. I love reading and writing about dragons. 😂

Oh good heavens, I already am an accident prone individual. If I ever tried writing from the perspective of a guardian trying to watch over someone like me, I'd die of guilt from the first sentence.

My story notes ferment in my head, alright...like kombucha.🤣

I'm about to bring that word back.

That gif fit perfectly.

You handled that better than I would have. But if I had been startled, I'd have likely farted in their direction without even meaning to. 🤔

Your potato recipe had me drooling. 🤤

Life has given you a potato. What are you going to do with it? - I'd make rolled potato candy with hazelnut praline. Which Gay Authors story are you reading currently? - @Timothy M.'s Viking Valentine series. What singular superpower would you love to possess? - Teleportation, so that I can visit overseas friends, family, and buy different types of chocolate bars and truffles.

Way to go @WolfM!

Thanks so much for your thoughts! All of your opinions and reactions have helped us both over the years. As half of the equation, I'm more than certain Robin feels the same in the regard that we're glad if even one person was entertained by our stories. When I was going over the entire thing for final edits and going over our notes and conversations while we were writing, I saw many, MANY late-night timestamps on our messages around 2AM, the two of us studying for exams and finals while keeping one another awake taking turns writing. A lot of those sexy scenes were written between 1-3AM during the months of spring (spring fever, maybe?).🤣 As for me, I'm personally very appreciative of both having the privilege to write with @Rambling Robin (whose personal stories I am a BIG fan of) and for each and every person that came across the story and received any enjoyment out of it!