Dayne Mora

That was one of my favorite lines. I would have fit in "gay" more if could. And Preston's intervention was only the beginning....

I don't know how other colleges are, but University of Florida's student health center used to be EXTREMELY generous with condoms. They had baskets with male and female condoms in the bathrooms, and gave bags of 'em to the different clubs. Plus, they supplied literature on safer sex practices and healthy relationships. As the GSA secretary, I imagine Preston has access to an endless supply of condoms.

Thanks ^.^

Thanks, Def! Both boys are blind as friggin' bats!

I'm really excited to see your feedback! I binged your major works, and you know I'm reading (and loving!) Morningstar. Preston and Indie are just so right for each other. I hope I can convince them to pull their heads out of their asses.

Insecurities run rampant here, but the prognosis looks good. Maybe.

I love how they can get into a little D/s and play with bondage and s&m, but still be sweet and loving with each other. I like having a little cute with my BDSM.

I need to bring Zoe in more--her interactions with Efrain are cute. And that poor air mattress.....

I couldn't get enough of SiS........ .....Can we have sequel?

I like how Dorian's circle of friends gradually builds, and that he isn't suddenly going from completely isolated to complete social butterfly.

Farmor needs to get her ass to England and say that crap to Michael's Dad and Papa. Seriously. Hate is hard to maintain in the face of real people with real feelings. If she can honestly say that they are wrong after seeing them with their son, then Peter has every right to cut her out of his life. Also, I wonder what would happen if they invited their neighbor over for tea. Thanks for another lovely chapter, TM!

So incredibly shocking and sad that "I saw two men kiss and got angry" is reason enough to murder 50 people. This makes me angry, but makes me feel powerless. There will always be insane, self-righteous wingnuts; the only thing we can do is minimize the damage they do to us. "Fuck you, I am who I am, and will continue live as I am" seems to be the only plan of action my brain can muster at this point.

"Child of Light" -- It's a turn-based rpg. Has a nice story, and is written is loose iambic pentameter. There's also this cool adventure/puzzle game called "Contrast," where you play at a kid's imaginary friend and get to jump in and out of a 2-D shadow version of the world. It was too platformy for me to play. You've probably already player "Witcher" and "Dragon Age", otherwise, I'd recommend those.

I wonder if David's trembling had less to do with suppressed trauma, and more to do with finally being willing to become sexually aroused by another boy.

So, Efrain calls Preston "Squeak Toy" to needle Indie. Indie calls Cory "Chew Toy" to get at Efrain. Preston gave Efrain "Wolfie" to tease Cory. Now all I need to do is have Cory give Indie a nickname for his Preston-poking fun.

The first scenes between Indie and Preston were probably the hottest. Sometimes I worry that it's like MacArthur Park, and I'll never find that recipe again.

Ever have those jokes and quips that were too damn perfect, but you only thought of them well after the fact? I save all mine and shove them in Preston's mouth. (Although, I think he likes having things shoved in his mouth.)

I like how the Malaise's impact on Tobyn's senses and the fact that Keller had been raised outside of the shifter world usurped the mate-scent convention. In the typical shifter romance, at least one of the characters would have some awareness of the other as his mate, but you've set up a nice, slow build over the whirlwind affairs that dominate shifter romances. Since shifter immune systems make them, well, immune to human disease, would the Malaise be a shifter immunity resistant superbug, some kind of cancer (like in MetaWolf), or maybe an auto-immune disease? Something that would be interesting would be the possibility of genetic disorders. Shifter packs tend to be insular and isolated, and there are strong prohibitions against turning outsiders. Yet, I've never seen the issue of inbreeding, nor the resulting genetic problems, addressed in shifter fiction. Perhaps the ability to turn humans (or mate with them, at least), or the instinct to search beyond one's pack for a true mate, was born out of the need for genetic diversity within shifter clans. If the Malaise was a genetic disorder, then the decision to further isolate themselves, and to suspend mate quests, would only compound the effects.

It takes a lot of strength to turn down sex when you've been without it for so long. Sure, Jason really wants emotional intimacy, but sometimes you take what you can get. Looks like he's finally grown a pair!

Tzatziki is important. I'm glad it survived!

Ya know how authors say their characters sometimes talk to them? I found the actual shirt while "shopping" for Preston's hate gift campaign, and that's exactly what Indie "told" me back then. Considering what I had to put up with until I could find a way to get Iceman his goddamn shirt, Efrain needs to stfu about checkout lines in Spencer's Gifts at Christmas!

Chapter 21 - Gagging On It is up. Topical listening (linked for mild NSFW-ness) FKA twigs - Papi Pacify

The context clue thing is more my style than narrator tags. I'm much clearer on the point of view shifts in later chapters.

Thank you, Hunty-kins The husband razzed me for writing about such obvious stereotypes when I first started, so I worked to make sure they didn't fit into the typical molds (almost to the point of Gary Stu-ishness, but that's another story ). Thanks for letting me know that I'm succeeding.

With how much they involve themselves in Cory and Efrain's business, you'd think Preston and Indie would recognize the signs....