Jeff Burton

I GOT YOU NOW BUDDY! YOU CAN'T HIDE YOUR IDENTITY FROM ME! I am. Absolutely. Triggered. Right. Now. I will recover from this.

That actually is one of my own tropes you see in my work, you see it heavily in Just Maybe, the whole being seen for who you really are bit.

Yall better be glad @Krista explicitly forbade me from killing one of the gay characters. It's a trope I forgot about, because yes. I'm that mean. lol

You're welcome. 😂 I'm trying to make sure this bit of satire doesn't get too emotional. I'll probably end up with "The Boo-Hoo Episode (Because Apparently That's Required Too.)

Yep this beats my first pride experience. I almost got arrested because between the jello shots and whatever was in that bottle someone handed me to drink, i slapped a police horse on the rump. Only reason I got a away was because I was gone before the guy on it could get control and come back.

A well written exercise that absolutely asks more questions than ever answers. But isn't that the point of a secret?

I agree with the others, this is by far the most literal take I've seen. I might know who you are.

This is cute. Now I wanna know how they hooked up. Sigh. Great job SA

A tangled web of what the hell. Great job SA

For such a short story, the world building was well done. It's love, hope and tragedy in a well decorated box.

Well that was... tragic. I had a feeling it was going to not end well but... damn lol. I guess its great they at least got the kiss in before lights out.

As I said in my comment, this story is stupid-cute. Years can keep people at bay, but the feels always bring them together.

This one is just plain stupid-cute. It punches you right in the "awww"

Yeah I got the same thing. All I could think about was the 80's lectures of just say no and scream if someone touches you in your private places lol. Not gonna lie though me at thirteen probably would have done it too. But the fact this made me scream in my head shows just how well written it is, even the creepy parts so seriously good job.

This is a fantastic first person short romp through an era of history some of us lived through. It's tragic yet beautiful.

Not a clue, but this is tragically beautiful. I was 7 in 1989 so my memories of that era are scattered at best. I knew I was "different" back then but it was because of the events like the ones listed in the story that helped me figure it out, or at least identify what that difference was. Accepting it was a whole different story. But still, this story starts off with tragedy and absolutely turns it around, showing that there's hope even in desperate times, that you can still do good especially in an era where you didn't want to say "I'm gay" out loud in parts of the country.

Absolutely well done. It's short but yet so sweet. Definitely worth the read!

Aww this was cute, and like Headstall I have no clue.

Ouch it turned into the flu? Get some rest dear!

Twenty years after leaving his hometown behind, Jake returns for a reunion he never planned to attend. But buried in memories, one person he never quite understood refuses to stay in the past. The truth changes everything. If you let it.

Hey @Summerabbacat, thanks. I've been here the whole time but I found my myself in another mess of projects running at the same time. I can't stop writing, or rather I can't stop writing on the same project it's always gotta be 3 or 4. So this one got shoved to the back burner while I worked some plot things out. My stories list is slowly growing out of control, I'm taking steps to fix it. As for American law, (and criminal) I'm not an expert by any means but I can well versed and what I don't know (like all the medical stuff I write) I try to be well versed as possible in it. Yeah daddy is going to get his due. Finally. The thing about the felony assault is, it could be plead down to a lesser charge, but now that we've got two instances of false reports against his victim that's going to hurt, a lot. I had to reread all of this to make sure flow stayed consistent and we didn't take a penalty for me letting it sit, so I'm glad that isn't the case.

Or it could be all the above with the three of them in a threesome in the gym shower like that one story you read once, you said you didn't like but kinda did but don't want to admit it. See now your catching on lmao. This is a tragic train wreck of a tale you've probably read before.

That's pretty much it. As much as I didn't want to throw Jamie in jail for a little while, the predicament did work for that line of thought alone.

From Chapter 6.....

I made fun of the swim team just for you.