Sam Wyer

Thanks @Rndmrunner - although it’s also very sad that it resonates so easily with so many.

There’s so many different ways to have a family :)

Absolutely. But what did the Cheeto do? Oh wait... that Cheeto. Sure.

I’m sorry @tinytoes I’ll try and be gentler next time.

Hmmm - that’s a pleasing thought

Let’s not get competitive, neither of them are great examples.

I can only speak about the UK, and despite my personal opinions about them, Social Workers usually do everything possible not to split up a family.

Thanks - thing’s can’t go too smoothly.

Yes you do - I don’t think I’m even close to yours though!

Things were definitely going well with Joel, and the happy days stretched easily into happy weeks, and whilst there were changes taking place in our relationship, it all seemed so natural. Which is why it felt unremarkable when Joel came to football with me after school. It was funny to see him shouting and cheering on Leon’s team with such enthusiasm, and when they scored a goal his excitement went so far as giving me a kiss. I knew that people had seen, and perhaps just had their thoughts conf

But some people try.

OK, OK! I got it. And trust me, no-one needs those mental images!

H aha ha - for whatever reason I read your next comment before this one. NOW it makes sense ha ha ha.

You lost me at "all-over tan"..... Edit: I thought I got this, but no, I'm still totally lost.

Even magic elf dust can't hurry that process along

I’m happy that he went to the funeral anyway - good for him. But yeah, Kyle’s a little messed up for sure

I like this, but... No, that’s not true, I really liked reading this. Jackson is instantly likeable, and very funny. Yes, he spends way too much time in his head, but we get to experience much of that, and it’s addictive. Carter on the other hand, arguably doesn’t think enough. The downside of this is that there’s a lot of internal monologue, and if that’s not your thing, then you might find this a little hard going. For me, it worked well. So what happens? Classic drama nerd gets football jock fantasy? Absolutely. Some crazy plot twist / clever writing device? Nope, not really. So still worth reading even though this story is essentially out there already like a million times? (Disclaimer - this is exactly what I though the first time I saw this story - elsewhere - and so I gave it a miss. How stupid was I?) Absolutely - stop reading this and go and get started on it! This is engaging, funny, charming, heart wrenching, sad, and I didn’t want to miss one tiny moment of it. And yes, there’s also some very hot moments too. And a couple of characters that totally deserve their own space where we can get to know them better (Sam and Katy). I feel like I have too justify my non-5 star rating, so here it is. The story is called ‘How I Got Carter’. There is no plot spoiler here, by the end of things, you can most definitely argue that Jackson did indeed get Carter. There’s a few ways to interpret that, most of which might be true. And yet... I was left feeling quite the opposite. Jackson did not get Carter. If anything, Carter got Jackson. Becasue I didn’t get enough of a sense of Carter’s journey and I feel as though there’s about a thousand (OK, more than 6) things not addressed. Admittedly that can be hard to do when the entire story is written from Jackson’s perspective, but it wasn’t an entirely satisfying feeling. I also didn’t find the final sexual moments to feel at all the right, in that it didn’t quite fit in how I had come to feel about Carter and Jackson - but that may just be me.

I’ve never cared about a game so much

Thanks very much - it’s great to know that you’re enjoying it.

I’m honestly not that mean!

Thanks for reading, and commenting

Hmm... interesting idea @tinytoes

Isn't there aways? .....

OK, how about this, I promise not to deliberately make you cry.

Thanks @JeffreyL :)