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Oh my god. This chapter broke my heart. I love the concept of them building their relationship over those letters, which would have been really special to them at that age. Now knowing the significance of the “17” tattoo it’s much clearer how much Jamie means to Ali. Someone must have found out about the letters, I feel that Ali would have at least written something back to explain his absence if there was a good reason for it. Even if what he had to say was better said in person, I wouldn’t expect him to just keep Jamie hanging without some kind of explanation. Now I’m sure that Ali definitely knows who Jamie is and would have realised it when Jamie called him Ali after they slept together. It doesn’t seem like he remembered Jamie at the bar, just going by their dialogue in the first chapter. Now to understand why Jamie hates Ali so much - I don’t get the impression that Ali intentionally hurt Jamie or bullied him but more that it was a consequence of whatever he had to do to keep his family happy. Looking forward to finding out more and hopefully this is their second chance at building something together.

I get so excited when I get the notification that a new chapter is posted! Loving this story, I’m so intrigued by their past and how they couldn’t recognise each other. I don’t know whether Cameron remembered James at first, but I’m sure that he realised after James called him Ali. Now with the biking and Cameron calling James Jamie, he must know who he is. Can’t wait for the next chapter!

Well this is certainly a juicy start to a story. Who is this Cameron? What did he do to James? How did James not recognise someone he hates so much? Does Cameron recognise James? Argh so many questions!!! Love it

Loved this story and the happy ending ❤️🌈🥳

I am so addicted to this story! The emotion has been communicated so beautifully that it’s easy to empathise with Corbin and feel what it’s like to be in his shoes. My heart aches for the pain he’s gone through with Pete. Waiting for Pete is frustrating, but I can understand what he’s going through as well. Understanding your sexuality is hard enough, but when there’s just one person that makes you question it, you can feel like you’re in some kind of sexuality limbo. Initially I thought he was messing with Corbin (flirting for his ego, not realising how serious Corbin felt) but as the story has gone on, it’s become clearer that he does feel strongly for Corbin. Even though we don’t hear from Pete’s perspective, his actions have spoken to his own struggle. They clearly have something between them and I hope Pete wants to explore his feelings for Corbin further, despite the pain they’ve caused each other in the past. They’re still young so I don’t think they’ll be happily ever after, but I think they could be happy for a time and learn and grow from each other. Thank you for your excellent writing and for sharing so much. I’m looking forward to see what’s next!