SilentandBroken

First off that took forever to happen. Mind you I’m not complaining because it needed to. I don’t even care it needed to take so long. I’m just relieved it happened before the start of the school year. I suspect that if Joel and Dav start the year out coming out as a couple and WHY Joel transferred I have a feeling his transfer will be more widely accepted because I have a feeling their generation will be more open and understanding and not make their own wrong assumptions. I might be wrong there though. Plus they already have lots of support with Gavin and Cole. Anyone who wants to give them shit will have a rude awakening coming. Secondly, Davin admitting to his childhood crush of Cole has me thinking that’s how he REALLY knew Joel was gay. I think both boys showed more signs that Cole picked up on and he put two and two together. I strongly suspect at some point in their earlier teens, Davin made a pass at Cole. But Cole didn’t shun him and that speaks volumes. Again, I may be wrong there but if Davin is this forward now with Joel, it stands to reason that he’d have been so with Cole too. Thirdly, I love the interaction between Joel and Celia. It won’t be long before Joel will finally let her embrace him like he needs but doesn’t realize.

I don’t buy Brent’s reasons for his anger in the game

Vlad is playing hard to get me thinks

And so it begins….

Excellent conversation between the boys. Kudos to Luke to be willing and open to learning more and wanting to genuinely wanting to understand. Love it.

Be sure to include yourself in the smart ppl list. You’re not wrong with your observations

I have a feeling Nick’s mother is going to get that out of him and very soon.

Bravo to all. Glad to see Nick and Jack address their shit. Nick I think struggles most with depression more than anything else. jack, C-PTSD and depression. Sometimes more than one person struggling together can affect the other. Like, they rub off each other. this can create for some tense times. But it’s good to see both boys recognize their struggles affect the other . Nana and Jack’s mom have a good plan. oh and Jack’s “he’s winning” comment on Mr. bojangles is pure gold.

Me thinks I may have been correct a few chapters ago

If you only knew…

I agree with Al. I don’t think someone else cared. Well so much for them.

I wonder if that wine was spiked with young blood full of adrenaline…🤔

Ok. Officially hooked.. onward to my binge!

Oooh ooh I just had a thought. Check your dm’s @MrM

Clearly this girl is keeping tabs on the boy. Surprised he’s not put 2 & 2 together by now

Hmm..tough call. Maybe Prof is playing hard to get?

💯 ! They’re completely unpredictable

I can’t help but think of Dr v as a tall version of Gary Oldman

Dude, Prof is a tad creepy. But still intriguing. I like where it’s going.

Brent has a serious ego problem. Sure it’s kind of earned by his play but damn he’s got some self grandiosity going on. I worry what he’s got worked out in his head. The boys better be on the look out. If Tony’s brother has taught them all anything, they better had learned that.

So is our protagonist gay?

Comicality would love this as do I

Oh no…

Well said. You’re spot on with the barrier comment too. Unfortunately I’ve got enough trauma from narcissistic people in my life to have learned finally how to deal with them, which I guess has made me more reflective. All that started in my early teens. I was very very naive. It took years of therapy to learn how though. It certainly wasn’t something I learned by myself. Perhaps some folks are like that naturally but I had to learn how to mentally step back from my tunnel visioned life to see the bigger picture and dynamics of how people act both when they’re by themselves and when they’re in a group. It’s been hard to learn and force myself not to react emotionally on certain events/situations, and manipulation. Forcing yourself not to react what you might feel is instinctive is very very hard. I’ve also learned from others who, are very very skilled at observing people and not reacting. Trying to emulate that behavior helps but then making sure your perception of what’s really happening is correct is even harder. I get in my own head at times then second guessing myself on what’s right and what may or may not be as it seems. Trust is a fickle thing for me. My big heart wants to trust blindly, but then there are times when I can have the awareness to pull back and recognize what people show aren’t always what is their true intentions. Sometimes I don’t do that in time and boy do I pay for that mistake . There are some devious folks out in the wild looking for folks just like me. I see a lot of how I was at 13 in Sammy. Good natured, big hearted and caring and trusting but when you get burned, that tends to make you a tad less trustful on the first or second interaction. That unfortunately typically leads to self isolation which is a very double edged sword. Sure you’re safe from others but not from yourself and that’s often where if left unchecked, you can really do damage to yourself unknowingly. It’s a very scary place to be at such a young age.