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I also stand by my prior comment how this is feeling more like D.A.R.Y.L.

Makes sense why you made Adam straight then 😂

Thank you for your service

It’s ok if they’re not open books. It gives them more depth. Frankly, I agree that Gavin already knows his brother is gay. Hell, I bet Cole knows too

I know if I were Gavin I’d have enough of this middle school dance stand off by now 😂

all I can think of is the movie D.A.R.Y.L.

Frankly, it Dav should’ve made that move last chapter but he chickened out behind beer instead. Joel needs to wake up and realize the gift in front of him. I’m waiting for Gavin to call them both out in front of each other and put them both in their place…together.

I should clarify that I was the former EMT. I wasn’t trying to say you were…unless you were? 😂

@Jeff Burton what a chapter, what a start! This is suddenly feeling like a Tom Clancy Jack Ryan novel for a minute. I love it

The way you wrote this chapter, especially describing the brain fog, is surreal. Then the humorous “I think I’m gay” drop so randomly..man you’re too good at this. Plus as a former EMT, you’ve got the adrenaline rush of a scene and response in the ED down. Nicely done.

Damn Jeff..great great chapter. Just excellent.

Well I was right in that Colt and Joel had a productive conversation at least. I’m kind of frustrated that Joel and Dav didn’t have a more pointed conversation. Joel has some decisions to make.

“Even Freud would say sometimes a song is just a song.” Perhaps…but not this song. Not these lyrics. I reread this chapter before going to the next one just posted. Having been through a personal hell myself, recognizing when he just let those men destroy him…he wanted to die. So no, it’s not just a song. Not this song. I’m balling my eyes out here.

It’s probably my favorite so far of his. Such a different approach to a young gay teen coming out story.

No way. Asperger folks don’t make jokes . Sarcasm doesn’t make sense to them. Everything with those thar are truly diagnosed with it take everything you say literally. They don’t understand sarcasm. Jonah doesn’t even come close. He’s just not corrected on the spot when he crosses a boundary

Dude I love the whole Mexican mama attitude. I grew up next door to an old Mexican mama whose boys grew up long before I was around but by time I was a young preteen..that’s what she called me. Good times.

Jonah to me is just a kid who’s got a rather high IQ but is quite aloof to social boundaries and misses the polite subtle queues given to him by his friends. Unless said queues are extremely blunt like how Nick handled him and that’s when Jonah overreacts. Jonah still missed the intent behind the message and became hyper focused on the worst case scenario out of said message and totally skips the rest of what Nick and Jack were trying to get him to understand. I think the author has described these types of schools accurately. Kids of these schools are still just kids who eat too much junk food, are fairly gifted athletes, still have their cliques of friends within the school, and would be the class valedictorian in a regular public school. All their of their classes are Advanced Placement courses and they breeze through them with seemingly little effort to the rest of the students were they in public schools. Money is no object to them or their parents. Replacing $1000 iPhone you broke yesterday with cash or bank card today after classes end wouldn’t even phase them where as the rest of us would have to pro rate it out with payment plans over a few yrs like “normal folks”. Emery having a Louis Vitton hand bag is making a statement of wealth. I can’t say I know anyone who has one myself let alone a 15yo kid.

Yes! Me too. There’s something sinister about him

If memory serves attending Harrison was his choice because I think at the beginning of the story, there was a line vaguely talking about how he was some sort of trouble, perhaps bullying at his last school. To that point, I don’t think I’m giving her a hard time. Not sure where you’re getting that from my comment prior.

So in that case, I’d expect Butt Breath to be very inconveniently popping up in areas and squashing pda moments for the boy couples. Especially for Nick and Jack. I think the guy is going to cease the meds Jack needs and things will spiral to the point where Nick starts to push back. I think there’s going to be issues with intimidation from this guy. I would expect the homework getting heavier so the students won’t have time to have much free time to develop their relationships. That’ll be the passive aggressive way the school gains control

I want to know what happened to Noah! That slippery jerk disappeared. I thought for sure he’d retaliate on Jack to get at Nick or attack Nick or directly. I’m still waiting for the other shoe to fall with their current situation. This new dorm parent has all of the boys on guard.

Now I want one 😆

I’m the one in Cinci and yeah, this city has really grown on me. I’m not sure exactly what makes pasties so..unique even when you follow recipes step by step. They’re just not the same unless you get them in the U.P. The only real debate is who’s are better, Jean Kay’s, Dobber’s or Lehto’s and i think I’m partial to Dobber’s.

Well it seems there was a bit of a minor time jump of a few months because the chapter started in April. 🤷🏻‍♂️anyway, you’re welcome.

I eagerly await the next chapter.