SilentandBroken

Of course what I meant in this is that Jack cherishes Nick and the one they’ve created. Alerting authorities would likely pull Jack out of school permanently and away from Nick

The emotion in Jack’s plea to “not ruin this” would keep me from saying anything for now because it would only pull Jack away and back to California and possibly for good. It would crush both boys. Jonah deserves a huge kiss on the cheek for standing up for Nicky. That said, HE needs to snatch up Danny asap. As for Noah, give him time. He’ll screw up again

If something does happen I’d hope the twins at least have Joel’s back. I think there’s a certain level of attraction there on both sides. Maybe something will come of that while at the falls.

Ok I get it. I was wondering if that was his thing. I experienced that at my worst but I wasn’t sure if there was more to it

I’d be very anxious going to the falls if my classmates and friends were known to be there often like Colt said. Speaking of Joel’s general anxiety, why is he so jumpy?

This Colt resistance dynamic is gnawing at me. Sure he doesn’t know the why. He may or may not know teens from Joel’s school. It does still seem kind of too early in summer to start the panic at Joel’s school where he’s been etc as it’s been discussed in previous chapter commentary. I wonder if Colt views Joel as a threat or the enemy in a rival sort of way. But I don’t really think that’s it either. Colt is really outwardly argumentative towards his parents save that one spat between him and between him and his mother. Is Colt a closet case and suddenly having to deal with this boy making him all the more frustrated and feeling like he can’t be out? Does or has he messed around with the twins? Maybe that’s why the twins did that joke about the meat. Speaking of them, they seem to be very accepting.

Guess I did. Oops

I got the vibe of Chevelle, particularly this track reading this first chapter.

Ok caught up. Time to bring this great story off long term hold. Must. Have. More.

Wondered when this would happen

Maybe it’s just me but I feel like Ezra isn’t done yet. I hope so but I feel he isn’t

I’m already suspecting he has a pretty powerful story himself

I felt Simon’s battle and I felt Eli’s grief. I felt the girl’s frustration and hurt. Had me teary eyed

Omg..I’ve been there before myself..well, chapter 1 but not to the point of the drugs. Just the alcohol and hating myself to the point of not caring if I died. Feeling like nobody cares..nobody’d notice. I just want to hug you so hard. Eli is so sweet. I have longed for someone like that my whole life. You have a way with your words that just..sigh. I don’t know how else to express it. So many one liners that are absolutely perfect. They’re weighted and heavy and perfectly powerful.

Dizzy continues to surprise me with how great a partner he’s becoming to Artie. Glad Artie told his father to go pound sand back to Dallas

Sigh Artie doesn’t get it. He’s going to get hurt. His response will hurt him and Dizzy most.

Ok wait a second.. Artie…dafuq kid? Did you just invite your biased narrow minded Texas father to a “BBQ” in San Francisco? Oh this’ll go over so well. Now that said, dude, take the rose colored glasses off.look at your FAMILY and FRIENDS. None of them have even a warm opinion of Ezra. Get. A . Clue.

I think more than ever now Ezra is looking like a narcissist or a super sick sexual predator which to me, is one and the same bc I was raped by one. But I digress. If he isn’t either of those, I’d be shocked but I would still say he likes his control in all ways possible and when he scoped out the area around where Adam and Artie lived and the school, no doubt he was orienting himself. He had the business address. If it’s in the same area roughly, it’s in the school district. Hell, it sounds like he’s got the address to the field for the game later so the rest is public record. I’m just glad he had the wherewithal to not directly give Ezra their home address to make it all that much more easier. I wonder if Dizzy will happen upon him in the middle of the night on the way to sneaking into Artie’s room and sees him being sneaky. There is more to this guy. The conversations Artie has overheard he’s NEEDED to hear. Now he needs to act on the correctly. Everyone is learning on the fly here and yeah, it’s hard. But look at the growth. From everyone. Mason has been a savior. I love his wisdom.

Ok first off..both Artie and Dizzy have great points each and they’re both right for PART of their logic. Artie for trying to give Ezra a chance after not knowing him at all in 16yrs. Dizzy for saying Artie didn’t back up Adam. For my take, Ezra did kind of manipulate the evening. I guess dinner with Colleen never happened? Ezra is slick, but his manipulation is not invisible. I think Artie hearing Adam and mason’s convo is as a BIG eye opener for him. Let’s see if things change.

Yes but Mason absolutely shut that down and wouldn’t hear anything else about it. He reaffirmed Adam by building him up and telling him he’s exactly what Mason is looking for.

Great points

I specifically remember Nick “thinking” during the narration that Noah never sent anything over the holiday. Poor Nick. He’s all over the damn place. I’d wager he’s thinking more like a 16-17yo but that’s just my unsolicited uneducated opinion.

I suppose that would work. But would also wager that there’s a bigger story there waiting to be told. Painful though it might be, some of the best stories here in GA start with horrific beginnings and end so powerfully beautiful. That said, I realize it takes an emotional shit ton of strength to especially at that level. I also realize often authors create fictional characters after themselves or parts of themselves. A perfect example of this would be Comicality. Many of his characters are based off of his own experiences and personality. Man I miss his work. He encouraged me to write my own story from trauma but I just don’t think I can. Not just because it’d be painful to do emotionally, I just don’t think I have the creativity in me to make it a quasi-fictional story. Let’s face it. A lot of us have trauma from our orientation. A lot of us have bonded from what this site has brought us together. For some of us it’s closure. For some it’s acceptance. For all of us it’s a culture.we feel heard here. Safe. So IF it’s hard to read that’s ok. You don’t have to. Hugs man.

Oh man. Well, if you to ever vent…my inbox is always there.

You seriously need to also write a prequel story of Jack. This one was great.