Paladin

Great chapter The couples are getting to know each other better. Guy has met Tim's parents. I'm sure Tim will be subjected to more questions about Guy. Saturday night after the movie. Hmm, I can't see creeklands being deserted! It sounds like a typical 'lover's lane' or 'lover's lookout'!

Another enjoyable chapter which moved Bill on from Joey. I hope the Billy/Teddy relationship lasts. I'm still a bit concerned about Ricky's liking of group sex, especially as Joey doesn't seem so keen.

I have thoroughly enjoyed this story and thank you @Ronyx or writing and posting it. I agree with all the comments above. While the story covered many serious and troubling situations the overall feel was heartwarming and life affirming. Beautifully done.

So we now know that Cottontail and Xpress are one and the same. But, Cottontail's attempt to get some dirt on Jamie seems to have backfired. He still wants to get more dirt on Jamie or more likely 'get down and dirty' with him. Cottontail going off script has Jamie engaging in some introspection. Being exposed to hard truths and Rusty and Matty's relationship has added to that introspection. Jamie has invited Cottontail to another streaming session. Will this be the first time Jamie has had sex with the same guy twice? Where to next?

Like all children, Jill, Nick and Steven need someone they can trust before they will open up about what their parents are doing to them. They have found that in Brendan, who sensibly is keeping the detective informed. Things are moving well and Richard's willingness to help with housing the children is wonderful. The three kids have terrific uncles. The evidence is building up, which should keep the parents out of the way for some time. 🤞

I found that according to the OED the first use was in 1634 in the writings of E Rainbow. I haven't been able to find out anything about E Rainbow. It would be nice to think he was gay. Yes it comes from the Latin Fugere (to flee). The OED and others referred to it being borrowed from Latin. Isn't it funny that we borrow these words and never give then back. English is very kleptomaniac!

Bill is certainly getting more sex now than ever before and wants to have sex with Ricky. I'm not comfortable with the "open relationship" arrangement but accept it's OK if it remains as just sex and doesn't lead to complicating emotional attachments. Fingers crossed 🤞 Can't really feel sorry for Randy. After all he was in prison for killing children while drunk driving. As well as that he was incredibly self serving and didn't show any regard for others.

I loved the interaction in this chapter. So much shared love.

Thank you @AC Benus for that. I love the Louis Armstrong one.

I'm with you there @JamesSavik. I only remembered the one line from when I was much much younger, and I'm sure that was only because of the rhyme. When I searched for it before posting, I didn't get past the first verse.

I always associate "gloaming" with the song containing the lines: Roamin' in the gloamin' by the bonnie banks o' Clyde, Roamin' in the gloamin' wi' ma lassie by ma side.

I agree with a number of comments and don't think the whisperer is Tim's father. As the door was locked , it seems the whisperer also used the window. Possible candidates? Jason or Ben. If Tim can climb out his window, I'm sure Jason could climb out his bedroom window and walk around to the window in Tim's room. Excellent chapter which had me on edge, not just because of what Tim and Guy were doing, but the risk of being discovered.

Wow lots of amorous activity Both Ricky and Joey have sex outside of their relationship but neither seems to think it changes their love of the other. I hope that is the case and despite these flings they stay lovers and marry. 🤞 Will Bill get to see "Another Kind of Love" or will he stick with experiencing it?

At this point I'm going to have a little rant that I hope will generate some though. I don't like the term "homophobia". I don't like it because it suggests that these people have a genuine fear of homosexuality. An actual phobia. I don't see a genuine fear, anxiety or avoidance of LGBTQIA people and events. What I see is hostility, anger, abuse, discrimination, violence and threats of violence from them. Avoidance is the most common phobic response, but in the case of gay hate crimes including murder they approach rather than avoid. Again not a phobic response. I also believe that this concept of a fear of homosexuality allowed a lot of gay hate criminals to avoid punishment by claiming they were fearful and had panicked and attacked their gay victim(s). Some even claimed it was because they feared he might do something sexual to them. Not even that they did or attempted to. Fortunately courts seem to have stopped accepting this argument. OK, I've had my little rant. Homophobia is not a phobia. I apologize, @Mark Ponyboy Peters for using your story comments as a soapbox.

Yes, it seems that it came to English through French, or rather old French, as happened with a lot of words following the Norman conquest. The OED records its first use to be by Geoffrey Chaucer around 1380. Interestingly its meaning seems unchanged since Chaucer, for which we can be jocund.

I won't express my opinion of the Catholic Church and its attitude to gays. I think Frederic Martel said it all in his book In the Closet of the Vatican. So Tim has a father who has a very negative attitude to gays and perpetuates an inaccurate gay stereotype. He also has a narrow view of what education is about. Tim has a lot of challenges in being himself, being happy being himself, and being open with and about Guy. Fingers crossed.

So the musical will be new girl in town has two boys seeking her love and affection, with the leads being Samantha, Cameron and Tim. That is what will be played out on stage. Will there be another drama being played out off stage with Guy being the new boy in town with two boys seeking, well you know what? Will the on stage and off stage worlds collide? I'm dying to find out.

These guys are just so playful, adorable and mutually supportive together. The problem is that they can be careless and underestimate danger.

Ricky and Joey should have let Randy's father and "friends" clean him up. There is now the potential for Randy to accuse Ricky and Joey of having sex non-consensual sex with him or threatening to go public with the allegation. I don't feel life will be smooth and easy going for Ricky and joey.

Yes, it will release the sexual tension that they have been damming up.

We knew Adam and Kai were falling in love with each other. Tonight, Adam showed us how his body craves for Kai. I suspect that Kai's body was downstairs similarly craving Adam. I'm waiting for the first to break and tell the other. I suspect the breach will release a tsunami of emotion and sexual tension. Well, I can only hope.

I've only just sneaked in to read this chapter and hope to sit quietly up the back without being seen. Where I live Brendan being Nick's uncle would be an advantage, as the child protection services prefer to foster a child with a relative if possible. Brendan is very quick to come to the defense of all three children and being willing to support them. Certainly it's going to be a big change to his lifestyle. I'll reserve my opinion of Kathy until I have more information. Love the story.

Looking forward to Greg at the Prince's court. He seems to have one Count on his side. Again we find that Greg has another vampire ability that is uncommon. I wonder how many more there are and how significant they are. Mafia!!?? Hmm. Again a wonderful continuation of the story. The mystery of Jake's eyes continues.

Wow. Bunny boy wants to get to know Jamie. Looks like he wants to know Jamie's body first, starting with rimming. Looking forward to how far and how quickly bunny boy will go. If Xpress watched Jamie's live stream they would really have something to report.

I love the start to this story. An abused and abandoned child and a single gay? man. A combination for a great story. Interesting to include a family that say grace but abuse their son. The connection between Nick and Brendan is heartwarming but will the authorities see that. Fingers crossed 🤞