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Daniel
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The door opens. Bear. One moment we’re watching each other, and the next we’re crashing into each other and my brother hugs me as hard as he can. Despite everything that happened to us, Bear and I survived. We might not be perfect. Far from it, in fact. We think too much, worry too much. We never stop talking. But that’s okay. We’re alive and there’s the possibility of a future, however uncertain it might be.
— Sep 23, 2025 12:14PM
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Daniel
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“Do you think it’s possible for two people to be meant for each other? That even through all the shit and all the drama, you’re meant to be?”
“I do. Some things are just inevitable.”
“What?”
Stacey reaches out and takes my hand in hers. “Inevitable, Tyson. No matter how hard you fight. No matter what happens between you, no matter the distance that separates you, sometimes, these things are inevitable.”
— Sep 23, 2025 11:30AM
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“I do. Some things are just inevitable.”
“What?”
Stacey reaches out and takes my hand in hers. “Inevitable, Tyson. No matter how hard you fight. No matter what happens between you, no matter the distance that separates you, sometimes, these things are inevitable.”
Daniel
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“You got some on your eyebrow,” he says, amused.
“I was very pent up.”
“That what you call it?”
“Well, I might also be a shooter.”
“Good to know.”
“We sound weird.”
“What do you mean?”
“Like we’re giddy.”
“You sound oddly pained in addition to weirdly giddy.”
“And you sound disgustingly smug.”
“A little smug,” he admits.
“Because you took my flower?”
He groans and shoves me away. “Moment over.”
— Sep 23, 2025 07:04AM
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“I was very pent up.”
“That what you call it?”
“Well, I might also be a shooter.”
“Good to know.”
“We sound weird.”
“What do you mean?”
“Like we’re giddy.”
“You sound oddly pained in addition to weirdly giddy.”
“And you sound disgustingly smug.”
“A little smug,” he admits.
“Because you took my flower?”
He groans and shoves me away. “Moment over.”
Daniel
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Careful what you wish for ...
“Ready?”
I nod. He rises above me, and I wince as he slides from me. Holy shit, I am going to be fucking sore tomorrow. And I’m also probably going to sound like wind blowing over a bottle when I walk. I was initially thrilled (and a bit awed) to find Dom completely size proportionate, but now I think the circus freak needs to keep that thing far away from me.
— Sep 22, 2025 03:20PM
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“Ready?”
I nod. He rises above me, and I wince as he slides from me. Holy shit, I am going to be fucking sore tomorrow. And I’m also probably going to sound like wind blowing over a bottle when I walk. I was initially thrilled (and a bit awed) to find Dom completely size proportionate, but now I think the circus freak needs to keep that thing far away from me.
Daniel
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He pushes forward and the stars that come then explode and I chant his name, I scream his name. He snaps his hips again and again, and I’m riding on waves above the pain, in the ocean, and there are earthquakes, but they’re so, so good, and when he sighs my name in my ear, I explode, and I breathe in. I breathe out. I breathe for the years we’ve lost, and the future we might have. Most of all, I just breathe.
— Sep 22, 2025 01:30PM
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Daniel
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“Dom?”
“Yeah?”
“This is real? You want me?”
“Always."
I’m in his lap before I even know I’m moving. My mouth is on his, wet and warm. There are tongues and teeth and our noses bump awkwardly. I think of all the time lost, the past four years, but then he grinds up against me the moment I press down and all rational thought is gone. This isn’t about the past. It’s not even about the future. It’s about now.
— Sep 22, 2025 11:31AM
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“Yeah?”
“This is real? You want me?”
“Always."
I’m in his lap before I even know I’m moving. My mouth is on his, wet and warm. There are tongues and teeth and our noses bump awkwardly. I think of all the time lost, the past four years, but then he grinds up against me the moment I press down and all rational thought is gone. This isn’t about the past. It’s not even about the future. It’s about now.
Daniel
is 85% done
He takes my hand. He brings it up to his lips.
I’m shaking because it’s him and because I never thought we’d be.
I’m shaking because I’m scared.
I’m shaking because I can’t think straight. It’s all stars.
But I can breathe. Somehow, I can breathe.
It takes days, weeks, months, years to reach his house, even though it’s only a few miles away.
He doesn’t let me go.
It’s his promise without needing words.
— Sep 22, 2025 11:09AM
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I’m shaking because it’s him and because I never thought we’d be.
I’m shaking because I’m scared.
I’m shaking because I can’t think straight. It’s all stars.
But I can breathe. Somehow, I can breathe.
It takes days, weeks, months, years to reach his house, even though it’s only a few miles away.
He doesn’t let me go.
It’s his promise without needing words.
Daniel
is 85% done
OMG ...
“You can’t forget me," I plead. "You can be mad, but please don’t forget me. Because I can never forget you. I’ll never be able to. I don’t ever want to. I only want it to be with you. Please don’t forget me. I promise I won’t ever do it again. I’m sorry. Please just say you’ll never forget me.”
“I’ve told you, Ty," He holds me tight. "It might take time. It might be hard. But ... we’re inevitable.”
— Sep 22, 2025 10:52AM
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“You can’t forget me," I plead. "You can be mad, but please don’t forget me. Because I can never forget you. I’ll never be able to. I don’t ever want to. I only want it to be with you. Please don’t forget me. I promise I won’t ever do it again. I’m sorry. Please just say you’ll never forget me.”
“I’ve told you, Ty," He holds me tight. "It might take time. It might be hard. But ... we’re inevitable.”
Daniel
is 79% done
I understand fireworks, supernovas and life itself for one shining moment.
This is what life is, these moments of fireworks and exploding stars and synapses blazing.
These are the moments that lift us up when we think we can’t take another step. These are the moments that put us back together when we’ve fallen apart. These are the moments that make us whole.
It’s not a matter of breathing.
It’s who we are.
— Sep 16, 2025 01:32PM
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This is what life is, these moments of fireworks and exploding stars and synapses blazing.
These are the moments that lift us up when we think we can’t take another step. These are the moments that put us back together when we’ve fallen apart. These are the moments that make us whole.
It’s not a matter of breathing.
It’s who we are.
Daniel
is 65% done
“What are you doing?”
“Go back to sleep.”
“What you got there?” He’s peering over at me, his eyes half-closed.
I realize I’m holding a condom, a bottle of Butt Butter, and a dildo the size of my forearm. Goddamn sex dungeon of the drag queen Helena Handbasket!
“This is all a dream. You’re still asleep and when you wake up, you won’t remember any of this.”
I throw the dildo to the floor and flee the room.
— Sep 16, 2025 11:12AM
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“Go back to sleep.”
“What you got there?” He’s peering over at me, his eyes half-closed.
I realize I’m holding a condom, a bottle of Butt Butter, and a dildo the size of my forearm. Goddamn sex dungeon of the drag queen Helena Handbasket!
“This is all a dream. You’re still asleep and when you wake up, you won’t remember any of this.”
I throw the dildo to the floor and flee the room.
Daniel
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Sandy, aka the drag queen, Helena Handbasket...
“You have enough rooms?” Dom asks. “We can get a hotel.”
“A hotel?” Sandy asks. “We’ll just have to bunk up a bit. But since we’re all such good friends, I don’t think that’s an issue, do you?” He smiles at Kori. “You’ll be in my bed, darling, but don’t get any ideas. I’ve given my heart to Jesus.”
“Poor Jesus,” Kori says.
“Mouthy little bitch,” Sandy says.
— Sep 16, 2025 09:58AM
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“You have enough rooms?” Dom asks. “We can get a hotel.”
“A hotel?” Sandy asks. “We’ll just have to bunk up a bit. But since we’re all such good friends, I don’t think that’s an issue, do you?” He smiles at Kori. “You’ll be in my bed, darling, but don’t get any ideas. I’ve given my heart to Jesus.”
“Poor Jesus,” Kori says.
“Mouthy little bitch,” Sandy says.
Daniel
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“Probably shouldn’t let your wife hear that.”
“Too late,” Anna says, cuffing Creed upside the head. “If it bothers you that much, you can sleep on the couch. Why are we hiding behind Gross Bush Tree Thing?”
“Planning murder,” Creed explains.
Her eyes go wide. “Oooh! It’s been so long since I’ve done that.”
“What about last week when I left the toilet seat up again and you fell in at three in the morning?”
— Sep 08, 2025 11:08AM
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“Too late,” Anna says, cuffing Creed upside the head. “If it bothers you that much, you can sleep on the couch. Why are we hiding behind Gross Bush Tree Thing?”
“Planning murder,” Creed explains.
Her eyes go wide. “Oooh! It’s been so long since I’ve done that.”
“What about last week when I left the toilet seat up again and you fell in at three in the morning?”
Daniel
is 65% done
“You and Corey, huh?” he said in an off-handed tone.
I gaped at him, suddenly and without warning unable to form any kind of coherent sentence. Instead, I said, “Gah?”
He nodded. “You guys look… nice… together.”
“Guh? Gah?”
“I’m happy for you, Tyson. I really am. I hope he treats you right.”
“We’re….” I stopped and cleared my throat. “He’s not… I don’t…. Guh?”
— Sep 08, 2025 10:13AM
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I gaped at him, suddenly and without warning unable to form any kind of coherent sentence. Instead, I said, “Gah?”
He nodded. “You guys look… nice… together.”
“Guh? Gah?”
“I’m happy for you, Tyson. I really am. I hope he treats you right.”
“We’re….” I stopped and cleared my throat. “He’s not… I don’t…. Guh?”
