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  1. Public Bookmark 49

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    “Stop tossing around,” Andrew finally mutters, voice low, eyes still shut. “You’re being annoying.”

    “I can’t sleep.”

    Andrew sighs. “Close your eyes.”

    He reaches out, his hand finding Neil’s face. With deliberate care, he sets his finger against Neil’s forehead and draws a slow line down to the tip of his nose, then back up again, unhurried, as if matching the rhythm of Neil’s breath, easing every bit of tension he can feel melting beneath his touch.

    Or, the night before the match against the Ravens, Neil struggles to fall asleep, and Andrew comforts him with a gesture I borrowed from my own childhood, something my mother used to do for me: running a finger from his forehead to his nose

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    14 Jun 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 12

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    "I'm tired," Andrew managed at last. "Ask me again tomorrow."

    "I'm leaving tomorrow."

    "Then ask me the day after. Or the day after that. I'm not going anywhere."

    Neil Josten’s hands have been weapons, tools for escape, and reminders of everything he had to do to survive.
    Now, with Andrew on his lap and a future that, for once seems possible, Neil has to learn something he never thought he would need: how to stay.

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    13 Jun 2026

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    Andrew’s life is just fine. He’s got a brother he mostly doesn’t hate, a job he actually loves, his platonic soulmate Kevin, and a tiny mountain town he calls home.

    So what if some people get two soulmates? Andrew already has everything he never thought he could have….and yet, he’s about to get so much more than he bargained for.

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    01 Sep 2025

  4. Public Bookmark 68

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    Andrew is having a bad day and begins to spiral. When Neil tries to offer him support, he lashes out. It seems that Andrew is doomed to destroy any good thing that comes his way... but things aren't always what they seem.

     
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    “I think you’re having a bad day.”

    It nearly startled Andrew into mirthless laughter. It was such a simple, obvious statement. And yet—

    A valid observation. Probably even a necessary one to make. 

    “Yeah.”

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    26 Jun 2025

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    Andrew tries to be more positive and decides to practice the love languages on Neil. How long will it take Neil to catch on? Can Andrew stay on track when deeper issues threaten to come to the surface?

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    08 Jun 2025