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It wasn’t a word that Mel would personally have come up with, but Trinity had a name for what Langdon had turned into after his divorce.
Fuckboy.
As Mel sat across from Frank at a dim sum and noodle restaurant down the street from the hospital, a place that at some point had become their restaurant, listening to Frank recount the details of his latest hook-up, Mel couldn’t help but turn the word over in her mind.
“She gave surprisingly good head,” Frank said, between bites of a dumpling. “Oral wasn’t really something Abby and I had done in years. If we had sex at all it was sort of perfunctory missionary to reset the clock. God. I missed blow-jobs.”
“Well. I’m glad it went well. Getting your needs met is important,” was all Mel could manage. Truthfully, hearing the details of Frank’s escapades generally turned her stomach, but there was so much more to their friendship she loved that made swallowing this particular notch in her throat worth it.
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12 Apr 2026
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The invitation tumbled from his lips before he could process it, before his brain could tally the risks or second-guess the leap. “Mel,” he said, his voice dropping to a very soft, deliberate murmur. “Do you want to stay awhile? I mean, the fireworks are about to start.”
Her eyes lit up with tentative surprise, wide and shimmering under the bright overhead light. “Really?”
“'Course,” Frank replied, as easily as breathing. His smile was steady now, warm as the promise of the show to come, even as his heart hammered against his ribs. “Wouldn’t want you to miss them.”
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11 Apr 2026
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He’s also afraid he’s been too obvious about it. About the crush he’s had on Mel since he returned a year ago. Everything had felt so new that first day back, like the world was opening itself up to him for the first time again. New and scary and overwhelming, and right in the center of it was Mel, anchoring him, he anchoring her. And ever since, Frank thinks he’s been halfway in love with her, through divorce finalization and sobriety milestones, and now this.
or, four weddings and a
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07 Apr 2026
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Set during the imaginary S5 playing in my head. Carmy divides his time between the restaurant and another place. Syd isn't a fan. Title from the Bon Jovi song.
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16 Mar 2026
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“Nah, man, she’s a fucking legend on campus — no one can make her come!”
[or: Mel King has never cum from sex with another human being and Frank *bets* he can change that]
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07 Mar 2026