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  1. Public Bookmark 7

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    “I dunno, Matt.” Jay ran his hands up and down his thighs, tense. “I think this is pretty lame at our age.”

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    04 Jun 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 13

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    Okay. Fine. Whatever. He's going to get it over with. Jay's going to kiss him. He's going to kiss Matt. Honestly, it'll probably be really normal. Or like, just kind of gross, because Matt is kind of gross. They did everything together. He had only been nervous earlier because it was going to be so public. His heart was only hammering because he'd just been running for like fifteen minutes. Fifteen minutes is a long time for someone to run continuously.

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    oh my god Jay get up GET UP!

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    31 May 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 35

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    Two key truths had remained constant for Jay McCarrol since his childhood: one, Matt was always there; and two, Jay had no real sense of direction in his life.

    On the rare occasions in which he had allowed himself to reflect on it, Jay had always ended up reaching the same conclusion: a change in number one must be the key to changing number two.

    After experiencing a timeline without Matt at his side and making the decision to go back to set things right, though, Jay realizes how much he values the life that they have together, and it finally occurs to him that maybe the purpose that he’s been searching for his whole life has been right there in front of him the entire time.

     

    Or, Jay decides to propose to Matt.

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    28 May 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 6

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    In which Matt thinks that maybe this time the burgers really are magic. Now he just has to figure out how to reverse his mistake...

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    27 May 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 9

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    It's not enough. He needs more.

    He needs what Matt gave him before, over, and over, and over again.

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    26 May 2026