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  1. Rec 74

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    Fifteen years after Benson’s killing spree, the world has moved on. The state police claim he’s dead, and no one besides Randy has ever disagreed with them.

    Freshly divorced, dissatisfied with life and staring down the barrel of a mid-life crisis, Randy realizes that for him, there’s no moving on without knowing – he needs to find out what really happened to Benson, no matter how painful the truth may be.

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    20 Jul 2025

  2. Rec 58

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    No time to lose her head about this. Deep breath in through her nose. She could swear she smelled blood. “I don’t know what’s happening here, but your sister and all of her friends are in the living room, and-“

    “What the fuck, Randy, you have a sister?” Benson said under his breath.

    It wasn’t smart to snap at the strange man in her house. Stef couldn’t help it. “That’s the language you’re going to use around my eleven-year-old?”

    What if Randy's mom loved Benson as much as Randy did?

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    12 Jul 2025

  3. Rec 70

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    It's not late, but it's late enough that when his phone rings, Benson raises an eyebrow. People don't call him. Or, the people who do call him don't have any business calling him right now.

    Benson unplugs his phone from the charger by the dresser, and squints at the screen. The scrolling letters say, Bradley (work). He sighs. Maybe he dialed by accident, meant to call someone else and hit Benson's name instead. Who is Bradley trying to call on a Friday night?

    When he picks up, Bradley says, "Hi, um. Sorry for calling. I was wondering if I could ask for a favor? I'm sort of stuck, and I need a ride, and I didn't know who else to call."

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    05 Jul 2025

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    If anyone asks, Evan started it. Sure, Tommy might have pushed it towards undeniably something they have to explore right now immediately, but Evan was the one who looked at him like that, who raised his eyebrows and took a sip of his wine with a little cheeky grin and a suggestive, “But you think I do?”

    The only thing that Tommy can manage to say is the blatant, vulnerable truth. “God, I hope so.”

    Evan pauses at the painful earnestness of Tommy’s voice, but doesn’t start anything else. Tommy tries not to feel too disappointed—joking about it, actively fantasizing, and participating in a kink are three entirely different beasts, and Tommy would know. So, he quietly mourns the mental image of Evan on his knees, eyes big and eager, saying, “Please, daddy?” and he has a lovely dinner with his handsome boyfriend. Spending time with Evan is easy, after all; so in the end, it’s really no hardship.

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    07 Jun 2024

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    "Hello? Ed, is that you? What's all that noise? What's going on?"

    "Wayne, can you come pick me up ... I’m at a party at the Harringtons’ house ... I don't wanna talk about it, man … Can you please just come get me? Please."

    Eddie hangs up the phone and swallows down the lump in his throat.

    He refuses to cry in Steve Harrington's kitchen.

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    18 Oct 2023