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  1. Public Bookmark 21

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    '“I am fine,” Novak says immediately, as if he isn't obviously being held upright by the wall alone, as if he doesn't look like he just got served up as dinner for a pack of wolves. His voice still rasps a little. “Andy, it is okay. I need just a moment and I will leave, it is not so bad as it looks.”

    It takes a second for Andy to find his voice, a second more to breathe through the rising edge of panic he'd tried so hard to leave behind in Australia. “It looks pretty bad,” he says and has to pause to swallow when his tone pitches too far into shrill. “What the hell happened?”'

    Or, the one where Novak is a vampire and Andy should really know better by now.

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    05 Oct 2025

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    “Nothing,” Will says, right into Mike’s ear. “Still feeling good?”

    So good. Mike makes sure to not say it aloud this time. “I think,” Mike says slowly, heart pounding, “I need” — Will pulls back just a little, just enough for their noses to bump against each other, clumsy, and Mike bites the bullet — “one more.”

    Will is still in Mike’s lap, which is maybe not very platonic of him, and the joint has smoldered its way down to the end, nearly over, all eaten up by the fire. Will swallows thickly, then leans closer, a perfect imitation of their positions from earlier. Mike isn’t sure how long it’s been, but fire has been eating away at him too, this whole time, leaving him on the brink of going up in smoke, slow and burning and so good.“Yeah?” Will murmurs, realization dawning on him, eyes wide. “One more?”

    or: Mike’s still new to this whole smoking thing. Will has a few ideas.

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    29 Aug 2025

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    “Okay! So, usually when you’re supposed to kiss the girl she’ll give you like a signal. Here, like this.”
    Will waits, eyes flitting between Mike’s. It’s a long beat. “Are- are you messing with me Mike? What’s the ‘signal?’ You’re just looking at me like you always do?”
    Mike turns bright, bright red, so much so that his freckles are in danger of disappearing.

    Mike proposes practice kissing and Will assumes it's platonic.

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    24 Aug 2025

  4. Public Bookmark 48

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    Will watches Mike’s face become illuminated by the candle’s glow, notes the flames dancing across his eyes, wonders if Mike could look at him like that, maybe. And then he turns his head just a bit to look at Will, and a smile as soft as candlelight spreads across his face.
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    or: eight hanukkahs in will's life, seven of them with mike.

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    22 Aug 2025

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    the experience of everyone around you celebrating christmas except you can hit so hard oh my god

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    Will was all out of excuses to keep avoiding Mike. He didn’t think he’d be strong enough to keep avoiding Mike either way - not with Mike calling him everyday- but this feels entirely too soon, the memories still fresh. Will feels that if he even thinks about Mike he could feel the phantom of Mike’s fingers digging into his hips, his lips pressing into Wills’ pulse, the thickness of his hair between Wills’ fingers.

    The Wheeler’s front door opens on its own, and Will jumps from where he’s standing, letting out a small yelp in surprise.

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    Will can't avoid Mike forever, and they talk about what happened the day they got high together.

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    17 Aug 2025