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It’s no wonder Jon finds himself three cups of eggnog deep at the refreshments table, cheeks warm and toes tingling. He should really know better; Professor Tipton is renowned for spiking her eggnog as liberally as she grades her finals, buoyantly insisting that the holidays are a time for good will and good cheer.
It does the trick, though; the alcohol dulls the increasingly suffocating anxiety to a faint twinge. By the time that Patrick finishes making the rounds and knocks his shoulder companionably, Jon manages a real smile.
“Shit, Jon,” Patrick laughs. “I leave you alone for an hour and you’re toasted.”
(Or: Jon is an accomplished young Psychology professor at the University of Illinois, and Patrick is a 1st year doctoral student working on Jon's research project. There's just one problem: before the semester started, they met at a gay bar and had a one-night stand. What was originally a passing fling becomes infinitely more complicated when, over the course of the year, they realize that they actually like each other.)