โ Scribed by Jessie Pinkham [Pinkham, Jessie]
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
A repressive childhood casts long shadows.
Growing up in a reactionary religious household left Matt Aldridge socially inept and woefully unprepared for life in the wider world. He's still trying to figure himself out when he meets his hunky new neighbor, Collin Moravec. Matt likes him at first sight, and miraculously, Collin feels the same.
When his cousin Levi shows up needing a home, Matt doesn't hesitate to take him in, even as it throws his own world into disarray. He's determined to save his younger cousin some of the struggles he faced. But taking on this responsibility brings up old anxieties, and in his terror of failing Levi, Matt pushes Collin away. He has to move beyond his fearful upbringing once and for all, or he's going to end up miserable – and alone.
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