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The Distance Between Us
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2026-04-20 12:05:57Noah’s Apartment. at 4:17pm.
Noah dropped his backpack and flopped onto his bed, exhausted. His phone was already in his hand, though he couldn’t remember grabbing it.Three new texts.Jay: carter please just talk to meJay: i don’t understand what’s happeningJay: did i lose you?Noah stared at the last one.His thumb hovered over the keyboard.No. You didn’t lose me. I’m trying to help you.But he couldn’t send it. T
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Boys Don’t Play Fair Movie Night
The theater was on Main Street, tucked between a bookstore and a coffee shop that had been there since before anyone could remember. The neon sign flickered in the February dark red and blue, casting pale light across the sidewalk.Jay pulled up at 7:55.Noah was already there, standing near the entrance, his hands in his pockets, his breath clouding in the cold air. Jay got out of the car. Walked toward him."You're early," Noah said."So are you.""I got here five minutes ago.""I got here ten minutes ago."Noah looked at him. "You were waiting in your car?""I was listening to music.""For ten minutes?"Jay didn't answer.Noah shook his head. But he was smiling.They walked toward the theater together. The line was short Friday night, but early enough that the crowd hadn't arrived yet. Jay stepped up to the window."Four tickets," he said.The woman behind the counter didn't blink. She printed them out. Jay paid.Noah looked at him. "Four?""Yeah.""Who's the fourth?"Jay pocketed
Boys Don’t Play Fair THE CHOICE
The pool was empty when Noah pulled himself out.His shoulders were heavy in the good way tired but loose, the kind of tired that meant he'd done the work. He sat on the edge for a moment, his feet still in the water, catching his breath.Marcus surfaced beside him. "You were fast today.""I was focused.""Focused on what?"Noah looked at him. "Just focused."Marcus shook his head. Didn't push. He never did. He just hauled himself out of the pool, water streaming down his back, and sat next to Noah."You've been different lately," Marcus said. "Happier."Noah pulled off his cap. Wrung it out."Yeah," he said. "I have been."Marcus nodded. Like that made sense. Like he understood."Good," Marcus said. "You deserve it."He stood up. Walked toward the locker room. Didn't look back.Noah sat on the edge of the pool for a moment longer. The water was still. The lights hummed. Somewhere in the distance, a door closed.Then he got up and changed.The hallway was quiet when he walked out.Mos
Boys Don’t Play Fair THE SHOULDER
Thursday morning came in grey and quiet.Noah woke up before his alarm. The room was still dark, the curtains drawn, the only light coming from the crack beneath his door. He lay there for a moment, staring at the ceiling, letting the previous night settle into his bones.Jay's voice. I love you.His own voice. I love you too.The way Jay's hands had felt on his skin. The way they'd moved together like they'd been doing it forever. The way Jay had looked at him after open in a way he rarely let himself be.Noah smiled at the ceiling.He reached for his phone. 6:47. No messages from Jay yet. That was fine. Jay wasn't a morning person. He probably wasn't even awake.Noah got up. Showered. Dressed. Ate breakfast standing at the counter, the same way he always did. The apartment was quiet. His mom's door was still closed she'd come home late, gone straight to bed, the way she always did when she worked a long shift.He checked his phone again.Nothing.He put it in his pocket. Grabbed his
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The car pulled up to Noah's building at 9:47.The street was quiet the laundromat sign buzzing, the corner store closed, the apartments above them dark except for a few scattered lights. Noah sat in the passenger seat, his bag in his lap, the warmth of the car still clinging to him.He didn't move to get out.Jay cut the engine. The sudden silence was loud in a way that felt intimate the two of them in the dark, the city settling around them, the night holding its breath."Do you want to come up?" Noah asked.Jay looked at him. "Up?""To my apartment. My mom's not home until late."Jay considered it. His hand was still on the gear shift. His knuckles were white, then relaxed."Yeah," he said. "Okay."They walked up the stairs together. Three flights. The building was quiet the kind of quiet that came from old walls and neighbors who went to bed early. Noah unlocked the door. Pushed it open.The apartment was small. The living room was tidy, the kitchen clean, the counters wiped down.
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The rink was cold.Not the usual cold the kind that settled into your bones before you even stepped onto the ice. The kind that meant the building had been empty for hours, the cooling system working overtime, the air sharp and clean.Jay laced up his skates in the quiet locker room. The team was scattered around him Sam telling a story about something that had happened at breakfast, Chen adjusting his helmet, Mark going over something on his phone. The usual pre-game noise. The usual pre-game energy.Liam sat across the room.His shoulder was strapped. His head was down. He was pulling on his gloves with the methodical slowness of someone who'd done this a thousand times and wasn't thinking about it.Jay watched him for a moment. Then looked away.Coach pushed through the doors at 6:15. The room went quiet."Listen up," Coach said. "Icebound is fast. They're disciplined. They're going to try to beat you to the puck every single time." He looked around the room. "Don't let them."He t
Boys Don’t Play Fair Through the glass
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Boys Don’t Play Fair Showing Up
The morning felt crisp, almost like the world was trying to make up for the rest of the week. Noah coasted through quiet streets with the wind behind him, slipping into the rhythm of the waking city. He felt lighter than usual, carrying good news that nobody else knew yet.He locked up his bike and
Boys Don’t Play Fair Still Smiling
They lingered in the parking lot, neither moving toward the exit. Neither bothered to bring up the cold, even though it was definitely there. You just sort of stop feeling stuff like that when something more important grabs your attention.Jay’s hands disappeared back into his pockets.Noah let go
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