It was pouring rain on the early Thursday morning of the Forge Dragon’s departure. Jacob’s mom insisted on driving him so he wouldn’t get soaked on the way. Alice sat in the back seat, waiting to be dropped off at her elementary school. Normally, they both walked, since they lived so close to both schools, but on rainy days, the Mom-Mazda-Express got them where they needed to go.
“It’s really coming down out there,” his mom observed. With the wipers off, the view out the windows was just splotches of undefined color. “You should have an umbrella.” She reached over and dug around on the floor near Jacob’s feet.
“Mom, I have one. Don’t worry,” he said. He pulled his umbrella from the side pocket of his backpack to show her.
“Of course,” she sighed, looking at him like she was missing the small boy she u
Sorry I've been behind! I don't know if it's the heat or the chaos the last couple weeks, but it's been really hard to get just a few words out. Thank you for sticking with me, though. I promise I will get back to a regular weekly posting schedule. We're coming up on some scenes that will be really hard to write, but I've been thinking about them for a long time, so they should at least be easier in that regard. Let me know what you think in the comments!
Jacob trailed delicate kisses up Seth’s front to the sweet melody of Seth’s moans. He held himself above Seth until Seth opened his eyes and smiled, and then he crushed his mouth to Seth’s again. Seth coiled his fingers in Jacob’s hair as their tongues danced.The adrenaline from the game coursed through both of them. Jacob basked in Seth’s excitement at basketball. Gratefulness that Seth could share his passion coursed through him like waves of electricity. Jacob’s identity had always been so intertwined with his love of basketball that watching Seth fall in love with the game was indistinguishable from watching Seth fall in love with him. For the moment, the two feelings were inseparable. Seth loved basketball, which meant Seth loved him, whether or not he ever said it.Seth pressed his groin up against him with
CONTENT WARNING: Depiction of Panic Attacks and anxietySarah stood in the doorway, as white as a ghost.“Sarah! What are you doing here?!” Seth gasped, gripping the sheets around his nakedness.“You left your key at lunch,” she said, obviously at a loss.“So you decided to just fucking come in?!” Seth was shouting. Jacob couldn’t make any words come to mind, so it amazed him that Seth could form complete sentences at all.“I knocked… I didn’t think… how could I…” Sarah clamped her mouth shut. She was holding the offending key in her hand. She dropped it like it was white hot and stared at it as if she didn&rsquo
Colin did his best, but the team never made up the difference from the first half. They only lost by three points, but they still lost.“We’ll get ‘em tomorrow,” Derek said, patting Jacob on the shoulder as he passed to return to the locker room.“Shiiiiit,” groaned Bret dramatically as he changed. “Fuck, Jacob, what the hell! We only have one more chance! You better not screw up tomorrow.”“It’s not his fault,” Charlie argued.“Yeah, right, I’m sure you really believe that,” said Bret. He slammed his locker shut and disappeared into the shower.“It’s not your fault,” James said, handing a water bottle to Ja
Jacob held his breath in surprise. It was true; he knew it was true, but saying it out loud somehow made it real. He hadn’t planned to say it. It almost felt like someone else had been the one to say it, but he could feel the echo of the words in his mouth.Sarah visibly relaxed. “Oh,” she said as her brows turned up in the middle, and the intense glare she had fixed on Jacob melted to one of compassion.“I’m sorry,” Jacob said, breaking from her gaze and studying the ground in the dying light.“You don’t have to apologize for that,” she said. “It’s not something you can help.”The confidence in her words stabbed through him. If he couldn’t help it, there was no fixing i
Hello Folks, I know this is not what you wanted to see, so I apologize. I wanted to give you all a new chapter today, since I missed last week, but it is Halloween weekend here in the states, and I have not been able to give the story the attention it deserves. Time is moving too gosh darn fast! I can promise that this story will continue. This story WILL be completed; please be patient with me! I am eternally grateful for your support. I truly love writing and crafting stories, and your feedback gives me renewed inspiration. I know I don't update often, and that it can be a pain to wait, but please, I hope you will stay subscribed, so you will get notified when Seth and Jacob's story continues. Thank you for sticking with me! - Blair Sterling
Jacob awoke to find the hotel room empty. That’s fine. Seth probably wanted to get an early start since he missed the game yesterday. Jacob blearily dragged himself out of bed. He hadn’t been able to sleep much and his dreams were restless, but he tried to shake it off. They had an important game today, and he couldn’t let the team down a second time.Seth’s bags weren’t in the room. They wouldn’t be coming back to the rooms after the game today, but would get on the bus to go home instead, so he probably already loaded his stuff on the bus. It wasn’t a big deal.Jacob climbed into the shower and turned it on. Cold water hit his face and shocked him awake before it warmed.Seth would have waited for him. If things were normal, Seth would have waited for him
Derek hit the tip off, putting the ball in Forge’s possession. James Dooley took the ball down court, and everyone else moved into position for a double curl play. Normally, they would run a triangle or 5 out motion, but both of the ways they ran those plays depended on Jacob shooting three-pointers, and not even Dooley wanted to depend on him during this game. Jacob moved to the wing to wait for Dooley’s pass. He caught it with ease, while Dooley cut to the low post. Jacob dribbled into the paint, then passed to Dooley for the lay-up, while Bret screened Skyline’s defense. The ball hung on the rim for a second, then fell through the net. The Center for Skyline caught the ball and started driving it to the next basket. Forge was not in a position for full-court press, nor did they have the energy after the loss yesterday, but they did take-up a half court man-to-man. The ball zipped past Jacob, caug
When Jacob sat down, Seth startled awake. His shoulders sank when he realized it was Jacob beside him. Jacob’s heart sank in response. He thought he could handle anything other than Seth looking at him with regret. Seth shook his head and leaned against the window. “Can we talk?” Jacob asked as quietly as he could. “And talk about what?” Seth said without turning. “It’s not like we can really talk here.” Seth had a point. Anyone could overhear. Jacob would have to be careful about what he said, but he couldn’t pass up this opportunity having Seth stuck with him on the bus. He might not get another chance. The bus lurched forward, and Jacob saw Seth go rigid. He realized he hadn’t even thought about how much difficulty Seth might have with a bus ride. Had