SWEET DEBAUCHERY: AN M/M COLLEGE, CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
“I know I said I’d come out soon, but… I don’t think it’s going to be that soon anymore.”
I blink at him.
“That’s not funny,” I say, my voice strained. “Luke, what the fuck?”
“Tyler killed himself right after coming out publicly,” he says, quietly. “And it got me thinking—about how hard this could be. How bad it could all go. I don’t think I’m ready for that.”
I stare at him in disbelief.
“So you’re just backing out?”
“I’m trying to focus,” he mutters, running a hand through his hair. “On hockey. I can’t risk distractions, not right now—”