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[iprayforsilence]

Blood

Derek sat outside of Scott Hunter's home, terrified to get out of his car. This would change everything. Getting out of the car meant stepping into a family. Scott was his cousin. Their parents had been...disconnected. Hell, his parents were furious that he was even trying to start a relationship with Scott now. But his parents had never really liked him much.

He was too cowardly to become a rock star and make them money.

He was gay. Openly.

He was a disappointment all around.

But what if Scott could get it? What if he could end up with a best friend and a family that actually gave a shit?

Getting out of the car, he made his way to the door, and pressed the button for the buzzer.

Scott knew he was coming.

Scott knew who he was. But they had never spoken outside of a few emails and the Ancestry DNA results that marked them as blood.

When the door opened, his nerves went away.

"My parents are assholes. You belonged with us, not with some foster family. I'm sorry. We should have grown up together not...as strangers."

He wanted a smoke so badly right now. But he had quit years ago.

"Let me restart. I'm Derek. Our mothers are sisters. But my mom is a bitch with an inferiority complex."

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[russiancentre81]

❛ you think you know me, but the truth is, you don’t. ❜ ( from Scott )

his normally pursed lips twitched, a smirk almost slipping through. '– i know you are old,' ilya drawled, dismissive and faintly amused, his blue eyes giving it away for just a heartbeat. scott was wrong, though. ilya did know him — or at least knew what it was like to live with a catastrophic s e c r e t. the difference now was that rosanov continued to carry his, while hunter’s was proudly on display for the world to see. ' ...beside, i thought you were done with secrets. '

[iprayforsilence]

Reaching Out

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"How did you do it? With all the sponsors. All the people counting on you. How did you do it?"

Shane is tired of hiding. So is Ilya. They both want to...come out...as a couple.

They've started a charity together helping kids learn the sport of hockey. Ilya is really good with the kids. The money they make from it goes to suicide prevention. But the charity means that he and Ilya can openly be friends.

"What Shane is trying to say, is that we are together. We have been for a year...on an official basis. Since 2008 unofficially. But we do not want to hide any more. We want what you have. But there are...complications we have that you did not."

"Like Russia being toxic for anyone not hetero."

"Yes. My home country is...it is not safe."

The two look at one another.

"Then there are Shane's sponsors. And will they still let us help the kids with the charity if they know that we are with one another."

Shane looks near tears.

"So we've come to you in the hopes that you might be able to help us come out."

[thelasttimeiswear-realmythsmoved]

i absolutely love seeing you on the dash. reading your posts about your muses ( and id love to write with you more too! ). you have this beautiful way of capturing each muses voice that i am simply in awe of. i have admired your writing for so long! sending you all the good wishes for this next year coming <3

asdfghjkl; Jishwa this is so sweet of you. <3

Excuse the fanpersoning but I absolutely adore YOUR writing. And I would love to have more threads with you in the new year! Thank you so much for sending this in. I really appreciate it. <3