28.2.1. A problem shared is a problem halved

Co-written with cameronpreston
[Follows THIS, THIS and THIS]Cameron was sitting as close to his twin's hospital bed as he could get. He had lost track of how long he had been sitting there for now, but he knew he would stay there as long as it took. He had no idea what had happened, but it really didn't matter. He ( Read more... )

27.1.6. "Remember that you are needed. There is at least one important work to be done that will not be done unless you do it." - Charles L. Allen

[Follows THIS]As his consciousness slowly clawed it's way back, Patrick felt like he was trying to fight his way through a thick and hazy fog. There was a sharp pain in his head and a nauseating smell ( Read more... )

28.5.3. A moment of heightened emotions

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[Follows a few weeks after THIS]Pat flexed and unflexed his hands around the steering wheel of his car and sighed as he he pulled up for the red light at a busy intersection. He wet his lips and glanced at Aiden sitting in the passenger's seat. "Are you serious? You want to do this now?" he ( Read more... )

18.3.2. I have something to tell you

Co-written with cameronprestonAlthough the plan had been for the “twin wedding” to be simple, understated and small, it was really impossible to keep it like that in essence. With four people getting married, that meant four separate pockets of guests had to be accounted for and included. Pat had done just about everything ( Read more... )

14.1.6. “When love is not madness, it is not love.” - Jacques Prévert

Co-written with mrpublicity“Stop it,” Pat warned breathlessly, turning his head to shoot Aiden a weak glare. “I can hear you working up to an optimistic pep talk and I don’t want to hear it. I’m sore, I’m tired, I’m sweaty. As much as you’re my favourite cheerleader, darling, just no. It’s ( Read more... )

12.1.3. “Sometimes I wish I were a little kid again, skinned knees are easier to fix than broken hearts.” - Unknown

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[Follows THIS, THIS & THIS]“Sorry?” Lachlan said as he paced back and forth with his sobbing son in his arms. “I thought you just said you kissed Riley?” It took a lot to get Lachlan frazzled, but today was one of ( Read more... )

10.8.5. Change of Heart

Co-written with mrpublicity | Set Christmas Day

[Companion piece to THIS]

Aiden watched Pat and his twin up at the SingStar mics belting out You'll Never Walk Alone together. Pat in his wheelchair wasn’t going to let a single thing ruin his Christmas, especially not the illness. It was early in the day that Pat had caught Aiden’s ( Read more... )

9.8.4. Family Guy

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[Follows THIS and THIS]Pat was trying to manoeuvre his wheelchair back down to the living room when Lachlan finally exited Aiden’s guest room, looking freshly showered and about 500% on what he had done the day before. “Morning, darling,” he greeted him with a smile. “Or I should say ‘afternoon’, considering it’ ( Read more... )

8.1.3. “The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value.” - Charles Dudley Warner

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[Follows ALL THIS]Pat pulled out of the deep kiss and stroked his fingers along Aiden’s cheek. “Do you mind if we have a night off tonight, darling? I’m buggered from the trip. I feel like I could sleep for a week.” He ( Read more... )

4.3.1. What do you mean, ‘it didn’t hurt’?It was times like this that Pat thought he’d never get used to having Multiple Sclerosis. The stages of grief following his diagnosis had long since past; acceptance had come eventually, but acceptance didn’t mean you couldn’t get downright fucking pissed off by the disability at times ( Read more... )