There was a tension in the rec room that most would be hard-pressed to not notice. It was entirely due to the two men in the room; the darker haired one seated at the chess-board pointedly ignoring the fairer haired one at the bookshelf ( Read more... )

Waking early with a lot on his mind, Logan spends the early hours of one Tuesday morning on the beach, sulking and getting soaked. Neil finds him, but their quiet and awkward conversation is quickly interrupted when Donald stumbles upon the pair. To say the conversation ends badly would be an understatement. He's also Joined by Joe, who proves to ( Read more... )

Anatoly and Donald meet in the rec room, ostensibly to make flash cards for Donald's Russian class. It's all a polite fiction though, as they really came together for the chess. They talk of many things - from new business ventures to Anatoly's last opponent to the vagaries of life itself.

Rated G for General and Good Lord, Chess Players Are A ( Read more... )

Trying to learn from his past mistakes, Donald talks to Josh about their relationship, telling him of things that may be developing with Logan. They agree to not not see other people, and when Josh tells him he loves him, Donald manages to not make a mess of things utterly. At least for now.

Dated to June 23rd

Josh was in a good mood. This wasn’t particularly a bad thing, just something he was still getting used to. Busy, arrogant, frustrated, angry, confident.... these were all moods that he was used to, that came naturally. But regular ol’ happiness? He could understand the sheer joy of giving Congress a good shellacking, or triumphing mightily on a ( Read more... )

Shortly after Will disappears, Donald finds himself being shadowed by Crab, Will's dog. Guy breaks the news to his friend, and they have a drink, managing to not argue, be dramatic, or storm off in a huff, either of them. It still doesn't end what either would call well, though it's an improvement, still.

Dated to the end of May

Barefoot and bored, Logan wandered along the edge of the shore with Linus in tow. The golden retriever was content to splash in the waves, running circles around his owner and occasionally dipping into the shallow waves as they rolled up on the sand ( Read more... )

After the silent auction, Will and Donald go on their date. Thread still in progress, rated a perfectly nice PG. Dated to the afternoon of June 23.

Will and Alcuin spend an evening cuddled up whilst Will reads his new poems to Alcuin. He finishes and the two finally consummate their relationship. In the morning, when Alcuin wakes up, Will has ( Read more... )

Logan goes to see Donald a few days after their fight. Things start out rocky, but by the end of the conversation things are sort of okay, and the two men call it a night. (Rated PG-13 for language, dated to 6/18/08)

Fraser was standing at the bookshelf, but for the first time, he wasn't actually looking at the books. The Mountie did his best not to be nosy, usually, but sometimes he couldn't help but hear and see things, and really even someone who wasn't trained to be as alert as he was would have been hard pressed not to notice the two men in the corner ( Read more... )