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Izzy looks over at Stede, gingerly attempting to coo at a cat that hates him while she shreds his expensive, fancy slippers to pieces. His heart aches in a new and terrible way that has nothing to do with Ed, for once. ‘If you’re sure.’
The smile Stede gives him is warm, a weighty significance to it that Izzy doesn’t know how to read. ‘I am.’
Or, Izzy finds himself at the centre of the ocean's weirdest found family, and acquires two boyfriends along the way.
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When Izzy's low-rent apartment is condemned and he has to move in with his ex-boyfriend's rich best friend Stede Bonnet, things go...better than expected.
Until, that is, Izzy starts wetting the bed. From there, things spiral rapidly out of his control.
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Forty-five year old Ed Teach is a registered nurse at The Lighthouse, a lavish independent living community. When he is assigned to a new resident, 81-year old Stede Bonnet, he discovers an unexpected kind of love.
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“You’re sweet, Stede,” Ed tells him. “I’ll do it.”
“I’m sorry?”
“I’ll do it. I’ll marry you.”
Stede’s mouth falls open, because there’s absolutely no fucking way this is happening to him, and yet—
And yet, Ed says: I’ll marry you, and it feels like a lifeline.
“You’re serious?” Stede asks. “You really want to do this?”
Stede doesn’t expect the beautiful stranger across the bar to say Yes when he asks to fake marry him. He also doesn’t expect to become fake fiancés with benefits, but it seems like they’re both going to get more out of this than they could ever have hoped for.
The only thing is, Stede always thought that when he did marry, it could be for love.
Maybe one day, it will be.
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"Figures I'd have to do this for you, even now." Izzy says, hand going to the dagger on his hip, even as he drops his sword. Throws it down, which sends shivers down Lucius's spine. Izzy takes pride in his weapons.
Lucius remembers Roach joking that they're the only things Izzy Hands cares about, save for Ed. It's not as funny now.
"What're you doing, Iz?" Edward is eyeing the dagger warily, hands held out in front of him.
"I'm tired, Edward. So fucking tired." Izzy chokes out behind tears, shoulders shaking. "I can't be what you need, now. Loyalty's only useful if someone wants it, after all. I'm an old attack dog that's outgrown its use and is just terrorising the pups."
"You want a fucking lap dog," he gestures to Bonnet, though he doesn't seem angry, "and I can't be that for you."
Ed has been using Izzy as a punching bag, and Izzy has been all too happy to help him. They never talk, though, so both men assume they're in the right.
I think Ed gets the benefit of the doubt whereas Izzy is set on fire for the most minor of grievances. Both of them gotta figure their shit out. In the meantime, Izzy will get love from new people, who see his worth. Won't let him self-destruct.- Language:
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15 Aug 2024