This story will post October 9th.

Table of Contents

1. The Ability to Adapt

2. The New Order of Things

3. The Threshold of Cataclysm

4. Peeling Back of the Surreal

5. One Caretaker of Many

6. The Great Meaning of Creation

7. Varieties of Peace Offerings

8. Stiff Formalities

9. Occupy the Hands, Occupy the Spirit

10. Tricks of the Mind

11. Rightful Accusations

12. Confessing Transgressions

13. Bonding in a Better Way

14. Pleasantries of the Heart

15. Malfunction

16. Elbow-Deep in Foggy Definitions

17. Apparitions of the Past, and the Present

18. More Than a Minor Hitch

19. The Key to Realization

20. Forever Intertwined, For Better or Worse

21. Awkward Occurrences and Preparation

22. Velvet, Crushing Passions

23. Cleanliness and Trust

24. Companionship is a Large Accomplishment

25. The Ferocity of Merciless Kickback

26. Complications Easily Swayed

27. Waking Nightmares

28. A Courageous and Rebellious Leader

29. Eccentricity and Much-Needed Rest

30. Comfort in Permanence

31. Hard-Earned Pleasure and Pain

32. Expecting the Unexpected

33. Old Flames and Even Older Friends

34. Rumors and Gossip and Ruin

35. Some Unique Tribulations

36. Unknown Occurrences

37. Amateur's Snared, Rights Secured

38. Subconsciously Unconscious

39. Metamorphosis

40. Hard Earned Finality

Epilogue


For Jackie, my sister in blood and also a sister to me in gay supporters;

I finally wrote smut worth reading.

And for Jeremy, my greatest supporter in all my work (writing or otherwise) and the love of my life;

I didn't know it was possible to express 'Ewww' in so many ways.

Thank you.