The Importance of Being Denny

Don't Read in the Closet Events series

Official Description:Matt appears on Denny's doorstep four years after Matt's mother — Denny's stepmother — put Denny on the first bus out of California. Loving his very closeted stepbrother cost Denny everything once: his home, his family, the safety net of his trust fund. Everything. Denny built a new life. Matt finally coming out has stirred his stepmother's wrath, though, and four years of notloving Matt is about to cost Denny everything. Again.

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Original Prompt:

Dear Author,

Sometimes you can find the love in the most unexpected places. He was younger and so full of himself that I couldn't even stand the sight of him. Unfortunately, we've know each other our whole life, so I couldn't ignore him. And then he decided to prepare a surprise...

I've fallen in love with this picture and I'd be really grateful if someone wrote a story about these handsome men. It could be about close neighbours or even brothers (but not friends :). When I look at this picture I see sparks of love, passion and admiration flying between both men and the story should be the same.

Photo Description:Two dark-haired jean-clad young men stand chest to chest, faces angled together, eyes closed. Bare muscular abdomens touch. Their mouths hover a breath away from each other. The taller, his back pressed to a rough wall, has a finger tucked in the other man's waistband, pulling him close.

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Genre:contemporary

Tags:gay m/m, brothers, stepbrothers, family, drama, angst

Warnings:brothercest (stepbrothers)

Word Count:9,946

Audience
adultnew adult
Length
short · 30 pages

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