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    Hi Shane. This is Troy Barrett. Rozanov gave me your number.

    Shane stared at his phone.
    What the actual fuck?
    Why had Ilya given Barrett his number, and what did Barrett want?
    Three dots appeared under the message. It looked like he was about to find out.

    So Roz took me to the Kingfisher. You know, Scott Hunter’s gay bar. And we got to talking. Mind if I call?

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    "I'm not gay...but I think I'm in love with Buck."

    At a wine night with Hen and Karen, Eddie admits to both being in love with Buck and extremely confused about his sexuality. Amidst much silliness, some unsupervised Google searching, a trip to a club for "research," and far too much alcohol, Hen, Karen, and Eddie try to figure it out.

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    Bzzzzz.

    Robbe’s belly fluttered as he checked his notification.

    Sander.

    It didn’t matter what the message said, just the thought of Sander made his pulse quicken and the butterflies roosting in his stomach roar to life. They were always there, those butterflies, always ready to leap into action and take his stomach from calm equanimity to a free fall, the immediate uneasiness akin to falling off a cliff.

    The butterflies lived for Sander. Loved Sander.

    Robbe had loved him for so long that it was hard to remember a time when he didn’t want to be near him, to hear from him, to touch him.

    Or, Sander takes Robbe on a picnic. Robbe overthinks.

    ***Written for the SKAM Reverse Bang 2025***

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    As Eddie took his last sip of coffee, preparing to stand, Buck broke the silence with a hammer straight to Eddie’s heart.

    “Thanks, man, for letting me crash your morning. What am I going to do next Valentine’s Day when you’re not here, and I’m invariably single again?” Buck had pasted on a fake smile, but it slipped. He frowned into his empty mug before standing, grabbing the plates from the table, and pulling Eddie’s mug from his frozen hands.

    Because Eddie couldn’t move, couldn’t think, couldn’t–

    He was shattered.

    Broken.

    Lying in tiny pieces on the floor.

    Because in choosing to follow Chris to El Paso, he was leaving Buck behind.

    He was leaving Buck.

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    “What the fuck is this?”

    “Laundry,” Sander responded wryly, coming up behind him. He leaned casually against the wall. “You know, it’s when I wash and fold your clothes–”

    “I know that, asshole. I mean, why the fuck is it on the bed. On my side of the bed where I’d like to take a fucking nap?” To add insult to injury, Sander’s side was pristine, unmarred by impediments.

    “So that you’ll put it away.”

    Sander’s answer had him seeing red. “That’s passive aggressive.”

    — Written for SKAM December Festival 2024 —

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    A bright laugh soared over the squeals of delight and joyful chatter filling the common room. Robbe didn’t even have to look up to know who it belonged to.

    Sander.

    Robbe would know his voice anywhere. His laugh. His smile. His eyes. His…well, it was rather pathetic. He really shouldn’t continue.

     

    — Written for SKAM December Festival 2024 —

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    Rival French Horn players, Robbe and Sander, meet when they are in high school and immediately dislike one another; however, at a summer music camp they learn that they don’t have to like one another to take advantage of the spark that ignites whenever they’re alone. Cue a years-long clandestine, secret…something. Can they call themselves fuck buddies if they’re not actually friends?

    How do these two rival musicians weather their non-relationship as their lives interweave and change, as they make choices that take them far from one another? Is it only convenient, or is it something more?

     

    ***Written for the SKAM Big Bang 2024***

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    “What do you mean there’s no reservation?” Robbe asked in French, his voice wobbling against his will.

    “I’m sorry, sir, but there’s no reservation under either IJzermans or Driesen for this weekend,” the man said calmly, as if he weren’t ruining Robbe’s Christmas surprise, as if he weren’t destroying Robbe’s one chance to treat Sander the way he deserved, to wine and dine him, to give him something nice, something that wasn’t cheap or handmade.

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    Written for the SKAM December Festival 2023

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    “C’mon, Sander, go out with me.”

    “Robbe, you’re drunk.”

    Robbe swayed unsteadily before leaning against the wooden counter. “Doesn’t have to be tonight. Tomorrow. Sunday. Monday. Any night. Every night…” his voice trailed off, dreamy.

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    Written for the SKAM December Festival 2023

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    Imagine a universe where Sander saw Robbe at the spraying club and immediately realized he should probably break up with his girlfriend, thus missing the beach trip and his chance with Robbe.

    Fast forward 12 years, divorced dad Sander is at the zoo, sketching animals for his new children’s book series, and a beautiful zookeeper catches his eye. Afraid to date and introduce more adults into his daughter’s life who might leave, Sander is happy to admire him from afar. When, by chance meeting, he finds that the zookeeper is actually a kind veterinarian, always willing to step in and help, his crush becomes impossible to ignore. Can Sander learn to balance his protective instincts with his growing feelings, or will his fear of abandonment win?

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    Lucas, Eliott, Daphné, and Basile work at a pet store, and they get a surprise delivery.

    — A 1000-word ficlet written for SKAM Secret Santa 2022 —

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    “C’mon, Cap, there’s gotta be someone else. Send anyone else,” Buck pleaded, adding in a hasty, “Please,” as an afterthought. 

    “I can’t, Buck. It’s your turn this month.”

    “But…I wanna be out there with you, being useful, not stuck giving a lecture to some bored out of their minds teenagers.”

    “Then don’t make it boring,” Bobby said with a reassuring smile, giving Buck’s shoulder a firm squeeze as he walked towards the stairs. 

    Buck groaned and sulked the whole way to the locker room. Tomorrow was going to suck. Teenagers were the worst! At least little kids were interested, their eyes glowing and growing round with each piece of gear he pulled out. They asked questions and made it fun. Teenagers just sat there and stared miserably off into the distance…or slept, or doodled, or found some other way to not pay attention and prove to him that he was wasting his time. 

    Career Day was the fucking worst!
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    Or, Buck shows up for Career Day at Eddie's school, and both of them struggle to rein in their attraction.

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    “I’m gonna stop you right there,” Eddie said, tone suddenly stern and sincere. “You are not a back up plan. You never were a back up plan. You have always been my choice to parent Christopher in my absence, and today I realized that you are also my choice to parent Christopher in my presence.”
     

    Or, Buck gives Christopher permission to finally watch Jurassic Park, and it sends Eddie down a feelings spiral.

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    When the all girls' school pulls out of their combined production of Romeo and Juliet, St. Lawrence’s Academy must scramble to decide how to proceed. Sander, last year's lead, is a shoo-in for Romeo, but little do they know that Robbe, a transfer student on scholarship, has dreams of being an actor. Suddenly the stage is full of sound and fury, signifying…everything. Personal insecurities and misunderstandings abound and what should be a fun, enjoyable extracurricular turns into a passive aggressive battlefield of sniping and bickering. Will they be able to get it together before Opening Night?

    Or

    The play may be the thing, but what happens when Romeo and Juliet don't get along?

    Written for the Skam Big Bang 2022
    **new chapter posts every Wednesday**

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