tony & dean short story preview (Patreon)

got a new short story on my $6 tier--its small but explores tony's first contact crush on dean when they were in high school. i did an illustration for it too!

edit: thought it might be nice to share a snippet! youre hopeless, tony

Against their will, everyone knew everyone. At least half of the teens in the room had been in school together since elementary, and the teachers had taught their older siblings before them.

But one face stood out. Tony dared another look.

The new guy. He sat two seats down to Tony's left with his head down, locked in his notebook, scribbling, while Mrs. Benson rolled out the projector. Tony hadn't caught his name yet. He was a lean kid with a head of curly hair that hid from view a pair of large black glasses, and he might have looked wimpy if he wasn't so tall. His converse silently tapped away the chorus of an unknown rhythm. His sharp wrists and thin hands working away at the page, another hand propped under the curve of neck which was only hinted behind curls. Tony knew he shouldn't consider these things so carefully.

What was his name?