CLOSET CASE, Vol. 2 Montgomery has Mallory right where he wants him, figuratively speaking. In the literal sense, he's going back to California alone. 17k words, M/M. Nothing will stop a determined man like Montgomery Anderson from doing what he wants, not even his job. Even when he's only a phone call away, he's the invasive species that Mallory can't get out of his head...or his direct messages. What are they? What will they become? And when the hell is he going to see Mallory again? The time comes sooner than either of them anticipated. After all, distance makes the heart grow fonder. "Seeing you again...I guess it made me go into overdrive. Like you'd disappear again, and I had to stake my claim over you before you ran away." "I don't think I ran away from you a single time during our senior year." I can't stomach the topic. My heart is already scarred, but I'm listening to him intently all the same. "You did." "...Yeah. I...I guess I did." I can't tell if his expression is one of pain, or a quiet mocking. Perhaps I can only discern his happiness because of how elated he felt from fucking me, time and time again. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the way his lips stretched into a smile in his sleep. He'd grab onto me tighter after that, but he wouldn't wake up. Perhaps it was a dream, or perhaps it was because of me. I remember longing for the latter. I was a fool... "I'm sorry for leaving you, Molly." SERIES: CLOSET CASE What happens when the abrasive jock and his emo punching bag reunite a decade after an unspoken goodbye? One's a celebrity football player, and the other is roaming the hallways of their Alma mater like a ghost, desperate to be the teacher he never had all those years ago. Follow Mallory Umber as he reconnects with the man who made his life hell. He's been watching him from screens upon screens, obsessing over what could have been, but he isn't the one desperate to rekindle an old flame. Montgomery Anderson is a man who can't apologize chasing after a man who can't forgive or forget. He doesn't care. He wants what he wants, and he's going to take it*.* CHARACTERS MALLORY UMBER is a high school English teacher. Even at 31 years old, he finds himself slacking on his mental health. His diagnosis with Borderline Personality Disorder is a world away from him, because to him, it's enough that he deals with Fibromyalgia and ADHD. Back in high school, he was the perfect target. Visibly gay, cuts on his wrists, dyed black hair with white streaks, and both of his shoulders showing. He became the target of Montgomery Anderson all too easily, and now, that very man is entering his life again. MONTGOMERY ANDERSON is the all-American dream football star. Or is he? Still in his prime at age 30, the world that should be his means nothing when he's still leashed to his past. Underneath the plastic façade is an obsessive and antisocial man who can't get over the one he left behind. He doesn't know what's wrong with him, avoiding honesty in his psyche evals like it's a cold. Why would he bother getting help when it's so much easier to find the person he's been missing all this time?