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Sixteen-year-old Shane has finally settled into life in the country, with university ambitions, a steady relationship, and a grudging tolerance for dance that is entirely the fault of his boyfriend, Luke.<br><br>Then Shane’s father gets his marching orders, and Shane’s time in this new life is put on a countdown. At sixteen, Shane could legally leave but has nowhere to go. And leaving the first real home he’s had in nearly twelve years doesn’t feel any better whether it’s for the wilds of Cornwall or the local housing association.<br><br>But in order to stay, Shane is going to have to tell his very conservative, very military family his biggest secrets ... all three of them.

Matthew J. Metzger · LGBT+

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Chapter 9

“Aren’t you exag—”

“No, Soph, I’m not,” Shane said ruthlessly. “Dad won’t even watch the Olympics because there’s too many ‘queer’ sports. Like gymnastics and dressage and stuff.”

Sophie still looked sceptical, and Shane crushed a bitter surge of disappointment. Of course Sophie didn’t get it. Sophie had a crazy druggie hooker sister and a weird hippie mother who had books like How To Facilitate Open Communication With Your Children and was written entirely in gender-neutral pronouns to avoid being sexist. Sophie didn’t get it. She didn’t get Shane’s position, because it was just some theory to her, that gay people had it shit. She’d never seen it. She didn’t get…get how Dad would shout at footballers on the telly, how’d he tease Shane about Rebecca, how he’d rolled his eyes at Luke and called him a bender the other day in the car…

“Soph, Sergeant Kershaw isn’t exactly the most progressive of guys,” Luke said quietly, and kissed Shane’s ear again.

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