My rating: 4 of 5 stars
It takes a near-death experience for Bjorn to reprioritise his life. He needs to stop meddling in his siblings’ lives and focus on himself. Then Kaino Nieminen and Xander Neilsen walk out of his past and into his hospital room, and maybe, just maybe, the universe is finally cutting him a break. Xander lives to fill eager students’ minds with the wonder that is Dickens and Austen, to debate the merits of Shelley, and dive into the scandalous roots of the Bronte sisters’ novels. Woe betide the graduate student who doesn’t find English Literature fascinating. When Bjorn Osouf plays hero and almost gets himself killed, he takes it as his sign to reconnect. As expected, there’s still a spark between us. What he doesn't anticipate is the imminently fascinating Kaino Nieminen, or his inconvenient attraction to them. Making personal connections is a challenge. He's no introvert, but he needs time to really get to know someone, to trust them, before they’re a friend. As a non-binary, touch-averse, demisexual, it takes even longer for anything romantic to develop, and most people aren’t that patient.Only one person has cared to try. And when he almost dies, it’s the shove needed to reconnect. He finds himself in Bjorn Osouf’s hospital room, and the instant reconnection has him eager to give things one more try. Then Xander Neilsen walks in and throws a wrench into his plan.
I enjoyed this story as the three men had friendship then a relationship followed by love. I loved the care taken to describe Kaino and their limitations. I liked the focus on consent and safewords to ensure safety. Easy to read, feel and understand. This was an MMX story with mature content.
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