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@silassummersauthor.bsky.social Sep 7, 2026, 1:52 PM

#WIPSnips - September 7, 2026

Oh, just Daelan teasing Daxton because it is super easy to fluster him. 😅

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“Time for a shower?” He playfully nips at my bottom lip, “I definitely have time for that, Daxton. The game is at eight tonight, so we also grab something to eat. We have to go get ready anyways, I have some face paint to put on.”

I groan as I remember his text, “Oh god, right. You are going to embarrass the shit out of me, aren’t you?” I sigh dramatically before heading toward the elevators, “I am going to be so shamed the entire night. All my fellow Avs fans are going to be judging me, hanging out with the enemy.” I hit the button for the elevators, the doors slid open.

He presses the floor button before chuckling to himself, “They would be super disappointed in you if they knew you not only hung out with the enemy, but you let the enemy [redacted] you last night.”

“Daelan!” I manage to squeak out as the elevator starts ascending to our floor. “You can’t just say something like that in public!” I whisper-yell, “even if we’re alone right now.”

“The air would be super disappointed to know you like it so much you shot--”

“DAELAN” I hide my face in my hands.

@silassummersauthor.bsky.social Sep 6, 2026, 6:30 AM

#WIPSnips - September 6, 2026

This is one of my favourite scenes. It is the moment Daxton confesses his feelings for Daelan. He realizes his feelings are not a typical "brotherly love" scenerio.

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After what seemed like almost a decade of time, I let out a long, soft sigh. I looked down at my tea, it was cooling off while the conversation seemed to be heating up. “You aren’t making this easy.” I say quietly, stiff as a board next to him.

“Not making what easy?” He is looking at me and I can tell, without even having to see his eyes, that he has that concerned look on his face.

“Not being able to keep these feelings from growing and showing them.” I stay still, my breathing is laboured and I can feel my heartbeat pounding against my chest. I made a confession, I can’t take it back, I might as well just go full in. “I’ve been struggling since the brewery. No, I have been struggling since day one, but now I really understand these feelings now. I chalked it up to brotherly affection, like you were protecting me because you were an only child and maybe you wanted a brother in your life. But ‘brother love is not things like cuddling while I fall asleep, or holding me until I can calm down enough, or noticing these small things that I do. That’s a real kind of affection.” I finally looked over at him, “You’ve been there since I was thirteen, Daelan. Solid, present, dependable.”

@silassummersauthor.bsky.social Sep 5, 2026, 5:48 PM

#WIPSnips - September 5, 2026

This is the only mention of "panel" I had in multiple WIPS. Kind of boring. Daelan has been invited to Colorado to partake in a graphic art conference. Daxton is concerned about how fancy and expensive the hotel is.

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The taxi stops in front of the hotel, for a moment I feel like I have been transferred to a fairytale for a moment. The hotel is in front of mountains, a waterfall on the right side, manicured lawns and a giant fountain in the middle. I don’t think I have seen a hotel this luxurious before, let alone am about to spend time in one. I look over at him, he doesn’t seem to notice that we are entering a fucking castle. “This, uh … this is a place. Are you sure I don’t need to chip in for the nights we’re here? This place kind of looks like it’s a billion dollars a night.”

He looks over at me and lets out a laugh, real and genuine as he smiles so wide, his teeth show. “A billion dollars a night? Daxton, I doubt there are any hotels that charge that much. And this is covered by the conference, remember? They invited me to be part of the panel so I get free room and board.” He starts toward the door, motioning for me to follow, “We should check-in before I think about starting to eat you, I need food stat. Real food, the stuff on the airplane was … mediocre at best.”