City lights stretch across the skyline where movement never settles.

Music carries through crowded rooms where bodies come and go without pause.

A moment forms quietly between two people before either decides what it means.

An ENTJ - structured, intentional, shaped by control. A man who believes that what is chosen carefully should last.

An ENTP - fluid, instinctive, drawn toward what sparks in the moment. Someone who follows energy without needing it to stay.

How proximity builds without promise.

How alignment appears before it holds.

How two men begin to understand that wanting something is not the same as choosing it.

This is Not the Same City. A story about timing and movement. About presence, and what it means to let something pass. About the moment connection exists… and then doesn’t.

—

🎵 Not the Same City

https://youtu.be/GV6MH7-7lWg

🎵 Men Being Too Intimate

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/SAD1muv3vsk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Men Being Too Intimate, Novel Series Exclusively on Amazon.

The Night We Found What We Lost: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GNJ9GQTC

The Rules of the Dance: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GQQ6RC8L

The Boy Who Slept Against Me: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GHMT9HCR

Under the Eyes of Set: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GHQKRXDM

In the Hands of Discovery: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GTGGCMVX

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This wasn’t a story about control that held.

It was pressure that kept building, lines that blurred too late, and moments that refused to stay contained.

From late-night ice in Sudbury to the weight of national arenas, from silent drills that said too much, to the space between two men who couldn’t keep distance…

This is the full journey of Clean Take-Out.

A gay sports romance where tension lingers in every call and every breath.

A story of rivalry and connection, of control meeting instinct, of bodies learning timing before words ever do.

—

Between the Lines:

⁠⁠https://youtu.be/4B74lBuWCIA⁠⁠

Sweep Until the Ice Gives:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/6fWi2Cq3pBo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Clean Take-Out:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/5Hi-638jILA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

No Guard on the Ice:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/bXu9y9NQdG8⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Burned at the Hog Line:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/l3ZYxcj6MMk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Clean Take-Out - Main Theme (Instrumental):

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/_cbiGiliZp0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Rolling hills stretch along the ridge where one fence line meets another.

Grass thins where the wind moves strongest.

A storm builds quietly over the valley before anyone names it.

An ISTJ - steady, deliberate, shaped by responsibility. A man who believes that what is built well should hold.

An ISTP - instinctive, physical, guided by what feels true in the moment. Someone who trusts what proves itself through action.

How distance narrows without warning.

How shared work becomes shared rhythm.

How two men begin to understand that leaving is not always the answer.

This is Under the Storm Hut. A story about pressure and release. About choice, and what it means to stay. About the moment something already there is finally seen.

—

🎵 The Storm Hut

https://youtu.be/v5f23vJrbhQ

🎵 Men Being Too Intimate

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/SAD1muv3vsk⁠⁠⁠⁠

—

Men Being Too Intimate, Novel Series Exclusively on Amazon.

The Unplanned Weekend: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GM9ZQRFY⁠⁠⁠

The Night We Found What We Lost: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GNJ9GQTC⁠⁠⁠

The Rules of the Dance: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GQQ6RC8L⁠⁠⁠

The Boy Who Slept Against Me: ⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GHMT9HCR⁠

Under the Eyes of Set: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GHQKRXDM

—

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Jonah steps into the future he chose and this time, he doesn’t hesitate.

Nate learns that letting go doesn’t mean losing.

And what they built together doesn’t break.

It expands.

Evan finds something he didn’t expect to keep.

Cal stands steady, even from a distance.

This is Clean Take-Out Chapter 8: When the House Breaks Open.

The final chapter of a cinematic sports audio drama about ambition, control, and what happens when love stops waiting.

Between the Lines:

⁠https://youtu.be/4B74lBuWCIA⁠

Sweep Until the Ice Gives:

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/6fWi2Cq3pBo⁠⁠⁠⁠

Clean Take-Out:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/5Hi-638jILA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

No Guard on the Ice:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/bXu9y9NQdG8⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Burned at the Hog Line:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/l3ZYxcj6MMk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Clean Take-Out - Main Theme (Instrumental):

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/_cbiGiliZp0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

—

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Heat settles into red earth where young trees reach upward.

Rows stretch forward, patient and precise.

Shade waits where the land dips just enough to disappear.

An ISFP - observant, instinctive, drawn to light and feeling. A man who sees what others overlook.

An ISFJ - steady, grounded, building care through action. Someone who protects what grows, even when it takes time.

How shared labor becomes something harder to ignore.

How stillness turns into closeness.

How two men begin to understand that some spaces are meant to be kept, not hidden, but held.

This is Under the Acacia Trees. A story about patience and trust. About being seen and choosing to stay. About the quiet moment something begins to take root.

—

🎵 Under the Acacia Trees

https://youtu.be/BLt5P-r3zi4

🎵 Men Being Too Intimate

⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/SAD1muv3vsk⁠⁠⁠

—

Men Being Too Intimate, Novel Series Exclusively on Amazon Now.

The Voice in My Ear: ⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKXF5GBH⁠⁠

The Unplanned Weekend: ⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GM9ZQRFY⁠⁠

The Night We Found What We Lost: ⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GNJ9GQTC⁠⁠

The Rules of the Dance: ⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GQQ6RC8L⁠⁠

The Boy Who Slept Against Me: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GHMT9HCR

—

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@SNWB.official

Jonah finally answers the call he’s been avoiding. The future he fought to get back is no longer waiting.

And Nate feels the shift before it’s spoken.

Across the city, Cal stands at a different edge. A choice of his own, one that asks him to let go.

And Evan takes a step into something he’s never allowed himself to face.

Three houses.

Four lives.

One night where everything moves forward.

This is Clean Take-Out Chapter 7: Between the Lines.

From Gay Audio Books, a cinematic sports audio drama about ambition, rivalry, and the dangerous chemistry that forms when two men stop pretending the pull between them isn’t real.

Between the Lines:

https://youtu.be/4B74lBuWCIA

Sweep Until the Ice Gives:

⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/6fWi2Cq3pBo⁠⁠⁠

Clean Take-Out:

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/5Hi-638jILA⁠⁠⁠⁠

No Guard on the Ice:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/bXu9y9NQdG8⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Burned at the Hog Line:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/l3ZYxcj6MMk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Clean Take-Out - Main Theme (Instrumental):

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/_cbiGiliZp0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

—

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Morning light never quite reaches the cellar.

Cool air settles beneath rows of oak and stone.

Deep red resting in glass, untouched for just a moment longer.

The quiet weight of something waiting to be opened.

And one man who arrives to measure value.

A space built on discipline, precision, and time.

A glance that holds longer than it should.

A moment that begins to shift its purpose.

An ESTP - instinctive, direct, drawn to what’s in front of him. A man who trusts timing over hesitation.

An ESTJ - controlled, deliberate, building structure that holds. Someone who protects what matters by keeping it contained.

How a simple tasting becomes something more.

How restraint turns into invitation.

How two men begin to understand that not everything is meant to stay sealed.

This is Deep Red Decant. A story about pressure and patience. About control meeting instinct. About the moment something is finally allowed to breathe.

—

🎵 Deep Red Decant

https://youtu.be/WZ6yleoQ3Oc

🎵 Men Being Too Intimate

⁠⁠https://youtu.be/SAD1muv3vsk⁠⁠

—

Men Being Too Intimate, Novel Series Exclusively on Amazon Now.

A Table for One: ⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GHZMJKH7⁠

The Voice in My Ear: ⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKXF5GBH⁠

The Unplanned Weekend: ⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GM9ZQRFY⁠

The Night We Found What We Lost: ⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GNJ9GQTC⁠

The Rules of the Dance: ⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GQQ6RC8L⁠

—

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Sudbury moves through provincials without noise.Win after win stacking, the rhythm settling into something steady.

By the time the final arrives, the pressure feels different.

One last shot. One clean line.

And when the stone lands, it isn’t just the season that moves forward. Because what’s been building between them doesn’t stay on the ice.

This is Clean Take-Out Chapter 6: Holding the Line.

From Gay Audio Books, a cinematic sports audio drama about ambition, rivalry, and the dangerous chemistry that forms when two men stop pretending the pull between them isn’t real.

Sweep Until the Ice Gives:

⁠⁠https://youtu.be/6fWi2Cq3pBo⁠⁠

Clean Take-Out:

⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/5Hi-638jILA⁠⁠⁠

No Guard on the Ice:

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/bXu9y9NQdG8⁠⁠⁠⁠

Burned at the Hog Line:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/l3ZYxcj6MMk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Clean Take-Out - Main Theme (Instrumental):

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/_cbiGiliZp0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

—

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For official music from SNWB:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@SNWB.official⁠⁠