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    Make a Circle
    Make a Circle
    Make a Circle
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    Make a Circle

    By Elliot Joyce

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    Pagan punk musician Lucas is fully prepared to spend this Yule with the rest of the band and his beautiful bass guitar when Oliver, his boyfriend of almost a year, asks if he wants to join the rest of the Han family for their annual winter celebration. It comes as a shock since Ollie has gone to great lengths to keep the two apart, and Lucas always assumed he was the reason. Since they’re planning to be together long-term, Lucas can't say no to meeting Ollie’s parents, but he better brush up on his manners and his Mandarin because this is going to be a holiday season like no other—and it has some surprises in store for both of them.

    A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2018 Advent Calendar "Warmest Wishes."

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamspinner Press
    Release dateDec 1, 2018
    ISBN9781644050538
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      Make a Circle

      By Elliot Joyce

      Pagan punk musician Lucas is fully prepared to spend this Yule with the rest of the band and his beautiful bass guitar when Oliver, his boyfriend of almost a year, asks if he wants to join the rest of the Han family for their annual winter celebration. It comes as a shock since Ollie has gone to great lengths to keep the two apart, and Lucas always assumed he was the reason. Since they’re planning to be together long-term, Lucas can’t say no to meeting Ollie’s parents, but he better brush up on his manners and his Mandarin because this is going to be a holiday season like no other—and it has some surprises in store for both of them.

      DON-ZUH. DONG-ZEE-UH. Dung-zoo.

      What are you doing?

      Lucas yanked his earbuds out as he looked away from his phone, heart beating furiously. He let out a nervous chuckle, closing the YouTube video and sitting up. Nothing much. You look great, he said, reaching out and making grabbing motions at his boyfriend.

      Oliver grinned, shaking his head but stepping closer and letting himself get pulled into Lucas’s lap. Lucas kissed Oliver on the nose before squeezing him tight, only to get an elbow in the side for his troubles. If Oliver was at all sorry, he didn’t look like it, though he didn’t get up from Lucas’s lap, so Lucas wasn’t complaining.

      Flatterer. You know we aren’t meeting my family until tomorrow, Oliver pointed out. His leather jacket squeaked as he shifted to get more comfortable. Lucas shrugged and rested his chin on Oliver’s shoulder.

      So? I can still compliment my boyfriend. I’ll just be sure to compliment you extra hard tomorrow. Lucas knocked heads with Oliver. But seriously, you look good. Are you going out? He paused. Are we going out, because I forgot—

      A laugh escaped Oliver. His chest shook and he scrunched up his nose in a way that made Lucas’s heart skip a beat. The only bad part about Oliver’s laugh was that he closed his eyes, and every second Lucas wasn’t looking at Oliver’s brown eyes was a second wasted.

      A lock of hair fell into Lucas’s face, and he blew it away, making a mental note to remember his hair gel for the trip. Without it, his hair flopped around like a dead fish. Lucas had redyed his hair a vibrant red, taking Oliver’s suggestion in mind since red was a lucky color in Chinese culture. Lucas felt like he’d need all the luck he could get before, during, and after meeting Oliver’s family.

      Oliver sighed. No, we didn’t have plans. I just realized I forgot about my cousin’s kids, so I need to get cards for them. Oliver leaned back and pushed the two of them into the couch.

      Oof.

      Sorry. Oliver didn’t sound sorry. I don’t want to go out. It’s cold and windy and dark, and Target is ten minutes away.

      Oh no, a ten-minute drive. What a tragedy. Lucas went over his mental picture of Oliver’s family tree. He had made Oliver explain it enough times that he should have it memorized, but the names blurred together and the branches spread too far. Which cousin was married?

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