Dare to Hope

Christophori Romanoff is an expert at being the perfect son for his homophobic father. But maintaining the facade comes with a heavy price, and when he swears off anonymous sex and getting drunk every night, he needs his friends more than ever. Only he's convinced they're busy with their own lives and better off without his interference. On the surface Chris is fine, but underneath the expensive suit and the law degree he got only to please his father, he's breaking apart from the pressure, and he falls back on his oldest-and most dangerous-coping mechanism.
Samuel Mealamu hoped to hear from Chris soon after their last good-bye in Montana, but as the months go by without a word, he realizes what they started was one-sided. Still, he worries about the destructive path Chris was on and hopes the silence means he's doing better. But nearly a year later, Chris finally calls, and it's obvious he's in trouble. Samuel thinks he's seen Chris at his worst, but this new, far more broken man might be too much for even Samuel to help.