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    It’s the spring of ‘97 when Michael Robinavitch is dragged into a gay bar for the very first time.

    When he meets Jack Abbot there, the two of them are on the cusp of radically different futures: Robby is about to begin his residency, and Jack is leaving for the army. They know better than to get attached - know the timing is wrong, the goodbye inevitable - but something tender takes root anyway. Through every deployment, Jack thinks of Robby more than he ought to; through every failed relationship, Robby wonders about what might've been.

    Years later, when their paths cross again at PTMC, the past resurfaces — and though they’re older, more jaded, and scarred in different ways, they find themselves pulled towards everything they left unfinished.

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    18 Feb 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 28

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    "Uh huh," Santos said, setting her coffee down on the table. "Okay, boss, I have a very important question. Have you ever kissed Dr Abbot on the mouth?"

    Robby stared at her. "Have I... what?"

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    14 Feb 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 20

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    "First massage?”

    “Not in a while,” Jack says. “Had some bad experiences with others. People who didn’t know what they were doing with this.” He pulls the sheet aside enough to show Robby his stump, watching closely. Robby doesn’t flinch, doesn’t balk, just glances and nods. 

    “I’m very sorry to hear that.” Robby folds his hands in his lap, manspreading over the stool he’s sitting on. Jack can’t help staring at the broad line of his shoulders, at the soft way Robby is looking at him, at the way the light hits his face.

    He’s handsome. Very, very handsome. Jack’s trying not to stare.

    Robby adds, “If it’s alright, could you tell me a few things that other masseurs have done wrong, so that I explicitly know what to avoid doing?”

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    robby is a golden retriever masseur, and jack is his skeptical client who quickly falls in love with him.

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    14 Feb 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 5

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    The day of PittFest doesn't even crack the top five worst days of Jack's life. Until he walks out onto the roof and sees Robby's stethoscope hanging off the railing.

    (Alternatively: Jack Abbot's horrible, no good, very bad day, Michael Robinavitch's worse day, and two old men doing literally anything except talking about their feelings.)

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    14 Feb 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 3

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    Join the Tuesday Paper Club, let go of all your strife.

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    09 Feb 2026