Quinn is in love with a very much taken Skylar. But after finding Skylar bleeding and unresponsive at the hands of his boyfriend, Quinn is sure the world is playing a cruel joke. Recovery is long and hard, but Quinn is determined to be supportive and caring for Skylar. He just wants the chance to show Skylar there is still hope for him, that someone cares and loves him. And Quinn will be there for Skylar, whatever he needs, even if it's just a hand to hold.<br><br>Skylar isn’t prepared for his whole life to crash down around his ears. The lies he told, the dark secrets he kept, the shithole his life had become. Now everything is out in the open and Skylar isn’t coping well. Quinn is the only reason he hasn’t completely shattered, guiding, helping, and caring for him in ways he had never expected or thought possible.<br><br>But with more and more secrets being revealed, can they navigate the shattered remains of Skylar’s life and, together, build something new?

Searching for Solid Ground

A small smile graced Quinn’s lips as he responded, “Yes, of course.” Anything you need. He had been elated that Skylar had asked him himself, even though Quinn was already planning to offer up his apartment. It was a sign of trust, of acknowledgement that he needed help, and though he would have been grateful if Skylar had asked any one of their friends, Quinn couldn’t help but feel his heart swell at being the one Skylar felt he could go to. All in all, it was a positive sign toward Skylar’s recovery.


Skylar had just nodded his thanks, his eyes never straying from the sheets.


Before they left, Dr. Fleming had pulled Quinn into the hallway and given him Skylar’s prescription for painkillers and anti-inflammatories, and told him that if there was anything else Skylar might need, to just come and see her.


“The nurses say he’s been having nightmares as well,” she added softly, “so if those get worse, just call me and I’ll write him a prescription for sleeping tablets.”


Chapter 9