Living in downtown Toronto can be expensive and frustrating, but Leo is willing to deal with the traffic and working the overtime in order to experience everything else the city has to offer. Or would be, if he had any energy left to do so. The fact that his upstairs neighbour is making more noise that a herd of elephants isn't helping things either. Tired, irritated, and on the verge of losing his patience, Leo knows that things have got to change.<br><br>Gordy is one of the most attractive young men that Leo has ever met, and Leo has no doubt in his mind that Gordy has been using those good looks to get whatever he wants for a very long time. So when Gordy starts turning on the charm, Leo can't help but wonder if it's actual interest or merely appeasement.<br><br>Together they're going to try and figure out just what can be done with Gordy's new roommate -- an energetic, excitable, and very noisy young goat whose visit comes with a deathbed promise and a tight family bond. What Leo doesn't realise is that she also comes with an ability to make him understand more about himself than he could have ever imagined he needed to learn.

Gordy's Got a Problem

No, he wasn’t. That didn’t mean he wasn’t hoping Gordy would forgive him. “Gordy, I’m just a fucking idiot,” he whispered. “If you want to hit me…” He let the thought trail away with his voice. Violence didn’t solve anything, and Gordy wasn’t the type even if it did.


It wasn’t imagined Gordy that Leo heard next, but his mother.


The best way to present a peaceful outlook is to find peace within one’s self.


She was about as helpful as she usually was, which was to say, great if he wanted to create an uplifting tweet but not much beyond that. The fact that his head was so full of these little snippets of jargon and managed to bring them to the forefront of his mind during every moment of confrontation was impressive, though.


Chapter 47