Troy Ashton is not gay! He thought his life was all mapped out for him -- he’d get his sotan cape after he turned eighteen, be paired with his female life mate, and be gifted with his superpowers. However, the Council for Sotan Affairs has other plans for Troy. They selected him to be a tuohygan -- the only one of his generation -- and they’ve paired him with a male omega. Troy likes the idea of being a tuohygan: they’re faster, stronger, and have a greater range of superpowers than sotans. Plus he gets to prefix his name with Super. But ... he isn’t gay! So no thank you. The pain of remaining unbonded from his omega is intense, but Troy is determined he won’t give in and marry another man. That is until his and Beck Dolan’s paths cross. Troy literally flies to the rescue when he sees a man falling into a lake. There’s something about him that calls to Troy’s inborn need to protect. Just being around Beck eases something inside of Troy, centering and calming him. Could Troy be not as straight as he thought? Coming out is traumatic. Mostly because Troy’s family already knew or strongly suspected he was gay. He doesn’t understand how they could know but he didn’t. He’s a jock -- captain of both his high school and college football teams, doesn’t that mean he’s straight? He also experiences a few growing pains with his newfound powers, the most visible of which are the dents in Beck’s trashcan when he misjudges his landings when he flies in to rescue his man. Troy soon adapts to his role as both tuohygan and husband. However, Troy grows concerned when Beck starts getting sick to his stomach in the mornings, and what’s with the sudden craving for fish, the smellier the better? Life as SuperTroy is certainly more adventurous than he could ever have imagined.

The Adventures of SuperTroy

“Come on,” Beck said, running a hand down Troy’s tux-clad chest. “Change.”


Troy raised an eyebrow. “Who’s supposed to be the daddy in this relationship?” But he nevertheless complied. His mom had set out their changes of clothes on the bottom of the bed.


“Didn’t know they’d brought that up here,” Troy said, pointing to the cedar chest at the base of the bed. He wondered if he should change out of his cape, although, if he did, would he be able to fly them to the lake house? Probably best put it back on again, just in case. His powers were so new, he didn’t know if he needed his cape to fly long-distances. Wouldn’t look good if a tuohygan had to call for an über to get his ass home.


Beck knelt next to the chest, his fingertips tracing the intricate carvings of winged creatures. “This must have taken hours to do,” he said quietly.


Beck shook his head. “Doubt I could make anything this nice.”


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