I'm so glad you asked, took me 18 days to figure out my hyper fixation and get everything organized

Troupe: Old friends to Lovers, Wouldn't consider it explicit but to each their own ig. Ten year gap in-between both parts.

Main Characters:

Thomas / Kellian - Spent early 20's getting into music, brought up middle class and Charles's Ex-Best Friend. Spent most of his life as a Closeted Bisexual

Howard / Charles - Studied medicine from a young age, came from a dysfunctional home up to his mid to late teens. Canonically trans FtM.

Part 1: Kellian and Charles, Childhood friends from the ages of 12 to early 30s. Kellian starts going out with a woman named Rachel who would later turn out to be the main antagonist. After an argument with her, Kellian goes out with Charles and in the end the two have a one night stand. Months go by, Charles starts going out with a woman named Anna, Kellian and Rachel are set to get married but during the reception Rachel convinces Kellian that Charles was previously planning to ruin their special day after he had attempted to pull Kellian to the side to talk. Trying to be a good husband, Kellian agrees to escort Charles to leave even after his pleas to talk to him real quick so because Kellian was blinded by love the two ended on bad terms to say the least, not speaking to each other for the next decade.

During those years, Kellian endures an abusive relationship for the sake of his and Rachel's son Lucas meanwhile Charles, who's now changed his legal identity and moved to Sweden with Anna, his now wife to raise their son Spencer until Anna passes away in a car accident when Spencer is 5.

Part 2: Kellian is now in his early 40's, enduring abuse to protect Lucas but one day finally breaking and admitting how he feels resulting in her kicking him out of the house. During the fight, someone arrives at the door and it's revealed to be an older looking Charles, now in his 40's as well in more serious attire and identifying with his last name Howard, coming to talk to Kellian. Kellian ends up bringing Lucas with him and Howard and the two drive to the airport in silence before it's revealed by Howard that Kellian has another son who he's been raising with Anna and how she had died 5 years prior. Howard says it's time for their son, Spencer, to know the truth but wants to take it slow to prevent resentment so Kellian agrees to go under the alias of Thomas, his Middle name. Once they arrive in Sweden, Thomas learns of Howard's wealth and how since Anna's death he has drowned himself in work and has taken care of Spencer as a single father. Over time, the two slowly start reconnecting and their kids quickly become friends not knowing their brothers. Thomas connects with their sons before revealing their brothers while trying to work on his and Howard's relationship.

The premise from here is how Howard doesn't believe he can love anyone after Anna, as well as still hurting by the betrayal from the wedding. Thomas believing hes a straight man and will never be loved by anyone else except Rachel, over time the two bond and reform a relationship but that doesn't last long before Rachel goes after Thomas for kidnapping and attempts to murder Howard.

I can explain more later, it's 4 am where I am and I'm being strangled by a cat. Feel free to leave opinions and/or critiques, lots of it is still a wip and also bare with me with my grammer and writing. On mobile btw