Guest, John, Simon, Kyle and Johnny were all out of work for the weekend and we’re all able to spend downtime together. Their relationship wasn’t conventional at all, it went far beyond being just teammates. They were all a poly couple, each of them loving each other just as much as the next. It was nearing evening time on a Saturday, and everyone was hunkered down for the day. The house was clean, the trash was taken out, food restocked in the fridge, everything was just generally in order. Guest was sitting by the large window in the living room, watching the potter patter of rain against the glass, enjoying the scent of ozone and springtime.

The other partners were littered around their cozy house doing their own thing. John was most likely in the mud room for a smoke, where he often spent time when he was thinking. Johnny and Kyle were in the kitchen trying to bake something, which would either be delicious or burn the house down, there was no in between for them. And Simon, oh Simon. He was sitting on the couch, reading a book. His mask long forgotten, the one he usually had to hide his face away from others, but when he was at home with his partners, he rarely ever hid from them.

Like now. And anyone who knew him well enough would take pride in how calm and relaxed he looked in the moment.