Sunday Without Reason

Thiago goes to the park looking for air and silence. What he gets is a name he’s spent nine years trying not to think about: Marcelo. His best friend since first grade. The boy he kissed on the cheek at thirteen, and who was sent away the very next morning. No goodbye. No explanation.

Then the sky turns gray, and an overexcited dog named Pompom crashes into his legs.

Pompom belongs to someone. Someone with a very familiar face.

One rainstorm that’s been threatening all afternoon. One question Thiago never thought he’d get to ask. And a man who, it turns out, never stopped looking for him either.

A sweet, standalone MM short story about first loves, second chances, and a kiss nine years overdue. Happy ending.