The Durochers have long been known as pillars of the Staten Island community. For five generations they've answered the call to serve and protect, each male member of the family becoming decorated officers within the NYPD. However, young Alexander Durocher has other plans. It's summer 2001 in New York City and Alex is getting ready to graduate from Columbia, heading off to a prestigious three-month internship before starting law school in the fall. He's got a future that spreads beyond the boundaries of the borough he was born in, and a serious girlfriend his Roman Catholic parents adore. He knows where he's going because he's deciding the path, and he's not about to let anything - especially his homosexuality - get in the way of that. Please read the author's note for all warnings. Amazing cover created by @ointments!!

Alex is a newly elected Attorney General with a secret (surprise, he's Gay) and he's trying to figure out how to deal with that while being the success his parents want him to be and that he craves. He looks mostly harmless, with a mop of curly blonde hair and a mass of laugh lines, but when it's come to his career he's always put his work first. He knows what he wants and he'll even punish himself in order to get it. On the other hand is Julian, a successful Chief of Staff who decided to put his heart first. It's still worked out for him, he's very happy at where he is in his career, but he's never imagined hiding himself from the world or being someone else to get somewhere in life. Julian is Alex's weak spot and always has been, but will that weakness topple the empire he's striving to build? Or will a chance meeting and a remembered spark just be allowed to go up in smoke? Super skilled cover made by @aeris-!!