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Joshua shook his head, "No. No, please don't do that. This is amazing."

"Seeing everything written down in a story like this makes me feel... I don't know... seen? I guess? And I'm not used to being seen..."

Morgan smiled widely, "And you are so deserving of that!"

"I do have another question to ask you..." Morgan said as she stood up.

#What will it be...? #atoh #spring 08 #ts3 #the sims 3 #sims 3 #sims story #morgan harrison #joshua edwards

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Morgan nodded as she sat down next to him, "Yes, it's you. At first, I was planning on just using elements of what you've told me, but your story is so interesting and so inspiring, my dear, that I ended up writing, well, you. In a fictional setting, obviously."

Joshua chuckled, "Well, yes, Isaac seems to be headed towards great romance by the end; I'm not seeing that in my near future."

"Hey, you never know!" Morgan laughed.

"But tell me honestly, Josh, how do you feel about all this? You can tell me if it's too personal. I can absolutely write something completely different."

#atoh #spring 08 #ts3 #the sims 3 #sims 3 #sims story #morgan harrison #joshua edwards

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Bestseller (21/26)

Before the end of April, the story was done. Even though Morgan felt she could have written two hundred pages more, she had agreed to write a short story for The Rainbow Alliance first. However, before she shared her work with Lindy, the first person who got to read it was, of course, Joshua.

Joshua quietly read the pages Morgan had given him.

She tried to give him all the time he needed to read as she kept tidying up around the house.

Eventually, Joshua lowered the pages and stared at Morgan through teary eyes. "This... this is me..," he said softly.

#Josh is one of my best actors when it comes to emotion #Emotional poses always suit him so well #atoh #spring 08 #the sims 3 #ts3 #sims 3 #sims story #morgan harrison #joshua edwards

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Over the weeks that followed, Morgan and Joshua met more and more often.

First, just on Saturdays at the cafe...

...but eventually after school at Morgan's house too ("I've told my dad I'm hanging out with Joel.").

As their bond strengthened, Joshua talked more openly and freely. He told Morgan all about growing up under the Edwards' family roof, about the church and his own feelings towards religion, about friendship, about feeling different, about his love for fashion and eventually even confided in Morgan that the boy he had a crush on was, in fact, Joel ("but you won't tell him, will you?").

#She wouldn't tell him 😊 #atoh #spring 08 #ts3 #the sims 3 #sims 3 #sims story #morgan harrison #joshua edwards #jonah harrison-stewart

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Bestseller (19/26)

Morgan felt practically buzzing after she met with Joshua. His story had given her so much to work with.

Especially the part where he said, "I felt more me", kept playing in her head. That could be such a powerful core to a story.

Jonah was with his dads this weekend, so Morgan immediately got to work upon arriving home. She started to map out the basic plot of her story and wrote down all the questions that popped into her head to ask Joshua when they'd meet again.

#I need to give this girl a better writing setup tbh #I can feel my neck and shoulders aching just looking at her #Writers need a good workspace #But she lives in a tinyyy home #I'm still doing this for her though #atoh #spring 08 #ts3 #the sims 3 #sims 3 #sims story #morgan harrison

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Bestseller (18/26)

"Did you tell that boy about your crush on him?" Morgan carefully asked.

"There is NO way I'm ever doing that," Joshua instantly replied, "he's straight, I'm sure of that. Nothing can come of it, and it'll just ruin... well, I can't."

He smiled at Morgan, "I know it's not much, but do you think my story can help you with yours?"

Morgan smiled back at him, "Joshua, I think you're quite a remarkable fifteen-year-old boy in the way you talk about all this, and I can definitely write a story about all this."

"Do you think we can meet a few more times to figure out all the details?"

Joshua nodded, "Yes, definitely. I'm not used to people being this interested in me," he laughed, "it's kinda nice."

#You deserve some attention Joshy #atoh #spring 08 #ts3 #the sims 3 #sims 3 #sims story #joshua edwards #morgan harrison

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"And you told your friends, that's quite brave."

Joshua shrugged, "I told my sister first. She was very understanding and encouraged me to tell Joel and Ryan because she knew I wanted to. And I did, which was also scary, but they were cool."

"So you actually told your family too!"

Josh fervently shook his head, "Noooo, just Martha! There's no way I could tell my parents. I mean, they'll know one day, obviously, but not yet..."

Note: See Joshua tell his sister in this post and his friends in this one. Those were Big Moments!❤️

#atoh #spring 08 #ts3 #the sims 3 #sims 3 #sims story #joshua edwards #morgan harrison

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Bestseller (16/26)

Morgan could tell this was a difficult question and briefly contemplated asking something else instead but decided to wait and give him time. An answer might come.

Josh took a deep breath and then continued, "I... fell in love, or, well, developed a crush... And when I realised that, I was very shaken up at first, but soon, and as I did some research, it was actually sort of a relief."

"Like the puzzle pieces finally fitted together, everything made more sense. I felt more... me... So to speak."

#He's not telling her who the crush was... #atoh #spring 08 #ts3 #the sims 3 #sims 3 #sims story #joshua edwards #morgan harrison

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Bestseller (15/26)

A few minutes later, Morgan and Josh both had a cup of tea and a piece of cake.

"Okay, so like Joel told you, I need to write a short story. Now, I'm not entirely sure what exactly I'm going to write or which direction I will go in, so maybe you can just tell me your story? If that's okay?"

Joshua nodded, "Yeah, that's okay. Well, I guess the first thing you should know is that I grew up in a strict and very religious family. And my parents are, umm.... not very modern when it comes to things like sexuality and gender roles."

"So, for most of my life, I didn't even really consider if I might be gay or whatever... It just... didn't exist? I guess? But I did feel... different? My friends, like, especially Ryan, were talking about girls all the time, and I just didn't feel anything like that."

"So what made you realise?"

"I... umm..." Josh paused to take a bite from his cake and nervously tapped his fingers on the tablecloth.

Note: If you haven't yet, I would recommend this is the point when you take a brief detour by clicking this link to my WordPress blog and read "Electricity". You can continue happily without it, but it's not that long and gives just a little bit of background to Josh and what he's about to tell...

#atoh #spring 08 #ts3 #the sims 3 #sims 3 #sims story #joshua edwards #morgan harrison

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Joel was right; Joshua did call. He told Morgan on the phone that he could meet her on Saturday because that's when he worked at the supermarket. He would meet her at four when his shift ended.

Morgan smiled at the boy in the supermarket attire sitting at a table at The Tea Cosy.

He waved at her.

"Hello, you must be Joshua," Morgan said as she approached him.

"Josh is fine, " the boy smiled, "And I recognised you immediately; you look just like Joel's dad." "I get that a lot," Morgan winked as she sat down.

"Thank you for meeting me," she continued, "Do you want anything to drink?" "A cup of tea would be nice," Josh smiled.

#JOSH!!! #Please excuse my excitement but I adore Josh ❤️ #I'm sorry I give him such little storytime #He's due to make a few more appearances though #atoh #spring 08 #ts3 #the sims 3 #sims 3 #sims story #morgan harrison #joshua edwards

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Hey! I'm a quiet reader and I just wanted to say I love your stories and they're always very exciting to me! It's evident how much love you put into your characters, developing their personalities and explaining their actions and emotions. I love the drama and can't wait for the next updates! Keep up the good work!

Thank you, dear Anon. For your love for my story and my characters and for sharing this with me today. It truly helps to know people do appreciate what I do. It's people like you that encourage me to keep sharing my story.

💜💚

#asked and answered #thank you anon #spread love #non sims

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Bestseller (13/26)

"You said it needed to be geared towards teens and young adults, right? Well, the thing is... one of my best friends, Joshua, he's gay... I didn't want to say earlier because he's not, like, out, to many people, so I didn't want to say it in front of my parents..."

"But I texted him to ask if I could tell you and if he could maybe, I don't know, talk to you or something, and he said that's okay."

"Oh Joel, that's so kind..." Morgan gave her nephew a compassionate smile.

"Yeah, so I gave him your number, and he'll contact you. His parents are crazy strict, or at least, his dad is. He checks everything. They also don't know about Josh yet, so you can't contact him. But Josh will call you, I'm sure."

"Okay, I'll wait for him. Thank you, Joel."

"It's cool. Bye aunt Morgan!" "Bye Joel," Morgan said, feeling proud of her considerate nephew.

#Apologies for the dark pictures #It was a massive struggle to get lighting somewhat right in these posts #atoh #spring 08 #ts3 #the sims 3 #sims 3 #sims story #morgan harrison #joel harrison

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"Thanks for dinner, it was great." Morgan smiled at Rosalie.

"You're most welcome, and good luck figuring out what to write for The Rainbow Alliance; I'm sure it'll be great!" "Thanks, I'll give it a shot."

"Aunt Morgan!" Joel called after her as she walked away.

"Wait up! I need to tell you something."

"I... umm... know someone who might be able to help you with your short story."

#Joel had an idea #atoh #spring 08 #ts3 #the sims 3 #sims 3 #sims story #morgan harrison #rosalie evans #joel harrison

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Bestseller (11/26)

"Maybe you should do some research first? Have you asked David and Bradley? Don't they have some advice for you?" Rosalie asked.

"Well, I could do that, but I based Ciaran's home situation on them already, so I would like to have a different viewpoint this time."

"Joel, please put your phone away," Kai said, giving his son a stern look. "No phones at the dinner table, you know that. And especially not when we have company."

"Sorry, Dad," Joel said, putting his phone in his pocket, "It was important."

#It was important #atoh #spring 08 #ts3 #the sims 3 #sims 3 #sims story #morgan harrison #rosalie evans #kai harrison #joel harrison #jayden harrison

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That evening, Morgan had dinner at her brother's house. She told her family all about The Rainbow Alliance and the meeting she had.

"And I want to do this because how amazing it would be if I could make a difference for some people, but I'm also apprehensive about it because what do I know about what it's like to grow up as an LGBTQ+ person? I'm afraid it'll feel fake..."

"You can do this, Morgan; you can write anything!" Kai smiled proudly at his sister.

"Thank you for your confidence, bro, but I'm really not too sure this time," Morgan smiled back.

#Jonah is not with his mum because as per their co-parenting arrangement Jonah spends every Wednesday and Thursday with his dads #And every alternating weekend #atoh #spring 08 #ts3 #the sims 3 #sims 3 #sims story #morgan harrison #kai harrison #rosalie evans #joel harrison #jayden harrison

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So anyway, fuck that anon, your story's great!

Thank you. That means a lot. ❤️

#asked and answered #thank you anon

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Ugh, that anon who sent you that mean message sucks. I haven't read your story yet (and I definitely will now!), but I think sending someone you such a mean message is unacceptable. Hugs 🫂🫂

Thank you, I much rather get anon asks like yours. Thanks for the love. ❤️

#asked and answered #thank you anon