But he has a more immediate dilemma ahead. Alex relocated during the last week of April to a short, temporary assignment. I don't live in a hypothetical world, so I don't know what I'll do. It's irrelevant now. Military training says we don't worry about what we can't change.
Drake happily seconds that sentiment.
After years of feeling terrified of exposure, he faced one of the worst possible scenarios at Tracks this February, but the would-be disaster proved a turning point in his personal development. Jason was so supportive that Drake has come out to one straight friend after another since February. He pauses, searches for a way to describe it. I'm like their queer buddy. Since that incident, Drake has spent nearly every weekend with Jason and his girlfriend, and has developed a whole new sense of identity.