title: Rule of Thirds
author: Wayne, Aidan
description: A traumatic past doesn't have to mean not having a future.  When Jason Diovardi, military elite, is removed from active duty after failing too many psych evals, he has only one goal in mind: get back into the field. It's all he knows and all he thinks he's good for, which is why he grudgingly accepts two live-in AI Companions to help him begin to recover from his severe PTSD. Chase and Shade are a matched pair, and Jason hopes they'll keep each other distracted enough to leave him alone so he can go through the motions and be cleared for fieldwork.  Jason doesn't expect to actually get better, and the progress he makes with his patient and caring Companions sneaks up on himand so do unexpected feelings between the three of them. Now Jason might even be able to admit to being happy. But has he healed enough to allow himself to accept what Chase and Shade are offering?  Hope. Love. A reason to live.