Nick's Story

This page is dedicated to the story in which the player chooses to pursue Nick after meeting him in About Me.

## Chapter 1: Hi~

The protagonist was woken up at 6:20 in the morning by Nick ringing his doorbell, asking the player out for a morning run, saying he had gone straight to the player's house after waking up. The main character was somewhat hesitant because he did not want to exercise plus not having a pair of running sneakers, but did not want to reject Nick's good intentions, wondering if it was a date, and picked a random pair of casual shoes to change. Nick noticed the shoes and asked for James' foot size, which was 43 (and 9.5 in the US). Nick once again asked whether the protagonist wanted to change into another pair of shoes, asserting that the current pair would hurt James' feet. The player would face two options.

* **Lying to Nick that it was a special pair of sneakers.**
* **Confessing to Nick that he did not own a pair of running sneakers.**

Should the player choose the first option, Nick would just give in, saying "suit yourself." Should the player choose the second option, Nick would express his worries and promise to end the run if the player's feet hurt. Either option, the player came to Nick's **first minigame**, jogging with Nick. The player had to click on the different boxes of underwear on a slide until a bar of progress is full, with 2 or 3 identical boxes at the same time would give higher score. The player would at the same time read random dialogue boxes.

After a while of jogging, the main character felt exhausted and took a break on the grass by the road. Upon noticing the protagonist had been left behind far away, Nick approached the player and showed his regret of not considering James' health condition prior to the run, which James dismissed saying it was just he was not used to vigorous exercising. Nick then suggested finding a place to blow off steam.

The two went and sat on a bench in the park where they first met and enjoyed the sunrise. Nick took a picture of the sunrise for James and he loved it. The conversation started with Nick asking about James' exercising routine. After James had answered Nick and considered himself small to the jock, Nick made a sexual joke regarding to the player's penis, which he playfully denied after. Nick promised to be James' private workout coach and help him get into better shape. The talk shifted to Larissa when James revealed that they were coworkers and he had a good impression of her. Nick then revealed he was afraid James had misinterpreted their relationship thinking Nick had already been married. Then Nick friendly asked about the main character's work at the company. The player had three choices.

* **Avoiding the subject.**
* **Giving him a quick summary.**
* **Telling him about Boyce.**

Should the player choose to avoid the subject, James would say it was just a simple job interview and say he was hungry. Should the player choose the second option, Nick would congratulate James on getting the job and ask him out for breakfast. Should the player choose to tell Nick about Boyce, Nick would recognize him even though James just referred to him as an "underboss" who was mean. The player would ask about Nick's association with Boyce, in which he would answer he just knew him through his sister. The protagonist would then express his anger towards Boyce, which would make Nick nervous and jokingly call James "a little grumpy." Consequently, the main character would notice and ask about Nick's uneasiness, wondering whether he was scaring him with his aggressiveness or coming off as a bad person. Nick would eventually dismiss the subject and suggest having breakfast together.

The two later went to the café where James got a 50% sale on his second day at Niall. Nick said it was his favorite go-to café and James told Nick about his meeting with Baron, in which Nick revealed he and Baron were childhood friends. Nick asked about James' parents. The player had two options.

* **Avoiding the subject.**
* **Telling Nick the truth.**

Should the player choose the first option, James would tell Nick that his dad died early, and he was raised up by his dad after his mother had divorced him when James was very young. Nick would then express his condolences. Should the player choose the second option, James would tell Nick about his father and the cabin he inherited from him first, then reveal about his mother after Nick asked. Nick would then promise James he would have a great time at the town. Either, Nick then asked about what James wanted to eat. The player had three options.

* **Choosing fried food.**
* **Letting Nick pick the order.**
* **Choosing vegetarian food.**

Should the player choose fried food, Nick would just suggest James eat less of the unhealthy food. Should the player choose the second option, James would just simply ask Nick to order whatever the wanted. Should the player choose healthy food, Nick would joyfully comment they had the same taste.

Later, when Andy had brought out their dishes, James asked about Nick's family with his sister. Nick revealed he was still living with his sister because he was single and his brother-in-law was working in another city and would not mind his dwelling. Despite that, Nick told the protagonist about his own apartment. Nick later asked whether the main character felt lonely. The player faced two options.

* **Denying, saying "I'm a man!"**
* **Gently admitting the loneliness.**

Should the player choose the first option, Nick would communicate his agreement with James about running naked in the house without fear anyone would mind. Nick would then inform he was single again, which made James notice. The pair would later discuss dating and marriages and would agree on the joy of being single. Should the player choose the second option, Nick would express his sympathy after hearing James talk about his loneliness, but would deny shortly when James would acknowledge his feeling.

Either, James then asked about Nick's dating history, which surprised Nick. After being confronted by the main character about his silence, Nick playfully explained he was distracted by James' cute face, which James jokingly noted as a flirt. Nick then sorrowfully opened up about his previous relationships, saying he was always the dumpee. Nick believed he was dumped because his ex-boyfriends thought he was "too enthusiastic" and "too clingy", and sadly noted that he had changed. The protagonist then comforted Nick, which he joyfully interpreted as the player liked him. James avoided the question.

After breakfast, Nick departed for work and James went home. The main character felt exhausted and went for a shower while contemplating Nick, thinking he was a perfect guy and everyone in town pursued him, along with other thoughts about Nick's sister,his nephew, and his occupation, wishing he could know Nick better. After the shower, James went to his bed and found Alex's underwear under his pillow. The protagonist then wondered about Nick's relationship with Alex, then fell asleep.

When he woke up in the evening, the main character found Nick ringing the doorbell downstairs, asking about his condition, apologizing for James' body pain, and giving James a pair of expensive brand new workout sneakers. After noticing that Nick had remembered his foot size, the player reluctantly accepted Nick's kindness and invited Nick in for a cup of coffee. Later, the two chatted about the day and Nick revealed his occupation as a fitness instructor and as a qualified massuer. Nick then insisted James get a post-workout massage and gave him one in his bed, during which James fell asleep.

Waking up in the morning, the protagonist found Nick lying next to him. Nick explained that he had stayed by to watch over James in case of emergency and fell asleep also, then asked about James' condition, in which James replied he was fine. Nick excused shortly after to leave for work, leaving the main character behind feeling excited that he had slept next to Nick and looking forward to the next morning run.

In the post-chapter texting, Nick texted James to ask about the shoes and the main character expressed his gratitude and wanted to pay back. Nick emphasized his good intention and told James he would ask for help later if he needed.

## Chapter 2: Temporary father-in-law

One morning, Nick called to ask James to look after his nephew because both his mother and Nick were busy. The protagonist agreed and heard Nick downstairs immediate after, because Nick had been very confident James would say yes. The main character welcomed Duncan in then had a short chat with Nick about the time he had first met Duncan.

After Nick had left, Duncan felt bored and ran upstairs. The player faced Nick's **second minigame**. The player had to press the right arrow button to send his "attack" to Duncan until his health bar was out. Any wrong or late arrow would cost the player to lose his health point quite heavily instead.

After the minigame, the protagonist saw Duncan sitting on the couch, playing with the teddy bear. James recalled the teddy being left behind by Alex and attempted to ask about Alex, but the kid just said he had seen the bear in a cartoon. The main character asked Duncan to stay put and went inside his bedroom to finish his work, but did not forget to give an eye on the child.

After a while, Duncan broke into the room and asked whether the player was Nick's boyfriend. Upon having a confirmation that Nick was also gay, James intended to learn more about Nick by asking Duncan. Following a number of failed attempts, including calling Duncan his "brother", James paid Duncan 10 bucks to answer the question whether Nick had had a boyfriend in the past, as requested by Duncan, only to receive a simple "yes" from the boy. Confused at the kid's mischievous attitude, the protagonist asked back "yes what" and paid another 10 dollars for the answer "yes, he had a boyfriend." Realizing he was being played, James asked Duncan to leave him to work.

Duncan managed to get James' goat again while he was on his way to make coffee, Duncan mentioned Nick had a lot of male pursuers, and informed him that the teddy bear was from Alex. When James asked about it, Duncan said the bear was given to Alex by someone else, and managed to get another 10 bucks from James when he asked about that person. The main character swore to bark like a dog if he would give Duncan any more money, and got pissed off by the boy's answer "someone else, not you", ultimately wondering if Duncan had learned the mischief from Alex.

At noon, James was asking Duncan about having lunch after finishing his work. Upon getting a rude answer from the kid, James rushed to welcome Nick in when he appeared. Nick said he had left work early because he had been worried about Duncan being with James, and revealed he had been administrating the town's annual surfing contest. The protagonist added he used to surf and Nick persuaded James to take part in the competition, up to the point Nick offered to be James' personal trainer and dropped some hints. Duncan interrupted the moment and James proceeded to make lunch.

After lunch, Duncan messed with James again, fishing up to 50 dollars from the main character and getting him to bark like a dog. Nick noticed the awkwardness but James brushed it off. The two went upstairs to watch TV. Nick revealed about his occupation and invited James to stop by the gym for the swimming pool later if he had time, at the same time flirting with the player. While the two were shyly holding each other's hands, Duncan interrupted the romantic moment to ask Nick to take him home. Nick left and promised to come back later. And James was reflecting on his feelings Nick, along with Nick's relationship with Alex.

Later in the evening, Nick came over again, saying he just wanted to see the protagonist. The main character addressed the moment in the afternoon and Nick attempted to ask the player out, but soon got interrupted by a phone call which made Nick anxious and about to leave. Nick turned his back and asked for permission to stay. James agreed.

While lying in bed after the shower, Nick told James about his apartment and his intentions for the future, emphasis on the romance. Nick expressed his desire to cuddle the player and the main character complimented on his sweet talk. The conversation went awkward and both proceeded to go to sleep. James felt a bit of uneasiness and Nick took the initiated move and they had sex.

In the post-chapter texting section, Nick texted to ask if Duncan had bothered the protagonist and revealed Duncan had told him James paid the boy to keep his mouth shut, after James denied his trouble with the kid. Nick revealed he found the money in Duncan's pocket and told a white lie to tease with James.

## Chapter 3: Personal trainer

James' phone rang earlier on the weekend after his late working the previous night, it was Nick. Nick invited the protagonist to the gym because he did not have any fitness class, he even informed the main character that he had already bought him breakfast and reminded James to wear the pair of sneakers he had given him.

On the way to the gym, the player encountered Boyce. Boyce talked to James in his cocky manner as usual and James managed to deal with him and left. Upon arriving at the gym, the protagonist sat down in a frustrated mood looking for Nick, Nick snuck up on James from behind, covering his eyes, and lowered his voice to tease James when he figured out it was him. Admired at Nick's sexiness in his workout outfit, James took several minutes to savor in the scene in front of him. When Nick asked the main character about his trip to the gym, the player had two options.

* **Avoiding the topic.**
* **Telling Nick about his encounter with Boyce.**

Should the player choose the first option, Nick would address James' uneasiness, which James attributed to being tired as a lazy jerk, after which Nick corrected as a "handsome, cute, lazy jerk." Nick would childishly try to pinch James' cheeks which the protagonist dodged, Nick would call out James for being shy but James would insist they start training, not as hard as the previous time. Should the player choose the second option, James would tell Nick he had ran into an annoying colleague. Nick would comfort him that James would not need to worry about annoying coworkers anymore as he already had Nick.

Either, Nick demanded James to eat the breakfast he had prepared for him, which was a box of milk and a few loaves of bread, prior to their training for at least 40 minutes. During breakfast, the main character noticed that there was no one at the gym. Nick explained the gym only needed a few personnel to take care of on the weekend and it was his turn. Nick highlighted that it was just him and the main character, and the player could consider the situation as his "private lesson." The player then emerged Nick's **third minigame.** The player had to type exactly a number of courses consist of five arrows shown to him by Nick until the progress bar was full.

After the minigame, the protagonist sat down in exhaustion with a sore foot. After handing James a glass of warm mineral water, Nick squatted down in front of him, intending to give him a foot massage. The main character felt embarrassed thinking his foot was stinky, but Nick assured that it was fine, lifting James' foot up to his nose to sniff it. The gesture aroused James. However, Nick proceeded to give James a foot massage afterwards. As a result, James was relieved from the pain. Nick then apologized for the trouble but James said it was fine. Nick explained he would feel terrible if James was hurt.

Realizing it was noon already, the main character suggested having lunch together but Nick declined because he had to take care of the surfing contest coming in the following week. However, Nick said he wanted to ask James over for dinner later in the evening. The main character agreed and went home to rest. After reflecting on what had happened in the morning, about Nick, James took a nap to the afternoon. Nick called to ask the protagonist to come to the gym for a private swim because the water had just been changed.

Upon arriving at the pool, the player was greeted with the sexy Nick in his swim brief. Nick asked James to change his clothes right at the place instead of going to the changing room. James then went for a shower and came back to see Nick already waiting in the pool. The protagonist jumped into the water so vigorously that his trunks slipped off. Nick unknowingly grabbed James' swimming brief and wiped his face with it. However, after realizing it was the player's swimming brief, not only did Nick remain unshocked but he also managed to tease James. After a game of chasing, the protagonist breathlessly rested by the pool's side. Nick swam soundly over to ask whether the main character was angry but James just said he was exhausted from the chasing and wanted his swimming brief back. Nick suddenly dived into the water and put them on for the protagonist, which shocked James.

After the fun, Nick suggested going out of the pool and headed for the towels. Nick highlighted he would feel bad if James caught a cold, and James replied he was concerned for Nick, too. Nick felt touched and asked to give the main character a hug, and James was the first to make the move, pulling Nick into his embrace. The two had an intimate moment and Nick confessed having fallen in love with James the moment they met. They kissed. And then Nick's phone rang, his sister called them for dinner, which surprised James that Nick had already invited him over to see his family. While getting dressed, Nick noticed James having an erection, and the two had sex by the pool.

After finishing their business, the two went to Nick's house. Larissa warmly greeted them both and Nick excused to change his clothes. Duncan appeared to tell the player he was lucky that Nick initiatively invited him other, opposite to Boyce who just followed him back home. When Nick appeared, both Duncan and James cut the conversation. Nick got suspicious and Duncan ran away and James just suggest they all have dinner.

After dinner, Nick and James sat on the couch and chatted about the upcoming surfing competition. Nick also revealed he was going to be the judge, and Duncan explained because he had already won three times in a row, he was asked to be the judge to give other contestants a chance to win. Nick then subtly directed the protagonist's attention to the trophy cabinet, which was filled up half by his trophies, and half by Duncan's.

James suddenly suspected that Boyce was coming from the gym earlier in the morning. The player had two options.

* **Going home.**
* **Asking Nick about Boyce.**

Should the player choose the first option, Nick would just offer to walk the main character back home. Should the player choose the second option, Nick would startle after James told him about Boyce. Nick would pretend like nothing was serious but the protagonist noticed the difference. James would decide not to dig deeper and head home. And Nick would offer to walk him back.

Upon arriving at the player's house, Nick wished James well and reminded him about the surfing contest. Nick hugged James and tried to give him a kiss on the cheek but James subconciously ducked and said he thought Nick was sneaking up on him again. The two parted and the protagonist watched Nick drive away, feeling something bad was going to happen.

In the post-chapter texting section, Nick texted James to tell him to rest to prepare for the surfing competition, and express his desire to be with James but he had to prepare for the contest.

## Chapter 4: Surf competition

Nick showed up at the player's house to wish him well, as well as to give him a surf suit, in case of the "incident" when they were at the pool the previous time happened again. Nick escorted James to the beach and got him the contestant name tag while the protagonist changed his clothes. Alex showed up and said hi to the player while he was waiting for Nick. Alex informed he was just passing by to have some fun, and was quite upset when James mentioned he was with Nick. After that, Alex wished James well with the competition and left, right after which Nick came to deliver the tag, wrapping it around James' neck for him, which made the main character felt touched. Nick explained he ought to be responsible for James as he was the one who persuaded James into the contest. Nick also asked whether the man the player had just met was Alex, and whether Alex said "anything" to him. James addressed the strange question but Nick just brushed it off.

The couple met Baron. Baron explained he would not be competing, but instead accompanying for his mom and sister. Baron was quite surprised when hearing James was a contestant, and left after some chat. Nick mentioned Baron was a popular guy, and explained all the boys in town knew each other since they went to the same school. James asked about Alex and Nick revealed Alex was "special", as he had been transferred from another town to the school's kindergarten when they were kids. The player then asked about how long it would take unti the contest and Nick answered "30 minutes."

Suddenly, Boyce showed up and asked the player what the protagonist was doing with "his Nick." Boyce proceeded to grab Nick's wrist and informed he was "Nick's boyfriend", which shocked both James and Nick. Despite angrily shaking off from Boyce's hand, Nick did not say anything against Boyce's statement, which upset James. Nick asked Boyce what he was doing there as he was supposed to be on a business trip, and Boyce said there was some change in the plan and he wanted to see "his boyfriend" being the judge. The player faced two options.

* **Turning away and leaving.**
* **Ask thoroughly about what was happening.**

Should the player choose the first option, Nick would push Boyce away and try to grab James but James put on a cold attitude and call him "Mr. Nick", which shocked the jock, making him beg to explain. James would ask why Nick always asked for a chance to explain when he did something wrong. Not answering that, Nick would assert it was James whom he liked, which did not surprise James. Howver, Boyce would comment on James being a third, and the main character would walk away.

Should the player choose the second option, James would ask Nick directly whether he was a third wheel. The conversation would go through some awkward sentences, then Nick would shake away from Boyce's attempt to flirt with him and yell at Boyce, drawing everyone's attention, as James was trying to walk away. Boyce would mention that a sunrise picture would not be enough for the protagonist to steal another person's lover. Hearing this, Nick would look straight at Boyce with bullet eyes and ask about the statement. Boyce would reveal he was passing by at the time at the time the couple was together. And James would recall Boyce having a phone call before his job interview with him, presumably trying to cause James troubles.

Either option, the player would walk away to clear his head from all the drama and focus on the competition, ignoring Nick's call for him. The protagonist felt lonely among the other contestants who were accompanied by their partner. While waiting in line following the mayor's speech, James met Baron. The main character revealed the reason he was alone because Nick was with "his boyfriend." Alex showed up shortly after, sarcastically replying Baron's long-time-no-see greetings. Alex asked about Nick and Baron told him what James had said. The protagonist asked about Alex's relationship with Nick, in which he explained they were from the same kindergarten, and so was Baron, which made James question the fact Nick had said he did not know Alex much. The announcement went off and the other two boys both wished the main character with good luck. Nick was then invited to the stage for a speech. James tried to avoid looking at him but Nick glued his eyes on the player. Eventually, when their eyes met, Nick said softly "good luck." The player came to Nick's **fourth minigame** in the cheering from Alex and Baron. The player had to use the up and down arrows to avoid obstacles on his surfing path until he reached the finish line. Should the player hit an obstacle, he would die.

After the surfing competiton, Baron and Alex came to congratulate James, so did Nick, along with Boyce. Boyce mocked the main character, saying that Nick had purposefully given the highest score. Alex realized Boyce as an employee from Benson's company. Alex stepped between the main character and Boyce, ready for a fight, which sparked James' bottled up anger for him. The player had two options.

* **Firing back.**
* **Going down for a fight.**

Should the player choose the first option, James would passive-aggressively hug Boyce to whisper death threats into his ears, which surprised the other three boys. Alex would in between to threaten Boyce as well if he dared to bother James again, and then smile at the main character. Alex would also mentioned Nick could confess his secrets with him if he did not want to say anything in the public. Nick would just pick Boyce up and leave.

Should the player choose the second option, Boyce would try to come at James while the protagonist was going to leave despite Nick pulling him away. Alex would step in between to threaten Boyce, and Baron would join in. The player came to Nick's **fifth minigame**. The player had to go down a battle between him, Alex and Baron on one team, and Boyce and Nick on the other. The player could choose several offensive, defesinve, or healing moves to ultimately destroy Boyce and Nick. After the minigame, Baron and Alex would still be intimidating Boyce, in which Baron would be making stupid threats that would sould sexual and Alex would demand him to shut up. Boyce would once again mock James and pull Nick away. Nick would not have any protesting moves, opposite to James' expectations of him.

Either option, after Boyce and Nick had left, Alex and Baron would try to comfort the main character, offering him a ride home. Alex was trying to be sympathetic but Baron made some silly sentences. The player said it was fine and came home by himself. Alex suddenly appeared when the player was yelling at nothing, releasing his anger at Nick and Boyce. Alex and Baron revealed to follow the player home because Alex was concerned for him. Baron revealed Alex had another set of keys to the main character's house. Alex deliberately talked James into using some violence while Baron was still saying silly things, up to a point Alex had to call him by his embarrassing nickname and beg him to shut up. Alex reminded the protagonist he could feel safe under Alex's protection. The player subtly asked them to leave, which upset both of the boys, Baron whispered to Alex, begging him to do something to get them to stay. But Alex just grabbed Baron by his hand and walked out of the door, which upset Baron as Alex had promised him they would get to stay with James. After the other boys had left, the protagoist tried to calm himself down but failed.

In the post-chapter texting section, Nick texted to ask to meet and apologize, but got no replies from the player.

## Chapter 5: Gray beach

Two days after the contest, James was still following his routine, healing after the heartbreak. In the evening, the protagonist woke up from a nap since the afternoon to see a handful of missed calls from Nick and decided to call back out of being polite. Nick was the first to open that he had being worried for James but the main character came off indifferent. Nick confessed missing him but James firmly stated that they never established such a romantic relationship and suggested Nick behave if he wanted to save their friendship. Nick was sobbing on the other end and asked to meet him one more time. The player had two options.

* **Refusing him deliberately.**
* **Agreeing to meet him outside.**

Should the player choose the first option, James would suggest they should not get in touch. Nick would freak out for a chance to explain, even up to a point that thinking Baron was the reason why the main character would not want to see him. James would turn off his phone out of annoyance despite Nick's frantic attempt to reach to him. The player would not see Nick again until he went to the company and meet Larissa, only to learn that Nick had moved to another city with Boyce, as the two were dating. Larissa would tell many things about Nick but James would just bless them. The main character would try to dial Nick's number unsuccessfully and as he looked at the surfing trophy, he would reminisce about the days with Nick and think maybe he should have not been so stubborn. The player had successfully unlocked Nick's **bad ending**.

Should the player choose the second option, James would agree to see Nick at the park when they first met, with the same excitement as Nick's. The protagonist came to the park to see Nick sorrowfully sitting on the bench by himself, crying. Nick apologized but James was indifferent about it, and intend to go back. As the main character was about to leave, Nick broke his silence and confessed it was about his sister. Nick explained he and Larissa first met Boyce at the company's party, Boyce had been after Nick but he never agreed. Later Boyce told Nick Larissa took a huge load of money from Benson's office, which was later confirmed by Nick himself that Larissa had a large sum of money in her room. Nick did not dare to ask Larissa and decided to remain silent to keep his family away from any trouble or heartbreaks. Therefore, Boyce had been blackmailing him using Larissa's scandal. Nick also revealed that he had lied about the fact that his brother-in-law was actually dead from an accident and he wanted to keep the truth from Duncan, as he wanted to give Duncan the peaceful childhood he had never had.

Nick suddenly hugged James as the main character started stroking his hair, comforting him. James then gave Nick some fresh persepctives on the situation to get back at Boyce. James out of the blue asked Nick about his relationship with Alex, in which Nick confessed he and Alex was once in a relationship, but Alex might have gotten over it whereas it was quite embarrassing for the jock. James revealed he wanted to ask for Alex's help to shed some light on the situation. James suggest going home and Nick asked for permission to stay at the player's house, at the same time suggesting having sex, but the main character said he was not in the mood. Nick insisted just sleeping and James agreed.

In bed, the protagonist asked about Nick's occupation as a massuer, and he revealed his clients had to make an appointment in advance. The topic went sexual later but Nick asserted he was a qualified professional masseur. Nick then told the story about his massage for Gene, who spent a lot of time with Baron and Quinn, that lasted for three days on his farm. One year earlier, Gene hurt his neck so he could not drive. Nick said he had a taste of the farm life which was refreshing compared to the life by the beach that he had got bored of. James revealed he also wanted to live on a farm. Nick said Gene's son was reluctant and cold to him. James suddenly asked Nick whether had some anything sexual with Gene, in which Nick confessed he did "something" to Gene on the last day but it was absolutely one-sided. The conversation ended with James asking Nick to give him a dirty massage someday.

One day, the protagonist went to a shop by the beach named Blue Shark Club to see Nick waiting for him in his surfing suit. James commented that he looked sexy in his outfit and Nick revealed he had just gone back from surfing. Nick excused to change his clothes but the main character insisted he keep the suit on him. When the protagonist asked Nick what his suit was made of, Nick suggest the player touch it to feel that it was made of shark's skin. Nick offered to give the protagonist a set of similar outfit but James turned it down because it might be too expensive and he would not want to owe Nick anything. Nick insisted James accept his offer because it was normal for boyfriends to give each other present. Nick suggested taking a walk on the beach but the player was concerned for him that his boss might be mad at him, only to learn that Nick owned the place. Nick proceeded to change his clothes, at the same time emphasized that James could watch him change if the player wanted to. Suddenly, Nick took a look around the shop to see that the two were alone and locked the door, then pushed the main character into the back to have sex with him.

After their business, the two went to the beach for their walk. The player asked Nick about his past with Alex. Nick revealed Alex was one of the popular kids during school, along with Benson, the son of the mayor and James' boss. The main character wondered as he thought a rich kid like Benson would go to a private school instead. Nick revealed Benson was unapproachable to other kids and the only kid who was able to befriend him was Alex. Alex was outgoing, participating in every event at school. And opposite to the main character's guess, Alex was in the top three in school, along with Benson. Nick emphasized that the pair was more of competitiors than lovers. However, the did share a room during college and that rumor was possible. Nick then revealed he had heard from Alex that Benson wetted the bed once, and had to skip school for two weeks due to embarrassment. Then Nick told the player that Alex and Benson had a fight once, so Alex moved out of his shared room with Benson to live with Nick. Alex wanted to get Benson's goat so he purposefully used silent treatment on Benson, and even asked Nick to pretend to be his boyfriend. Their pretended romantic relationship went real. Then the two got into another fight but then reconciled, Alex moved back to his old room with Benson and broke up with Nick. Nick then highlighted he had never seen Alex's father, rather the director of the orphange always went to parents' meetings for Alex. Alex would also avoid talking about his father, and would answer that his father lived very far across the sea if asked. Nick then revealed after breaking up with Alex, he decided to change is life, joing the sport club as he was whimpy back then. James got excited about the uncles' past stories, but then said goodbye to leave Nick to his work. James made a wish to himself that he could travel back in time to experience Alex and Nick's relationship.

In the post-chapter texting section, Nick texted James late at night to confess about his worries about his sister, and James comforted him and insist he go to bed. The two then wished each other a good night.

## Chapter 6: Truth

Alex went over to the player's house and the main character highlighted he had just intended to call him. Alex teased the protagonist and asked for something to drink. Alex told the player about his investigation, confirming that Larissa had taken the early mentioned sum of money, which was actually the funeral grant she applied for from Nick's dead brother-in-law's company. Said company did not want to pay money for her husband's accident so she asked Benson, which was James' boss, for help. The player suddenly asked whether Alex knew Benson, which the redhead confirmed. The two made some guesses that since Benson was rarely in his personal office, he might have called Larissa to take the grant herself, which had been seen by Boyce. Alex suggested he could help if James wanted to revenge Boyce, which the protagonist noted that he was always so eager to help him. Alex then added that Boyce had been taking bribes from the customers as a chance for James to revenge the bastard. James made some compliments on Alex and the redhead lovingly teased back, which noted as oppisite to the player's unfriendly impression of him and familiar to his father, up to a point the player confessed to himself if he had not dated Nick, he would have fallen for Alex. Alex intended to leave but James invited him to stay, and he agreed.

James then asked about the process and Alex revealed he had gone straight to another city to find Benson, which surprised James. James made some comments and Alex went lovey-dovey but the protagonist insisted he finish his story. Alex said he had told Benson the whole story but Benson had known it all along, but had not fired Boyce because some of his reasons that Alex couldn't spoil. Alex suspected that Boyce might have been a spy from another company, and James pitied the bastard being used as a pawn. The conversation ended with Alex asking for permission to stay overnight, despite his reluctance that Nick would catch them in bed together, the player agreed and wondered if Nick would be jealous of him or the redhead. Alex proceed to take a shower and James noted there was a clean pink towel in the cabinet, which was what Alex had been using when he was still living in the house. The protagonist answered Alex's question that he had washed the towel and decided to keep it as it smelt good, and Alex reveled on the fact that James kept his personal items.

In bed, Alex joked he wanted to sleep at the center of the bed, and the main character could sleep on top of him. Alex proceeded to seductivel teach the protagonist while he was playing with his phone. The player aksed Alex about his relationship with Nick, and after a few rounds of nonsense talking between the two, Alex, while teasingly sexually harrassing James, revealed that he had moved in to live with Nick, who had been living alone, after having a fight with Benson during college. Alex emphasized he and Nick had been good friends since kindergarten and the two actually cared about each other's wellbeing. At a Truth or Dare at a party, someone dared Alex to kiss Nick and he did so shamelessly. But after they had gotten back to their room, drunk, they had sex, but Alex and Nick never confirmed their relationship. Then Alex got into another fight with Benson and Benson threw all of Alex's stuff out, so he moved back in with Benson, "dumping" Nick just like that, as noted by the player. Alex then admitted feeling Nick because sorry for Nick because the jock was really kind and sensitive, and confessed he actually did the favor James had asked because of both Nick and James, opposite to his earlier statement that he would only do it because of the player. The two got into a fun fight and got exhausted, sleeping straight to the next morning. When the protagonist woke up, he found that Alex had gone and his underpants were wet.

Later at night, Nick went over to hear James reveal the truth about Benson helping Larissa with her grant. Nick was filled with rage but James calmed him down, and the jock highlighted feeling lucky to have the player, with the fact that he could have lost James, and hugged the main character. Then Nick wordlessly directed the protagonist to the bed and kissed him, confessing that he had missed him, and then the two had sex.

In the morning after, Nick made some breakfast for James and lay over his body to watch him eat. After breakfast, Nick found a tank top in James' closet, which James noted that he did not even remember having that tank top. Nick then left for work and asked for the top, which James agreed.

At work, James heard from Larissa about Boyce being fired, as a direct order from Benson, and the chance of him facing some lawsuits, which surprised the player as he had not done anything. Larissa then asked about the player's romantic relationship with Nick. James asked whether Nick had told her so, but Nick's sister revealed it was Duncan who had informed her that James was Nick's boyfriend the time the protagonist had gone over for dinner. Larissa then said she was happy for the couple.

Done with his task, James went to the elevator to travel downstairs, simultaneously thinking how good it was that Larissa did not know about Nick's scandal with Boyce. When he stepped out of the elevator, James was quick enough to avoid colliding with Benson again. Benson just said hello to the player then went into the lift.

The main character leisurely took a walk home, reflecting about Boyce, then met Alex. Alex admitted it was him who got Boyce fired. Alex said he was just doing a favor for his "neighbor", whom James mistook as Nick. This upset Alex and he started telling the player some wholesome messages, which the player found familiar. Upon realizing he was actually quoting their mutual father, Alex immediately shut up. James did not know the truth so Alex just lied it was the town's mayor's famous quote. Then Alex departed.

Arrived at home, the player found Nick already waiting for him, and informed his boyfriend that Boyce was fired, and that it was Alex's doing. Nick got lost in his thoughts for a moment after hearing Alex's name. The protagonist snapped the jock out of his train of thoughts, and told Nick about his encounter with Alex earlier, telling him that Alex had said the old chapter of Nick's life had ended. The jock had some ambigual expressions, confessing he felt better that he would not feel embarrassed when he met the redhead again. James informed him Alex treated Nick as just a friend, like Baron. Then Nick asked whether the were a couple, which James insisted that he wanted a memorable confession to officially establish their romantic relationship. Nick agreed, then said he wanted to "express his gratitude" to James by initiating sex by pulling James' pants down.

Later at night in bed, Nick asked whether James wanted some small animals. The player had two options.

* **Saying he did not like pets.**
* **Expressing love for puppies and kittens.**

Should the player choose the first option, James would say pets are somewhat troubling. Nick would say he thought James liked puppies and kitten, then make some dog sounds. Should the player choose the second option, James would express his intention to adopt a pupply, which Nick would agree, saying they can have a house full of puppies. Nick would also inform that on his 18th birthday, Alex gave him a toy dog, which James would note he had heard Alex say that.

Either option, James asked when Nick would tell Duncan about his father's death. Nick revealed his sister was also not ready to tell the young boy, delaying the news until Duncan was older. Nick suddenly asked James whether he thought the jock was clingly, and expressed his fear for abandonment. The player highlighted that Nick was very sweet and would never abandon him. The two talked about how much they changed from their previous relationships, and assured each other they would always be beside them.

In the post-chapter texting section, Nick informed he had talked to Alex, then suddenly apologized for it. When James asked why he suddenly apologized, Nick just answered he felt like doing so, and asked to stay overnight at the player's house, which James agreed. James asked him about his conversation with Alex, and Nick assured him they just had some chat, and nothing beyond that.

## Chapter 7: Hi, my name is Nick!

The player was reflecting on the half-of-a-year-long time he had been in Niall, taking up healthy habits from Nick. Then after doing the laundry, the protagonist went shopping downtown. While complaining carrying so many stuff, Nick appeared out of the blue and grabbed some bags for James. The jock asked why James had not called him, in which the player answered he had not wanted to bother his boyfriend and he could do everything on his only. Not only this answer did not upset Nick, he also emphasized the player was "his man", completely opposite to his clingy characteristic in the past. Nick invited the player over to his apartment that he had told him about for the first time, and took over all the stuff in James' hands despite James saying no, carrying everything for his boyfriend.

Upon arriving at Nick's apartment, James complimented his boyfriend's accommodation and asked Nick why he had not invited him over sooner. Nick lied that he preferred spending time at the player's house. While Nick went downstairs for some juice, the main character found a purple shirt in the corner, and realized it was Boyce's. Nick was stunned when he saw the shirt and confessed the reason why he had not invited the player over was because Boyce had been living in his apartment. Nick revealed Boyce was poor against his showoff appearance, but was organized, cleaning and maintain Nick's apartment from the moment he received it until he gave back to Nick. Nick also highlighted he could be a good friend if not for his bad manners.

The two then started talking about urban legends and Nick told the player about his encounter with something he believed to be aliens when he was in kindergarten. He could not sleep on a summer camp night, so he went out of hs tent to look at the stars, but he caught a male couple standing on the lake surrounded by a very bright light. James dismissed the event, assuming it was just a couple walking by with a flashlight. Nick admitted there was some thick fog and agreed with the main character. Then Nick asked his boyfriend to play some video games. After playing restlessly, the protagonist fell asleep on Nick's arm.

When the player woke up, Nick had already gone out, leaving a note on the table. The player could pick one of the three following options to pass the time.

* **Film.**
* **Variety show.**
* **Anime and comics.**

Should the player choose the first option, "film". The player could choose between three more options of what kind of film he wanted to watch.

* **Magical movie.**
* **Love movie.**
* **War movie.**

A magical movie was about a mermaid prince coming up to the land in search of his brother. The love movie was about a guy named Daniel who was in love with his best friend. The war movie was about the the wars of the ancient Rome, noted as a "love-hate affair between a bunch of muscular men, in which there was a muscular blond male actor, about whom the player shouted "Baron!". Whatever option the player faced two other options,

* **Continuing.**
* **Looking at the rest.**

Should the player choose the first option, the story jumped to its next page. Should the player choose the second option, he would be directed back to choose between "film, variety show, and anime and comic."

Should the player choose the second option from the first three, "variety show", James would note that it was a boring show, but with cute boys. Then the player could choose either to continue or to look at the rest.

Should the player choose the third option from the first three, "anime and comic", James would explain it was a battle between a group of gods from the East and the West. James would also note that the main character looked familiar, and there was an Italian man among a group of Eastern gods, and his brother had the power to reverse time and space. James would note that if he had such power, he would come back to see his father's life at Niall. The player then could choose to either continue or look at the rest.

After exploring all the options, the scene was cut to the evening, the main character went out of patience after waiting for two hours with no sign of Nick, and worried that whether something had happened to his boyfriend. The protagonist proceeded to call his boyfriend and Duncan picked up, informing him that Nick was not there, and promised to send James' words to the young boy's uncle. After Ducan hung up, the phone rang again. The protagonist picked up to find out it was Nick, asking him to come downstairs to meet him. Nick did not explain anything, just asked the player to follow him. He drove James to his store, the Blue Shark Club, and asked him to wait at the door. Duncan appeared and Nick asked James to follow the boy. The two went to the beach, then Duncan ran away for the player to walk to the destination alove. James thought to himself this surprise was not surprising anymore.

The player followed a path to a beach lit with candles shaped into a "I love you" with Nick standing in the middle of the heart. The protagonist thought about his require for an official establishment of their relationship, but freaked out a little bit thinking Nick was proposing to him after only a few months of knowing each other. James walked over to Nick and the jock suddenly said "Hi, my name is Nick!" Surprised, James asked and Nick silently told him to play along. James greeted back with his name. Nick wanted to say something but forgot and had to look at his note, which James found cute. Nick invited the main character to a prom, enacting a highschool love story. After the protagonist had said yes, Alex, Baron, Larissa, and Duncan suddenly appeared. Duncan said it was a stupid plan, and Alex was rubbing his chin hearing that. James noted and thought it was cute that Alex went dorky when it came to romance. Baron joked that if Nick did not announce his relationship with James soon, he would take over. Nick suddenly asked whether James wanted to go out with him and the player said yes. Alex, Baron, and Larissa took turn to give blessings to the couple. Duncan joked about not knowing what to call James in the future if the two got married. With Baron's leading, the crowd were yelling the couple to kiss. After the kiss, James noticed Alex had gone. After the party, Nick took his sister and his nephew home. Baron offered to take the main character home, the player had two options.

* **Agreeing.**
* **Refusing.**

Should the player choose the first option, James would allow Baron to escort him home at 2 AM and go to bed afterwards. A few days passed, James would think about the absence of Alex in his life, contrast to the man's routinely appearance at his house, up to a point not receiving any text from the redhead. Nick would also have no idea where Alex was.

Should the player choose the second option, Baron would leave and James would go home alone. Upon arriving home, he would Alex, who was down in the dumps. Alex would inform James that he was leaving the town, explaining that he wanted to see the world after staying in the town for too long, and taking a smoke from his cigarette, for the first time. James would ask whether the reason was about Nick, and this would anger the redhead. James would then ask whether the reason was him, and silence would fall upon both of them. Alex would intend to say something, that he once promised a man that if James came back to town, he would do something. But his line would get interrupted by Benson, dragging Alex away, saying that there Alex was just there to say goodbye, and that there were things that were better left unsaid.

Either option, the story carried on with Alex disappearing completely from James' life. The player also noted that he still met Benson quite often, receiving a cold shoulder from the boss but getting treated quite well. A colleague said they saw Benson and Alex on a traveling trip, another said Alex went to another city with a cop. James could only pray for the man.

The story ended with James reflecting his life with Nick, helping Nick out at his store and taking care of his nephew. And two years later, they got married on the beach. Alex came to the wedding, saying he had been traveling the world. James noted he would feel miserable if he had lost Alex. After marriage, James started picking up the jock's healthy habits which had been viewed as clingy from his previous boyfriends.

In the post-chapter texting section, Nick texted to get James into a run on the beach and the player texted back he did not want to wake up.

## First special date: Father and son <unreadable>

Nick suddenly asked the main character to do him a favor, particpating in a parent-child activity with Duncan in the afternoon since Larissa was busy and Nick was gong to be the photographer for the event, which James did not believe at first that Nick could take photos professionally but the jock reminded him of the sunrise photo he had taken for him. The protagonist agreed and Nick promised to pick him up.

Nevertheless, the player showed up at Duncan's school by himself, meeting the young boy. Duncan noted that it was not the first time Nick had gone absentminded, as he had dropped his nephew to a wrong school before. Duncan named a time his uncle gave him a fruit for a show-and-tell and his school, the player could guess one of the three following fruits.

* **Strawberry.**
* **Apple.**
* **Orange.**

Either guess, the answer was a durian that Nick delivered to Duncan at school himself. James asked the young boy about the event, and received an asnwer that it was going to be just a boring activity with no lap dancers around to entertain him, which shocked James to hear from Duncan. Then, Nick showed up and the couple had a little chat before Duncan telling them that the event was about to start.

The parent-child activity turned out to be a marathon, which was annoyingly exhausting to James. After a round of sports, the main character in anger realized that Nick had asked him to take part in this event on purpose, to get him to exercise. Nick promised him to treat him greatly in bed after the event, then suddenly Duncan asked if James was ready for the other half of the competition. After everything was done, James confronted Nick as he seemed to lie a lot. Nick denied. And James said he would punish the jock, by having sex with him.

## Second special date: Soap

Since Nick was free again, he had the player train with him rounds of cardio at the gym. After their training, James alluded that he would look as fit as Nick in no time thanks to Nick's private training. Nick added the protagonist also needed a lot of protein, and wickedly emphasized he knew a source of "natural protein", which all men had. Upon realizing that James had understood his dirty joke, Nick suggested they both take a shower.

In the gym's shower area, James guessed that many people would choose to take a shower at the gym because of the convenience, which was denied by Nick that most people would prefer going home. Nick made a guess that people did not want to show their bodies, and asked James' about his opinion. The player had two options.

* **Saying it's okay to take a shower in the public shower.**
* **Admitting preferring showering home.**

Should the player choose the first option, James would naively answer that it was okay since everyone was all men and did nothing but taking a shower. Nick would naughtily ask what if there was "something else", with him. The protagonist would suddenly ask if Nick had had sex with other men at the public shower. Nick would offendedly confirm to have never done such things, and James would believe him. After their shower, James would complain that his feet hurt due to all the squats, and Nick would promise to give him a full body massage when they got home. James would mistake that offer for a sexual massage, but Nick would deny it.

Should the player choose the second option, James would admit preferring gome home to take a shower. Nick would tease him that he was afraid people peeking at his penis, and then try to get close to him and realize James was wearing a so thin thin of a pair of underwear when taking a shower that the jock thought he was naked. Nick would address James' pair of underwear as "special" and persuaded the protagonist to have sex since they were both alone and Nick had already seen James' naked body after all that time they'd been dating. James would agree and get naked. Then, they would have sex. During their dirty talk, James would realize Nick had told him to come over to the gym because he had been horny and wanted sex.

After their sex, James expressed his disapproval of Nick's initiation of sex, fearing someone would see them. Nick comforted him one more time that no one would see them, and mentioned that they had "something else", which confused James.

## Third special date: Camera

At the player's house, Nick asked the protagonist what he bought. James told the jock to open the package, revealing it to be a camera. James bought it as a present for his boyfriend as he had learned from Duncan that Nick was deeply in love with photography, even when he was student, then gave up, and he had seen Nick browsing the camera catalogues earlier. James suggested they take some photos, and Nick asked what they should take. The main character suggested he take pictures of Nick, and praised his boyfriend that he was very handsome. Nick emphasized that James was really good-looking also. The jock insisted they roll the die to fairly decide who would take photos of whom. Nick lost and had to be the model to James' photoshoot. James emphasized that the jock had to do whatever he said. The first thing he asked Nick to do was strip. Nick was excited and addressed that it looked like they were shooting for a adult magazine. James proceeded to take photos at sexy angles of Nick, including his bulge. The two sexually teased each other and then Nick initiated sex. And they had sex.