Status Update by Annabeth Albert

Adrian Gottlieb is winning at life. He’s a successful video game designer with everything a man could ask for, including a warm comfy ride to Denver and a date for his sister’s wedding. But he finds himself in need of a total reboot when he’s left stranded at a snowy campground in Utah. Holiday plans? Epic fail.
That is until Noah Walters offers him shelter for the night and a reluctant cross-country ride. Nothing about the ultraconservative geoarchaeologist should attract Adrian, but once he discovers Noah’s hidden love for video games, the two connect on a new level. Soon, a quiet but undeniable chemistry sparks… Read more.
Trigger & Content Warnings:
- Homomisia & internalised homomisia
- Coming out themes
- Conversion therapy mentioned
- Child abuse recounted
- Intimate partner violence recounted
- Anxiety discussed
- Alcohol consumption
- Celiac Disease
- Death of a parent