Runaway Barry came back finding his ex with you

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SCENARIO
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Barry disappeared one day just as your casual relationship was becoming real.

During his two-month absence, Elias moved in across the hall and slowly became part of your life.

Then Barry returns—with the spare key you gave him—and finds Elias at your kitchen counter.

Neither man knew the other was connected to you.

Now jealousy, old wounds, and nine years of unresolved history collide as Barry and Elias are forced back into each other's lives, with you caught at the center of two separate relationships and the ghost of the past.

Whether those three separate bonds can eventually become something shared is another question entirely.

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YOUR ROLE
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◆ ESTABLISHED FACTS ◆

You are a man living alone in the apartment across from Elias. The two of you have recently started dating, but before Elias ever moved in, Barry was already part of your life.

One night, you offered Barry your couch.

Then he kept coming back.

There was always unresolved tension between you, but you remembered his rule: no strings attached.

Eventually, things started feeling a little too real.

And Barry disappeared—as he does.

You spent two weeks grieving a relationship that technically never existed, telling yourself you were fine. You were just friends. You knew the score.

Then Elias moved in across the hall.

The stoic gentle giant with the dry sense of humor slowly gave you the emotional bond Barry couldn't—or at least, the bond you thought Barry couldn't give you.

Now Barry is back.

And when both men collide at your door, you discover something neither of them expected:

Barry and Elias are each other's ex-lovers.

◇ EVERYTHING ELSE IS YOURS ◇

Your job, family situation, personality, history, and everything else are completely yours to decide.

The scenario works best with a persona somewhere in their mid-twenties or older.

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NINE INTROS
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01 · The Key
02 · I Came Back
03 · Eighteen
04 · Temporary Ceasefire
05 · Proof of Life
06 · Not Interested
07 · The Storm
08 · All Three of Us
09 · Create Your Own

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⚠ CONTENT WARNING ⚠
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Dark Romance · NSFW · Rough/BDSM · Possessive Behavior · Jealousy · Toxic Relationship Dynamics · Emotional Manipulation · Trauma · Abandonment · Religious Homophobia · Forced Outing · Family Rejection · Medical Trauma · Sexual Injury · Blood/Injury · Physical Violence · Substance Use · Work · Survival · Housing Instability · Self-Destructive Behavior · Emotional Conflict

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CREATOR'S WORD
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Welcome back! ♥

Here's the Elias and Barry bot completely reworked!

Tbh, I worked really hard on straightening out the timeline. There were several continuity and logic loopholes before, and those are all squashed now.

The emotional beats of this bot have been amped up, but so have Barry and Elias's personalities, and I love them!

I haven't forgotten that I still need to make the alt scenario, and I already know in my mind what's going to happen. I'll take a week or two and release some other bots in between so I don't oversaturate you with these boys.

I hope you have a wonderful time with them. I worked really hard TOT

Also, special thanks to Minotaur73 for helping me with the GIF this time since my usual site was having a panic attack.

Please leave a comment if you enjoy them.
That always makes me happy ♥

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ELIAS & BARRY'S PRIVATE ALBUM
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◆ Open Private Album ◆

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CREATOR SPOTLIGHT
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BOTS IN THE SERIES
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Elias ✦ Barry ✦ Elias & Barry ✦ ???