Chapter 4

In the history of the ICL, not a single player has come out as gay.

Of course, Ethan is sure that there are other queer players than him and Kyle in the league; he doesn’t know any himself, but there have to be. And even if there aren’t, there have to be some players who’ll be sympathetic. Anyone with a brain can see that Kyle doesn’t fucking deserve this, any of this.

Right?

Ethan drives to Lakewood.

MapGuide tells him it’s a five-and-a-half hour drive—Ethan makes it four-and-a-half in his Aston Martin. He leaves Pleasantville just after midnight and arrives…