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   Waiting For The Right Time by Spookish

   Fandoms: Bittersweet - Ayejay.Jvrozx (Webcomic)  

   • Teen And Up Audiences
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Gen, M/M
   • Complete Work

   02 Aug 2025

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Richard “Ricky” Collins/Benjamin “Ben” Brookes
   • Richard “Ricky” Collins & Skeeter
   • Benjamin “Ben” Brookes & Skeeter
   • Benjamin “Ben” Brookes/Lola Lane
   • Benjamin "Ben" Brookes
   • Richard “Ricky” Collins
   • Donna Brookes
   • Lola Lane
   • Original Child Character(s)
   • Bittersweet OCs - Character
   • Skeeter (Bittersweet)
   • Aged-Up Character(s)
   • 1950s
   • 1960s
   • Fluff and Angst
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Marriage
   • Married Couple
   • Mutual Pining
   • Complicated Relationships
   • Denial of Feelings
   • Divorce
   • Mental Health Issues
   • Slow Burn
   • Family Dynamics
   • Girl dad Ben
   • Internalized Homophobia
   • Period-Typical Homophobia
   • Requited Unrequited Love
   • Running Away
   • Panic Attacks
   • Not Beta Read
   • It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better
   • Miscommunication
   • Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
   • Canonical Child Abuse
   • Religious Guilt
   • Author Is Not Religious
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Implied/Referenced Sexual Assault

   Summary

   Now, at 27 years old with a 7 year old daughter and a loveless marriage (on Ben's part), Ben meets Ricky for the first time in a decade.

   It's complicated.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   75,585

   Chapters:

   12/12

   Comments:

   278

   Kudos:

   720

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