Soundside Hold | Seattle Gay Love Story (Ferry Deckhand × Public Health Responder)

Windstorm nights turn Pier 52 (Colman Dock) into a lesson. Soundside Hold follows Samir “Sam” Rahman (30, WSF deckhand) and Evan Morales (early 30s, Public Health—Seattle & King County). When the anemometer flirts with 55–60 knots, Ops orders: “Do not cast off. Hold the bow spring on Slip Two. Vehicles offload only. Gate C for walk-ups; Door A for breathing.”
The story is anchored in Seattle details: H-bitts, staying out of the bight, a transfer span that slams rub rails, and a City Light call about a downed line on Yesler that delays re-energizing walkway heaters. Inside the terminal, Evan builds the room: albuterol/spacers, CPAP on a clean circuit, a charging cathedral, labeled insulin coolers, orange slices, and volunteers reading out battery percentages. When the generator lies, Sam bridges power from the ferry’s inverters/splitter to keep lungs easy; when gusts snap back, they two-person “shepherd” a family with a stroller off the windward side without losing anyone to the Sound. Micro-cliffhangers stack (generator dip, stroller on windward pier, re-energize decision, walkway heaters test), while a kid solemnly names his inhaler Kevin—a running beat of human humor.
Retention mechanics: hook in line one (do-not directive + rendezvous), re-hooks every few minutes (“wait—don’t miss this detail…”), scene switches ~90–120s (car deck → Gate C → Door A → pier rescue → walkway decision → awning). Payoff stays PG-13: a one-beat forehead touch under the terminal awning—romance readable, not performative. If boys love / gay love story to you means place-true Seattle (Colman Dock, Gate C, Door A, WSF procedures, City Light coordination) plus a soft yes after hard weather, this story will land.

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