I am finally starting to post this! Two chapters today, to start things off right. The rest will come every 2-3 days.
“There, settled,” said Nicky. “We will just have a whirlwind Maltese romance, get married, and all our problems will be solved.”
“Of course,” said Joe. “But then, we might find ourselves with a whole set of new ones.”
“Ah well, show me a life without problems and I will show you a false façade,” said Nicky.
Within 48 hours of Nicky and Joe meeting, they come up with a plan that will allow Joe to get citizenship in Europe so he can become an artist, and give Nicky what he needs to leave the priesthood and become a nurse: a fake marriage.
Which would be much simpler if Joe hadn't somehow already managed to fall in love with Nicky.
Teen | No Archive Warnings Apply | 32 chapters, ~125k words total
Chapter 29! Joe gets a letter from the immigration authorities.