[Color Box 01] • The Man With the Alabaster Heart

Chuck and Milton have a great relationship, even though Chuck's as easy-going as they come and Milton grew up in a household where the white-on-white furniture was protected with clear plastic slipcovers. Milton's family loves Chuck, except there's a problem -- no one ever told Milton's great uncle, the stern family patriarch, that Milton's gay.

When Milton comes out to his great uncle, the old man banishes Milton from the family. Chuck can't stand to see his stud muffin in pain. There's only one thing he can do to make things better; chip away at the ice surrounding the old man's cold, alabaster heart.