Hey, I just finished reading the first of the TorD stories and wanted to make a suggestion. I'll start by saying that I don't know what the sub plot is yet and it may be what I'm suggesting.
In the first story ed seems very aggressive and assertive. Almost as if he had had experience. You also mention that he had a summer fling whom he lost his virginity too. I would love to see a story based on that in which he unknowingly falls I love with a dominatrix and after leaving her yurns for more 'slave, master' action. This would be what causes the aggression in the first one and would explain why he never told his best friend about losing his virginity, he was embarrased. Just a thought though