"Hazy Shade of Winter" by Hawkeye. This story must have been around for a while; it's a repost from the THC archive and has a 1993 copyright, but I have never seen any stories by this author before. This story read like a short version of a Dirty Dawg story. I mean that as a very real compliment.

Sam was attracted to Lisa when she flipped into his life; that is, he thought she was beautiful because of the cute way she flipped her hair out of her eyes. They became close friends as they worked together, mopping rancid beer and sharing other intimacies. However, since she was already committed to another boyfriend, he loved her from afar. Well, you can guess where this is going, and you'll probably be right; but you should read this excellent story anyway.