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About
Noah Mayer are fictional characters on the American CBS soap opera As The World Turns.[1] Luke is portrayed by Van Hansis, and Noah is portrayed by Jake Silbermann. On internet message boards, the couple has been referred to by the portmanteaus "Nuke". They are notable for being one of American daytime television's first gay male couples. The two made history on August 17, 2007, when they shared daytime television's first male same-sex kisses.Their Story So Far
Luke Snyder realizes that he is gay after accepting that he has romantic feelings for his best friend, Kevin Davis. However, when Luke "comes out" to Kevin, he calls Luke a faggot and breaks off their friendship. After this, Luke swears not to fall for another straight or unavailable guy again. In June, 2007, Luke and his friend, Maddie Coleman, are working as interns at WOAK, a local television station in Oakdale. They quickly meet their fellow intern, Noah Mayer. From the start, Luke does not like Noah. In fact, Luke believes Noah to be an arrogant spoiled brat. However, after spending some time with him, Luke realizes that he has developed romantic feelings for Noah, breaking his vow to himself. Luke keeps his distance and is more than hurt when he finds Noah together in bed with Maddie. Luke comes out to Noah in an effort to prove he doesn't have feelings for Maddie, but a few weeks later, Luke confesses his feelings of attraction to Noah, telling him about his past experience with Kevin and his efforts to avoid falling for another unavailable guy. Noah makes it clear to Luke that while he, like Kevin, isn't gay, unlike Kevin, he does not want to lose Luke as a friend. Having somewhat resolved their issues, Luke, Noah and Maddie decide to go swimming at the Snyder Farm pond, but Maddie receives a phone call and has to leave. Luke offers Noah the chance to bow out of swimming, but Noah insists, and they go to swim by themselves. After the swim, Noah jokes, saying that Luke is soaking up the place and throws a towel at him. In the subsequent towel-tug of war, Noah falls against Luke and the two lock eyes. Maddie walks in, but does not think anything other than innocent horseplay has been going on. Noah, seemingly uncomfortable with what has just happened, convinces Maddie to go out for food as a couple, leaving Luke alone and questioning what just happened between him and Noah. In an effort to shore up his relationship with Maddie, Noah convinces her to think about staying in Oakdale for college. After much thinking, Maddie decides to stay in Oakdale with Noah. An angry Luke argues with Maddie about throwing her future away for a guy she just met. Luke then tries to talk to Noah about the swimming incident, but Noah denies anything happened, affirming that he is not gay. Maddie interrupts Luke and Noah's conversation, and Maddie and Noah leave. Noah's dad, Army Colonel Winston Mayer, shows up at WOAK out of the blue, surprising Noah, and meeting Maddie for the first time. The colonel asks them to join him for lunch, telling Noah to put on a tie and for them to meet him in an hour. Luke comes back to the station with food as an apology for his behavior in front of Noah and Maddie the day before. Noah then realizes that he has lost track of time and had not gotten a tie. Luke goes and gets Noah a tie, while Noah finishes getting ready. Noah panics and cannot get the tie right and Luke offers to do it for him. Luke adjusts the tie and looks up to see Noah eyeing him strangely. He asks, "What's wrong?" Noah responds, "Nothing," then leans in and kisses Luke. Surprised, Luke pulls back at first, then gives in and kisses Noah back. They are then interrupted by a phone call from Noah's father, angrily reminding Noah that he is late. Hanging up and making small talk, Noah tries to convince Luke that the kiss was just a joke, his way of getting Luke to loosen up, but Luke asserts that they both know it was more than that. A frustrated Noah tells Luke not to make more out of it than it is, then rushes off to lunch. Noah asks Maddie if she will move in together with him when they start college in the fall. She agrees and later returns to WOAK after lunch, and tells Luke about her new plans to move in with Noah. Realizing that this is the second time Noah has done something to shore up his relationship with Maddie after a close moment with him, Luke decides that he needs to tell Maddie about the kiss. However, Colonel Mayer interrupts their conversation, and eventually Luke decides that he does not want to reveal Noah's secret to his father. Noah's father, however, presses Luke to share what is so important for Maddie to know, just as Noah walks in. Luke manages to get out of telling them about the kiss. Noah, before walking off, turns and thanks Luke for not revealing what truly happened. Noah returns to WOAK, and admits to Luke that he did mean to kiss him. But he also tells Luke that it can never happen again, saying that while it is fine for Luke to be gay, it is not acceptable for him. Luke keeps trying to convince Noah that he needs to deal with his sexuality, if not for his sake, then for Maddie's. Citing their friendship, Noah asks Luke to keep what happened between them a secret. He reminds Noah that his actions are eventually going to hurt Maddie. The two end up close, and it seems they will kiss again, but Maddie interrupts the two, and this time Maddie is suspicious. She calls the pair out on their lies about what is going on, and demands the truth, saying that since Luke is gay, she knows they cannot be stuck in a sordid love triangle. Luke and Noah both share half-truths about what is upsetting them, and it is sufficient enough to calm Maddie down and get them all out of the discussion. At Oakdale University, Noah sees Luke sharing coffee with another gay student. After facing questions about the other student from Noah, Luke quickly calls him out on his jealousy. Luke then asserts that once the intern project is over, they will go their separate ways, because he needs to find someone who is available to him. Noah asks why they cannot at least be friends, and Luke responds by asking if they were ever really friends. After a conversation with Winston, Maddie's brother Henry shares his concerns that the colonel is homophobic with Maddie, letting her know that the colonel also seems to think something is going on between Noah and Luke. She responds angrily. Henry apologizes and tries to take back what he had said, but Maddie is not able to leave it alone. Suspicious, Maddie approaches Luke at WOAK and asks him if there is anything going on between him and Noah. Unwilling to lie to Maddie again, he says that he cannot answer the question. Maddie, clearly shaken, says that she needs to talk to Noah, and Luke says that he thinks that would be a good idea. However, Maddie is not yet able to face Noah, and when she runs into him in town, she flinches at his touch and tells him she needs some time alone. Noah, sensing something is drastically wrong in his relationship with Maddie, goes to ask Luke what he might have done to cause this change. Luke tells Noah that he is tired of lying to Maddie, and that he simply told her she needed to talk to him. Angry, Noah goes to find Maddie. Noah finds Maddie back at WOAK. She gets him to admit that he has feelings for Luke, and she tells him she is angry at being used to prove to Noah's father that Noah is a man. The two break up. After Noah tells his father about his break-up with Maddie, the colonel threatens Luke to stay away from his son, and later follows up with a similar threat to Luke's mother, Lily. After a last ditch effort to reconcile with Maddie, Noah comes to terms with his sexuality, and calls Luke to the station to apologize and thank him. The colonel decides to leave town, mistakenly believing Noah and Maddie are back together. Believing his father had left, and comfortable being out to Luke and Maddie, Noah shares another kiss with Luke. However, his father hadn't yet left town, and walks in on them. Colonel Mayer disowns his son, but later tells Maddie he will not lose Noah. Noah decides to confront his father, and tells him that he's happy with who he is. Noah's father seems to come around, and apologizes to the Snyders for how he had behaved. He invites Noah and Luke on a fishing trip. Once there, he attempts to shoot Luke, but only manages to push him down a hill. The timely arrival of Noah and Luke's parents keeps the colonel from killing Luke. With local police now knowing that Winston Mayer is likely responsible for the murder of his ex-wife (and Noah's mother) Charlene Wilson and is involved in Luke's having been injured, they want to speak with him. Noah agrees to answer questions, but, before leaving with the police, Noah apologizes to the Snyders, and states that he cannot believe that his father was capable of what he has done. Luke's fall results in swelling around his spine, and he is unable to feel his legs. Feeling that Luke will blame him, Noah stays away, leaving Luke devastated. However, Noah is eventually convinced to visit Luke, which finally lifts his spirits. Luke says that he wants Noah to be his boyfriend, and Noah begins to try to help Luke with his recovery.You can keep up with Noah and Luke's story on You Tube!