I know it's Monday, and time to feature a new story, but before I do that, there's something else I'd like to do. Without a certain person, none of us would have such a great site to visit, read stories, and interact with so many great people. I doubt when Myr first came up with the idea for Gay Authors that he expected it would become what it is today, so with that in mind I would like to simply say, Thank You and....

Now, let's see the wonderful review of Geeks by CassieQ, supplied to us by Cole Matthews.

Reviewer: Cole Matthews
Status: In Process

“There was something there, something that was fragile as glass but strong as concrete and maybe it was love and maybe it wasn't. But whatever it was, it scared the hell out of him.”

CassieQ is writing a beautiful love story about a couple geeks, who are quite different. Mikeal has never really dated and he meets a man at Dragon Con who he first thinks is quite the obnoxious jerk. The “green haired boy” is a young man named Adam who is into costume play, or cosplay as it is affectionately known. One thing leads to another and they find a mutual attraction they want to explore.

Throughout the story, Adam shares his love for anime and Mikeal does the same with Star Wars. This reveals something distinctly personal in the process. The relationship deepens with their growing understanding of each other’s passions.

CassieQ fills the story with the men dressing up for events, each time giving the reader another aspect to the characters. While this is happening, Mikeal discovers he has fallen in love with Adam and says so openly. Adam has a more jaded past and he tries deny what he feels for the other man.

Adam is falling hard and though he has trouble expressing it, CassieQ portrays his dilemma so vividly with these few words. “While he was gone, Adam turned over onto his stomach and whispered into the pillow because he wasn't ready to say it to Mikeal. ‘I love you. I love you. I love you."

This love story offers so much to the reader. From the teasing hilarity of “Because fangirls are perverts, that's why” to the prosaic, “Questions and doubts still circled his mind, anxious dogs that refused to stop chasing their own tails…” CassieQ spins words into images that evoke vitality and emotion.

We don’t know if Adam and Mikeal will live happily ever after. We can’t know if their love is as strong as cement or as fragile as glass, or perhaps both. But one thing is certain. You will love watching these two men discover the answers.