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If you're into musicals, The Court Jester is my fav movie of all time. I also really like the Abyss (sci-fi) and The Green Hornet was hysterical. I kept waiting for those two to kiss. Save Me is an excellent drama starring one of those guys from QAF, but if you want to see a date gone bad, try Trick. I could swear that's Ryan Renolds as the main character. I loved him in the Green Lantern. As far as 'intriguing' goes, I can also recommend the very long (war, duh) movie Gettysburg, but I don't know if that's available on netflix. I remember going to see it in the theatre. It was awesome.

Naw, just persuade you to write some more!

A macho young swimmer named Dwyer, Really liked playing with fire. One night in the dark He swam with a shark, And his voice is now two octaves higher. click for more

Oh, this was so good! I'm totally in love with Geoff, too. The characters are so well-written, they're comfortable in their skins and with each other. I can believe that Geoff is a friend of mine telling me all about how he and Adam met. It read so smoothly, like a dream, really. You can bet I'll be looking for more from you.

Yep, I probably would've had to hurt you if you'd left only a smiley as a review.

Nope, definitely not. I've seen this go wrong way too many times to ever ruin a friendship by something so stupid.

I think all genres have their stereotypes. These are part of what defines the genre. Realism isn't something typically found in the online romance genre (straight or gay). If you've ever read Harlequin books or even just the back page summary, you'll know that this debate, realism vs. romance, has been around since this genre began.

Happy birthday, Viv!

I'm a definite top, even when I bottom. It's gotten me in trouble before.

Do you preview your work before you post? Because this is really hard to follow. Most people aren't going to take the time to puzzle it out and just navigate away, and that would be a shame. This seems like older work to me than the other story you posted, or perhaps rushed, because it's not as well polished or smooth. There's so much promise here, so keep at it!

Denial can be fun. How about we just say you know everything? and being a rabbit is okay. Bugs Bunny always got his way.

Would *I* leave you on a cliffhanger? ) It's not you? Fascinating questions you ask; I'm sure the folks in that room are thinking the same things. You can expect the next chapter next week, of course.

Waylon's Crossing Chapter 23: Family Planning Bryce blinked. "What?" Karadur frowned in confusion. Anger over Arawn's repeated insinuations that he wasn't trustworthy clashed with the flood of tangled emotions he felt through his bond with Azil. He’d never before felt such panic. "He's your grandson." Jacen spoke directly to the big, black, scary-as-fuck demon. "What?" gasped Bryce, glancing quickly back and forth between Jacen and the Hunter. Karadur looked almost gray, s

mm, first love and a lost love -- you've really cut to the heart of it, haven't you? I really felt for these two men, and I think the ending is perfect. The only thing I'd add is that the switches between 1st and 3rd person are really jarring. But, wow, you had tears in my eyes in places. Awesome job!

Arranged marriage? Sounds like a million of those online dating services ...!

I laughed practically all the way through! I will say that the guys in the sailor suits have some awesome butts!

I have a few embarrassing moments, too, and they're all related to my being in the service. The first one needs a little background: I was in ROTC during my bachelor's and we had a shortened version of basic training in the summer. Now, while you're there you run on so little sleep that a few strange things begin happening. Firstly, you start to forget how tired you are. Every time we sat down for more than five minutes at a time, we fell asleep. And, most importantly, you learn to catch sleep whenever you can ... sitting through a briefing, a nap standing on the parade grounds, and even dozing off during our formation runs. Yes, I learned how to fall asleep while running in formation -- and not getting out of step or falling out of formation! OK, so for embarrassing moment #1: the school year following my summer training, I started working out with the Army ROTC unit at my college 3 days a week. We met and worked out at 6 am and they broke us into groups for running. I was in the slow group. Anyway, since my college didn't have a track, we ran inside the big sports complex around the backside of the bleachers, where the food stalls and stuff are set up during an event. It was just short of a quarter mile for one lap. One morning, while running with my group, they followed the path as it curved ... and I did not. I kept running straight ... straight into one of those vender carts, bounced off onto my butt and was back up on my feet running again (and now wide awake). Meanwhile, our instructor and the rest of the class stopped and stared at me and, when they realized I hadn't a clue what had just happened, laughed their butts off. Nowadays, I'm pretty sure that moment would've been captured on youtube. Thank heavens for small mercies! Another time, later on after I was commissioned, I was playing an intramural frisbee game and got called foul multiple times in the same game for "tackling." Or, as I was repeatedly reminded, "Frisbee is not a contact sport." My team decided to get even with me by singing a song that had the chorus: "Fly like a bee, sting like (insert my name here)." I wasn't really amused, but the little song was picked up by everyone by the end of the season. Besides, I was not tackling -- they ran into me! I can also cite the time following my hand surgery when I tried to salute my colonel (my arm was in a cast) and whacked myself in the face. He heckled me about that for ages. Oh, the memories! Funny how we can laugh about them now!

Very cute! Cobey is an interesting character. I will say that the switches to 3rd person were jarring. Since you later told those stories from Cobey's point of view, those little snippets are superfluous. Why did Cobey forgive Mitch? I'm glad he did, definitely! But after so long giving him the cold shoulder, what was it? A look, what he said, what? I'm dying here! I especially liked the two boys' conversation on the bed about sex. LOL. Mitch is intriguing and I'd love to have learned a little more about him. Amazing how the right person will bring you out of your shell, isn't it? For a first story, well done!

I second sojourn. Oh, the memories! You paint such a vivid picture with Cobey's experiences so far. I'm curious, though, about his relationship with his mother. He clearly had a strong one with his father. It'll be interesting to see how he recovered after his father's death and the role his mother now plays in his life.

haha, adorable! I love Jonas's job. Just love it. And the story, too!

I don't know if I really believe in Alex, in his confusion or acceptance. Sean is really the interesting character here and I could really see this little short making quite a nice longer story that could take the time to develop all the emotions you sketch here.

Oh, I liked this even more than the other two! Kismet is a cutie. The only thing that bothered me is that I couldn't tell the passage of time. Still, the story flowed amazingly well and I appreciated the breaks you put in. But, sheesh! I want to know what happened to Puck!!

So neat! I absolutely loved the mysteriousness of it, but I do agree with Cia that there were too many loose ends for a short with as much power as this one. Etral is an amazing character and I want to know more about him and his flame brother.

Ha! Can't deny the biting now!

Um, I'm sorry, but I don't get it. I feel the buildup, but there's no climax or resolution. I'm just really confused. There's a story in the relationship between the two men and then there's the mysterious girl, but this is more like just a scene in that story. You've intrigued me, though! I want to read more about them.