Thorn Wilde

I have a MacBook Pro, a MacBook Air and an iPod. I'll probably end up getting an iPhone at some point, but I like my dumb phone, don't really want a smart phone till it dies. What I like best about Mac is without a doubt Garage Band, which is the most powerful user friendly music recording software out there, and it comes for free included on all Mackintosh computers. I adore it.

I like stealth, so ninjas are awesome. But there's something to be said for the whole Samurai honour code thing, and the upper class culture of ancient Japan is quite fascinating. I wonder, have you read Shogun? Really quite brilliant book, if you don't mind them epic. Also, there's a really fantastic three-episode anime OVA called Winter Cicadas, about two samurai, each on different sides of the fight during the Meiji revolution, who fall in love. Well worth a look if you're into that sort of thing. Contains some nudity.

I collect pretty boys. Whenever I see one—slight and effeminate, with long lashes and rosy lips—I want to own him. I want to make him want me. Adore me. Love me. I collect them in my mind, all the boys whose faces are like angels, whose voices quiver as they say my name, I collect them all, and remember them, and live off of those memories. I take the shy and timid ones, and the ones who are insecure in their sexuality, uncomfortable in their skins. I take them and mould them and blow life int

'I collect pretty boys. Whenever I see one—slight and effeminate, with long lashes and rosy lips—I want to own him. I want to make him want me. Adore me. Love me.' A rather odd young man's life, summed up in less than 2000 words.

I'll most likely be posting daily, or at least semi-daily. Yeah, someone else was confused about the Dave/Davis thing, too... First time anyone's mentioned that, though. I'm afraid the names are staying. Thank you for taking the time to read and review! It means a lot.

Thank you! <3

Thanks! I'm glad you liked it!

Thank you for your suggestions! I'll keep them in mind in my rewrites. And thank you for taking the time to read in spite of your busy schedule, I really appreciate it! <3

I'm glad you're enjoying it! Thanks so much for your continued support!

I intend to update pretty regularly. For the most part, the story is already finished, so I'll most likely be able to update with a chapter per day. Thanks for reviewing, I'm so glad you're enjoying it!

Yeah, Linda's certainly a character... The next chapter's in the moderation queue, you'll get to see just what sort of person she is when it's approved. I love writing Dave and Nick's little arguments and verbal pissing contasts. It's where this whole thing started, really. It's such a fun dynamic to work with. Thank you for continuing to read and review! <3

Dave's name used to be Leo... But then he didn't feel like a Leo anymore but had very clearly become a Dave. Nick was already so established for me that there was no changing any part of him. The possible confusion occurred to me, but then again, stuff like that happens in real life. Zoë is Nick's big sister. It's in the first couple of paragraphs, I believe. Thank you for reviewing!

Thank you! I'm glad glad you're enjoying it.

CHAPTER THREE Plasticine ‘What? You can’t break up with me!’ Linda glared at him, eyes blazing. ‘No one dumps me!’ Dave sighed and looked away. He had been afraid of this. ‘Look, it’s not that I don’t like you or anything. It’s just that I don’t think we’re good together.’ He wondered for a moment whether he should stick in an, ‘It’s not you, it’s me,’ but decided against it. ‘No!’ she said. ‘People don’t dump me, I dump them, you hear me?’ Linda was fuming. ‘Fine, then

*Applauds* I'm so very much enjoying this! Poor Dan... Maybe he is a little asexual? One of my best friends is. She can like people, and be attracted to them, but sex is uninteresting. However, when she forms an emotional attachment to someone she's capable of getting sexual with them anyway. But only that person. I find it all very fascinating, as I'm a very sexual person myself. With regards to your grammar and such, it's a little hard to point everything out in reviews, but if you'd like you can PM me and maybe I can beta or something.

Still loving this story! I like Chris, he's a good person. Quick nitpicking: ‘Some English teachers marked him down for writing “familiarized” instead of “familiarised” with the s. He spent three paragraphs ranting about it.’ This line jarred with me a little bit. Feels like you wouldn't formulate it that way in speech, since you can't see the spelling when you talk. Seems to me it would flow better if he'd said: ‘Some English teachers marked him down for writing “familiarised” with a z instead of an s. He spent three paragraphs ranting about it.’

Very much enjoying this! Liking the characters (interestingly, your David is really similar to my Dave, both in appearance and, to an extent, in personality). The grammar is a little untidy in some places, but overall I like your writing style and your choice if phrasing. Keep it up! I shall keep reading now.

CHAPTER TWO Taste in Men Nick wasn’t quite sure when he had figured it out. Maybe he had always known, in some way. Girls had never been interested in him, but that was okay, because he had never been interested in them, either. The most painful insult he ever had from Dave and his friends was ‘faggot’, ‘queer’, ‘gay’. It hurt because it was true. He hadn’t told anyone he knew in real life. Not even Zoë. He thought perhaps he was afraid of telling anyone because that would make

I shall do my very best. Thank you for reviewing!

The novel is more or less finished already, so I certainly intend to. Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the first chapter!

Most of the chapters are between 2000 and 4000 words, with the entire novel clocking in at about 55,000. I always found young adult fiction lacking in that it never properly addressed the issues that teenagers are actually faced with and instead kept trying to enforce morality. So I wanted to write something real, where the characters make their choices and the wrong one isn't such a big deal. Where they use language that teenagers would use, even if it's supposedly inappropriate. Realism is important to me.

Sorry about the double post, couldn't figure out how to edit in another quote into the last one... Even if I do self-publish, I have no intention of removing the version of the story I post here from the site. I love the idea of there being several versions of my story out there. If I self-publish, I'll most likely do so under a Creative Commons license.

Wow, thank you everyone for the warm welcome! I feel loved. It's a coming of age/coming out story, set in a fictional small town in the UK. Summary is as follows: 'In the West Midlands small town of Windfield Green, being gay is something of a rarity. For Nick Davis, the idea of coming out feels like a death sentence, and things only become more difficult when he falls in love with his best enemy, the popular and good looking Dave Thompson.' Basically, two boys figuring themselves out and finding their place in the world. There's also a short story collection, most of which deal with queer issues of one sort or another, based on the story's minor characters. Also working on the idea of writing a sequel. What can I say? I just love these boys, and it feels like they have many stories left to tell. I just submitted the first chapter.

In the West Midlands small town of Windfield Green, being gay is something of a rarity. For Nick Davis, the idea of coming out feels like a death sentence, and things only become more difficult when he falls in love with his best enemy, the popular and good looking Dave Thompson. This story has been slightly reworked for quality and also consistency with the sequels.

CHAPTER ONE Nancy Boy It was a crystal clear September morning, and Nick Davis was due to start his final year of secondary school. It had felt strange, getting out of bed that morning and putting on his uniform, knowing that a year from now he’d be off to college somewhere. The commute would be longer, but it would be worth it to get out of this stupid town, thought Nick as he got into his sister’s car. And calling Windfield Green a town was very generous for a place with a few th