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The Hall of the Elves was formidable in size and in grandeur. It was very ‘Viking-like’ with everything being made of burnished wood, much like an old sailing ship might be. The woodwork was just as ‘Elfish’ as you might imagine. Fantasy authors like Tolkien probably didn’t know how on the mark they were about Elvish architecture, but the real thing is just as beautiful and just as ‘filigreed’ as one might imagine Elf places to be. Not a bit of the wood in the place was left untouched. Everythin

My own mind at times . . .

“There’s nothing wrong with you. You’re a mutant, Jack! A very powerful one. You need to learn to control your powers . . . so you can stop ‘them,’ Jack. You‘ll need to learn to control these and all the other things you make that are pictured in your mind. It can get more dangerous for you and others if you don’t master your abilities.” ~ Charles Xavier

How sporting of them!

I’m sorry you haven’t been feeling good, Comsie. I haven’t either, but I’m getting treatment. What it is isn’t ‘quality of life, hospice’ either fortunately. I have too many stories to finish to die yet. 🖤 Keep us posted! I care about you very much . . .

But, he’s just a Stranger to me!

I loved this story so much that I even made a special soundtrack for it a while back . . . as well as fancy fan art!

I’m SO confused by this boy named Russ! He’s a true temptation and It’s such TROUBLE! I’m so . . . confused.

Music Soundtrack Track List Invisible - Duran Duran (Colin’s Theme) Stranger - Miami Horror (‘Who is this guy . . . ?‘) Whataya Want from Me? - Adam Lambert (‘Well?’) Dear Prudence - Siouxsie and the Banshees (Russ Knocks on Colin’s Door) Temptation - NewOrder (Colin Is Tempted) Touched by the Hand of God - NewOrder (‘What would a living God want with me?’) Lost Cause - Beck (Discouraged and Discouraging) Save Your Tears - The Weeknd (‘Please, please, don’t cry over me, Russ!’) (On My) Mind - Dear Boy (Russ, The Unforgettable) Powerless - Second Complex, Color Theory (Colin Powerless Against This Temptation) Emeralds Shatter - Louise Burns (Crying In The Mirror) Sweet Fascination - Ladyhawke (A Mutual Delicate Dance of Attractors) Strangelove Addiction - Supreme Beings Of Leisure (Dazed, Confused, and Falling Fast) This Strange Effect - Hooverphonic (Colin Falls Further) Running Scared - Work Drugs (‘What the hell am I doing?’) Shy Away - Twenty-One Pilots (Colin In A Tugawar Between His Fears and His Desires) Pretty Blonde Boy - Joseph of Mercury (It’s not right to cause someone so beautiful so such pain . . .) Getting Away With It - Electronic (‘Would it work or wouldn’t it? What to do?’) Worlds Apart - Killstarr (‘But Russ is so-o different from dumb old me . . .’) Cool Kids - Echosmith (‘I want to be like the cool kids . . .’) Confidence - Brett (It’s all about . . .) Hopeful For A Sign - Aiiso (‘My love is just an echo of hope . . .’) Creep, Very 2021 Rmx - Thom Yorke and Radiohead (‘But, I’m a creep! I’m a loser!’) Don’t Look Down - Superheart (Taking Chances) Hang On Now - Kajagoogoo (‘Hang on boy, let love start . . .’) Out Of My Mind - Duran Duran (Colin Wriggles On The Hook)Invisible - Duran Duran (Colin’s Theme) =========================================================================================== Invisible - Duran Duran (Colin’s Theme) (Invisible) (Invisible) (Invisible) (Invisible) (Shy one) Walking by the wall (Shy one) The shadows will not fall (Shy one) Is silently ignored (Quiet one) Discouraged by the noise (Quiet one) Living without choice (Quiet one) Is a life without a voice When you can't even say my name Has the memory gone? Are you feeling numb? Go and call my name I can't play this game, so I ask again Will you say my name? Has the memory gone? Are you feeling numb? Or have I become invisible? (Sky light) That dreamers wish away (Hindsight) Is falling on my face (Highlights) The shape of my disgrace When you don't hear a word I say As the talking goes, it's a one-way flow No fault, no blame Has the memory gone? Are you feeling numb? And have I become invisible? (Invisible) (Invisible) (Invisible) (Invisible) (Invisible) (Invisible) (Invisible) (Invisible) (Invisible) And no one hears a word they say Has the memory gone? Are you feeling numb? Not a word they say But a voiceless crowd isn't backing down When the air turns red With their loaded hesitation Can you say my name? Has the memory gone? Are you feeling numb? Have we all become invisible? Stranger - Miami Horror (‘Who is this guy . . . ?‘) You took me higher from this dark Out of ordinary love Now you're changing with the wind New horizons, born again Twisted eyes burn through your heart Slowly tearing us apart There's nothing left to think or say We'll never be that way You're a stranger, a stranger, again You're a stranger, a stranger not a friend (Strangers, strangers, strangers) You keep me hanging, keep me dark Never let me drift too far Like a stranger in my wake Forget this all began You're a stranger, a stranger, again You're a stranger, a stranger not a friend Like a stranger, Like a stranger, Like a stranger In a different place Like a stranger, Like a stranger In a different place, different face (Stranger, again You're a stranger, stranger, again) It feels so wrong But it feels so right When you're out of mind And out of sight (Feels so wrong but it feels so right Just another face and thats) A stranger, a stranger, again You're a stranger, a stranger not a friend You're a stranger now, a stranger then A stranger once again You're a stranger now A stranger then A stranger once again You walk on by I'll be dancing again Whataya Want from Me? - Adam Lambert (‘Well . . . ?’) Hey, slow it down Whataya want from me Whataya want from me Yeah, I'm afraid Whataya want from me Whataya want from me There might have been a time When I would give myself away (Ooh) Once upon a time I didn't give a damn But now here we are So whataya want from me Whataya want from me Just don't give up I'm workin' it out Please don't give in I won't let you down It messed me up, need a second to breathe Just keep coming around Hey, whataya want from me Whataya want from me Whataya want from me Yeah, it's plain to see That baby you're beautiful And there's nothing wrong with you It's me, I'm a freak But thanks for lovin' me Cause you're doing it perfectly There might have been a time When I would let you slip away I wouldn't even try but I think You could save my life Just don't give up I'm workin' it out Please don't give in I won't let you down It messed me up, need a second to breathe Just keep coming around Hey, whataya want from me Whataya want from me Whataya want from me Just don't give up on me I won't let you down No, I won't let you down So Just don't give up I'm workin' it out Please don't give in I won't let you down It messed me up, need a second to breathe Just keep coming around Hey, whataya want from me Just don't give up I'm workin' it out Please don't give in I won't let you down It messed me up, need a second to breathe Just keep coming around Hey, whataya want from me (Whataya want from me) Whataya want from me Whataya want from me Dear Prudence - Siouxsie and the Banshees (Russ Knocks on Colin’s Door) Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, greet the brand new day The sun is up, the sky is blue It's beautiful, and so are you Dear Prudence, won't you come out and play Dear Prudence, open up your eyes Dear Prudence, see the sunny skies The wind is low, the birds will sing That you are part of everything Dear Prudence, won't you open up your eyes? Look around Look around Look around Look around Dear Prudence, let me see you smile Dear Prudence, like a little child The clouds will be a daisy chain So let me see you smile again Dear Prudence, won't you let me see you smile? Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, greet the brand new day The sun is up, the sky is blue It's beautiful, and so are you Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Look around round round round round Look around round round round round Look around round round round round Oh, look around, look around Look around round round round round Look around round round round round Look around around Oh, Look around around Look around round round round round Look around round round round round ... Temptation - NewOrder (Colin Is Tempted) A Heaven, a gateway, a hope Just like a feeling inside, it's no joke And though it hurts me to treat you this way Betrayed by words, I'd never heard, too hard to say Up, down, turn around Please don't let me hit the ground Tonight I think I'll walk alone I'll find my soul as I go home Up, down, turn around Please don't let me hit the ground Tonight I think I'll walk alone I'll find my soul as I go home Each way I turn, I know I'll always try To break this circle that's been placed around me From time to time, I find I've lost some need That was urgent to myself, I do believe Up, down, turn around Please don't let me hit the ground Tonight I think I'll walk alone I'll find my soul as I go home Up, down, turn around Please don't let me hit the ground Tonight I think I'll walk alone I'll find my soul as I go home Oh, you've got green eyes Oh, you've got blue eyes Oh, you've got grey eyes Oh, you've got green eyes Oh, you've got blue eyes Oh, you've got grey eyes And I've never seen anyone quite like you before No, I've never met anyone quite like you before Bolts from above hurt the people down below People in this world, we have no place to go Bolts from above hurt the people down below People in this world, we have no place to go Bolts from above hurt the people down below People in this world, we have no place to go Bolts from above hurt the people down below People in this world, we have no place to go Oh, it's the last time Oh, it's the last time Oh, it's the last time Oh, it's the last time Oh, it's the last time Oh, I've never met anyone quite like you before Oh no, I've never met anyone quite like you before Touched by the Hand of God - NewOrder (‘What would a living God want with me?’) I was standing by the ocean when I saw your face I couldn't look at you I guess you knew it but I never realized That we were through And now I'm down here all alone With every feeling that I own You can't take that away And with every breath we take And the illusions we create Will come to you someday And I was touched By the hand of God Never knew it But of course I was I never hoped to do the things in this world I wanted to Because everything I own It belongs to you I never looked at you in a sexual way In my life before And I've never woken up like this So desperately before And I was touched By the hand of God Never knew it But of course I was Lost Cause - Beck (Discouraged and Discouraging) Your sorry eyes cut through the bone They make it hard to leave you alone Leave you here wearing your wounds Waving your guns at somebody new Baby you're lost Baby you're lost Baby you're a lost cause There's too many people you used to know They see you coming they see you go They know your secrets and you know theirs This town is crazy; nobody cares Baby you're lost Baby you're lost Baby you're a lost cause I'm tired of fighting I'm tired of fighting Fighting for a lost cause There's a place where you are going You ain't never been before No one left to watch your back now No one standing at your door That's what you thought love was for Baby you're lost Baby you're lost Baby you're a lost cause I'm tired of fighting I'm tired of fighting Fighting for a lost cause Save Your Tears - The Weeknd (‘Please, please, don’t cry over me, Russ!’) Ooh Na na, yeah I saw you dancing in a crowded room You look so happy when I'm not with you But then you saw me, caught you by surprise A single teardrop falling from your eye I don't know why I run away I'll make you cry when I run away You could've asked me why I broke your heart You could've told me that you fell apart But you walked past me like I wasn't there And just pretended like you didn't care I don't know why I run away I'll make you cry when I run away Take me back 'cause I wanna stay Save your tears for another Save your tears for another day Save your tears for another day So, I made you think that I would always stay I said some things that I should never say Yeah, I broke your heart like someone did to mine And now you won't love me for a second time I don't know why I run away, oh, boy Said I'll make you cry when I run away Boy, take me back 'cause I wanna stay Save your tears for another I realize that I'm much too late And you deserve someone better Save your tears for another day (Ooh, yeah) Save your tears for another day (Yeah) I don't know why I run away I'll make you cry when I run away Save your tears for another day, ooh, boy (Ah) I said save your tears for another day (Ah) Save your tears for another day (Ah) Save your tears for another day (Ah) (On My) Mind - Dear Boy (Russ, The Unforgettable) I miss you on the ceiling When your hair is weeping down above my eyes How come I always sing when I’m stealing? And dream of things I used to memorize? It gets cold on a satellite So hold me in your hand You are always You are always on my mind You are always You are always on my mind Until the end of time You should say what I’m thinking Everything I know you taught me twice And I’ll try to save your soul when you’re drinking But God forbid I take my own advice It gets cold on another night So hold me in your hand You are always You are always on my mind You are always You are always on my mind Until the end of time Until thе end of time Until the еnd of time You are always You are always on my mind You are always You are always on my mind Until the end of time Until the end of time Powerless - Second Complex, Color Theory (Colin Powerless Against This Temptation) Don’t try to hide The feelings on the inside They won’t go away Without a fight I feel so Powerless when I see you cry The things I say they don’t make sense anymore I wish that I could transfer your pain and make it mine So you can be yourself as you were before Life repeats itself Love bites and makes you blind When transmissions fail Between your heart and your mind I feel so Powerless when I see you cry The things I say they don’t make sense anymore I wish that I could transfer your pain and make it mine So you could be yourself as you were before Emeralds Shatter - Louise Burns (Crying In The Mirror) In the event that something should happen Take my words, you know that it doesn't matter No, it doesn't matter A shadow face, eventually falls A promise for good but nothing booked that intension But that doesn't matter Head in the clouds Watching you fall Asking me "what am I doing here at all?" Eyes on the sun, eventually fall Tell me now "what am I doing here at all?" You go out on a friday night Dancing too young to those irrevelant lights Cause it doesn't matter And you got friends all around the world They take your advice They keep you close forever Cause it doesnt matter Head in the clouds Watching you fall Asking me "what am I doing here at all?" Eyes on the sun, eventually fall Tell me now "what am I doing here at all?" Cause I've been watching you fall But we knew that it doesn't matter You're watching the emeralds shatter Day will go on the saturday night One more day to get your fellings all right Screw you head until you clock in the sun Turn your doubts cause you're not havin' fun You're watching emeralds shatter You're watching emeralds shatter And it doesn't even matter We're watching emeralds shatter Yea, we've been watching emeralds shatter Head in the clouds Watching you fall Asking me "what am I doing here at all?" Eyes on the sun, eventually fall Tell me now "what am I doing here at all?" Head in the clouds Watching you fall Asking me "what am I doing here at all?" Eyes on the sun, eventually fall Tell me now "what am I doing here at all?" I'm watching emeralds shatter. Sweet Fascination - Ladyhawke (A Mutual Delicate Dance of Attractors) You're writing letters to me You're waiting for a reply Obsession makes you feel weak It makes you turn a blind eye I'm your new fantasy I'm all you wanna be You're mister no good Love unconditionally Sweet fascination is taking over you Just like you want it to Infatuation, it makes the lonely feel That the illusion's real You're like the hammer to me You drive it down on my head It doesn't feel right I don't like all the fanfare I know you're watching me But it can never be You're mister no good Love unconditionally Sweet fascination is taking over you Just like you want it to Infatuation, it makes the lonely feel That the illusion's real Sweet fascination is taking over you Just like you want it to Infatuation, it makes the lonely feel That the illusion's real Sweet fascination Sweet fascination Strangelove Addiction - Supreme Beings Of Leisure (Dazed, Confused, and Falling Fast) I must resist the thought you kissed The truth you've somehow turned around I must resist your soft warm fist the pounding of a lonely sound You're as thin as rain and me I wear my heart like a red stain I fear that I am not enough for you I just don't measure up I fear this constant condition My strange, strangelove addiction Strange, strangelove addiction Strange, strangelove addiction Strange, strangelove addiction Strange I must deny the lullaby The skin, the touch that makes me high I must deny not knowing why the truth has left me dumb tongue-tied You don't feel my pain and me I wear my heart like a red stain I fear that I am not enough for you I just don't measure up I fear this constant condition My strange, strangelove addiction Strange, strangelove addiction Strange, strangelove addiction Strange, strangelove addiction Strange, strange, strange I fear I am not enough I don't measure up I fear this constant condition My strange, strangelove addiction Strange, strangelove addiction Strange, strangelove addiction Strange, strangelove addiction Strange, strangelove addiction Strange, strangelove addiction Strange, strangelove addiction Strange, strangelove addiction Strange, strange, strange This Strange Effect - Hooverphonic (Colin Falls Further) You've got this strange effect on me And I like it You've got this strange effect on me And I like it You make my world seem right You make my darkness bright, oh yes You've got this strange effect on me And I like it And I like it And I like the way you kiss me Don't know if I should But this feeling is love, and I know it That's why I feel good You've got this strange effect on me And I like it You've got this strange effect on me And I like it You make my world seem right You make my darkness bright, oh yes You've got this strange effect on me And I like it And I like it And I like it Running Scared - Work Drugs (‘What the hell am I doing?’) With nothing to hear and too much to hold It’s been burning for years, or so i’ve been told Some say it’s just the way it ought to be I never was much for manifest destiny Trying to survive, Edison Park Whatever it takes, i won’t be a mark Without a trace, we’ll keep it alive Not just another beside So life isn't fair, you’re still Running Scared Still Running Scared I suppose I could leave, i’ve beaten the best Say goodbye Chicago, and hello Key West I’ll open a bar and stare at the sea Pour for the locals, i hope this time we can make it a reality Trying to survive, Edison Park Whatever it takes, i won’t be a mark Without a trace, we’ll keep it alive Not just another beside So life isn't fair, you’re still Running Scared Still running Shine sweet freedom Trying to survive, Edison Park Whatever it takes, i won’t be a mark Without a trace, we’ll keep it alive Not just another beside So life isn't fair, you’re still Running Scared Trying to survive, Edison Park Whatever it takes, i won’t be a mark Without a trace, we’ll keep it alive Not just another beside So life isn't fair, you’re still Running Scared Still running Shine sweet freedom Shy Away - Twenty-One Pilots (Colin In A Tugawar Between His Fears and His Desires) When I get home You better not be there We're placing bets you won't Shed your modesty And the only thing to leave behind Is your own skin on the floor Don't you shy away Manifest a ceiling When you shy away Searching for that feeling Just like an "I love you" (Ooh, ooh) That isn't words (Ooh, ooh) Like a song he wrote, that's never heard Don't you (Ssh) When you get home You barely recognize the pictures They put in a frame 'Cause you shed your modesty Don't circle the track Take what you have And leave your skin on the floor Don't you shy away Manifest a ceiling When you shy away Searching for that feeling Just like an "I love you" (Ooh, ooh) That isn't words (Ooh, ooh) Like a song he wrote That's never heard When I get home Boy, you better not be there You're long gone You shed your modesty Don't circle the track Just break the cycle in half And leave your skin on the floor Don't you shy away Manifest a ceiling When you shy away Searching for that feeling Just like an "I love you" (Ooh, ooh) That isn't words (Ooh, ooh) Like a song he wrote That's never heard That's never heard An "I love you" That isn't words Like a song he wrote That's never heard Don't you shy away Pretty Blonde Boy - Joseph of Mercury (It’s not right to cause someone so beautiful so much pain . . .) Pretty Blonde Boy with a heart of gold Lives to die cause he can't grow old fast enough Evil eye he says that one's mine On his skin with life's reminders Oh how we'll miss his dangerous ways There are those you'll only know for a short time But bright lights burn faster There are those you'll only know for a short time But bright lights burn faster Pharaoh child with a world of love A million eyes cry for him Feral child with wild eyes & All the while you'd die for him Gods and girls that he would want And he would want to become All the bright light in him Is now spent and undone Oh how we'll miss his dangerous ways There are those you'll only know for a short time But bright lights burn faster There are those you'll only know for a short time But bright lights burn faster There are those you'll only know for a short time Cause bright lights burn faster There are those you'll only know for a short time Cause bright lights burn faster There are those you'll only know for a short time Cause bright lights burn faster Getting Away With It - Electronic (‘Would it work or wouldn’t it? What to do?’) I've been walking in the rain Just to get wet on purpose I've been forcing myself not to forget Just to feel worse I've been getting away with it all my life (getting away) However, I look it's clear to see That I love you more than you love me However, I look it's clear to see I love you more than you love me I hate that mirror It makes me feel so worthless I'm an original sinner but when I'm with you I couldn't care less I've been getting away with it all my life Getting away with it all my life (getting away) However, I look it's clear to see That I love you more than you love me However, I look it's clear to see That I love you more than you love me I love you more than you love me More than you love me I thought I gave up falling in love A long long time ago I guess I like it but I can't tell you You shouldn't really know And it's been true all my life Yes, it's been true all my life I've been talking to myself Just to suggest that I'm selfish (Getting ahead) I've been trying to impress That more is less and I'm repressed (I should do what he said) However, I look it's clear to see That I love you more than you love me However, I look it's clear to see That I love you more than you love me I love you more than you love me I love you more than you love me Getting away with it Getting away with it Worlds Apart - Killstarr (‘But Russ is so-o different from dumb old me . . .’) Lost lovers in this wasteland worlds apart Fight this quest alone, where do I start? Travel land and sea to be with you Take you to a place you never knew Lost lovers in this wasteland worlds apart Fight this quest alone, where do I start? Travel land and sea to be with you Take you to a place you never knew Lost lovers in this wasteland worlds apart Fight this quest alone, where do I start? Travel land and sea to be with you Take you to a place you never knew Cool Kids - Echosmith (‘I want to be like the cool kids . . .’) She sees them walking in a straight line, that's not really her style And they all got the same heartbeat, but hers is falling behind Nothing in this world could ever bring them down Yeah, they're invincible, and she's just in the background And she says "I wish that I could be like the cool kids 'Cause all the cool kids, they seem to fit in I wish that I could be like the cool kids, like the cool kids" He sees them talking with a big smile, but they haven't got a clue Yeah, they're living the good life, can't see what he is going through They're driving fast cars, but they don't know where they're going In the fast lane, living life without knowing And he says "I wish that I could be like the cool kids 'Cause all the cool kids, they seem to fit in I wish that I could be like the cool kids, like the cool kids I wish that I could be like the cool kids 'Cause all the cool kids, they seem to get it I wish that I could be like the cool kids, like the cool kids" And they said "I wish that I could be like the cool kids 'Cause all the cool kids, they seem to fit in I wish that I could be like the cool kids, like the cool kids I wish that I could be like the cool kids 'Cause all the cool kids, they seem to fit in I wish that I could be like the cool kids, like the cool kids I wish that I could be like the cool kids 'Cause all the cool kids, they seem to get it I wish that I could be like the cool kids, like the cool kids" Whoa Whoa Whoa Like the cool kids Confidence - Brett (It’s all about . . .) You took me alone in the starlight Away from the harpies Alone in your arms A shotgun rush of a feeling A taste of a secret The touch of your skin The saints become the sinners Hide behind the curtains, luv We’ll always be the sacred risk The poison’s in the passion Your viper venom love Will always be your greatest gift I admire your Confidence The way you took your Confidence The way you kiss your Confidence Your . . . Confidence Deny yourself your innocence And serve your instincts to the end I tell you this in Absolute . . . Confidence Attraction The beautiful torture The best of intentions We lay them to waste Disaster The deafening silence Your body betrays you Delight and dismay The saints become the sinners Hide behind the curtains, luv We’ll always be the sacred risk The poison’s in the passion Your viper venom love Will always be your greatest gift I admire your Confidence The way you took your Confidence The way you kiss your Confidence Your . . . Confidence Deny yourself your innocence And serve your instincts to the end I tell you this in Absolute . . . Confidence Our love is a Dark Love It’s a Dark Love Yeah, it’s thicker than blood (X) Our love is a Dark Love It’s a Dark Love I admire your Confidence The way you took your Confidence The way you kiss your Confidence Your . . . Confidence Deny yourself your innocence And serve your instincts to the end I tell you this in Absolute . . . Confidence (X) Hopeful For A Sign - Aiiso (‘My love is just an echo of hope . . .’) (Resonant echoing instrumental) Creep, Very 2021 Rmx - Thom Yorke and Radiohead (‘But, I’m a creep! I’m a loser!’) When you were here before Couldn't look you in the eye You're just like an angel Your skin makes me cry You float like a feather In a beautiful world I wish I was special You're so very special But I'm a creep I'm a weirdo What the hell am I doing here? I don't belong here I don't care if it hurts I want to have control I want a perfect body I want a perfect soul I want you to notice When I'm not around You're so very special I wish I was special But I'm a creep I'm a weirdo What the hell am I doing here? I don't belong here Oh, oh I’m running out again I’m running out I run run run run Run Whatever makes you happy Whatever you want You're so very special I wish I was special But I'm a creep I'm a weirdo What the hell am I doing here? I don't belong here I don't belong here Don’t Look Down - Superheart (Taking Chances) [Verse 1] Wait by my side Just for a minute Wait by my side [Chorus] I really did my best to keep it spinning But I just can't help the sinking feeling When the floor below becomes the ceiling So I wrote it down And I still wake up every morning Though a wave may come without a warning It’s okay 'cause it's just falling I just don’t look down [Verse 2] Stay by my side Just a minute Stay by my side [Chorus] I really did my best to keep it spinning But I just can't help the sinking feeling When the floor below becomes the ceiling So I wrote it down And I still wake up every morning Though a wave may come without a warning It's okay 'cause it's just falling Don't look down [Outro] Don't look down You're on your way now You’re on your way now You’re on your way now Hang On Now - Kajagoogoo (Russ’s Love Song) No sooner than I turn my back and then It's so hard to find I'm on the decline with you Were I to know your feelings... Is there something between me and you? Can't pretend you surprise me And baby it's hurting me too Hang on now, meet my heart It knows the best time for new love to start Hang on now, meet my heart It knows the best time for us to start Hang on now (hang on now) Won't you remain? Those special moments together I don't understand But, can't we go ahead as we had planned? I've questioned all your reasons Underneath I can see Somewhere my stolen lover Who really should still be with me Hang on now, meet my heart It knows the best time for new love to start Hang on now, meet my heart It knows the best time for us to start Hang on now, meet my heart It knows the best time for new love to start Should I hang on - should I stay? What's the ransom - I will pay? Hang on now, meet my heart It knows the best time for new love to start Hang on now, meet my heart It knows the best time for us to start [repeat chorus to fade] Out Of My Mind - Duran Duran (Colin Wriggles On The Hook) Light a candle Lay flowers at the door For those who were left behind And the ones who've gone before But, here it comes now Sure as silence follows rain The taste of you upon my lips The fingers in my brain Ever gentle as it kills me where I lay Who am I to resist? Who are you to fail? Got to get you Out Of My Mind But, I can't escape from the feeling As I try to leave the memory behind Without you what's left to believe in? And I could be so sorry For the way it had to go But now I feel your presence In a way I could not know And I wonder Do you ever feel the same In whispering darkness Do you ever hear my name? Got to get you Out Of My Mind But, I can't escape from the feeling As I try to leave the memory behind Without you, what's left to believe in? How could you dare To become so real When you're just a ghost in me And I've got to get you Out Of My Mind But, I can't escape from the feeling As I try to leave the memory behind Without you, what's left to believe in? Here in the back of my mind Deep in the back of my mind

They can’t stop me. Nothing can.

I just saw that YouTube had this for free to watch. It is one of the most romantic of all teen gay movies and it is called ‘Dream Boy’. I thought I’d share it since I’m watching it at the moment. It’s sad, though, so get your hankies out. Oh, and you’ll need to sign in to YouTube to see since it is age restricted.

Writing is a kind of exorcism. It exorcises the demons in our memories and exposes them to the light. What’s nice about this sort of thing is that then the record of these exorcisms can last and become rites of exorcism for others. I always think that reading and writing is the closest we can get to true telepathy as can naturally exist in our present reality. Being able to share the experience with someone else and have them understand it and, maybe, use that experience to better their lives is why I think that the practice of writing is holy and why so much that is holy in this world is contained in words written down.

Congratulations on coming so close to finishing this particular work. I know this one is one of those Blood On The Page kind of stories as in ‘written in your own’ kind of thing. As such, it may be your most important work. I hope it gets to a wider audience. It is one of the best at telling the kind of suffering LGBT youth go through with abuse and the hope of finding that someone that can save them with love.