Don and Louis rediscovering lovemaking is a beautiful thing. You tell it perfectly, and with the easy kind of grace that makes it totally nonfictional. Maybe they are growing into the idea that there is no getting to some kind of fictional normal - only back to themselves and who they are to each other. The idea that they can be parents to someone who needs them made my heart leap. Thanks for this chapter.
Take me,
willing prey for
predatory pleasure;
devour my desire, consume my
craving;
my feast
spread out in front of you awaits:
taste and touch, tooth and tongue,
and flesh to be
savored.
No, I thank you, dear Def. These characters abide in me and all who read about them. And through them we hear echoes of Skinny's voice. I hope I was faithful to it. The past is unwinding for David and Andy, even as their futures gather up joy. I am glad these few chapters were happy ones.
How hard it must have been for Liz to confront Caleb, despite needing to slog through her own guilt and despair. How hard for her to deliver the stinging lesson to get Caleb to look beyond the borders of a devastated self. You portray this intensely and well.
I check my activity streams to see, but I agree it's a bit odd.
Anyway, you again demonstrate your gift for portraying searing action in this chapter. How incredibly hard it must have been for Ethan, and now Caleb. Well written and gripping.
Will Trevor be so anxious as to get sick 10 miles out of town? Sounds like it could happen. This is a very interesting setup. There appears to be so much for Trevor to come to terms with, and not just his burgeoning feelings for Dustin.
Yes, life is often an alloy, not pure metal. Better if the mixture is heavier on hope than hurt, though. I think Andy and David have both found hope. Thanks.