Dayne Mora

He is, isn't he. I'll be posting a Cory and Efrain chapter next!

Glad you like it ^.^

It's weird, but I'm totally shit with book names. Plus, I didn't really think this would go as far as it has (first timer and all). I was going to wait to announce this, but I'm splitting EXC into books and changing this titles. Efrain and Cory will be the series title (although ExC/IvP could be fun too). The current book will be retitled Wolf Like Me, after the TV on the Radio song, and book 2 will be called Wild Card.

You're in luck. I'll be posting another chapter later this week!

Ya know, I noticed that, too. I'd say it's one part major presentation jitters, two parts Mike forgetting shit and making him late, and three parts Preston turning his brain to mush!

Chapter 19 -- The Aphrodisiacal Properties of Intersectionality and Juxtaposition I greeted Preston with a quick kiss. His mouth wasn’t exactly designed for such short-shrift, but I was already running behind, and if I indulged in the kind of kisses his lips demanded, I’d miss our presentation altogether. And, so, small peck it was. Mike and Dr. Collins’ last minute list of all the shit that they’d forgotten to pack up in their rush to be “on time” ran through my head, but I wasn’t so dist

So, a large percentage of my students are males between 14 and 16, so I can confirm that yes, American teenage boys wear cologne. Axe is slowly going out of style, as is that Ed Hardy shite that was popular with the middle school boys I used to teach (thank god). A number of them carry their bottles of cologne in their book bags. Light Blue and Polo and Lacoste scents tend to be popular with the in crowd, and the super markets that carry cologne stock them. I've even seen some Versace and Prada at the HEB. (that's mainly why I suggested them) I don't think Luke would buy a scent for himself, but I do imagine that Ryan would do so as a gift.

Winter break... It's a good thing that the guys have such a solid circle of friends (and support in some rather unlikely places). They're going to need it.

A couple of the developments in my last chapter of Efrain and Cory (the love confession and role reversal) were inspired by reader feedback, which got me thinking. Traditional publishing formats (were the work is published all at once in its final form) prevent an author from going back and making changes, or changing the course of the tale. However, as most of our works are serialized, and some authors (like me) write and publish as they go, there's a larger chance for readers to influence the direction the plot and characters take. I'm certainly motivated by reader reviews (I would have stopped writing ages ago if not for people telling me to keep going!), but I think I've grown a lot more from the feedback I get, especially at GA (feedback tends to focus on both craft and story here). So how much are you influenced by reviews?

I have one couple that started with condoms, forgot once, then continued on without. The other couple uses them religiously. Barebacking can be used as a sign of commitment and intimacy between partners, as well as a manifestation of a character's recklessness. Condom use can demonstrate a character's conscientiousness or could also be a sign of a character's promiscuity (ie - he sticks his manbits in any pretty piece he can get them in, or opens himself to any number of manbits, so he knows he has to wrap up!), or it could show how much a character cares about his partner's safety and health (even after their tests come back negative). Then again, a character could insist on condoms because he likes to be neat and tidy (lets face it, sex is messy, but bareback is hella messy). In either case, how the author handles the condom use dictates how hot or not hot it can be. But, if you want a good example of hot sex not being derailed by condoms, check out the movie Don Jon. Joseph Gordon Levitt (as writer/director/actor) did an amazing job with the condoms, and made it clear that they were in use in each and every sex scene. They contributed to the awkwardness or steaminess when called for.

Hm, I wonder if Kevin is intentionally shoving it all on Adam, or if he genuinely believes all the shit coming out of his mouth. Either he's gas-lighting Adam, or he's really just that screwed up in the head. In any case, he deserves better than Kevin, and I'm kinda glad that Adam was harsher than he meant to be (maybe his subconscious taking the wheel?). Screwy hookups with Patrick and Brandon aside, Adam would be better off hooking up with random men off ManFind. Seriously. I mean, sure he gets no love or affection from hookups, but one-night stands are less likely to fuck with his head (yeah, his deal with Patrick threw him, but after Dragon, they may be closer as brothers than the other guys in the frat). Of course, speaking from the Church of Been There, Done That, it's hard to separate what your dick wants and what's good for your heart and mind. But still, DTMFA!

For such an odd couple, they just work. As for that tub, holy cat have I been wanting to get Preston in front of a mirror!

It still floors me how we can see everyone else's crap, but fail to see our own. Adam totally recognizes that Eric and Erica were doomed for failure, that Eric wanted more than Erica had to offer, but completely fails to see the parallels with him and Kevin. It is interesting that both Erica and Kevin are older (and thus know the score). Of course, this could also mean that there were things everyone inside Eric and Erica's non-relationship failed to see. Is it weird that we (or at least, I) didn't automatically empathize with Eric we the way we do for Adam?

Thanks ^.^ PS - Does this mean I should totally do something weird with them?

Skinny - you spoil me, I spoil you.

I think set my bar too high on the funny Will have to bring it harder next time. I agree that love isn't just a declaration. Time might help the guys figure out that they're "there" already. Hopefully, it won't take an act of God or buttinsky friends for them to finally admit it to themselves or each other. And, winter break. That is worrisome.

Indie and Preston (and JJ, too) may need to get a taste of their own medicine for butting their noses in.

Flustered in a meeting? My work here is done! It wasn't exactly 'Rain's first time (he mentions in "Cory Has a Posse" that he'd done it before, but that it wasn't his thing), but it was their first time reversing their roles. Hm, I wonder if they'd be able to switch other kinks, too. Submissive E to dominant C? /shrug Maybe.

Funny how we're blind to our own relationships, but everyone's stuff is plain as day.

To be honest, love declarations just don't feel right for them at this time. 'Rain a total love noob, so he'll always be slow to recognize these things. And Cory has seen enough heartbreak to make him gun-shy. They may feel it, but making them say "i love you" feels hollow and meaningless.

Maybe. This is Efrain's first romance, so we kinda have to cut him some slack.

Chapter 18 – This Little Kitten Went to Market Sixteen days. My first months at VT had breezed right past me, leaving me with just sixteen days before I had to drive back home for Christmas. In eight days, I would be handing in my final term papers and attending my last lecture. Indie’s presentation to the department heads would be around that time. Preston would start working on the annual Pride conference set for the spring on top of studying for all his exams. In ten days, I would sit

Strange, I noticed this, too. The wolves still seem to be gratified sexually, despite the lack of visible erections or ejaculations. These are most associated with male sexual release, but are far from the totality of sex for men. Perhaps a revision to understandings of male sexuality are needed. Also, since they have not experienced erections nor ejaculation, would they even miss it? Maybe their wolves have found superior outlets.

I linked the models' profile underneath - there were some very cute pictures in the second "Preston" portfolio.

Burch did something to him. Something that a much older Burch feels guilty as sin about -- guilty enough to harass, then later attempt beating and killing the victim. I wonder if the other two boys with Burch were also his victims. As a little girl, Liz cannot be held responsible for not coming forward because she DID tell an adult. She did tell that [insert mile-long list of obscenities] that PPF had touched her and the [insert second mile-long list] hit her. Liz was a little girl and had no way of knowing that that reaction was wrong and that she would get a different result with another trusted adult who ACTUALLY warranted that trust. Dad also needs to be absolved. Most sexual assaults are perpetrated by people known to the victim, yet "stranger danger" seems to be the message we still get. No one wants to think the person they know and trust could hurt them or their children. As a member of the church (he's a deacon, right?), and someone vetted by the pastor, Burch should be trustworthy. It may not even crossed their father's mind until something happened. Even still, it would still be incomprehensible to Dad that Burch would hurt David, or that PPF would put his hands on Liz, or that his own wife would allow any of this to happen. He did notice something off about both men, and did the best he could. Hindsight is 20/20. Of course, as adults we might be able to see this and understand. It's pretty understandable that David will need a lot of help to process it all enough to heal. Hopefully, Dad will fair better here.