ZephyrSky

RECLAMATION We rushed through youth The two of us In our headlong experimentation With cigarettes and sex – Not always in that order. We built so many monuments from moments, Certain of our immortality, Our invincible alliance, Never considering time’s cruel sport Of divergences and rust. From castle construction In sand and clouds, To midnight fevers, Hands held and gave; You were the lighthouse

Lovely chapter. I am Team Ryan all the way, though.

Oh my god, that is everything! lol Hearing Sir David say "hashtag flip phone"... Life's complete. Side-note: that presenter is cute.

Watching his shows as a kid was one of the reasons I ended up studying zoology. Love his work and he comes across as such a lovely person as well. Much respect.

I'll third it. All the way! Jensen is annoyingly perfect. Hot, funny, charming, multi-talented... Hog all the best spots in the gene pool, why doesn't he just?

Thank you, AC. I was kind of going for moving from an initial state of lust to the realisation that there's more between them than a physical blowing off of, er, steam. But maybe that is too much to do in one poem. As soon as I completed it I thought it might actually work better if I expand it into a short story. I'll see if that goes anywhere. Thanks again for dropping me a review and being specific about what you liked and what irked you. That's what I need to hear.

TWO BOYS the last school bell echoes down the halls (with predictable jubilation from the manumitted slaves of algebra and syntax) and in two eleventh-grade boys there races a chemical domino cascade of lust down their veins the boys meet at the gate shake hands platonically with careful smiles betraying nothing but friendship; they begin to wind a path through the teeming press of bodies (the distance of friendship strictly managed) past the whirl of impromptu street corner

Here is where I collect my occasional attempts at poetry.

Cover me with blushes, why don't you? Thank you so much.

Thanks, asamvav111. Appreciate it.

Cool, Emi. Thanks again. I'm trying to get a story off the ground now. Got the outline more or less done, some scenes are ready and characters are waiting in the wings, now I just need to get through the first draft -- also known as Hell. We shall overcome...

I so appreciate the feedback and the kind remarks, AC and Eminent. Thank you very much.

Thanks, Parker.

Thank you, Ashi. Much appreciated.

Thanks, Valkyrie. I'll do that.