Camp Echo - 22. Epilogue.

Talo, the ending is apropo for the this type of story. There is no resolution because it is a third party account of something that happened a generation ago. That Max was able to build a relationship with Nathan that was based on a lie happens in life. It tells me that maybe he grew up after all. As for Jonathan? I don’t remember his part in the story.

What character surprised me most? Hands down it was Aeriol. He just seemed to come to life in the prior chapter, surprising even Max who knew him better than anyone. And that he ended up with Davy is even more surprising. I guess Aeriol did find someone to get “that involved” with after all. Good for him! “I like Davy,” was the clue that I missed.

Good job, Talo! Thank you for finishing it.

@Arran thank you for reading and commenting. Your comments were very enlightening, often highlighting aspects of the characters and story that I might not have considered from exactly the same angle, you added your own perspective and that was great, along with some useful feedback. 

That was a happy ending. Max managed to commit to Nathan and Aeriol to Davy.

As I commented on earlier, I think it helped that Aeriol and Max went their separate ways. That gave them both the opportunity to see the benefits of a committed relationship where the alternative was living alone.

Thanks for bringing this fascinating story to life Tal. A great first narrative.

I really enjoyed this story. The fractured style of writing reflected, perfectly, the fractured lives of the characters. It is set in the period of my own move into adulthood, and remember boys mature much more slowly than girls, and I think gay boys even more so.  I was incredibly uncertain in my dealings, probably why I first became a bottom despite being an alpha in working life where I was an Officer in the military, then ran my own business for decades. I really didn’t know how to form relationships, went with the flow, did as I was told by sexually confident men and youths. You would have thought my public schooling, which gave me leadership, independence and interpersonal skills in abundance would have made me secure but not in my gayness. So I feel for these guys as they struggle to find themselves and form relationships.

I think you have told it really well. Made up or faction or fiction it is a really well crafted read, so thank you.