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Yake 15_10
I Sat Astride a Ladder
- young adult
- gay
- europe
- first time
- masturbate
- late 20th century
- introspective
- soldier
- closeted
- homophobia
- sexual assault
- stream of consciousness
Behind the Iron Curtain, Poland, 1983. The country is under martial law. This is not a war of armies and battlefields, but a conflict between the state and its own society. In a remote military unit, twenty-one-year-old Janusz is trying to survive the army, the system, and himself. Then Rafał arrives. What begins as fascination soon becomes something far more dangerous: desire, fear, tenderness, and a relationship neither of them fully understands.
Content note: explicit sexual content, homophobic language, military hazing, and non-consensual sexual touching.
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- 09/19/2026 (Updated: 09/19/2026)
- 1 Chapters
- 3,474 Words
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- 4 Comments
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