Taken

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Dear Author,

I've known him for ages.

Forever, really. Or, at least since the first day of kindergarten, when he stole my Lego's, then shared his cookies with me when he realized he'd made me cry.

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He was my best friend. The first person I came out to. My entire support system in high school when no one would come near me for feel of catching "gay cooties" or AIDS.

He's the guy I gave my virginity to. The guy who taught me to fuck. The guy who taught me to be safe. He doesn't know it, but he's also the guy who taught me to make love.

I'm the guy he goes home with when there's no better prospect at the club.

It was never supposed to be serious. I knew that, I even wanted that. I'm the one who broke the rules.

So, dear author, how do I watch him go home night after night with the pretty boy - or man - du jour, when all I want is for him to come home with ME, and to stay?

Photo Description:Two young men lie in a tangle of white sheets. The nearer man is asleep facing us, arms wrapped around his pillow. Behind him, his lover watches him, lean naked body braced up on one elbow, his dark eyes fixed on his lover's still form, his mouth just slightly curved up in affection.

This story was written as a part of the M/M Romance Group's "Hot Summer Days"event. Group members were asked to write a story prompt inspired by a photo of their choice. Authors of the group selected a photo and prompt that spoke to them and wrote a short story.

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Tags:gay m/m,

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Audience
adultnew adult
Length
short · 18 pages

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