This Too

Part of the Don't Read in the Closet Events series

Dear Author,

We've been best friends since the day we met in kindergarten. I've been in love with him forever, but he's straight— as evidenced by the scads of girls he's dated. I finally worked up the nerve to not only come out to him our senior year of high school but also tell him how I felt for him. As I expected, he told me that he'd be my best friend no matter what but that he was straight and didn't feel the same way. I was heartbroken but knew that I had to suck it up if I wanted us to remain friends. I stayed single for the rest of high school while he dated every girl around. Now we are rooming together in college and I'm doing my best to get over him and move on. Unfortunately, every time I meet someone or date someone new, he thwarts my plans. I don't even want to talk about the time he walked in on me and my new guy about to get down and dirty— let's just say he was NOT happy. I don't understand! If I didn't know better, I'd say he was jealous. But he's straight... isn't he?

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Photo Description:

Two young men, lying side by side with their heads on pillows. The first man is a brunette wearing a red T-shirt. The other has lighter brown hair, a five o'clock shadow, and is wearing a grey T-shirt. Both men look slightly rumpled. The man with the grey shirt has reached over and turned the other man's face towards him planting a kiss on his lips. The man with the red shirt appears surprised. They both have their eyes open looking at the other's response.

This story was written as a part of the M/M Romance Group's"Love's Landscapes" 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.

This story may contain sexually explicit content and is intended for adult readers. It may contain content that is disagreeable or distressing to some readers. The M/M Romance Group strongly recommends that each reader review the General Information section before each story for story tags as well as for content warnings.

Genre
LGBTQ+ romanceromancecontemporary romanceLGBT
Themes
sportsLGBT
Setting
2010scollege
Audience
new adultyoung adult
Length
short · 31 pages
Form
short stories

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