Feral Sephrian

Joshy grew up watching his Bible-thumping dad and his ballet-loving brother Leon argue and shout at each other for years, but never really knew why. When new neighbors move in down the street, suddenly Leon spends time with their son, Kalil. Once again, Joshy is completely in the dark about his brother’s actions and is taken by surprise when both Leon and Kalil run away together. The rest of his childhood and adolescence are spent wondering what became of the pair, until one day ...<br><br>Leon was different from day one, and even though it caused friction with his dad’s narrow-minded views, he never gave up on what he truly was. Exploring his sexuality generates little more than confusion and frustration, until he meets Kalil. They find out they have more in common than people expect, and Leon helps Kalil come to terms with that. Both yearning for freedom from the oppression of their parents, they hatch a plan to escape to New York, where a new life and new opportunities await.

Lost and Found

“I’ve been thinking,” Blake said. “I like girls, but kissing you wasn’t…awful. It wasn’t exactly my thing either. I don’t want you to get your hopes up or anything.” He paused and listened before lowering his voice. “Yes, I liked it, but that doesn’t mean I want to make a habit of it, okay? Just…just don’t do anything weird around me in school.”


I was crestfallen. True, this was neither the best nor the worst, but it still made me feel rotten. “Okay.”


Blake gave a satisfied nod. He shrugged his backpack up over his shoulder and turned to leave. As he climbed the stairs he added, “Want to come over to my place this weekend and play Super Smash Brothers?”


“Sure!” I exclaimed. I grinned ear to ear. He didn’t hate me after all. That was something


Chapter 13