Three young men from very different homes, just coming into their own sexuality, bond at a time when information about homosexuality is scarce to the average teen. Their strong connection cannot survive high school and heartache, however, and their triangle collapses under the weight of prejudice and a need to escape.<br><br>Ten years later, Tucker is bitter and hurt by all the tragedy in his life since those long ago happier days. Reclusive, somewhat animalistic, and completely content to stay that way, he’s brought up short by an unexpected confrontation with the past and feelings that won't stay buried.

Fur, Feathers, and Claws

Chad made a sound: a long, nasal snort that under any other circumstance may have sounded funny or crude. In an enclosed space that smelled like male sweat and sex, it egged Tucker on, so his mouth movements increased in speed and grip. He pressed his wet crotch into Chad’s face, and Chad breathed heavily against it. It sent chills down Tucker’s spine and Chad shuddered as well, and shivered, twitched, and shifted. He pressed his rear end hard into Tucker’s hands, which Tucker still kept underneath. Chad gyrated. “Jinkies!” The word for Chad, Tucker knew, was akin to his orgasmic “Fuck!.”


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