It’s not easy being a gay man in Utah, but it’s even more difficult when you’re young and overweight. Jay has never fit in with the general “club culture” and he knows he’d never be attractive enough to catch a one-night stand, much less a boyfriend. Losing himself in books and school alleviates his loneliness, and he doesn’t waste time dreaming about what he can’t have. Until he meets the new director of the GLBT Center on campus and promptly falls in love -- against all common sense and logic.<br><br>Hoping to catch a few glimpses of Stephen outside of the Center, Jay decides to start working out at the university gym. The plan turns out to be too successful as Stephen volunteers to be his workout buddy, then invites Jay out to lunch, and finally, kisses him. Jay wants Stephen more than anything, but he can’t bring himself to trust Stephen’s intentions. Not when he knows he’s disgusting and Stephen is so perfect ...

From Behind that Locked Door

Instead of trying to gain some distance from Whalen, Cillian actually pulled himself closer, so that the wound on his chest could bleed directly onto the creature. He wiped at his arm and smeared the blood and waste onto each of the heads. He watched as the outer layers began to dissolve. As the nearest head tried to bite him, he grabbed it around the neck and held it until the flesh disintegrated into blood and sand.


Rapunzel gently gathered more blood from his arm. This time, the Monk deposited it on the water spider attached to Whalen’s lower back. With all its strength, Rapunzel yanked on the parasite until it partially came off. Half the body went limp. Cillian used his blood to melt away the remaining connection. Whalen collapsed onto him. It took some effort to move out from under the creature, which he deposited face down into the waste water. One of the ant-like heads still functioned, nevertheless. It gurgled and moaned weakly. Resolute, Cillian cut it off.


Chapter 92