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Lucky Seven by E. L. Esch
Dante Mathers has forced himself to go out with girls in the past and he does it again when he’s approached by the beautiful Serena one day on campus, desperate to prove to himself that he’s “normal.” But when he loses a drinking contest and is dared to go to the next campus LGBTQ meeting by his best friend, he’s not sure how to handle it. Sure, he could blow it off, but something nagging at the back of his mind compels him to go anyway. After all, his secret first crush was a boy in high school. But is he really forcing himself to go, or is he finally starting to be honest with himself? No need to overthink this, Dante tells himself. It’ll be get in, get out. No need to talk to anyone. Easy, right?
Then he meets Sven. Sexy, toned, wearing a leather jacket with spiked up bleach-blond hair, Sven’s bad-boy flare sticks out on campus and catches Dante’s eye. But there’s more to Sven than his punkish looks, and Dante’s about to find out all the sultry little details.
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I didn’t get back to the apartment until almost one in the morning. I’d been meandering around campus until my feet eventually took me to my car, letting the warm air swallow my thoughts. It wouldn’t be long before the nights started getting colder and colder and snow blanketed the ground.
As soon as I arrived home, I went straight to my room and began digging around under my bed in search of the small cardboard box pushed into the back corner behind a bunch of flat storage tubs.
I inhaled deeply and used my keys to cut the strip of duct tape sealing the box. The first thing I was greeted with was the fluorescent-orange cover of a book with bold black letters that read, Men Loving Men—A Young Man’s Guide to Safer Gay Sex. I closed the box and wiped sweat from my brow. Had Greg cranked up the heat? Jesus… I shoved the box back under the bed. Why I’d even opened it was beyond me. My cousin had given me that book when I was sixteen after I’d told him I had a crush on this eleventh-grade boy and that I’d had some stupid issues with a junior girl in bed. I’d never told anyone about either event except my cousin, and I sure as hell had never, ever approached the guy I’d crushed on. Why was I bothering with all this? I stood up and shuddered. I had a date with a very lovely girl this Friday. The past was the past for a reason. It belonged stored away in a cardboard box, unopened and forgotten. I’d opened it in a moment of weakness. Even if I was prepared to admit I was bisexual, that still didn’t change the fact that I was going on a date with Serena—a woman—and was going to see her this weekend come hell or high water.
But my mind would not let me rest. I’ve never been with a woman sexually… Not all the way, anyway. A man either, for that matter, but I hardly cared about that. What if I can’t get it up? The thought mortified me, and I suddenly felt like my body had collapsed in on itself and I was in the tiniest, darkest space imaginable. I shouldn’t be thinking about this…about that stupid fucking thing in high school, I told myself firmly, and the space opened up a little. I inhaled then exhaled slowly. I’d just hit it off with Serena. It seemed indecent to be thinking about that kind of thing now. Who’s to say she’s even interested in that? When did I get to be such a cocky idiot? I nearly laughed aloud at myself. Yeah, I’ll be fine. I shook my head, feeling better.
I made a mental note to throw away that stupid box sometime this week before going to meet Serena. Feeling good about my decision, I flopped down in bed. Greg seemed to be asleep, and I was too tired to even take off my shoes. I’d have to gloat tomorrow. The thought put a smile on my face as I drifted asleep.
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I could copy-paste my biography from other websites, but that’s boring so instead here’s some fun facts about me:
– I own 2 crested geckos and an axolotl. What’s an axolotl? You know Toothless from How to Train Your Dragon? His design is based off one. Basically it looks like a cross between a tadpole and a wingless dragon. And they’re dumb. Very dumb. But cute!
– I have an unhealthy obsession with video games. I am an avid PC gamer, and can be found up most nights on World of Warcraft. I’m the first to admit I have a problem. For the Alliance!
– I could probably drop a fourth of my body-weight if I stopped drinking soda, but I won’t. I’m letting myself have this one.
– If I had a quarter for every time I swore, I’d probably be able to retire.
– I don’t know how I started writing M/M Romance, but if I had to blame anyone it’d be my best friend for getting me hooked on Yaoi in high school. You know who your are; you did this.
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