A stereotype of gay men is that we are all great dancers. I can't say I'm that good, but I like dancing anyway.
Working in restaurants straight out of college, I soon found myself dancing with coworkers following our shifts. My "Christian college" upbringing didn't allow for nightclubs in those formative years, but I made up for it following my own graduation. It indoctrinated me to many things.
Dancing plays a part in Chapter 20.
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I happen to like the scene in which Lance experiences his first gay club.
My first clubs were not gay, but I knew I loved being on a dancefloor rather quickly. Clubs that had mirrors were lots of fun in my opinion. One of my favorites (not in my hometown) had a turntable dance floor. I thought it was the coolest thing. A shame it is gone.
When the opportunity arrived for me to dance with a man for the first time, I found it just as easy. I spent way too many nights dancing into the wee hours — and oddly going out to eat in the early hours of the morning following. Those nights were the latest I've ever stayed up in my life.
Good chapter! Trent is redeeming himself with his mother, thank goodness. I'm still not sure where Lance will fit in to the equation, but I'm intrigued to find out.
ReplyDeleteAt some point, Lance is going to admit, he's gay. Right? He can't be in denial forever. How long are you going to make us wait, Timothy? For me the suspense is in how you are going to do it.
ReplyDeleteGreat chapter. I have a nagging feeling that Trent is going to blow things wide open, something rough will happen to Lance, and Mike will be on his own again. I am hoping this is not the actual scenario. What I would love to see is Trent talk with his father, he and Mike have an intervention for Lance, and Trent and Mike develop their lives as a couple, because they make a great couple. Being a recovering alcoholic, sober for 25 years, I can say you are doing a great job with Lances’ drinking issues.
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