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I’m snipping from Déjà Vu this week. We’re in the middle of the holiday season, so how about a snippet that, while not overtly holiday themed itself, is from a holiday-themed short story.
Context isn’t critical, but in this snippet, Gavin and Matthew are walking home from an evening at the theater. Gee, I hope everything will be okay. 🙂
From Gavin’s 3rd-Person POV:
Matthew’s movements seemed buoyant even with the solidity of his strides. The footsteps behind them varied as people turned on and off from side streets.
Halfway home, foot traffic thinned to a trickle, and a streetlamp ahead of them winked out. The alley behind it lay pitch black.
Likely, the timing was coincidental. Lights went out, and odds were someone would be around to see it when it happened. Just because Gavin and Matthew were the people to see this one shine its last lumen didn’t mean there was anything nefarious about the timing.
Not your typical holiday story!
Release Date: Saturday, December 1, 2018
Publisher: JMS Books, LLC
Length: Short Story / 5,618 Words / 22 Pages (PDF)
Genre: Gay Contemporary w/ Romance
Pairings/Orientation: M/M, Gay
Tropes: Established Couple, Story in a Story
Themes: Holiday Blues
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Not your typical holiday story! It tries so hard to be dark, but gives the reader a few chuckles and warm fuzzies instead.
Gavin and Matthew just want to get home to enjoy Christmas Eve in their safe, warm apartment. Should they walk or take a cab? But will either option do the trick when Victor, suffering from his holiday blahs, is determined to undermine this happy twosome at every turn?
Years ago, Victor made the unfortunate mistake of coming out to his family on Christmas. Why couldn’t he have picked a random summer day? Can Victor’s husband Bryan pull him out of his gloomy mood in order to give the popular Gavin and Matthew the merry Christmas they deserve?
Ooo, what a beautiful, mysterious snippet!
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Nice foreshadowing and possibly a little cheek in this sentence. “Just because Gavin and Matthew were the people to see this one shine its last lumen didn’t mean there was anything nefarious about the timing.”
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A little nicely ominous setting.
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