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Snake Bite
Dear Author,
This poor man is a living Tarzan . . . stuck in the forest living life in solitude . . . that is until you happened across him.
Now remember, he knows nothing about love, gentleness and seduction . . . he's always just taken what he's wanted, and he wants you.
Photo Description: The machete blade dominates the picture, implacably pointed at the viewer's face. The man behind it is young, bare-chested and dark-skinned, with cropped hair and cool charcoal eyes under winged brows. His cheekbones are as sharp as the knife, and the set of his full lips just as cold.
This story was written as a part of the M/M Romance Group's "Hot Summer Days" event. Group members were asked to write a story prompt inspired by a photo of their choice. Authors of the group selected a photo and prompt that spoke to them and wrote a short story.
Read the story here or find it in Don't Read in the Closet, Volume 4.
__________
Genre: contemporary adventure
Tags: gay m/m, adventure, coming of age, first time, holiday, interracial, jungle
Word Count: 7,547
This poor man is a living Tarzan . . . stuck in the forest living life in solitude . . . that is until you happened across him.
Now remember, he knows nothing about love, gentleness and seduction . . . he's always just taken what he's wanted, and he wants you.
Photo Description: The machete blade dominates the picture, implacably pointed at the viewer's face. The man behind it is young, bare-chested and dark-skinned, with cropped hair and cool charcoal eyes under winged brows. His cheekbones are as sharp as the knife, and the set of his full lips just as cold.
This story was written as a part of the M/M Romance Group's "Hot Summer Days" event. Group members were asked to write a story prompt inspired by a photo of their choice. Authors of the group selected a photo and prompt that spoke to them and wrote a short story.
Read the story here or find it in Don't Read in the Closet, Volume 4.
__________
Genre: contemporary adventure
Tags: gay m/m, adventure, coming of age, first time, holiday, interracial, jungle
Word Count: 7,547
21 pages, ebook
First published July 28, 2011
40 people want to read
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David Greene
10 books40 followersAuthor of Unmentionables Book Series, Detonate, and The Elliot Blake Novels and photographer of Shameless.
Spouse of painter James Stephens.
Spouse of painter James Stephens.
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Displaying 1 - 10 of 10 reviews
August 1, 2011
Real, believable and thoughtful. Your tender story reveals closeted emotions, realisations and hope.
“I’ve always wanted to be the person I am in this moment. I know it’s because of you that I feel this way. I feel like myself for the first time.”
A pleasant read David, thanks.
“I’ve always wanted to be the person I am in this moment. I know it’s because of you that I feel this way. I feel like myself for the first time.”
A pleasant read David, thanks.
April 29, 2015
*** 3 jungle stars ***
I liked it, despite the bit unrealistic setting and ending. But then again, the story followed the fulfilled the prompt.
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A short story in the collection "Don't Read in the Closet, Volume Four" from the MM Romance Group Hot Summer Event 2011.
Picture and prompt:
June 10, 2012
I started reading this book months ago, like six months ago. I found the MC too stupid to live and totally annoying. i put the book down and never bothered to come back to it or any other story in the anthology until now. I am going to try and finish it
Finished. So after boring start and way too stupid to live the mcs meet. Have sex (oral and cock rubbing) and then decide to move in together. The end! No tension or plot and you know nothing about the characters besides ones tstl and other lives in jungle. Yeah there isn't much to this story at all.
Finished. So after boring start and way too stupid to live the mcs meet. Have sex (oral and cock rubbing) and then decide to move in together. The end! No tension or plot and you know nothing about the characters besides ones tstl and other lives in jungle. Yeah there isn't much to this story at all.
July 29, 2011
I liked it, there was detail. I personally felt like there was character build too but it was extreemly rushed. I know it's almost impossible to right a short story and give HEA feel without making it fast but this had a short cut to the fastes route feel to it. I still really enjoyed it though.
August 6, 2011
Yay, hot jungle lovin' and hope for the future! I'm glad they were able to find some common ground despite their very different backgrounds. Great job on building a story around that picture, David, thoroughly enjoyed it!!! Off to check out more on Undergear...;)
June 2, 2023
Sweet enough story for the short amount of pages but I needed more. This was just too short.
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August 19, 2015***Read as part of the free Don't Read in the Closet: Volume Four anthology. Story #9***
June 5, 2016
Don't Read in the Closet: Volume Four
My Rating System:
* couldn't finish, ** wouldn't recommend, *** would recommend, **** would read again, ***** have read again
My Rating System:
* couldn't finish, ** wouldn't recommend, *** would recommend, **** would read again, ***** have read again
July 29, 2011
Awww, this was so sweet! I really enjoyed the writing in this, it was very descriptive about where they were.
July 31, 2011
Thank you for writing this story David! I enjoyed it and really liked the fact that by finding each other, they also found themselves.
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