No matter what curveballs life might throw his way, Jamie knew he had a kindred spirit in Alex—someone who understood his struggles, his desires, his unquenchable thirst to be truly seen and accepted for who he was.
Omg…that cover. 🙄 💀
Back at the Beefcake Palace Gay Strip Club in New York City.
The charged atmosphere continues throughout, both on stage and backstage.
Alex and Jamie—push and pull of a fledgling relationship.
Dylan’s continued internal war: Academia vs. his love of performing at the Beefcake Palace.
Ryan’s jealousy and unrequited love for Alex.
The support of the found family at the strip club.
Alex and the lap dance…wow. 🥵
When Dan reappears, Jamie’s past comes back to bite him. The threats, the assaults and attempted assaults, the photos, the blackmail…as Jamie is shocked to his core, we learn so much more about the newbie’s mysterious past.
The incidents with Dan serve to bring Alex and Jamie closer.
The firefighter performance ensembles…fun details with all of their outfits; good description throughout.
Jamie’s exhibitionism reaches new levels as well. Way to finish a performance. 🥵
Griff leans hard into his pulpy side. And it’s so much fun. The OTT writing style fits the narrative super well…
Alex was more than just a stripper—he was a high priest of carnal appetites and the crowd, his willing supplicants enslaved to the intoxicating spell of his sensual sorcery.
As the brilliant spotlight dimmed, Alex’s piercing emerald gaze unerringly found Jamie’s, a scorching, smoldering promise of unrestrained carnal pleasures yet to come in the burning depths.
Dylan’s Walt Whitman Leaves of Grass inspired performance comes out of nowhere.
The annual competition.
Alex and Jamie—will they make it together? Will Dylan stay, or pursue his studious goals? And what about Ryan, the green-eyed monster?
Looking forward to the finale.
But even as the party raged on around them, a sobering thought began to take root in the strippers’ minds. This was their life, their chosen career, but was it enough?