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Gravitational Force
At six-foot-two of solid muscle, Luke’s shyness is often mistaken for intimidation. He’s fantasized about his roommate Nate since the day they moved into the dorms, but six weeks later, Nate has a boyfriend and Luke still struggles to have a conversation with him.
When Nate’s boyfriend lets him down during a difficult time, Luke will have to work past his anxiety to be the friend he knows Nate needs. He may not be able to tell Nate how he feels, but can he show him?
This story was written as a part of the M/M Romance Group's "Love’s Landscapes" 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.
Dear Author,
I could get free in a heartbeat. I was strong enough and had the right training that should make it simple to break loose from my roommate’s weak grip on the shirt trapping my arms to the door. So why couldn’t I do it? Was it because I was trembling with the need for skin to skin contact? Maybe it was the fact that my brain had shut down the second my roommate had cupped my crotch through my pants. Or could it be those damned dreams that had been haunting me every day since I first set foot in this dorm room? Those dreams where my hands were roving over pale skin, where whimpers and mewls of pleasure came from between soft pink lips, and where the world fell away as I watched every inch of my cock disappear between ivory cheeks.
Photo Description:
A slim, dark-haired man pins a bare-chested, muscular blond man against the wall by holding his shirt above his head. The dark-haired man fondles the goods inside the blond’s open pants and kisses his neck. They partially cover an Avengers poster that is hanging between a bookcase and a door.
This story may contain sexually explicit content and is intended for adult readers. It may contain content that is disagreeable or distressing to some readers. The M/M Romance Group strongly recommends that each reader review the General Information section before each story for story tags as well as for content warnings.
When Nate’s boyfriend lets him down during a difficult time, Luke will have to work past his anxiety to be the friend he knows Nate needs. He may not be able to tell Nate how he feels, but can he show him?
This story was written as a part of the M/M Romance Group's "Love’s Landscapes" 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.
Dear Author,
I could get free in a heartbeat. I was strong enough and had the right training that should make it simple to break loose from my roommate’s weak grip on the shirt trapping my arms to the door. So why couldn’t I do it? Was it because I was trembling with the need for skin to skin contact? Maybe it was the fact that my brain had shut down the second my roommate had cupped my crotch through my pants. Or could it be those damned dreams that had been haunting me every day since I first set foot in this dorm room? Those dreams where my hands were roving over pale skin, where whimpers and mewls of pleasure came from between soft pink lips, and where the world fell away as I watched every inch of my cock disappear between ivory cheeks.
Photo Description:
A slim, dark-haired man pins a bare-chested, muscular blond man against the wall by holding his shirt above his head. The dark-haired man fondles the goods inside the blond’s open pants and kisses his neck. They partially cover an Avengers poster that is hanging between a bookcase and a door.
This story may contain sexually explicit content and is intended for adult readers. It may contain content that is disagreeable or distressing to some readers. The M/M Romance Group strongly recommends that each reader review the General Information section before each story for story tags as well as for content warnings.
35 pages, ebook
First published July 22, 2014
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About the author
C.M. Walker
6 books21 followersC.M. Walker lives in Maryland with her husband and two children. She read her first M/M romance story out of curiosity, decided that books were better with two men instead of one, and hasn’t looked back since. When C.M.’s not reading or writing, she’s either next to a bright light cross-stitching with fancy thread, at the computer digi-scrapping, or at the sewing machine making cute clothes for her daughter.
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July 3, 2016
So sweet & sexy too! I love friends (or roommates, as the case may be) to lovers stories.
The prompt asked for a HFN ending, and it was, but barely. The story ended abruptly. I definitely wanted more.
The prompt asked for a HFN ending, and it was, but barely. The story ended abruptly. I definitely wanted more.
July 23, 2014
Two college roommates figuring it out with physic jokes.
Hurt/comfort theme with both characters having experienced a great loss. One outgoing geek + one shy gym rat + outside force completes the equation for finding happiness. Apparently, someone needs some schooling about the difference between geeks and nerds.
Hurt/comfort theme with both characters having experienced a great loss. One outgoing geek + one shy gym rat + outside force completes the equation for finding happiness. Apparently, someone needs some schooling about the difference between geeks and nerds.
July 28, 2014
N'aww this story was really sweet and well written. Why have I not heard of this author before? I'm looking forward to reading more from her.
September 8, 2014
Offered for FREE from the M/M Romance Group's Love's Landscapes event. Thank you too all the amazing authors who participated!
3.5 stars Ohmygod, I love, love, LOVE! that picture! But based on the mediocre reviews I was worried the story wouldn't live up to it :( aaaand... Hoorah, I was wrong! I really liked this. I thought I would be rounding down to a 3 star, but by the end I had a smile on my face (I love full circle stuff. Nate quoting his grandpa's "I wondered when you were finally going to admit that to me" had me tearing up a bit)
It was sweet, and just the right length (didn't drag on too long). I was worried there would be cheating since the blurb talks about a boyfriend, but they took care of that well
July 22, 2014
Oh, I love, Love, LOVE this!!! Perfect length, perfect characters, perfect plot! (Okay, so maybe I'm a little biased because this was written for MY prompt, but oh well.) <3 Thank you, C.M. Walker
July 4, 2016
Overall book review: 3.5
Audio book: N/A
Book Cover: 3.5
Great little short-read. Loved it and would have loved reading more about the two.
Audio book: N/A
Book Cover: 3.5
Great little short-read. Loved it and would have loved reading more about the two.
December 28, 2014
From Luke's first awkward yet sexy moments in the story to the very hot ending, C.M. Walker makes these two college friends and roommates sizzle. Each has his own life burdens and struggles. Nate has a boyfriend who clearly does not deserve him and yet C.M. provides a delightful twist at the end about that relationship that you won't see coming, unless you pick up every last stray thread of foreshadowing woven into the story. Tragedy in Nate's life gives Luke a chance to be gallant and show Nate how much he cares. It is sweet, sexy fun and a must read.
June 26, 2015
Its a short story that moves fast not giving time or filler to get a feel for the characters or understand their emotions/changes. The dialogue doesn't feel natural to me and nothing made an impression.
It's a quick simple story but I couldn't connect, the feelz weren't there.
It's a quick simple story but I couldn't connect, the feelz weren't there.
November 7, 2014
3.5
Aww...that was sweet. Luke and Nate were both sweethearts, and I liked them together.
I thought the end with Justin was solved a little too easily and wished Luke had asked about Justin earlier.
Aww...that was sweet. Luke and Nate were both sweethearts, and I liked them together.
I thought the end with Justin was solved a little too easily and wished Luke had asked about Justin earlier.
July 23, 2014
Nate and Luke have been college roommates for the past 6 weeks, but they haven't really spoken to one another. On top of the fact that Nate has a boyfriend, Luke's just too shy to let Nate know he's gay let alone interested. This is a really interesting plot concept but it was just too short to get to know these guys. And that "boyfriend" Justin?
This was well written and a cute story but it just needed to be longer. Given time and some visible emotion between these two the following events would be more fulfilling.
I think that Nate was a great character and I would have liked to read more of him.
My thanks to the author for their time and participation in the loves landscapes event.
This was well written and a cute story but it just needed to be longer. Given time and some visible emotion between these two the following events would be more fulfilling.
I think that Nate was a great character and I would have liked to read more of him.
My thanks to the author for their time and participation in the loves landscapes event.
August 13, 2014
Nice little story about two college students/roommates falling for each other. Lots of physics references from the "nerdy" partner, and some adorable shyness from the somewhat less confident, if physically stronger guy made me smile.
Luke may look tall and strong, but he is really very shy. He has a crush on his roommate Nate, but the guy has a boyfriend. Luke really wants to be there for Nate when his grandfather dies, and is very sweet about supporting him. And after a long, shared drive back to college, they finally open up to each other.
If yo like reading about two young men who are just beginning to figure out life, and each other, then you will probably like this free short story.
Luke may look tall and strong, but he is really very shy. He has a crush on his roommate Nate, but the guy has a boyfriend. Luke really wants to be there for Nate when his grandfather dies, and is very sweet about supporting him. And after a long, shared drive back to college, they finally open up to each other.
If yo like reading about two young men who are just beginning to figure out life, and each other, then you will probably like this free short story.
July 22, 2014
Contemporary short story
Possibly falling into the NA category
Luke, who narrates, and Nate, are college room mates and Luke has something of a crush on Nate, who is not only out but has a boyfriend, Justin. When Nate's grandfather dies suddenly, Luke realises that he wants to be with him to help him through the funeral and unexpectedly turns up. After their journey back the Luke admits his feelings to Nate and discovers he's not alone. This was a cute little story with added Avengers and physics to please the inner geek!
Possibly falling into the NA category
Luke, who narrates, and Nate, are college room mates and Luke has something of a crush on Nate, who is not only out but has a boyfriend, Justin. When Nate's grandfather dies suddenly, Luke realises that he wants to be with him to help him through the funeral and unexpectedly turns up. After their journey back the Luke admits his feelings to Nate and discovers he's not alone. This was a cute little story with added Avengers and physics to please the inner geek!
July 29, 2014
2.5, maybe 2.75, rounded up to 3 stars.
Short and sweet but with a few less than smooth moments. Justin was a minor bump, Nate's inconsideration another . Personal etiquette issues aside it was well executed, the writing was good and the sexual tension well-portrayed.
Short and sweet but with a few less than smooth moments. Justin was a minor bump, Nate's inconsideration another . Personal etiquette issues aside it was well executed, the writing was good and the sexual tension well-portrayed.
November 1, 2014
Nate and Luke are roommates. Luke has harboured an unrequited love towards Nate since he first met him over a year prior. Nate has a ‘boyfriend’ who is a complete jerk. Luke really wants to be with Nate but is way too shy.
Well, something happens at home and Nate has to go back. Luke, being an overall good guy, decides to support Nate, even if his boyfriend won’t. One thing leads to another…..
I thought this was an overall very cute story.
Well, something happens at home and Nate has to go back. Luke, being an overall good guy, decides to support Nate, even if his boyfriend won’t. One thing leads to another…..
I thought this was an overall very cute story.
July 22, 2014
I enjoyed reading this story and thought it was written with the right kind of tone, being sweet and not sappy.
Every once in a while I fall for a secondary character and in this story Justin totally won me over, I thought he was a great contrast to Luke and he hadn't been reduced to a sleezy, caricature of a bad boyfriend.
Every once in a while I fall for a secondary character and in this story Justin totally won me over, I thought he was a great contrast to Luke and he hadn't been reduced to a sleezy, caricature of a bad boyfriend.
August 24, 2014
I love the way Walker builds up the sexual tension between her characters. The anticipation for the "moment" is the best feeling and I love when we finally get it. I don't normally read a lot of m/m but Walker is one author I will always read and anticipate. Her characters come to life for me and I think she's a very talented up and coming writer. I can't wait to see what she writes next!
July 31, 2014
2.5 stars
I enjoyed it for the most part, except the whole thing with Justin at the end was way too convenient and difficult to believe.
I enjoyed it for the most part, except the whole thing with Justin at the end was way too convenient and difficult to believe.
July 26, 2014
A very sweet collage room mates romance. Endearing characters and just enough emotion to pull you in. Had been looking forward to this since I saw the initial prompt - it didn't disappoint.
August 3, 2014
I kind of liked this. I mean, it wasn't bad exactly. But the whole Justin thing was a bit off-putting for me. I probably would have given this four stars had he not been in this.
September 21, 2014
3.5 short and sexy with a little punch of emotion that I didn't expect at the end.
April 20, 2022
Awkward dialogue and did one MC blatantly shade the other MCs boyfriend on the drive back to school? They didn’t even take offense and that was unrealistic.
October 28, 2014
This was a lovely, romantic short story. I thoroughly enjoyed it and came to care for Nate and Luke a lot. I could relate a lot to Luke, knowing what is the right thing to do but feeling awkward by doing it, that it might only be in your own perception the right thing to do. Loved Luke and Nate who gave him the feeling that he's doing exactly the right thing.
Naughty Justin could have been more fun though if the author wouldn't have made us believe till last moment that he's a terrible jerk. Than again, it worked.
Naughty Justin could have been more fun though if the author wouldn't have made us believe till last moment that he's a terrible jerk. Than again, it worked.
April 2, 2016
I enjoyed the characters, and their world and hope I get the chance to read the story again and/or to read more within the series.
My Rating System:
* couldn't finish, ** wouldn't recommend, *** would recommend, **** would read again, ***** have read again.
December 1, 2014
Must say the picture prompt is just so hot as it lived up to the story in my books.Luke and Nate roommates luke loves nate but thinks nate has a boyfriend. After a death in nate family he finds himself their for nate. And things develop from there onwards. I think these guys have a a wonderful future if they make it through their bumpy rds if any lead up to the story.
October 3, 2015
The story was cute and I liked the two MCs. I wasn't happy, though, that . The "admit it" thing was adorable.
August 6, 2014
3.5 rounded up.
I really enjoyed C.M.'s story last year, and I enjoyed this one too. Perhaps not quite as much, but I see a lot of potential in this author and hope to read more by her in the future!
I really enjoyed C.M.'s story last year, and I enjoyed this one too. Perhaps not quite as much, but I see a lot of potential in this author and hope to read more by her in the future!
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April 15, 2015[NOTE: I rate most writing event stories (free reads) 4 or 5 stars because of my appreciation of the author's participation and gift.]
April 27, 2016
I really enjoyed this story.
Justin's involvement was a bit confusing. I think the story could have been written without him and it would have worked just fine.
Justin's involvement was a bit confusing. I think the story could have been written without him and it would have worked just fine.
July 3, 2015
Loved it! Thank you.
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