Vicious Cycle

by Misha Horne

I am not Chase Finland’s boyfriend. Ask him and he’ll tell you. He’ll say it loudly if he’s been drinking, or if there’s a crowd around.

Chase and I grew up together in a crumbling trailer park, holding hands on the roof and dreaming dreams so big they didn’t have words. Ate the same government lunches in the cafeteria. Fell in love with the same emo guys. Then one of us got famous. And the other one came along.

He’s not the same person he used to be. He doesn’t treat me like he once did. But we’re addicted to each other, in so deep it’s too late to walk away.

Someone wants to give me all the things Chase won’t. Someone wants to cover my body in the kisses and bruises that I secretly crave. Wants to give me the pain I need and the pleasure I don’t deserve. The kindness just might kill me, but I can’t seem to help myself.

I won’t tell Chase, but it doesn’t matter. After all, he’s not my boyfriend.

Vicious Cycle is a 9000 word bittersweet short story, heavy on the bitter, light on the sweet. This explicit M/M story includes BDSM/spanking elements, angst, and semi-cheating (non-exclusive relationship) themes.

*This is NOT a romance and does not have an HFN/HEA ending.*

Genres: M M Romance, Erotica, BDSM, Short Stories, Contemporary, LGBT

ebook

First published April 14, 2016

About the author

Misha Horne (they/them) is a queer kinky author of queer, kinky, character-driven romance. Expect lots of steam, snark, and spanking.

Reviews

[Trio · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don't think I've ever given something this short 5 stars, but this one definitely deserves it. Just perfect.

[Kim Stone · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love everything Misha Horne writes. This is a short mm story about Justin. No romance but strong feelings involved for all the players in this story. Excellent title for an excellent book. Not what you expect. Can’t wait to read more from this author.

[Ed Davis · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very well written if depressing short story.

[Nessa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dark and twisted and just what I needed to read.

[Princess Smith · Rating 3 out of 5]

Prequel and sequel please.

Perhaps this should not have been my introduction to this author. This story begins in the middle of a tantrum, quickly descends into verbal, mental and physical abuse and ends precipitously. The main character "tells" you how he came to be in his current circumstances but it's just words on paper. For me this is just chapter 13 and I don't have the rest of the book. Three stars for the potential.

[Theresa · Rating 1 out of 5]

PWP. A snapshot of two very sick co-dependent relationships.

[Annemarie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Short, fast, hot with lots of angst. No HEA or HFN. Really wanted a better ending. It just drops. Chase and Justin grew up together. Chase became part of a famous rock band and took Justin along, but never claimed him. Johnny wants Justin and to make him happy, but Justin won't leave Chase. It is well named....a vicous cycle.

[Courtney Bassett · Rating 4 out of 5]

It says a lot about the author’s talent in writing that I felt passionately about these characters after such a short story. I desperately want to see a happy resolution to this, in whatever form that takes.

[Elin · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's just as the title says, and it left me feeling hollow because it was such a hopeless situation. And it was so intense in their short encounter.
Of course I need a whole book of this, what ever way it would have ended. This was just a night amongst many and it made me ache for all three.

[CARISSA E · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short but really Hot....

[Katherine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Oh this one made me sad. As the author warns - this one does not have a HFN or HEA. I now really want to read the rest of their story.

Freebie from author.

[C · Rating 3 out of 5]

More of an encounter than a story.

[mah1 · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a surprisingly solid story given the word count. It was also far from happy and there was plenty of hurt to go around. Still, it managed to move me in some ways, maybe it was the toxic, co-dependant relationship.

It's good that there was nothing even resembling a happily ever after, because I think that either one of the pairings getting it would've made me hurt for the one left behind.

[Ajumi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Want a continuation...
In case of one following: Raising my rating to 5 stars.