Chasing Colton's Tail

by Todd Aldrington

Todd is an athletic raccoon, and he’s just celebrated his eighteenth birthday in style. In the final seconds of a high school basketball game, Todd buried the winning three point score, and now the team are going to throw him the party to end all others. Even his father attends, determined to hook him up with a girlfriend. Todd has a secret he’s gay, and the fox he desires just threw Todd’s party invitation in his face.Colton is one of Sekada High’s troublemakers. Often suspended and always in trouble with the police, he’s also about to graduate at the top of honours classes. The handsome fox is set on becoming a pilot, but his bad attitude is likely to destroy any chance he has. Unless someone can help him sort his problems out. Curious about what’s behind Colton’s bad behaviour and unable to stop desiring him, Todd is determined to find Colton’s good side, but he’s up against a lot. Colton guards his secrets with a violent temper and a gift for winning fights. Can Todd help him before he destroys his life and takes others with him?

156 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 8, 2018

Reviews

[Remy G · Rating 3 out of 5]

This furry novella, in which the author writes “himself,” opens with protagonist Todd Jackson Aldrington, a blue raccoon, indicating that others hail him as a hero for winning a basketball game. Todd’s primary target of affection is the fox Colton Vincent, with a mysterious note serving as a catalyst for much of the story’s events. Colton doesn’t have any friends at Sekada High, largely due to his unfriendly personality, with his twin sister Courtney asking Todd to the prom. At first, Todd is adversarial towards Colton, using the prom to shame him, although the two ultimately become a couple.

All in all, this was a short and somewhat-sweet story with some occasional commentary on religion that doesn’t border on negative, although aside from the cast of anthropomorphic characters, it doesn’t do a whole lot to distinguish itself from other LGBT stories that feature humans, and uses the real world as a setting instead of its own universe. There’s also a lot of obligatory swearing throughout the novella, and the few scenes of intimacy aren’t all that alluring. This story very much has limited appeal, with furries in particular likely to get the most of it.

[Andrew Glazier · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great story of a (not so typical) jock realizing both that he's gay and in love with someone who seems to be one of the worst possible people he could fall for - but things are a bit deeper than they look. Great job with the side characters, too; I feel like he channeled my own mother for Todd's at one point.

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

Funny and Entertaining

I enjoyed the relationship between all the characters, and while I believe some of their behavior was "out-there," I felt it helped propel the story along and keep me entertained and curious what happened next.