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Reunion: The Six of Wands
Ryan Gardiner, Jr. has gone back to his tenth high school reunion. He's done it because in high school he was a friendless nerdy geek who was picked on by anyone. Today he's buff, good-looking and highly successful and he wants everyone who made his life a misery to know just how well he's doing for himself. Especially quarterback Jason Lacrost. Ryan had a crush on Jason, who didn't even know he existed. But Jason has a reason of his own to be at the reunion -- will it put a crimp in Ryan's plans?
- GenresM M RomanceGay
26 pages, ebook
First published March 7, 2009
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Vic Winter
77 books30 followersHeat in real life is the bane of Vic’s life, whose favorite season is winter, and Vic’s life is far more mundane than fiction. And when it comes to fiction, the hotter the better is Vic’s motto. Make it romantic, make it sexy, make it erotic, but definitely make it hot.
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March 21, 2010
This is a classic story about a gay, ostracized kid in high school who goes back to his ten year reunion as a rich, good looking, and confident man. Thankfully his high school crush not only remembers him but is looking for some new education of his own. Somewhat fitting with the theme, the story has an antiquated feel to the familiar plot. With staid characters and the lack of vitality to the dialogue and plot, this shorter story wasn’t as much fun to read as previous efforts by the author. Combine in the classic high school reunion setting, this story may appeal to those who like the nostalgia of high school with a happy ending.
Ryan is a classic stereotype of a computer geek that makes it rich after graduation in the dotcom era and wants to show off his new studly self to everyone who mocked him in school. While this reads a little flat, Ryan does show hints of interest with his attempts at humor and his charming fumbling when faced with his long ago crush. Interestingly enough his crush now is interested in him and Ryan is more than willing to act out all the fantasies he once had, although Ryan’s glee at “popping Jason’s cherries” felt more like a competition left over from high school than true caring.
Considering the thrust of the story deals with their attraction and subsequent sex, very little is devoted to character development. Jake remains very much an ill-developed character as his actions contradict repeatedly. Although he claims he is gay and was in denial in high school, he is still a virgin and has never had sex with another man nor was curious. This brings up questions of when he realized he was gay and why he’s done nothing sexual at all considering he’s a good looking male teacher in his twenties. I simply can’t imagine anyone forgoing sex that long, with either gender, without some further explanation. Perhaps he just realized he was gay prior to the reunion but that puts other actions into contradiction.
Although the characters clearly had some problems, the dialogue was plentiful and fast which led to a quick read. The writing tended to be simplistic and droll at times, the attempts at humor not quite succeeding. The over use of certain words such as frottage (sorry but eight times in half a page) drew attention away from the story and men. The dated feel of the characters, theme and setting did lend to the high school era plot but the entire story felt as if it was written in the past decade and not in current time. This isn’t one of the author’s better works but it might appeal to those who enjoy the HS reunion theme. Either way, I do look forward to seeing what the author offers next.
Ryan is a classic stereotype of a computer geek that makes it rich after graduation in the dotcom era and wants to show off his new studly self to everyone who mocked him in school. While this reads a little flat, Ryan does show hints of interest with his attempts at humor and his charming fumbling when faced with his long ago crush. Interestingly enough his crush now is interested in him and Ryan is more than willing to act out all the fantasies he once had, although Ryan’s glee at “popping Jason’s cherries” felt more like a competition left over from high school than true caring.
Considering the thrust of the story deals with their attraction and subsequent sex, very little is devoted to character development. Jake remains very much an ill-developed character as his actions contradict repeatedly. Although he claims he is gay and was in denial in high school, he is still a virgin and has never had sex with another man nor was curious. This brings up questions of when he realized he was gay and why he’s done nothing sexual at all considering he’s a good looking male teacher in his twenties. I simply can’t imagine anyone forgoing sex that long, with either gender, without some further explanation. Perhaps he just realized he was gay prior to the reunion but that puts other actions into contradiction.
Although the characters clearly had some problems, the dialogue was plentiful and fast which led to a quick read. The writing tended to be simplistic and droll at times, the attempts at humor not quite succeeding. The over use of certain words such as frottage (sorry but eight times in half a page) drew attention away from the story and men. The dated feel of the characters, theme and setting did lend to the high school era plot but the entire story felt as if it was written in the past decade and not in current time. This isn’t one of the author’s better works but it might appeal to those who enjoy the HS reunion theme. Either way, I do look forward to seeing what the author offers next.
June 23, 2015
2.5 stars
Second Vic Winter's short story I read this morning (the first one was Cinnamon Dreams) but it totally fell short compared to the other one:(.
Sure the idea of one geeky nerd coming to reunion and ended up with the jock was nice (albeit a little too cliché) but it felt WAY too instant for me. Plus apparently Jason was no longer straight, but he was also a virgin here, and what, was he waiting simply for the reunion to wait for Ray, so Ray could be the one popping his cherry? Nope. It was also a bit too much of sex not enough feel for me this one.
Second Vic Winter's short story I read this morning (the first one was Cinnamon Dreams) but it totally fell short compared to the other one:(.
Sure the idea of one geeky nerd coming to reunion and ended up with the jock was nice (albeit a little too cliché) but it felt WAY too instant for me. Plus apparently Jason was no longer straight, but he was also a virgin here, and what, was he waiting simply for the reunion to wait for Ray, so Ray could be the one popping his cherry? Nope. It was also a bit too much of sex not enough feel for me this one.
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