by SouthernCrossfire
There's something about maturity and it has been a pleasure seeing the characters mature and discover new wisdom with newer younger characters such as Tad. Such a beautiful conversation between the two blokes. Roll on the finale!
Another excellent Chapter. Chapter 3 was just a great as 1 & 2. Can't wait for 4 or how many more chapters he will give up.
Great third chapter. Eager for the next, but don't rush it, though. We are at the good part now, so let it progress without being forced. I love all your writing. You are a very good writer. This is definitely a 5*. Keep up the great work.
A seemingly gentle romance, but it possesses a below-the-surface elegiac energy. We have stunted, middle-aged Barry, still haunted by some not-so-unusual events that happened when he was a college freshman. A friend he knew briefly, and who he had a bit of a crush on, transferred to another school. His girlfriend from high school broke up with him. Everyday experiences.
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It's as if Barry is a Rip Van Winkle, asleep for 23 years, still fixated on circumstances that wounded him when he was 19 and that he should have long since outgrown.
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He's a ghost haunting his past.