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@ 2009-06-03 11:56:00

Challenge # 117: Scream
Title: Restless Slumber
And the Condom Goes to: Daphne

The first time Justin’s screams ripped Brian from his own restless slumber, he longed for the nights he slept alone.

Anger flooded his soul as he rocked Justin in his arms, impotent rage at the homophobic world that condoned the damage inflicted as invited, intertwined with the overwhelming guilt at the violence his own arrogance had incited.

Months later, in the pre-dawn darkness, the memory of that scream would pierce the loft’s silence and Brian would reach over only to find the empty space where Justin used to be.

He wondered how well violin music worked as a sleep aid.

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