*WARNING FOR DRUG USE*
Benjie
October
Age 20
They stood outside of the bar just after closing. Benjie and Neel shared a cigarette while Jake walked into the empty street to check for signs of a cab. Anticipation built as Benjie tried to work up the nerve to ask him to come back to the loft. He had planned to ask hours ago after Jake had given him a pill in the bathroom. He'd wanted to touch him, taste him, be with him so badly the entire night, but there was always a third wheel. Benjie had a feeling a threesome was off the table and was not entirely sure he would be comfortable in such a situation. Too many people.
Exhaling a cloud of smoke, Benjie chewed his lip and counted down from three. At one, he would speak. Three. Two.
"Dude?" Jake called for attention, now standing in the mouth of an open cab door. His eyes were locked on Benjie, acting as though Neel was invisible. "You're comin' back to my place, right?"
Still high from that pill, Benjie felt in a daze. He liked this pill. It was easier to be honest. "No. I'm tryin' to get Neel to come home with me."
Jake laughed, bid them farewell, and got into the taxi to go home by himself.
Neel smirked, taking a drag of the cigarette. "Let's get a cab."
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Shades Of Blue
RomanceNeel and Benjie can never seem to get it right. In a love story that spans nearly two decades, Neel and Benjie must navigate past trauma, jealousy, addiction, and patience. Will they ever end up together? And more importantly, should they? CONTENT W...
