1 part Ongoing MatureWhile Gabriel Martinez lived a relatively normal life in a good job position as a librarian, he never really accepted his almost sealed fate, to marry a woman and have children as soon as possible. He knew, that being with a man meant being a criminal. Staying alone was the best option he had, as he only had to live through people staring at him, upon not having an engagement ring. However frustration collected over the course of multiple years and the pressure became unbearable, the more he tried to contain his feelings
Haruki on the other hand had long given up. Stuck in an old brothel for over a decade, hiding his eyes and praying for just one more night, that he wouldn't end up dead was all he could ever remember and all that was left to him. He was in need of a breath for so many years. Yet he could never use a chance due to his aching limbs and his lacking social skills. The longer it took, the more he lost.
Being restricted and socially outcasted was never how they'd planned their lives to be. But being gay men and foreingners in postwar America left them no choice but to stay behind closed doors and making sure that nobody would ever find out about their sexuality, making sure that no rumors could ever make it far. Both of them needed a breif pause. Even if it would only be short lived.
This story explores the fears and the lives of two gay, fictional characters in the 1960's and a relationship between diffrent cultures and classes within a restrictive system, that believes they shouldn't exist.