Justin’s Angel
I struggled with what
to write for this guest post for all of thirty seconds (once I sat down to
actually write it). There were/are two people in my life (one still alive and well
married to his partner of 10 years, the other passed away from AIDS December
24, 2010) who always knew who I was and never questioned that I wasn’t like
everyone else. They were also the first two openly gay teenagers that I ever
met. In light of the bullying situation that’s going on I’d decided to write a
book entitled Justin’s Angel and dedicate it to my two friends Justin and Angel
and (once it’s done) donating the proceeds to The Trevor Project in Justin’s
honor. I thought that I would share with you a scene or two from this work in
progress. Enjoy!-Vicktor Alexander
“Grab
him! Go and get the little queer! Come back you little homo!” Justin Brentson froze,
his muscles locking and his breath stuttering in his chest as he prepared for
the brutal attack of his tormentors. His eyes slid shut, tears slowly sliding
beneath the closed lids and streaking down his tanned cheeks as he realized
that he’d only been in his new school for two days and he was going to have to
move…again. His parents would be pissed. They’d hated to leave Pensacola,
Florida and move him clear across the state to Riverview, in the hopes that he
would finally be in a city, in a school that accepted him. No matter what his
sexuality may be. It seemed as if they were wrong…again. Maybe they could move
to Miami? He heard that there were a lot of gays living down in Miami.
A lot
of gangs too.
It took
him a moment to realize that the attack that he’d been waiting for never came.
Instead the sickening thud and the sound of flesh on flesh reached his young
eighteen year old ears and he turned around quickly to see a circle of
snarling, vicious jocks picking on and beating up, what sounded to him to be, a
young girl. Without thought for his safety or of his previous desire to remain
anonymous in order for him to complete his senior year of high school in peace and
without incident, he charged into the middle of the fray, using his
considerable height and weight to shove the boys out of the way. His low,
menacing growl drowning out the sound of their now almost pitiful yelps and
snarls.
Turning
to face the last young man, who seemed almost insanely focused on inflicting as
much pain on the victim as possible, Justin pulled back his fist and then threw
his entire body into the blow as he felt the skin of his knuckles connect with
the jaw bone of the bully. He heard the crack and winced as he fell on top of
the young boy on the ground. He wasn’t sure if it was the other boy’s jaw
breaking or his knuckles, all he knew was that the hallway was filled with
students, horrified teachers and a livid principal who was storming his way
down the hallway towards him. Knowing that what was done, was done and he would
probably be suspended or expelled for fighting in school on his second day, he gave little regard for the faculty and his
fellow classmates and instead scooted across the floor to the crying and
trembling victim of the horrendous attack.
His
eyes and brain finally caught up with what his ears had heard minutes before.
The victim was a boy. A very beautiful boy, bruises be damned. His skin was a
gorgeous bronze color, his hair black and cut to just below his ears. His face,
which Justin could tell was usually flawless, was covered in bruises and blood.
He looked out of one eye at Justin, as if gauging his motives and let out a
slight hiss of pain when Justin touched his cheek.
Once
again, without further thought, Justin leaned over and lifted the young boy
into his arms, ignoring the pain in his hand and turned to face the principal
who stood behind him, his chest rising and falling rapidly in his fury.
“Mr.
Brentson! We do not under any
circumstances approve of or tolerate violence as a means of justice, revenge,
problem solving or judgment. Now, if you would please put Mr. Perez down, you
and I can go and have a nice long chat in my office,” Principal Wooddard
stated.
His
angel, his beautiful angel, whimpered in his arms and clutched the front of his
shirt in a firm but shaking grasp. Justin made a shushing noise before he
lifted his head and stared at Principal Wooddard with a grim smile.
“No
sir. Look like Mr. Perez don’t want to get down and I don’t really want to put
him down, so I’m thinking that you’re probably going to have to talk to me,
with him on my lap,” Justin stated through gritted teeth as he tried to yank
his mind away from the intoxicating smell of his angel or the way that his
angel seemed to fit so perfectly in his arms.
“Mr.
Brentson you will do as I say!” Principal Wooddard yelled, his face turning
almost purple in his fury and shock.
“No I
won’t” Justin replied as he marched down the hallway towards the principal’s
office. He was usually a very docile and obedient student and child, but there
was something about this boy, this angel, that brought out the almost rabid,
savage beast inside of him.
“Thank
you,” a soft voice stated and Justin stopped, almost tripping in his desire to
hear his “almost beautiful” angel speak again.
Looking
down into the beautiful hazel eyes of his prince
in distress, Justin felt himself drowning…no, not drowning. He was falling. He
felt himself falling. He now totally understood what people meant when they
said that they fell in love with
someone. That was how he felt in that moment. Like he’d fallen into something
amazing, something perfect, something so right that it had to be
heaven-sent…something that he was well aware, he’d be fighting for and fighting
to keep for the rest of his life.
And he
didn’t even know the obviously younger man’s name.
“My
name’s Angel,” the injured boy stated, before pulling Justin’s head down and
pressing his full lips against Justin’s.
It was
the perfect kiss from his angel. His
very own angel.
****
Vicktor
Alexander “Vic” wrote his first story at the age of 10 about his youngest
sister and her destruction of the world…with her breath. Much to his youngest sister’s dismay the
story was a hit and became the first story of a series all dealing with the
planets that were destroyed by his siblings and their strange quirks and body
odors. Vic moved on to horror stories
and then to stories about his friends.
Always one who pushed the edge of convention, it wasn’t long or much of
a shock, before he was writing interracial historical romances. However, Vic realized that his heroes seemed
much happier when they were hanging out with other guys and that was when he
discovered the M/M genre.
Vic now
enjoys writing about shifters, humanoids, cowboys, firemen, rent boys, fairies,
elves, dancers, doctors, Doms, Subs, and anything else that catches his fancy,
all sexy men falling in love with each other and having lots of naughty, dirty,
man-on-man sex. He already has two books
published about shape-shifting cowboys, a dancer and a cross-dresser which are
ARe bestsellers : Unthinkable
Inconceivable,
books One and Two of The Tate Pack
Series a third book in the same
series entitled, A Very Tate
Christmas and plans to release six more books in that series. Vic is a huge fan
of the “happily-ever-after” ending but while his characters all ride off into
the proverbial sunset, all sexually satisfied and in love, they all bear the
scars of fighting for that love, just like in real life. No fluff writer here, Vic’s stories can be
slightly gritty, dark and hard hitting, but the reason for that, is that love
is sweeter when it’s been fought for and won. Never satisfied with only one
genre, every book that Vic writes falls into more than one category and has
each main character experiencing more than one orgasm.
Out and proud, Vic does not believe
that love only comes in one form, one race, one gender and that not only is
gender fluid, by sexuality as well. Vic
loves to make people laugh and when he’s not writing, or rather,
procrastinating in writing, he’s reading, playing the Sims 3, hanging out with
his very supportive adopted family, being distracted from his writing by his
partner Daniel and drooling over pictures of John Barrowman and Shemar Moore
behind Daniel’s back.
As always, you blow me away w/ your stories Vic and leave me wanting more. =)
ReplyDeleteVery lovely, Vic. Looking forward to more. I know how much they mean to you. *hugs*
ReplyDeleteAwww thanks Patty! And thank you Adara. The book's on the list.
ReplyDeleteDang! That excerpt left me wanting more. What a touching story. As someone who grew up facing adversity in a small mountain town, that hits home.
ReplyDeleteI'll have to get it!
Why thank you Lee! This story is actually something that happened with a few details changed (I removed myself from the scene), so I'm happy that it touched a part of you. Not happy that you faced adversity, but definitely happy that you're still here.
ReplyDeleteI know how much Angel and Justin mean to you. I'm glad that you are writing this story as well. That excerpt leaves me wanting to read more. ~Hugs and snuggles Vic before running off to read the Tate Pack books again~ (My Tate fix is never done!)
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