Liberty Bond - Rayrard by falloutloveandhim, literature
Literature
Liberty Bond - Rayrard
Gerard knew well enough he should forget about Raymond Toro. He knew it wasn't healthy or safe for him to spend so much time secretly longing for simple words in return from him.
There wasn't much he could do since the war, though.
Most men his age had been draftedgone for a while by now. Since Gerard had been in college when the draft took place, he was exempt.
But the same could not be done for Raymond.
Ray was an automobile mechanic who worked in a bodyshop adjacent to Gerard's house. Gerard wasn't a car person at the timein fact, he still isn'tso they quickly became friends once Ray started seeing Gerard once, someti
It was the early morning when Raymond got on his usual train into Manhattan for work. Generally, he would rub his eyes more than a few times and blink exhaustedly at the same shifts of people day after day. It was too early for the crowd to be anything other than the construction workers or the businessmen. None of them were very interesting in their business casual neutrals or safety orange, and Raymond was the only one in his office building that did not live in a huge penthouse, so he had to commute. At first, he hadn't minded it much; New York mornings helped to wake up his senses whether by noise pollution or the sunny smog that surround
Sew Me Up, Buttercup - Fray by falloutloveandhim, literature
Literature
Sew Me Up, Buttercup - Fray
Frank played hard on stage.
Every night, he hurt himself; a new bruise, a cut, and muscle cramp. And it wasn't because he was masochist or anything.
He was just a klutz. And being a klutz along with holding a guitar and having only a small allotted space to move around did not mix.
He bumped into things, knocked things over, and broke shit.
That was just how it went. It was like he had his own demolition agenda.
Probably one of the funniest parts of it all was that he was so small. Being such a tiny guy, you might assume that he would only reserve a little bit of space. But not Frank.
He made up for his size by taking wider steps,