A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2012 Advent Calendar collection Evergreen. Seven years ago, Blake ran away from the trauma of his father’s death and his romantic feelings for his best friend, Tom. To Blake’s surprise when he returns home on Christmas Eve, Tom is at the dock to greet him and tell him he’s forgiven for running as long as he has Christmas dinner with Tom and his grandmother, Alice. A cozy family afternoon and filling meal later, Tom and Blake share some brandy—and some confessions that make their holiday wishes come true.
Author
Laylah Hunter is a third-gendered butch queer who writes true stories about imaginary people in worlds that never were. Most of hir work deals with queer characters, erotic themes, and the search for happy endings in unfavorable circumstances. Hir mild-mannered alter ego lives in Seattle, at the mercy of the requisite cats and cultivating the requisite caffeine habit, and dreams of a day when telling stories will pay all the bills.
