February 2017 25 years old Alan Kissing Alan made Dominic feel a lot of things at the same time. He felt contented, satisfied, light, happy, complete. His hands were still cupping Alan’s cheeks as they kissed, finding it hard to move from where they were because Alan felt so soft and fragile. Before the kiss got deeper, Dominic pulled back and places a kiss on Alan’s nose before lifting his head, he opened his eyes and watched the way Alan looked, watched the way the man slowly opened his eyes and marveled at how bright his eyes seemed. They both stared at themselves in silence, the kiss replaying in their minds. “I know you’ve been through a lot.” Alan’s grip on Dominic’s shirt loosened and he lets his hands fall. “You don’t know what I’ve been through.” Dominic reaches out and holds

