07-17-2013, 10:01 AM
It was really just about physical desire. I imagine it being set in the 50s or 60s, when gayness was still technically a jailable offence, and though the narrator wants to repress his lust he can't. Thank you for your kind and helpful feedback, Vitaldust
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