but even that seems an over-reaction, especially since he then realizes that what Bodie did was correct It was correct, but he wasn't expecting it, so I can see how he'd freak if he doesn't like being touched any more.
I realize that they were teenagers, but closer to men than boys Oh I dunno - 17 is still pretty young, not just for sex, but for hormones vs confidence, and especially when it's gay sex, which was illegal until 1967 over here. That's a whole lot of baggage alongside just ordinary hormones vs confidence, if you ask me... Although Doyle worked for me better than Gabe did, but that's probably because I've not got the whole Catholic-guilt thing happening - and as I said to someone above, I'm not convinced that Gabe would be thinking about rape in this situation...
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Date: 2019-04-07 09:25 pm (UTC)It was correct, but he wasn't expecting it, so I can see how he'd freak if he doesn't like being touched any more.
I realize that they were teenagers, but closer to men than boys
Oh I dunno - 17 is still pretty young, not just for sex, but for hormones vs confidence, and especially when it's gay sex, which was illegal until 1967 over here. That's a whole lot of baggage alongside just ordinary hormones vs confidence, if you ask me... Although Doyle worked for me better than Gabe did, but that's probably because I've not got the whole Catholic-guilt thing happening - and as I said to someone above, I'm not convinced that Gabe would be thinking about rape in this situation...