Louis and I retreat from "public life" every now and again. Sometimes we do it because shit is going down. Sometimes we just withdraw because it's what we need to do ( Read more... )

Ian has posted an account of his experiences. Do read it here: http://ian-manning.livejournal.com/ And yes, he remains my guest even now.

So this is what happened.

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Curious moment. Some brutal sense of Ian as a vessel which I might plunder, my tongue in his heart. As I approached, he ( Read more... )

This damn thing has taken over my life and I won't have it ( Read more... )

Once Juliet had left, Lexia asked for a private word with me. She seemed uncharacteristically uncomfortable. As she began to speak, Ian appeared. He was flaming with anger and tried to silence her. Or he did until I assured him that there was now absolutely no way I wasn't going hear it, whatever it was, and he'd better shut the hell up. He threw ( Read more... )