Hidden in Plain Sight

By Mychael Black

Adrian is lonely and longs for someone like himself, but he's stuck in not one but two closets. When he meets Erik at a club, though, he is shocked to discover the singer shares far more than an interest in men.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Arian Derwydd Books, LLC
• Release date: Jun 11, 2023
• ISBN: 9781955467735

Mychael Black

Alter ego of Katherine Cook, Mychael focuses on gay erotic romance stories in many genres. She lives in the eastern US with her family.

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Adrian is lonely and longs for someone like himself, but he's stuck in not one but two closets. When he meets Erik at a club, though, he is shocked to discover the singer shares far more than an interest in men.

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Hidden in Plain Sight

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Corey stood in the doorway, watching his friend run long fingers through thick, ice-white hair. Adrian’s head hung down as he carefully separated the twisted strands, a particular point of his grooming Corey never quite understood. Adrian’s hair would tangle as soon as Adrian flipped his hair back.

As expected, Adrian flipped his head back, and the length seemed to knot on its own. When Adrian turned around, he didn’t appeared overly surprised to see Corey there.

Why do you bother? Corey asked him.

Adrian shrugged. Don’t know; I just do. How long have you been there?

Long enough to make Jacob and the girls wonder what happened to us, Corey said. He remained standing in the doorway as Adrian fished through the jumble of spare change and such to find his house keys.

I’m ready, Adrian said as he shoved his keys into the pocket of his jeans and slipped his jacket on.

‘Bout time.

* * *

The hallway of the apartment building was quite chilly, making Adrian grateful he remembered his leather jacket this time. The last time they went out, he had forgotten it and had to borrow Abby’s spare coat.

It was December, a time of year that never ceased to make him ache from the inside out, something which resonated deep within him. He often wondered how