The Prisoner

A Best Gay Romance 2012 selection!

Military college roommates Jake and Charley are an unlikely pair; Jake, compact and muscular, is a wrestler, while thin and wiry Charley is a long-distance runner. Yet together they have found love.

The strength of their relationship is brutally tested when Charley is set upon by a group of fellow cadets, led by the sadistic Trey.

Unable to face the humiliation of the attack, Charley leaves, giving no warning or explanation to Jake. Evaded by Charley, Jake goes on with his life.

Years later they unexpectedly meet one night at a bar. Jake is fascinated by the new, mature Charley, who invites him home where Charley pulls Jake into a role-playing scenario. What follows is a descent into darkness.

Unprepared for the psychological confrontation with his past, Jake is shocked at the depth of his own pain and anger as together the two men explore their lost love.

Which of the two men was really The Prisoner?

"(an) excellent, tender story ..." -- Steve Isaak, Reading and Writing by Publight

Content warning: This story contains references to rape, sexual violence, and BDSM scenarios, which may make some readers uncomfortable.