Responses
"Notice how he is blushing? How he doesn't even realize his voice is being so gentle? How he keeps pleading with Taeui to keep his arms around Ilay? How he is begging for the words of love coming out of Taeui's mouth meant for another man?"
I say as I tweak and pace around my room like a mad scientist who just discovered the power of too much caffeine and nicotine
"Notice how Ilay has been choosing positions that allow him to see Taeui's face? Notice how his eyes were constantly on his face? Notice how much he's kissing him now?"
I mutter incomprehensibly in the dark corner of the padded room. My knees were tucked into my chest as I rocked back and forth; my back hitting the familiar cushions of the room I had been trapped in for so long.