All That Glitters

We didn't have many chances to go flying, I suppose. Sam said, feeling some need to defend his boyfriend to his boyfriend. (Or whatever Remi was to him now). Still, it seemed some of Remi's familiarity with flying came along with the shift, because only after a few flights he was comfortable in the air; not even the sight of the ground far below him unnerved him, something he would have greatly doubted if he had been merely told it. Remi suggested they try something else so Sam followed, unsure what it is they were trying to find until suddenly he was weightless, floating along the air as if he belonged there. It was bliss, so calm and easy with the man he loved next to him; Sam couldn't help the happiness and relief pouring from his heart. As long as they could enjoy each other's company, there was hope. Did you learn all of this yourself? He asked, tilting just a little closer to Remi in the air. Or did someone teach you? It's incredible to be able to control a human and a bird form. Samuel At seventeen, I started to starve myself I thought that love was a kind of emptiness And at least I understood then the hunger I felt And I didn't have to call it loneliness