This a good mix of angst and sweetness. Plus, it's hot. Yum. I particularly like this:
>Then Ray had bounded into his life, full of energy and charm, with his wiry body and electric smile, and an act -- this act -- which had become so routine as to be automatic had suddenly been fresh and full of fire and longing. He had indulged with unprecedented frequency and every delicious, shuddering climax was a painful reminder of what he didn't have.<
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>Then Ray had bounded into his life, full of energy and charm, with his wiry body and electric smile, and an act -- this act -- which had become so routine as to be automatic had suddenly been fresh and full of fire and longing. He had indulged with unprecedented frequency and every delicious, shuddering climax was a painful reminder of what he didn't have.<