Gay Stories · 2 parts
The Barista's Number
A phone number is written under a coffee cup lid in Portland. Sam, who wrote it, is shy and funny, and Rafa, who found it, is not sure he should call.
Stories tagged “gay”
Gay Stories · 2 parts
Bike Repair
Rik's bike gets a flat tyre on a rainy Amsterdam canal bridge. Dani, a bike mechanic with grease on his hands, stops to help and refuses to leave.
Filipino Stories · 2 parts
Cebu Nights
Paolo and Rico have been friends since high school in Cebu. At a karaoke bar reunion, Rico sings the song he wrote for Paolo at seventeen, and the room goes quiet.
Gay Stories · 2 parts
The Clay Studio
Mateo signs up for a week of pottery in Oaxaca to escape his phone. Diego, the potter, hands him a lump of wet clay and tells him to stop being clever.
Gay Stories · 2 parts
The Climbing Wall
Jordi has climbed with Elias every Thursday for a year, and trusts him with his life. When the gym closes early, they take the rope to the sea cliffs instead.
Gay Stories · 2 parts
Coming Home to the Cotswolds
Will returns to his Cotswolds village after ten years away. The childhood friend he never stopped thinking about still lives three doors down.
Gay Stories · 2 parts
The Volcano Trail
Nico joins a dawn hike up Etna alone and finds himself paired with Ben, a nervous Englishman who is terrified of heights. They agree to go slowly, together.
Gay Stories · 2 parts
Fish Market Morning
Sander runs a fish stall at Bergen's harbour market before dawn. The new chef from the next restaurant, Erlend, keeps coming early and buying only one fish, very slowly.
Gay Stories · 2 parts
Locker Room Rivals
Two rival strikers, one contested transfer and a hotel room neither of them planned to share. The whole city is watching.
Gay Stories · 2 parts
Morning Run in Copenhagen
Bastian runs the Copenhagen harbour loop every morning and always passes the same runner. One rainy dawn, the stranger slows down and asks him for a route.
Gay Stories · 2 parts
Muscle and Mercy
Felipe returns to the clinic where he once turned Dominic down. Now he is the physio, and Dominic is the injured rugby player who has been waiting for this appointment.
Gay Stories · 2 parts
Night Ferry to Gotland
Axel takes the night ferry to Gotland to escape a bad week. In the empty cafeteria, a stranger named Mikael offers him half a cinnamon bun and a very tired smile.
Gay Stories · 2 parts
The Night Telescope
A rooftop telescope in Santiago opens its dome to a visiting astronomer. Julián asks to look at the southern sky, and Mateo, who has never invited anyone, says yes.
Gay Stories · 2 parts
The Surf Camp
Tomás, afraid of the sea, books a week at a surf camp on Portugal's coast. His instructor Rafael takes one look at him and says, 'Good. Fear is useful.'
Gay Stories · 2 parts
The Swim Coach
At a Cape Town pool, a veteran swim coach shares early mornings with a new assistant who refuses to let him win. Competition turns into friendship, then more.
Gay Stories · 2 parts
The Tailor's Apprentice
In a tailor's shop behind the Istanbul Grand Bazaar, an apprentice is measured every morning by the master's grandson, who insists on doing it himself.