Beyond the Gaze of a Boy - Compare

We sit in silence for a while before he asks, "How about you?"

"Hm? Oh!" I blush, tugging at the hem of my shorts again.

Glancing at him, I shrug.

"I've kinda always known, ya know? Never hooked up with girls or anything. My uncle's gay, so I had him as example - knew my family was okay with homosexuality and shit."

He nods.

"I was still scared to come out, but I think it helped a lot to know they'd be okay with me. Garrett's the only son, just like me...and he was accepted, so why shouldn't I be?"

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