I was lying in my bedroom masturbating with a toy for the first time, deliberately being loud. I could hear my roommate furiously tapping away on his keyboard as he tried to ignore me and pretend he was working.

Henry wanted me and I wanted him, but here we were in a standoff of sorts. Despite our mutual attraction, he’d turned me down when I made a move because he was my older brother’s best friend, and that somehow meant I was off-limits.

I’d had no choice but to torture him in an effort to break him.

That humiliating night on the couch, I’d slowly inched closer until our bodies were touching. I ran my hand up his thigh and asked, “What’s it going to take to get you to kiss me, Henry?”

He leaned in, pulling my head closer, but just as I thought I was... Read More