[Dirty Shorts 01] • Dirty Play

*Dear Author,

It’s easy to be a hero in the game. When we play together, I’m brave and strong and handsome and I slay the dragon. But when we stop playing, I’m back to being regular old me.

Am I brave enough to tell him how I feel? When the game ends, can we still be comrades in arms, or is it all just empty fantasy?

[This’d work for computer or video games, but I’m particularly fond of the intimacy of old-school tabletop role-playing ...]*

This story was written as a part of the M/M Romance Group's **"Love is Always Write"** event. Group members were asked to write a story prompt inspired by a photo of their choice. Authors of the group selected a photo and prompt that spoke to them and wrote a short story.

Download the story, read it [online](https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/886048-kyle-adams-dirty-play) or find it in [Love Is Always Write: Volume 3](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17027269-love-is-always-write).