Why Tom Hardy is a beautiful human being

On Nov. 17, Tom Hardy and Noomi Rapace were signing the anniversary issue of the Blag Magazine, the one that has that awesome photo shoot with the two of them. And during the signing, this wonderful thing occurred: link. I literally had tears in my eyes while reading it. This, exactly this is a reason why I'm a big fan of his and why I hope his career and his personal life flourish. If anyone deserves it, it's him.

Books #58-60

I wanted to try something different, that's why I read 3 short stories that I got for free in ebook form.

"Sherlock Holmes Investigates. The Pink Jewel Conundrum" by Philip van Wulven

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A very short story - only 13 pages long - in which Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson investigate the disappearance of a precious jewel from a locked room. And if it was just that, I would've liked the story much better. But all the coincidences put together - the jewel, the window, the squirrel - that was just way too much.

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"Be My Boy" by Casey K. Cox

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Only 20+ pages but the author managed to squeeze a lot into them. This is a D/s story with an older sub and a younger dom; Owen, the "boy", is 47 and Mitchell, the master, is 28. I usually don't read stories with such a huge age difference but this one snuck up on me and I really wanted to know how it ended. It was oddly sweet considering it started with Owen turning tricks in a bar. The author managed to flesh out the characters, the story wasn't just about sex, and it turned out to be quite an interesting read. Original, at the very least.

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"Last Dance (Getting Better)" by Lee Benoit

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A sweet story about an openly gay high school teacher who chaperons the LGBT youth at a prom. Quirky and humorous. I liked Suyai's fathers, the way he talked about them.