Queer Writing for a Queer World
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The kids on the desert island get excited as they find their suitcases washed ashore. They finally have fresh and clean clothes and swimsuits. The girls are grateful to get their make-up.
Phil feels better and asks if Martin can come around to keep him company. As they tease each other, Martin gets carried away.
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Eric and Ross arranged to meet in Cockaigne. As Eric waits, he sees a naked boy walking towards him. It is Ross. For Ross, the punishment didn’t end at the pool. When he got hold and told his brother what happened, he confiscated Ross’ phone and made him stay naked all week.
//Kerr will soon make his debut in my new Cockaigne Chronicles story about the Ashworth family. Kerr is twenty-two years old and is Ross’ older brother. He is Ross’ primary and only carer since their mother died and their father couldn’t look after him. Kerr moved him and his brother to Cockaigne for a better life.
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James and Tom search the island. They find four more trunks stranded on the beach which Henry had missed. They are pissed off that Henry missed them as they contain food. When they get back to camp, Henry is lazing on the beach, yet the others have made little progress in building the shelters of finding food.
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James and Tom are tasked with building the latrine with Sophie and Katie. At least it gets them away from the self-proclaimed leader, Henry and him barking orders at the teenagers.
Back in the UK, Martin’s plans are scuppered when Phil becomes sick. But all is not lost, as Martin enjoys looking after his sickly boyfriend.
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Billy is uncharacteristically caring as Eric copes with his bruised buttocks. Billy rubs cream on his brother’s arse, but Eric can’t go to school. He fakes an upset stomach and has the day to himself – home alone. Because he is caged, he can’t pass the time by masturbating, so he mainly sleeps, but he does look at Billy’s tablet and finds some pictures he shouldn’t have seen.
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Martin spends the day with his boyfriend, but he is missing James. Martin recalls some of their adventures when they were younger, as James always encouraged his older brother to be more daring.
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James and Tom travel to the desert island to start filming for the new television programme. But James feels melancholy about leaving Martin; thankfully, he has Tom as his support. However, the teenagers have no privacy, so Tom can’t give James the hug he needs. The producer gives them rules and suggested actions on the island, and the teenagers are left to fend for themselves.
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While Eric and his father drive to the next swimming lesson, Eric tells him what happened in the pool last week. His father is shocked and disappointed in his youngest son. Unfortunately for Eric, his father is obliged to tell the teacher. Mr Anderson has no alternative but to punish him. At the end of the lesson, the two friends receive their punishment.
//Lars is Morgan’s younger brother; he’s sixteen years old and training to be a lifeguard while Eric is learning to swim. Lars is boisterous and playful and inadvertently causes trouble for Eric.