Lucky Shot

Simply perfection! One of the most heart-warming, authentic and in depth representations of demisexuality I have seen in books. The focus of the story is on building a meaningful emotional connection between both main characters, heat and sm$t are definitely not priority. Noah and Elixon have serious trust issues but they gradually worked through them. They have been around each other because of their sports careers, attending a lot of charities and other events but never paying anything more than a cursory glance. Until a game they both played, brought them together after hours of virtual talking. Their awareness and understanding of each other shifted on a fundamental, visceral level. It was a slow, careful reveal of fantasies, desires and small details, that usually don't come up in first dates and casual hookups that showed how much both of them craved to be seen and understood as ppl and not bags of money, looks and endless possibilities. And then there was something else in common, a passion they both carried inside, a whole new world - dolification - hesitantly revealed in these late night hushed conversations. I loved the pace and the flow of the story, the delicate build up of trust and the mounting desire to move the created connection from virtual to real. And the surprise when they found out who was behind the screen - it was simultaneously a relief and a shock. Finding out the person you overlooked for years, have so many hidden layers - priceless! And the most important - the virtual connection turned into a beautiful real life relationship.