Merrow’s short story is a fun tale of opposites attract and
co-exist as well. The main character,
Liam, is a twenty-three year old punk with a Mohawk and piercings and plays
saxophone for tips in the London Underground.
He’s cast his eye upon a silver fox, a commuter who passes by him every
day without even looking in Liam’s direction.
Liam lives with his mother and two aunts, all witches. A third aunt is an Anglican priest but all
four sisters get along. His aunts and
mother are worried about his single status so they announce they will give him
his Christmas presents early. Liam is
very afraid. Although he is loathe to
wear their hand-knitted, garishly-colored articles of clothing, the gifts seem
to do the trick.
Neil, who is older than Liam’s father, is as attracted to
the punk as much as Liam is to him. Neil
finally gets the nerve to speak to him and Liam is happy to leave his post to
have a coffee with Neil. Thus begins the
romance between two diametrically opposed opposites.
What I liked about this story is the ease of the
conversation between Neil and Liam. It’s a nice mix of getting-to-know-you with
blatant innuendoes. It’s no stretch of
the imagination to hear two guys talking like that. My favorite line:
“Neil,” he said. Then
he grinned. “That’s my name, not an
order.”
This story will probably sit well with Dr. Who fans! Just sayin'.
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