“And they would have discovered the secret of gay sex,” Jay said. “It’s really a shame more people haven’t learned it.” “What’s the secret?” Elijah said. Jay raised his chin and took a preparatory breath. “That there exists no better metaphor for the world we live in,” he said. “Top and bottom, lord and serf, boss and peon, victor and vanquished. A totally unnatural and therefore creative act. Two individuals inclined by instinct to dominate, locked in a struggle for power that brings even its winner sorrow and even its loser ecstasy.”
