Something Like Lightning

by Jay Bell

how can they sleep with a girl if they’re really gay? How can they even get it up?” Kelly shrugged. “Hormones are hormones. Tell anyone this and I’ll kill you, but I once jacked off to Aladdin.” “The cartoon?” William asked. “Yeah. I was thirteen and clueless, okay? Besides, Aladdin is kind of hot. But that doesn’t mean I’m Disneysexual or whatever.” William laughed. “Yeah, but at least Aladdin is a guy.” “He’s a two-dimensional drawing of a guy wearing parachute pants, a dopey vest, and a fez. My point is that when we’re horny, all sorts of crazy things can turn us on.” William frowned and went back to contemplating the grass. “Returning to my original scenario,” Kelly said. “Say you’re in a room with the hottest guy in the world on your left, and the hottest woman in the world on your right. Which direction are you going to be looking?” “Is anyone watching me?” William asked. “No. Better yet, you’re invisible. No one can see you no matter what, and the guy and girl are both slowly getting undressed. Which one do you want to see get naked?” William was silent for a moment. Then, under his breath, he swore. He sounded miserable, like it was the worst news possible. Kelly remembered feeling overwhelmed when figuring out the truth, but also sort of excited, like an entire new world had opened up to him. Maybe William just needed to say it, to finally get it out in the open. “Which one?” Kelly pressed. “The guy,” William snapped. “I’d want to watch the guy.” “Is that so bad?”...