" I was on my way to talk to Davis when the car hit me" . . . . . . " A dark figure emerged from the shadows, half-lit by the glittering streetlight and the pale glow of the moon" . . . . . . . " Huge black wings erupted out of her back like a blooming rose. She was beautiful." . . . . " I knew who this woman was.’Are you Death?'" . . . . . “'Most people have something holding them down to this world,' she said, 'like a tether on a balloon. It could be something material, a person, or persons, an unfinished goal. There are many reasons to want to keep living. I wonder, Juvenalius, what is yours?'I smiled just thinking about it. 'His name’s Davis.'Her hand stroked my cheek so gently I wanted to cry. 'Tell me about him,' she whispered." And Juvenalius does. And you will be transfixed as Juve's first friend comes to life in his memory in this Tale with a gay twist. "