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The Handyman available at Torquere Press.

The Handyman is an m/m short story being released as part of Torquere Press' Arcana Line, and is based on the Tarot card, "Page of Cups".

Centered around the concept of an unexpected romance coming from a very unlikely source. Ever had a crush on someome that shows up to fix your hot water heater or put in a new outlet? Ever fantasize about just what could happen if you fessed up? This one's for you.

Torquere Press says:

It's bad enough that Danny's lonely, missing his ex, but then he wakes up one morning to find that his utility room has been flooded by his upstairs neighbor. Talk about going from bad to worse; his electricity is out and his drywall and breaker box are ruined.

Help comes in the form of hunky drywall repairman, Ken. Ken is hot, built, and agrees to go to dinner when Danny asks, so Danny figures things are looking up. At least until Ken runs after a make-out session in Ken's truck. Now Danny has to figure out what to do. Can he convince Ken that he's more than just a job, and a mistake?

Excerpt

It was early in the morning and there was water everywhere. Danny stood in the front hall, staring at it like an idiot, having no idea what to do next. He blinked.

He first noticed something wasn't right while trying to make breakfast. The light in the refrigerator was out, and then the toaster didn't work. It wasn't until the coffee maker didn't make his coffee that he woke up enough to realize the electricity was actually out. He left the kitchen still half asleep and shuffled barefoot down the hall to check out what was going on, only to discover that water was seeping out from under the door to the utility room. When he opened the door, out came a rush of several inches of water that soaked his feet and the tiled hallway.

Danny sighed. He went and grabbed a flashlight, and when he shined it into the utility room, everything became much clearer. There was water coming down the back wall of the room, the same wall that the electrical box was mounted on. The ceiling was soaked and starting to buckle and the floor was covered in several inches of water. From what Danny could tell, whatever had caused the flood upstairs was still running.

"Shit!" Danny cursed and closed the door, rushing out into the hallway and up the stairs. He pounded on his neighbor's door. "Hello?" he called, still pounding.

One of his pot-smoking neighbors finally came to the door.

"Hey, Dan-O."

"Leon, my condo is flooding."

"Yeah?" Leon said, scratching himself impolitely. "Bummer."

"Leon, is there water running in your place?"

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