"You're right. It's just----I've never thought about being free to do this sort of thing before. Back home where I live if two boys did what we are doing now? We'd get beaten up and called queers or something."

Gilly sighed. This was the fact of the matter. Probably why Ronno ran too when Ziggy touched him on the shoulder and called him handsome. Fuck social norms! The drummer smiled shyly and nodded.

"Crimson suits you with your bright hair. Turquoise makes a nice balancing colour too. I sew sometimes when my clothes get torn or I get loose threads. My older brother used to pick on me for it."

Billy didn't mean it in a nasty way just as brothers did.

"Boots? Yes. I'd love some."