Production - This is a hybrid image built from a background photo of a local bay that I took a photo of a few years ago. The photo was used as the background, the characters were drawn and painted over top of the photo on a different layer. Other layers were used for the bedroom and decking detail. Once everything had been painted and shaded the art layers were darkened to make them match the background
photo before the image was flattenend and saved as it is here. The song that goes with this pic is After Dark by Mr Kitty. Its very haunting sound conjures up images of the late night and the lyrics match this scene between Kyel and I perfectly.

Story, Kyel and I "After Dark" - This pic takes place shortly after the events in the "Two Secrets" story that I posted Sept 16 2022. Shortly after getting back home from meeting Kyel everything was changed, my perception of the world was forever and irreversably changed. Before I had gone on the camping trip with Austin I didn't know about Kyel's kind, he was one of a race of beings that have been around since long before humans appeared. He had two forms, one was human but the other was an anthropomorphic coyote and both were very attractive. His personality was very sweet, he had a good sense of humor, was smart, had a cute voice and I fell hard for him.

In the days that followed we messaged each other daily and at the end of September that year he told me that he was going to be going away for a week. The day before he left he told me that he'd see me again soon, I didn't realize how soon it would be. When I had left him to take the bus home at the beginning of the month I had left some of my camping gear with him. I couldn't take it on the bus home and he said he'd bring it out to me when it was his turn to visit. We didn't make any plans when we would see each other again but Kyel assured me that it would happen someday. Imagine my surprise when I got a call on the front door of the building's intercom and it turned out to be Kyel!

He bought my camping gear back and told me that he was house sitting for some friends that lived near the neighbourhood that I had grown up in. It was another fantastic week as we spent some of the time on the local beaches when the late summer weather was warm. The house that his friends owned sat on a property that was on top of the banch land and had a great view to the north across the bay. There was also a nice bedroom on the top floor that had several french doors that opened up to reveal an excellent view across the bay and the city to the north of it. Since he had invited me to stay with him I had packed some things and stayed for the time that he was here. The feelings I had for him were strong and as the week went on and I felt stronger in my desire to be with him all the time.

Towards the end of his stay there was an unusullay warm early fall day where we went down to a local beach. We spent the day there just sunbathing, talking, having a take out dinner before it got dark and we returned to the friend's house. Kyel had become not just my best friend but something more and that night was going to be our last night together before he had to make the 5 hour drive to go home. We went to bed that night with the doors open, a light breeze blowing in off the ocean as the lights across the bay shone on the water. I could not sleep as it was well after dark and dreaded not having him around again after he went home. He seemed to know my restlesness and started to hug me from behind, spooning me. He told me that he wasn't looking forward to going back to an empty house and that he was looking forward to the day when I moved in with him.

I told him that I wanted it but I was torn between leaving and starting over again but knew I could never go back to the way things were before I met him. Kyel reminded me that my heart was speaking to me again, that it was telling me what I wanted and that he would take all of me when I gave myself to him as a life partner. He started licking the side of my head and nibbled on my ear before moving over top of me and started kissing. Just like the first few days I had slept with him I had a strong reaction to his affection and felt light headed, saw sky rockets and was weak and helpless. I became anxious when I asked him if he wanted me in his life as much as I wanted him, he smiled and responded with a nod and assurances that I belonged to him. As a haunting song by Mr Kitty started playing on the clock radio next to the bed the lyrics perfectly described the moment for me.


" . . . The night will hold us close And the stars will guide us home,
I've been waiting for this moment, we're finally alone,
I turn to ask the question so anxious, my thoughts,
Your lips were soft like winter, in your passion I was lost ..."


Link to After Dark by Mr Kitty - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVx1mJDeUjY

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