Tobias was one of those men the women did not seem to know were men at all. He was a confidant, soul comforter, helper in distress, but none could apparently imagine him as a lover or partner. They came to him when they needed something. „Tobilein“, they said then, because it had become natural, and …
The naked horror seized Joël when she came home that morning and wanted to take out her toothbrush from her pocket, which she had put in, as always, when she spent the night away from home. But it was not there. The only conclusion was that she had forgotten her toothbrush in a strange bathroom. …
Loud horn made Sebastian startle. Where was he? What was going on? Why was it so loud in his head? Only then did he realize that the horn did not come out of his head but was caused by impatient drivers behind him. As if it really mattered if you would cross the traffic light …
Expectations are deceptive, because they do not have much to do with reality. Mostly we fail because of the non-transferability of wishes. In retrospect, we call these expectations. Wishes can be dismissed as something nebulous. From expectations, we claim that they are predictable and therefore must be understood or seen by the other. It becomes …
„You’ve done something with me,“ Martinique began straightaway, after she had gone to the living room with all naturalness, where she dropped onto the couch. „Take a seat,“ said Christian smugly, although his audacity amused him far more than that it bothered him. „We do not have time for games now,“ she replied unruffled. „All …
Martinique and Christian had an experience that was theirs, all alone. They would keep it to themselves. Everything else would be betrayal. Moreover, it would break so much. Like a delicate little plant, which had to be protected from rough access and matured in secret. Until it was strong enough. Strong enough for what? It …
„It’s time for me to work again,“ said Christian abruptly, and it was like a retreat. „And what exactly do you have to work?“ Martinique asked. At least in her mind. She managed to curb her cheeky mouth just in time, because she became aware at the same time that he had purposely formulated this …
