num_pages: 9
description: Official Description: Following an attack on his city, a firefighter returns to his mountain retreat as he has done every seven years since his birth. Once there, he waits for the only two men who know his true identity.When they arrive they discover that the key to the world's fate rests in their own hands.This intense, erotic, short story blends SciFi and magic like never before.Original Prompt:Dear Author,I am intrigued with this photo and these men. They are uniquely individual, but together they are power and magic. I imagine they are not quite of this world. Though what that world would be and who they are within it, is your story to tell.(one minor deet - I'm really not much of a D/s or BDSM fan)Photo Description: Three gorgeous men lie with heads together, two facing one way, the other between them reversed. Their intent eyes gaze up out of the picture. One's dark-skinned, curly haired, full featured with dark eyes. The next's a pale-skinned brunet with blue eyes. The last has more olive skin and dark eyes. They touch hands lightly, the connection between them palpable.This story was written as a part of the M/M Romance Group's "Hot Summer Days" event. Group members were asked to write a story prompt inspired by a photo of their choice. Authors of the group selected a photo and prompt that spoke to them and wrote a short story.Download the story, read it online or find it in Don't Read in the Closet, Volume 1.__________Genre: sci-fi, fantasy, ménageTags: gay m/m, threesome, friends to lovers, firefighter, futuristic, magicWord Count: 3,632
language: English
title: The Elements of Love
publisher: M/M Romance Group @ Goodreads