Like sands through the hourglass

Last night I got to witness firsthand the soap opera that is Blanca's life. It all began innocently enough as a casual Thursday night out with Blanca and GarGar, and actually, it ended pretty innocently as well, but the evil machinations of the younger gay set were on full display.

Blanca has recently been enamored with a young man who's been part of the SF homo social scene since he was a wee pup of 18 years. Now all of 21 (or 22 according to some reports), he is among the familiar faces in the 'stro and he and Blanca have been "hanging out."

Meanwhile, another youngster, and close "friend" of Blanca's paramour, has been surreptitiously exchanging flirtatious text messages with Blanca, in the hopes of diverting Blanca's loving gaze toward himself.

So, all three actors in this dishy soap opera were present last night, and I just kicked back and watched the secret flirtations, the knowing eye contact and Blanca juggling the eager courtship of his two young friends. It was just like watching a well-scripted reality television show. Just gayer. And drunker.

But really, who are these people that would covertly court their close friend's lovah? Are these gays simply too young and immature to realize that this is verboten? Or maybe their friendship really isn't that solid. In any case, I'm going to stay tuned to see what happens...