Time is not a luxury. It is an evil yolk under which all must work and despair. That is if you do not have more of it that anyone else. Dorian Crawford has time enough to squander, so much of it in fact that he indulges in reminders of his humanness when that is what he has so little left of. He chases decadences and delights but in gentle, wonder-bound ways. He lives and he loves. Though the loving has never come easy. Time always takes it from him. So, he has learned not to cling. There will never be someone able to spend forever by his side... Until now. Completed: October 15, 2023