Author's Intro/ Disclaimer: I wrote this fic a while back for a group of about 10 friends who wanted to see my writing. Never published it online (I think…I hope) and am now going to use it to revive this account. Feel free to review to your heart's desire, but don't expect much to change – I've already written the whole thing. But, I will always take your critiques into mind for future stories. Read my profile to learn more about how I write. Need I say, these characters aren't mine? Long live Jonathan Larson!
It's Mark's diary from 3 years after the whole family comes together after Mimi almost dies that one fateful night. Things haven't been easy for him, or anyone, so he decides to write it all down. And just in time, so it seems, because not long after, something very unexpected happens. Mark/Collins mature themes.
Most of the chapters are really short, but they get longer towards the end.
Angel is gone. Three years now. Roger is gone. We always thought he would last longer than Mimi, but he didn't. He insisted on practicing on the roof at night and stopped taking his AZT. Mimi was more careful and lived on after Roger died, but it wasn't easy. I broke her drug habit just like I had for Roger. Joanne gave up on Maureen, she couldn't handle it and broke it off. Maureen decided that she didn't fit in here anyway and she would only be able to make it big in Hollywood, so she left, just like that. It was then Mimi, Joanne, Collins, and myself, all living in the loft. Mimi died about three months ago. For the first time we were able to pay for the funeral without Benny's help, but he still came. There's a mini-Benny now. Allison forgave him for having an affair with Mimi after he bought her a car for her birthday. And they used to say Maureen had me whipped. Hah! So yes, Mini-Benny, as Collins and Joanne call him, is always trying to hang with "Uncle Tom, Uncle Mark, and Aunt Joanne" as he calls us. The kid is only two but Benny pays us to baby-sit, and he makes a good object to film. Me, I'm still single. Well, am single. I wasn't a little while back. When Maureen left for L.A. Joanne and I had a short little fling. Mostly physical. She broke it off when she realized she couldn't become emotionally attached to any guy, girls only for her. But we're still really close as friends. So, that brings you up to date on me/us. I'll try to stick with this, but don't count on it. Nothing much exciting going on anymore.
~ Mark