My Whole Body Knows when Vince is in a Room (Heaven & Home)

THE SETUP

Cian has just asked Byron what it’s like being around Vincent, Bryon’s best friend and unrequited love.

(The larger scene this monologue is pulled from is also available for viewing: “Part of My Life that You Can’t Get At”)

BYRON

My whole body knows when Vince is in a room.

And you know that annoying habit he has of reading over your shoulder sometimes?  It’s not really annoying, it’s life-threatening.  When I sense him there, so close, just barely not touching me, his breath on my neck — I feel like my heart’s going to burst — I am so happy.  When he’s around, I can’t help smiling.  And not just because he’s such a funny little straight guy sometimes.  It’s ’cause he’s my funny little straight guy.

(photo: 1997-1998 production by The Subterranean Theatre Company (Los Angeles, CA); Mark Vanslow as Byron)