Tag: Byron

  • God Let Him Die (Heaven & Home)

    God Let Him Die (Heaven & Home)

    THE SETUP Vincent’s best friend Byron died almost two years ago, but Vincent is still haunted by memories of his helplessness in the face of Byron’s illness, and personally adrift without his childhood friend to speak with anymore.  While Vincent’s gay brother Cian is haunted by Byron’s ghost, still his unrequited love, Vincent is left…

  • I Need You Back (Heaven & Home)

    I Need You Back (Heaven & Home)

    THE SETUP Vincent holds a vigil at the hospital bed of his best friend Byron, unconscious, and likely dying.  But between the two of them, they manage to conjure up a better time, when they were kids. “…if I was going to be queer with anyone, it’d be you.” The sound of an airplane flying…

  • Mr. Woody’s Alert This Morning (Heaven & Home)

    Mr. Woody’s Alert This Morning (Heaven & Home)

    THE SETUP Byron is battling AIDS.  The side effects of the drugs he’s taking are making it nearly impossible to sleep.  That, and staring his own mortality in the face, is making Byron restless in the middle of the night.  Unable to rest, Byron goes to his straight best friend Vincent, who he’s always nursed…

  • Part of My Life that You Can’t Get At (Heaven & Home)

    Part of My Life that You Can’t Get At (Heaven & Home)

    THE SETUP Cian has come to his older brother Vincent for advice about Cian’s new relationship with Andrew. Vincent is less than thrilled about Andrew’s former line of work, as a prostitute.   Vincent is also less than thrilled that everyone spends so much time worrying about his younger brother Cian, but no one seems to…

  • Sex with Vince Report (Heaven & Home)

    Sex with Vince Report (Heaven & Home)

    THE SETUP Gabby is the long-term girlfriend of Byron’s childhood best friend Vincent, on whom Byron has always had a hopeless crush. Gabby holds a vigil at the hospital bed of her friend Byron, unconscious, and likely dying.  But between the two of them, they manage to conjure up a better time, when Gabby and…

  • Wishing on a Plane (Heaven & Home)

    Wishing on a Plane (Heaven & Home)

    THE SETUP Byron, unconscious, is laid up in a hospital bed, probably for the last time (though a flashback will along us to glimpse his old self shortly).  Vincent, Byron’s best friend, and Gabby, Vincent’s long-term girlfriend and another good friend of Byron’s, have come to visit.  Gabby still holds onto her faith, while Vincent…

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

    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”) “My whole body knows when Vince is in a room.” BYRON My whole body…