His Gift by Clare London is a short novella. Steven awakens and finds himself seriously injured. He has very little memory of how he came to be injured and struggles to find help. He finds a house and asks for help. He is greeted by a voice, and then passes out. Upon awakening he meets Eliot, who claims that Steven is his gift.
The story revolves around the instant attraction they feel for each other and the growing love between them.
The setting is otherworldly in details. No specific location is given. No specific time or timeline is given. It is as if the time and location is floating and/or somewhat unreal.
Eliot is hesitant to give details to Steven who continually asks for, yet does not receive answers as to where he is, how he arrived and whether he can return. Eliot eventually tells Steven that he may leave but Eliot will bring him back.
Steven does leave, does discover what occurred and finds acceptance in the situation. He returns to Eliot willingly. This reader will not
