Izinkulumo eziningi ziyaqhubeka ngesikhathi Inyanga Yokuziqhenya mayelana nokukhishwa kwenkampani. Izinkampani emhlabeni wonke ngokuzumayo ziba nobungane impela, bese zinyamalala lapho kuphela inyanga kaJuni. Ngalesi sikhathi, kubalulekile ukuhlangana futhi uxhase amabhizinisi angabanikazi, noThomas Ariel Zeek nenkampani yakhe, Izimonyo Zengadi yeGothic, yilokho kanye esikushoyo.

Ngikhulume noThomas ekuseni ejwayelekile ngoMeyi ngenkathi eminya izingane zakhe ezineminyaka eyisikhombisa, emihlanu, nemithathu, enakekela inja yomndeni, futhi ngandlela thile wakwazi ukudweba isikhashana ukungitshela indaba yakhe emangalisayo.

Yena nomkakhe bahlangana eminyakeni eminingana eyedlule ngenkathi uThomas esesesikoleni esiphakeme kanti unkosikazi wakhe wayengumfundi wasekolishi. Bobabili babezihlalele enxanxatheleni yezitolo efanayo nabangane, kanti uThomas uyavuma ukuthi wayengakaze ambone, kodwa wayembonile nakanjani.

Njengehlaya, yena nomngani wakhe bazenzela iphrofayili yokuqola futhi bheka, unkosikazi wakhe wayekhona. Bakhulume ocingweni amasonto amabili, kwathi ngemuva komhlangano wabo wokuqala, into ethile yavele yachofoza izinto zaqhubeka njengoba benza.

Lapho uThomas ekhulelwa ingane yabo yokuqala, izinto ezincane abekade ecabanga ngaye ngaphambili zaba zinkulu kakhulu. Uqale ukubona umelaphi futhi wasebenzisa leyo mizwa ekugcineni okwaholela ekutheni aphume.

Sekuphele iminyaka engaphezu kwemithathu uThomas akwamukela ngokuphelele ubunikazi bakhe bokudlulisa, futhi ubesethatha ama-hormone iminyaka emibili, manje. Ngasikhathi sinye, unkosikazi wakhe naye waphuma njengomuntu odlulayo futhi waqala nokudlulela kwakhe.

Ungumakadebona ebuthweni futhi ngenxa yezinkinga ngesikhathi esebenza, unenkinga yokundindizela okuncane okwenze ukuthi kube nzima ukufaka imake up. UThomas, ngokwemvelo, wangena futhi waqala ukumsiza ukufanisa ngaphandle ukuthi wayengubani ngaphakathi.

Yilapho-ke lapho baqala ukuhlangabezana nezinkinga ezimbalwa.

“Bekunemithunzi ebesifuna ukuthi singayitholi kuma-matte asebenzayo,” kuchaza yena. “Ngizamile izinhlobo eziningi zamagama ahlukene futhi angitholanga imibala abeyifuna ezohlangana kahle impela. Ngakho-ke, ngaqala ukufunda isayensi yokwenza izimonyo futhi ngaqala ukuzakhela eyami. ”

Lapho imibala nemibala iqala ukubonakala futhi ekugcineni enalokho ababekufuna bobabili, wathola ukuthi wayenensalela yendalo yakhe. Ngesikhuthazo esivela kumkakhe nakubangane bakhe, uThomas uthathe igxuma waqala ukuthengisa indalo yakhe.

“Kuthatha isikhashana ukuphuma nama-palette amasha,” evuma, “kodwa kungenxa yokuthi ngakha futhi ngakha, ngivivinya imikhiqizo, bese ngiyithumela kubangani abanezinhlobo ezahlukene zesikhumba. Angikaze ngifune ukuba nomkhiqizo engingazizwa kahle ngawo. Ngiyaziqhenya kakhulu ngengikudalile. ”

Njengomlandeli owesabekayo wokuphila konke onendawo ekhethekile enhliziyweni yakhe yamafilimu angaphezu kwawemvelo nanjengokufana nokufana Poltergeist futhi I-the conjuring, Ukudalwa kukaZeek kukhombisa leyo mizwa emnyama kuqala ngemibala eyodwa eyabe isanda yaba amaphalethi emibala ekhuluma naye uqobo.

“Ngingumlandeli omkhulu wesabekayo,” kusho yena. “Luhlobo lwendlela yami yokubhekana nesimo. Lapho ngiba nokukhathazeka okuningi, ngizovula i-movie ethusayo futhi empeleni iyangiphumuza. Bengihlala nginobukeka be-goth ethambile. Ngingahle ngigqoke ngendlela efanelekile kwesinye isikhathi kepha ngihlala ngigqoka amabhuzu okulwa. Ngiqoqa izingebhezi zokuhlobisa futhi ngizibonise unyaka wonke. Lokho kuvele nje kwavela enkampanini yami. ”

Leyo nkampani isiphenduke enye yezingane zakhe, futhi wakhuluma ngothando ngokuthi yena noGothic Gardens bakhule kanjani ngonyaka odlule.

Ekuqaleni, ukuthengisa ama-shades angashadile, uZeek wenza ngobuhlakani izimvilophu ezingazithumela. Lapho enweba enza ama-quads aphelele nama-palettes amakhulu, wayazi ukuthi ufuna okuhlukile okwakungafani nokwethulwa kwayo.

Wazibophezela ekufundeni inqubo yokubopha izincwadi, futhi waqala ukudala izincwadi ezincane eziboshwe ngesandla ngakunye kwendalo yakhe.

UThomas Ariel Zeek akenzi lutho phakathi.

Eqinisweni, okwamanje, usebenza ochungechungeni lwamashiya amade azokhipha maduze ukuklama amabhulashi abukeka njengezikhonkwane ze-quill ngamakhompiyutha agcinwe ezitsheni zesitayela se-inkwell.

Kepha yini atholakalayo, manje?

Okokuqala up Isikwele se-Garden Pond View.

"Kungathi ixoxa indaba yokuthola ichibi engadini encane yama-gothic nemibala ongayibona lapho," kuchaza uZeek.

Khona-ke kukhona I-Garden Bed quad okuchazwe nguZeek kususelwa kwimibala ongayithola eGothic Garden yakhe.

Amathuna Afihliwe iyiphalethi emangalisa yemibala edlala eyayo indaba eyethusayo yokuthola ithuna eliyimfihlakalo elingamakiwe.

Ngenkathi usuku lukaValentine lusondela, uZeek wazibophezela ekwakheni iphalethi yombala eyayingafani nanoma yini ayibonile ngalokho okuvame ukuthengiswa njengeholide labathandanayo.

“Ngikubize nge- Hhayi Ngendlela Yothando Kangaka, ”Kusho uZeek, ngamahloni. “Kwavela emcabangweni wokuthi ucansi nothando akuxhumene ngaso sonke isikhathi. Bengifuna okuthile okuhluke ngokuphelele ezintweni ezithandekayo ozibona ngoSuku Lwezithandani. ”

Umklami ubeyifunela ngempela, ethatha amakhasimende akhe ngobusuku obungajwayelekile (mhlawumbe?): Ukushona kwelanga, iDrive-In, i-Starry Night, i-Dinner yababili, i-Heart Locket, i-Nightcap, i-Foreplay, i-Spank, i-Choke Me, i-Tied Phezulu, Night Stand, futhi Ngizokubiza!

Intandokazi yami uqobo yiphalethi ayakhele ngqo iNyanga Yokuziqhenya ebizwa Ukuphuma Ebhokisini. Iphalethi aligcini nje ngokukuvumela ukuthi wamukele uthingo, kepha uZeek unikela ngengxenye yemali etholakele ku- Isikhungo sika-Ali Forney, enikeza izinsiza zokufinyelela entsheni ye-LGBTQ.

Amagama ombala lapha anika namakhasimende amazwibela ezimbangela nezingqinamba eziqondene noZeek, uqobo lwakhe: Not Even My Form Form, Stop Policing, People's Life, Pay It No Mind, Breaking The Norm, My Bed My Business, They / Azinzima Ukuzisebenzisa, Kukhona Nezilwane Zobungqingili, Misa Inzondo, Ukuvuselelwa Kwezesayensi Nsuku Zonke, Izingubo Zobulili Ziyinqaba, futhi UDa Vinci WayenguGay BTW.

Izimonyo zeGothic Gardens zenza okungaphezulu kakhulu kwamaphalethi we-eyeshadow, noma kunjalo. Banikela ngama-blushes amancane kanye nabaqokomisi okwamanje, kepha uthi uhlose ukuphuma kakhulu njengoba inkampani iqhubeka nokukhula.

“Ngisebenzela ukufaka imikhiqizo ukuze ubuso bonke benziwe ngezimonyo zami,” esho ngokujabula. “Ngisesigabeni sokuhlolwa yonke le nto!”

Ngenkathi ngishaya u-End Call engxoxweni yethu, angikwazi ukuzibamba nginomuzwa wokuthi ngichithe isigamu sehora nendoda ekwaziyo nokwakha ikusasa lezimonyo kanye nomuntu ozoba ngumholi emphakathini wethu ngokuthula ukuzibophezela nokubekezela.

Ukusho okuncane, ngahlabeka umxhwele ngokuphelele.

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