Chapter 5
Brett knows just what to say to make Johnny feel good. “Oh, that’s perfect,” he tells Johnny, watching him pose through the eye of his camera. “Damn, you’re a sexy boy. Give me that pout again. Make me want you.”
Johnny doesn’t think that’s hard to do.
“Gorgeous.” Brett snaps off another two or three shots, Johnny moving subtly with each frame. The camera’s digital, connected to the closest computer by a long, thin cable that snakes across the room, and over Brett’s shoulder, Johnny can see images of himself pop up onto the screen, each slightly different from the last. They use a cloud-covered backdrop for the first series of shots, close-ups mostly, in which Brett directs Johnny through a myriad of emotions, from flirtatious to angry to heartbroken. Johnny acts his way thr
