Author: Feral Sephrian

Feral Sephrian writes contemporary queer romance, often finding emotional stakes in ordinary plans that go unexpectedly wrong. A Faire Distance Apart follows Wes and Carlo on their fifth anniversary, a date they had hoped to spend at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire where they first met and worked together. Instead, quarantine keeps them eighty miles apart while the fair reopens without them. A remote dinner and movie should preserve the celebration, but technical problems make even that modest plan difficult. JMS Books published the brief story in November 2020, placing its romance within the disruptions of that year rather than treating distance as a generic misunderstanding. Sephrian lets their shared history carry the piece: the absent fair recalls the beginning of their relationship, while their decision to remain apart reflects mutual care. A Faire Distance Apart is therefore less about whether Wes and Carlo belong together than about how an established partnership adapts successfully when affection must be expressed through patience, memory, and imperfect technology, despite every awkward interruption between them.