Twenty-Four Seconds from Now

Seventeen-year-old Neon is about to have sex with his girlfriend, Aria, for the first time. In 24 seconds. He’s hiding in the bathroom, nervous, wanting to do everything right.

Rewind. To 24 minutes earlier where Neon rushes from work, taking a gift to Aria’s house.

Rewind again. To 24 hours earlier when Neon’s big sister has advice about sex which makes him think he probably shouldn’t be listening to his friends.

To 24 days earlier. To 24 weeks earlier. To 24 months earlier, when he and Aria first met.

This tender, sweet piece discusses how to approach sex, how to respect women, how to be gentle, how to make it about love, with a refreshingly different side to male sexuality.