Our protagonist is Danilo Cruz, whose coming-of-age takes place in a Filipino military base under a dictatorship in the 60s and 70s.
This scene exemplifies much of Danton Remoto’s novel Riverrun, where simple surface details hint at the tensions simmering underneath. On the one hand, the fear of drowning, the water an unpredictable threat on the other hand, an undertow of yearning, a throbbing that becomes familiar to our young, gay protagonist. The river can swell at any moment, he explains. Luis calls for Danilo to join him, but Danilo refrains. Danilo observes his friend’s body as the first stirrings of desire bob up. In the middle of Riverrun: A Novel, the main character Danilo watches his childhood friend Luis slip into the river.
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