Jude's Magic — Hollis Shiloh

Jude has never had very spectacular magic, though he's always been too sensitive to the kind that hurts people.  Desperate for work, he hires on as a companion to a wealthy man -- who turns out to be a severely injured dueling wizard named Ferrous.  Any sort of violent magic makes Jude physically ill.  But Ferrous thinks Jude is the only one who can heal him.  He might just be right.

A fantasy-themed gay romance

16,000 words