Usually, if a non gay person writes good gay stuff, it's way too often not on purpose.
Peplum movie with oily gladiators sharing a drink? Not made to be gay, but it sure is.
@attractiv3H0m0 Th3 thing is is lik3, a c0upl3 y3ars b3f0r3 this th3 writ3r in qu3sti0n wr0t3 a can0n gay r3lati0nship and did n0t r3ali23 that lik3. This was gay. Lik3 n0t 3v3n a "th3 subt3xt is s0 0bvi0us that th3r3's n0 0th3r r3ad" it's just. Th3y w3r3 t0g3th3r. And h3 had it 3xplain3d t0 him lik3 a y3ar lat3r that y3s, th3m having that kind 0f r3lati0nship is in fact gay.
Th3n by 2016 h3 was writing m0r3 3xplicit LGBT stuff with m0r3 actual kn0wl3dg3 0f th3 subj3ct s0 it's lik3, th3r3 was gr0wth as a writ3r. I think if it had c0m3 0ut at any tim3 aft3r that I'd b3 lik3 "Y3ah h3 kn3w."
M3anwhil3 this n0v3lla cam3 0ut in b3tw33n b0th 0f th3s3 m0m3nts s0 it's uncl3ar if h3 r3ali23d h0w gay all 0f that s0und3d. 0r n0t.