wall to wall's calling, then it lingers, and cigarette.

[extemporally]

So I know this journal has been FIGURE SKATING FIGURE SKATING FIGURE SKATING a lot recently. For those of you who are not into figure skating: I apologise! I am doing pretty well lately, not much going on here. Right now the biggest thing in my (real) life is sorting out my passport and applying for a visa and learning the past tense in French, all of which are relatively boring. Although egelantier keeps prodding me to finish my Jon/Ryan fairytale fic! Which I started last year! Expect some fic in the near future, if you have faith in my anti-procrastination abilities.

Anyway, have another figure skating rec. I am pretty sure lots of people have read it already! But just in case --

Cohabitation, by tyrannicides.

Evan and Johnny live together. Established relationship! Like the author admits, this isn't actually a very believable premise, but the dynamics of the relationship are completely true to life, and -- incidentally -- oh my god so hot. Generally curtainfic is not a HUGE thing of mine, because I generally enjoy conflict and pining and stuff that's supposed to be over by the time you get to living together, but the way this is written is so fantastic and rough-edged that it was just really compelling. (And hot.)

And, okay, I'm going to cut this, because I don't want to spoil you for the snippet --

“Stop, it’s hot,” Evan mumbles, fondling him, and Johnny can feel him looking down his body again, feel Evan’s erection through the thin fabric of his pants. He struggles again, and Evan pins him tighter, easy, like he’d only been using half his strength to begin with.

and oh man. I was telling forochel that I thought that strength could be generally terrifying sometimes, in the context of non-con. But when it's done in the context of an established relationship where people trust each other, it is hot. Like burning. Go read it.

Comments

[nova33.livejournal.com]

Uh, yeah. I have such a kink for people pinning other people and things like that, using their strength in a way that is just a little bit rougher than normal, but, like you said, in a trusting situation.

I also think I rambled about her other fic to you, and why I love that, but suffice to say that I hope she writes lots and lots.

[extemporally.livejournal.com]

At first I didn't even get that this was an established relationship -- firstly because I'm slow, and also b/c I haven't read much fic with this premise generally. Moreover, I read a fic a couple of days ago where they had to live together b/c they were pairs skaters and so on? So my mind was very much in a "platonic living situation" state, and the first couple of lines didn't really contradict that. But then I got to the spooning scene and oh, oh man!

“This is hot,” Evan mutters in his hair, tugging at the hem of his shirt. And then he cups the back of Johnny’s knee, slides his palm up the bare curve of his ass. It doesn’t sound like he’s joking. It sounds like a simple acknowledgment, maybe a bit of vague appreciation, and for some reason, the disinterest turns Johnny on.

But he doesn’t answer, because he’s mad.

So so good, oh my god.

[nova33.livejournal.com]

I love seeing you get all flaily about a fic like this, just because I totally understand the feeling. I love her characterizations of both of them, but especially Johnny. (Speaking of, I love that icon. I love his precious face!)

[extemporally.livejournal.com]

I very much love the feeling of finding fic that not only gets me all excited, but also goes a long way to forming the way I think about characters in a new fandom, definitely. :D

The fullsize is even better! Sometimes his face just looks better up close.

[nova33.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I know exactly what you mean!

He's so damn precious! Have you seen that Lopez interview? (Apologies if we've already discussed this; I flail so often about him these days it's hard to keep everything straight (figuratively speaking, of course).

[extemporally.livejournal.com]

I think we have! The one where he rides a yak, right? And where we discussed Johnny's Emotional State (consensus: brittle, but anyone would be) in very worried tones indeed. :D

it's hard to keep everything straight (figuratively speaking, of course)

Ahahahaha ilu. ♥

[scoradh.livejournal.com]

NO I LOVE THE SEQUEL EVEN MORE.

[extemporally.livejournal.com]

YOUR FEELINGS ARE VALID EXCEPT FOR THE PART WHERE YOU USE THE WORDS "EVEN (typed 'Evan' there, ahaha) MORE".

[apples]

I WILL READ

how is the betaing coming along? i have to post tomorrow /o\

[extemporally.livejournal.com]

Oh my god, I am VERY SORRY. I am getting on it now! /o\