New fic

[gwyn]

The latest for Ciudad de Estrellas Part 4: On the Ropes is posted now, in which the boys finally make contact with Castelano, they get something unexpected from Tanner, and emoting and smut occur.

I busted my ass to finish and post this so I could beat the flood of Yuletide stories and other challenges coming this week. Not that that will in any way hold back the flood of disinterest, but at least it's up and out.

And as usual the epigrams I've been using at the start of each part are from Bruce Springsteen songs, that great bard of cars, driving, open highways, and the vagaries of love.

Comments

[maygra.livejournal.com]

Ahhhhh! I can let out the breath I've been holding. I've only gotten to read through this once, because unlike most of my office, I actually have work to do.

But so far, so good. I really, really (evilly) love seeing Dom so off kilter and to see how and where he goes to regain control not only of himself, but of the situation...like this little rushed encounter might possibly get it out of his system.

Plus it's lovely (also evilly) to watch Brian slide into deep shades of gray about what he's doing and why...just overall, a great approach, a great build and break for tension.

There's just something about Brian, what Dom notices, the blank slatiness of him, like he's not fully formed and Dom not seeing how he's doing some of the shaping...

I'm sure I'll have more when I've really had time to read it slowly, tack it onto my disk copy (Because I keep starting over from the beginning to see where point
"A" intersects point "B" and just...

This is really stellar (no pun intended) and as someone who really is not participating in any of the seasonal challenges, I'm ever so glad you posted this for those of us who aren't going to get swamped and buried with the tons of stuff getting ready to hit the fan community. This one's just for us.

(also, at Escapade, I owe you a drink for the lovely fic and then a whap on the head for the disinterest comment,..cause you know, when I think about you and your fic, I don't think disinterest is one of the words that comest to mind. Nope, not at all. [g])

[gwyn-r.livejournal.com]

Oh, thank you, especially for the detailed comments. (The disinterest is kind of ... I think there's like six of us who are following it at all. I don't know if it's just inherently boring or whatever, but it hasn't been a best seller!) I figured it was my closest shot at a Christmas pressie for the people who are reading.

It's interesting to me that a lot of people don't pick up on that blank slate thing, because I think that's one of the most interesting things about Brian, in many ways. Not only is it cool for fic, but I would think it would add a level of tension for his relationships with others -- especially Dom, who wouldn't know if he could trust what he thinks he sees. He only met Brian through a lie, and then to never really find out what he needs to know about him... that is such a cool conflict there, all laid out for us to explore. Whee.

Plus, the truth is, I just love seeing the guys sad over their feelings for each other, rather than happy. I am sick that way. Anguish makes me way more excited that plain happiness!