Title: Augustus: or, the Tale of a Hamster
Pairing: Frank/Gerard
Rating: PG-13
Words: 5200
Series: Brendolina - this will make no sense if you have not read the first part of that, here.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction, and not intended in any way as a reflection on the people whose names it uses.
Summary: Gerard needs a hamster, Frank gives him one as a symbol of their love. I'm going to be known as that girl who writes only about Gerard's hamster, aren't I?
Notes: A million thanks to harriet_vane for being a lovely cheerleader and enabler and beta-reader! None of this would have been written without her.

( Read more... )

Here's a story I've been unable to stop thinking about for the past four days.

Shotgun by ficsoreal. Frank/Gerard, Pete/Patrick, Mikey/Alicia, Ryan/Spencer, Ray/Bob. 20000 words on this the first installment, and there is more to come.

This is a fascinating world. There's a high society with modern (futuristic?) gadgets; arranged marriages and formal courtships, with all the lingering UST and waiting for first time sex that this implies (well, it implies that to me, but then again my mind has been warped by Regency romance), but also cars and computers and mobile phones. Most interestingly, society here isn't based around gender, or any innate (not that I think gender is innate, but that's a topic for another day) quality - both men and women hold power and status, and both men and women can hold the position of the sheltered, protected partner. Also, status is conferred by tattoos, and issues of branding (marking, stamping your tramp *g*) are being debated.

I've read this story four times since I first came across it, and I cannot stop thinking about what might happen next, how these relationships might pan out, how this world works. It's the most compelling fic I've read in a long time, and the most enjoyable. Very much worth a read.