Hello all, I'm Pollitt and I'll be your QAF-UK small fandom pimp for this month. Due to some RL events, my quick overview of the show is delayed, so I'm jumping in feet first. Enjoy!
Fandom: Queer As Folk-UK
Pairing: Stuart/Vince
Author on LJ:
thamirisAuthor Website:Odysseys and EcstasyWhy this must be read: Since my overview is currently incomplete, here's a minor who's who/background, for those of you who've yet to see the UK version of QAF. There's Stuart Allen Jones (the British version of the US's Brian) who's sexy, slutty and smug; Vince Tyler (Michael is his US counterpart), Stuart's best friend, a sci-fi geek and who's been in love with Stuart since they were teens; and finally, Hazel (Sharon's Gless's sassy and smart British alter-ego), Vince's mom who tells it like it is (and who's comment to Stuart regarding the need for him to "cut out the middle man" and finally sleep with Vince serves as the catalyst for this story).
This "what if" story re imagines what could have happened after Vince's half-sister's wedding, when he and Stuart share a bed (an event that followed Hazel's demand to Stuart to "cut out the middleman"). Told from Vince's POV, the reader is not only given a glimpse at the Stuart-and-Vince dynamic and relationship through Vince's words, but we're also told/shown along with Vince that his interpretation of the "truth" isn't always what the real fact of the matter is. Sometimes we spend so long convincing ourselves that there is only one way to see things that we can't or don't see what's right in front of us -- and sometimes, just sometimes, it's our heart's desire.
This story is
hot and romantic, and, yes, I have a distinct kink for Stuart putting all of his cards on the table (including the Ace up his sleeve and the Queen of Diamonds in his cuff) when it comes to Vince. Far and away, this is my favorite QAF-UK story, Thamiris had me at word one :)
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