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You Only Hurt... by Eclipse and Stan Lee (Rated FRAO/ NC-17-X)
so i've been reading the Drinking 'n' Fighting archive a lot lately, because it's always fun to catch up on new and old authors. i ran across an old pair of favorites by Eclipse and Stan Lee set in the Escorts AU. above and beyond the angst-ridden past and present of the boys in this AU, the blatant sensuality - the joy they take in sex in all it's myriad variations - is one of the things that attracts me most to this setting. it's one of the most well-done 'hooker universes' out there.
Fandom: Magnificent 7: Escorts AU
Pairing: Chris/Buck, Buck/Vin, Chris/Buck/Vin, Chris/Vin, Vin/Ezra, Vin/JD
Length: 27k words, sequal 71k words (and yes, they should be read as a set)
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website: Eclipse on Drinking 'n' Fighting
Why this must be read:
I love reading stories that deal with Chris's continuing reactions to Sarah's and Adam's deaths. It's such an integral part of his personality that it deserves frequent consideration. The Escorts AU is one of the darker versions of Chris out there - in this AU, he's really not entirely stable, although he passes well, and his and Buck's relationship, although long-standing and deep, has an equal thread of unhealthy, twisted anger running through that seems to bounce around between them. Sometimes it's not really noticeable, but just as often it's expressed in ways that would never be considered healthy in normal people, but that work for them.
You always hurt... and the follow-up sequal The Ones You Love deal with Chris' reaction to a client that reminds him very much of Sarah. The results of this are predictably disastrous for Chris' and Buck's relationship. But the stories themselves flesh out much of the universe background, and include truly well-done BDSM scenes. And this is important, because the I can count on one knuckle the number of times I've seen reasonable, realistic, non-creepy BDSM scenes outside the Escorts AU. Yet we also get to see Chris as a sweet and caring lover.
You Always Hurt....
The Ones You Love
-bs
Fandom: Magnificent 7: Escorts AU
Pairing: Chris/Buck, Buck/Vin, Chris/Buck/Vin, Chris/Vin, Vin/Ezra, Vin/JD
Length: 27k words, sequal 71k words (and yes, they should be read as a set)
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website: Eclipse on Drinking 'n' Fighting
Why this must be read:
I love reading stories that deal with Chris's continuing reactions to Sarah's and Adam's deaths. It's such an integral part of his personality that it deserves frequent consideration. The Escorts AU is one of the darker versions of Chris out there - in this AU, he's really not entirely stable, although he passes well, and his and Buck's relationship, although long-standing and deep, has an equal thread of unhealthy, twisted anger running through that seems to bounce around between them. Sometimes it's not really noticeable, but just as often it's expressed in ways that would never be considered healthy in normal people, but that work for them.
You always hurt... and the follow-up sequal The Ones You Love deal with Chris' reaction to a client that reminds him very much of Sarah. The results of this are predictably disastrous for Chris' and Buck's relationship. But the stories themselves flesh out much of the universe background, and include truly well-done BDSM scenes. And this is important, because the I can count on one knuckle the number of times I've seen reasonable, realistic, non-creepy BDSM scenes outside the Escorts AU. Yet we also get to see Chris as a sweet and caring lover.
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Dorothy had laid it all out neatly. Client name, date and time, pick-up point, and any specific request the client might have indicated. Chris scanned the first two columns. JD was heavily booked every night. He frowned when he saw the name of the kid's Wednesday night trick and made a note to send Mike along. After the last date, the kid had been a little spooked, and although he hadn't said anything Chris nonetheless suspected that the trick had made demands on JD that the kid wasn't ready or able to handle. He determined to keep an eye on JD after this date, or maybe get Buck or Josiah to talk to him, see if they couldn't find out what was going on.
Buck had appointments every night, and Winston -- which would probably be an overnighter. Chris frowned momentarily, then sighed in resignation. Despite many requests, he refused all engagements that required that he be away from the house overnight. But Buck and the others opted to service a select number of his clients on an overnight basis. Those like Winston who paid obscene amounts of money, or those Buck made a special case for. Chris wasn't always pleased when Buck agreed to take on the overnight requests. He privately grumbled that Buck was such an easy-going whore that some of his clients treated him more like a boyfriend than a business transaction. In the end, he usually agreed to let Buck go, but he had never learned to do it with much grace.
His own schedule was short. He didn't keep a large client base, was too busy watching out for the rest of his men and running the business. Jennifer Moore, who had now cancelled for tonight, a second appointment with a fairly straight-laced lawyer on Wednesday and -- Caroline Wallingford! Chris' heart began to pound and heat flashed through his body, ending up in with a shock in his groin, bringing him to immediate hardness. She was not a regular client, only called a couple of times a year, but she was important. Important to Chris.
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Dorothy had laid it all out neatly. Client name, date and time, pick-up point, and any specific request the client might have indicated. Chris scanned the first two columns. JD was heavily booked every night. He frowned when he saw the name of the kid's Wednesday night trick and made a note to send Mike along. After the last date, the kid had been a little spooked, and although he hadn't said anything Chris nonetheless suspected that the trick had made demands on JD that the kid wasn't ready or able to handle. He determined to keep an eye on JD after this date, or maybe get Buck or Josiah to talk to him, see if they couldn't find out what was going on.
Buck had appointments every night, and Winston -- which would probably be an overnighter. Chris frowned momentarily, then sighed in resignation. Despite many requests, he refused all engagements that required that he be away from the house overnight. But Buck and the others opted to service a select number of his clients on an overnight basis. Those like Winston who paid obscene amounts of money, or those Buck made a special case for. Chris wasn't always pleased when Buck agreed to take on the overnight requests. He privately grumbled that Buck was such an easy-going whore that some of his clients treated him more like a boyfriend than a business transaction. In the end, he usually agreed to let Buck go, but he had never learned to do it with much grace.
His own schedule was short. He didn't keep a large client base, was too busy watching out for the rest of his men and running the business. Jennifer Moore, who had now cancelled for tonight, a second appointment with a fairly straight-laced lawyer on Wednesday and -- Caroline Wallingford! Chris' heart began to pound and heat flashed through his body, ending up in with a shock in his groin, bringing him to immediate hardness. She was not a regular client, only called a couple of times a year, but she was important. Important to Chris.
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You Always Hurt....
The Ones You Love
-bs