Most Likely To Succeed by jedusaur (Explicit)

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Fandom: BANDOM
Pairing: Gerard/Spencer
Length: 7,480 words
Author on LJ & DW: jedusaur & jedusaur
Author on AO3: jedusaur

Why this must be read: It's Spencer's last semester in high school and he needs a goal. When as he sees the new art teacher he knows what it's going to be. The one where Spencer puts 'Seduce Gerard Way' at the top of his goals file with graduation day as the deadline.

This is such a fun story. I'm not particularly interested in the Panic guys but I really liked this sharp and snarky Spencer and the systematic way he goes about seducing Gerard. I loved seeing Gerard through his eyes, in all his excentric and charming glory, and I also loved the subtle way Spencer's growing fondness was written. The sex at the end is smokingly hot and their conversation the morning after absolutely perfect.

Excerpt from the story:

Ryan's face hasn't twisted itself into this much of an expression since he was nine. "You're staying in art class even though you have no interest in it because... you have a crush on the teacher?"

"He is pretty hot," puts in Brendon, who isn't taking art, but keeps a detailed and current mental catalogue of every attractive guy on campus.

"It's not about the crush," says Spencer. He pokes through his cafeteria salad, trying to find any edible components hidden in the wilted lettuce. "It's like... okay, what have you learned in high school? What have you gotten out of the last three and a half years that will matter at all after graduation?"

"Uh... how to write poetry while looking like I'm taking notes?" says Ryan.

"Exactly!" Spencer points a french fry at him triumphantly. "It's not the curriculum that matters, it's the rest of it. High school is about developing the life skills to survive other people. It's my last semester, my college applications are in, my GPA doesn't matter anymore. Working on my life skills is the most useful way I can spend the rest of my time here."

Ryan still looks dubious. "Fucking a teacher is a life skill? Can't you just keep fucking Brendon?"

"Hey," says Brendon. "Spencer's cute and all, but he's last year's menu. I've moved on to greener pastures." He bats his eyes at Ryan, who either ignores him or doesn't notice.

"The sex isn't the life skill," says Spencer. "I'm teaching myself the art of persuasion. Gerard has a really good reason not to fuck me. I'm going to convince him to do it anyway."

"How?" asks Brendon.

"I bet he has an art teacher seduction strategy," says Ryan dourly. "I bet it has its own file on his computer. I bet it's got bullet points."

"Five of them," says Spencer cheerfully. He's prepared.

Most Likely To Succeed (on AO3) or here (on DW) or here (on LJ)