Business and Pleasure (J2, Adult) 5/5

[belyste]

“I’m not sure you’ll be able to see very many stars in New York City,” Jared says. “Or, at least not the kind that are in the sky. But I hope you find whatever it is that you really want.”

Jensen looks down at the cover of the book, suddenly seeing a lot more in the gift than he had just sixty seconds ago. “You remember that?”

Jared’s mouth

Comments

[jeyhawk]

Didn't read it yet, because I'm a bad person and copy pasted it for printing, but my ever dubious eye had to read a little a long the way to assure me it was really good and seriously it looks to be awesome. :0)

Gonna come back and comment for real when I've actually read all of it and not just choice snippets, but great work as far as I can tell.

[jellicle]

You're not a bad person for printing it to read! Or if you are, so am I, because I just did exactly the same.

[belyste]

Ha, I'm definitely guilty of skimming at times, too, but I'm glad this met your approval. :) Hope you enjoyed it!

[jeyhawk]

It was indeed very good. :0) I am very happy I read it. I love Jared as the slightly scatter-minded CEO and Jensen as his loving assisstant, but maybe that 's just because I have such a thing for pining Jensen. :0P

[kashmir1]

Oh, I just LOVED this. It's got the right amount of build-up, with great UST and then, then when it becomes resolved - hoo boy. This was just such a FUN read and hot and oh, the entire last part.

I am just so satisfied. :)

[belyste]

Thank you so much!

[mickeym]

This was really great! Fun, sexy, snarky--I love Jensen's voice all throughout. The sex at the club, and then again in the changing room? Smoking hot, man. Thanks so much for sharing such a great story with us :)

[belyste]

Thank you! I'm so glad you liked it.

[yvonnegos]

Wow, I really like your icon for some reason. ;D

[chaletian]

Hee - loved it! Thank you!

[belyste]

Thanks! Glad you liked it.

[indysaur]

YOU. Oh man, this is the best thing I've read in a gazillion years. Seriously, yo, in my opinion, pacing is one of the most difficult things to get right in fic and you just had a spot on sense of when to stretch their tension out and when to resolve it.

The obstacles introduced felt really organic and not just stumbling blocks for the sake of stumbling blocks, and man I am such a sucker for fake relationships and this hit every single button in such a satisfying manner. I loved that you kept it so rooted: the tropes of this kind of story were still very much there, but in a way that it felt like these were real people and not romantic comedy archetypes. I'm thinking particularly of Jensen after he found Jared cheating: very matter-of-fact, very muted.

Seriously, this was awesome. Fun, playful dialogue, emotional resonance, and I f-ing loved Sandy in this. Thank you, babe! I'm gonna be prodding you for more fic after this, you know. ;)

[belyste]

Thank you so much! Seriously, you leave the best kind of feedback - I feel so relieved knowing that all the little things I was panicking about worked for someone! This kind of a story is really one big cliche, but I'm glad it didn't feel forced.

And you can poke me for fic anytime. :) I'm like the worst procrastinator ever, so I'm sure I could use it.