Fic: QAF "Blade and Scabbard" 4
Title: Blade and Scabbard (part 4.1 of 4)
Rating: NC-17
Summary: A medical breakthrough changes Brian's life in more ways than one.
Disclaimer: It belongs to CowLip and Showtime. They have all the luck.
Feedback: Yes, please.
Author’s Note: seanmegansean, this one's for you.
Earlier Installments: Part One, Part Two, Part Three
ETA Warning: No HIV vaccine exists ( Read more... )
Rating: NC-17
Summary: A medical breakthrough changes Brian's life in more ways than one.
Disclaimer: It belongs to CowLip and Showtime. They have all the luck.
Feedback: Yes, please.
Author’s Note: seanmegansean, this one's for you.
Earlier Installments: Part One, Part Two, Part Three
ETA Warning: No HIV vaccine exists ( Read more... )
Loved being in Brian's head for this scene!
Hot as hell. Looking forward to more.
You'd think Justin too, would want to bask in the ability to stay together during afterglow of this round and even go straight into a second one, before turning the tables on Brian right away. Of course, Justin should get his turn too! And I can see how it would be fun for him to tease Brian a little about it first. ;)
This is all still such a futuristic dream-like fantasy. Though I was lucky enough to be around and active in the pre-HIV era, condoms have become such a way of life at this point, it seems surreal to think of not using one. *sigh* Maybe some day...
Not that there aren't other things to worry about catching besides HIV, but at least all of them you can either treat or live with.
A little PSA for future reference in real life in case we ever get so lucky: Just like infection with HIV doesn't produce a positive antibody test immediately, vaccines don't confer immunity immediately after being given. It takes the body some time, days to weeks, to mount an immune response to a vaccine. Moreover not everyone who is vaccinated becomes fully immune. If we're ever lucky enough to have an HIV vaccine like this one, one will want to go back a few weeks later to have blood drawn to check that one has mounted sufficient titers to be protective before allowing possible exposure. Granted in this case one presumes they've both tested negative anyway, so the risk is fairly small, but if they aren't monogamous, it's enough to be concerned about in the first place, and thus enough to be worth the wait to allow for and confirm immunity.
Sorry, that's the just doc in me wanting to keep you all safe!
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He took over. *pets pushy muse-boy* He's been doing that a lot lately.
Hot as hell. Looking forward to more.
*tells muses to get back to fucking, who both flip the bird* They're on a smoke break right now. Too many endorphins. *gets out cattle prod* I'll try to persuade them.
On vaccines: you're absolutely right, of course. They would need to be clean, wait for the antibodies to kick in, and even then it might not work 100%. Unfortunately, for the purposes of dramatic story tension, they needed to come home from the getting the shots and fuck while their heads were still messed up. I'm hoping my readers aren't silly enough to forget that this is all fluffy made-up stuff and think that an HIV-vaccine actually exists, or that they should stop using condoms. The big fat "This is future fantasy fic, don't check your brains and common sense at the door" label will have to get slapped on the front of the story in case anybody forgets.
I've lived juuuust long enough to remember the pre-HIV era, and I pray I live long enough to see the post-HIV era too. Until that day, I want everybody to play safe, like you do.
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Unfortunately, for the purposes of dramatic story tension, they needed to come home from the getting the shots and fuck while their heads were still messed up.
Of course they did! And it was fabulous!
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