[Fic] valiant: Heart Toward the Highway
[ Het: John/Jo ]
Title: Heart Toward the Highway
Writer: valiant
Alternate links: AO3
Status of work: complete
Characters and/or pairings: John/Jo
Rating: NC-17
Warnings, kinks & contents: [Click to read]AU, pre-series, cross-gen (Jo is 18), clothes fetishy, light Daddy kink, dirty talk, abuse of pet names, a lot of smut. Does not directly deal with events noted in 206/214 or 419.
Length: 43,000 words
Summary: Jo, fresh out of high school, has left home and wound up on the road with John, trying to learn the ropes from someone who isn't exactly sharing and caring. John, distant and impatient, isn't really a partner, friend, or role model -- which means that Jo's gotta get all stupid and hot for him. Their stoic apprenticeship starts to unravel as Jo starts to run out of clothes and John can't ignore her anymore.
Reccer's notes: John/Jo has always been a pairing that I love for kink reasons, and few write kink better than valiant. More than that though, this is longfic that is both emotional and intense, as well as beautifully written.