For eff_reality: We'll Always Have Paris

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Title: We'll Always Have Paris
Recipient: eff_reality
Author: unstealthy
Pairing: Dom/Billy (and Dom/Lijah, sort of)
Rating: NC-17
Summary: AU. An old flame wanders unexpectedly back into Billy's life.
Pre-reveal Notes: The Sanctuary is a real place - I stayed there 5 years ago when I was travelling in Thailand. Since then, the tsunami happened, so I'm not

Comments

[owlgrey]

Love the build up then the full on crash of this.

[unstealthy]

Thanks! That's the effect I was aiming for :)

[eff_reality]

Oooh. Sexy and sad, and very unexpected overall. And it's an AU! I couldn't be happier. Thank you. :)

I love this:
Billy stood up and shamelessly and calculatedly whipped off his t-shirt, dropping it in a heap on the seat. He was in good shape, thanks to the in-house gym at work, and as he hoped, Dom's eyes darted over his body. "Back in a wee while," he announced with a shit-eating grin, and headed for the beach.

And THEN! this:
Billy noticed Dom's gaze flick to his hairline, which wasn't assisted in any way by his hair being wet. He felt self-conscious and suddenly old, and ran his fingers through his hair.

I love how that moment of pure confidence so quickly slips into complete self-consciousness. So real and great. ♥

[unstealthy]

SO glad you liked it! Mission accomplished. Thank you.

[juke_box_dive]

Really fantastic, especially the description of where they are. You created that world beautifully. Your characters are really real, too, so much humanity to them. I really enjoyed reading this.

[unstealthy]

Thank you so much - what a wonderful comment. It helps that I've been there (even if it was 5 years ago!).

[shegollum]

Whole world you built there and full of 'real' people. loved the feeling of being immersed in it all. thank you for posting.

[unstealthy]

I'm so glad that came across - thank you for commenting.

[feelforfaith]

He got out of bed and found his clothes, suddenly wanting to be gone, to not have to go through the process of walking away.

"Your turn to leave this time."

"Yeah."

This was lovely. Sad in the end, but also with a feeling that that's how it was meant to be, and that they both would be all right.

[unstealthy]

Thank you so much! *hugs* That's sort of how I saw it, too.