Comments | st_crispins: Children of the Night Aff, 3/1-3 (Rated: R)

st_crispins

Children of the Night Aff, 3/1-3 (Rated: R)

Oct 07, 2006 21:49

Act III: Playing With FireIf restaurants could have a gender, Solo reflected, all steak houses would be male, even the determinedly upscale ones. Pat’s was no exception. Walls painted in primary colors, more polished wood than a carpenter’s workshop, all the booths upholstered in leather like the seats of an expensive sports car: the place radiated ( Read more... )

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amethyst_hunter October 8 2006, 03:01:35 UTC

the place radiated an aggressive masculinity as if no one there could conceive of a woman ever wanting a good steak.

Yeah! What's up with that shit? I may not like steak for dinner 24/7, but once in a while I love a good hearty prime filet that's juicy off the grill.

st_crispins October 8 2006, 03:12:06 UTC

Yeah, I feel the same way. What? Women don't eat steak?

nangi_akki October 8 2006, 05:25:06 UTC

"If this were Paris, 1787, Kuryakin thought to himself, Mr. King, you would never survive the mob."

"Or me, you scheming Russian."

Loved the exchange of unspoken barbs. And how I love Possessive!Protective!Illya.

Thanks for posting twice today.

lazy_neutrino October 14 2006, 15:27:40 UTC

Enjoying this very much. I like the way you follow the description of the masculine steakhouse with the line that 'Solo... always felt safe there.' Interesting. Very much enjoyed the three-way dinner party with its spoken and unspoken agendas.

“Tell me, Napoleon, what did you feel when Veracity attacked you? I notice you didn’t go into much detail in your report.”

Even more than challenging Solo's lie about where he was held captive, this shows how well Illya knows Solo. Lovely!