Fic: The Camera Eye: Past is Prologue [Junji x Mahiro, NC-17]

[puss_nd_boots]

Title: The Camera Eye: Past is Prologue
Chapter: Forty-fifth in The Camera Eye series. Links to previous installments can be found here
Author: Boots
Rating: NC-17
Genre: Porn industry AU, drama, smut, romance
Warnings: Male/male sex, polyamory, teasing
Pairing: Junji x Mahiro (Kiryu)
Disclaimer: Kiryu belongs to BP Records, I own the story only.

Comments

[write_my_dreams]

I owe you comments for the last two chapters. Read them on my phone and never got around to leaving a proper comment, but I'm glad to read the backstory of why Mahiro wasn't impressed with his first reward. No wonder! What an awful experience for him but it brought him and Junji together.

Yuuki's description made me snort. That outfit really did look like it was made of feather boas. Good thing he didn't have a cat yet in this universe otherwise kitty would be in heaven! And Koichi's rivalry with "Geisha Boy" began right away. Poor diva. It was fun to see the boys in their pre-PSC days.

The sex scene was very hot and will hopefully lead to glorious dreams tonight. Now I'll have to set my phone background as the adorable picture of Mahiro giggling while Junji kisses his cheek.

[puss_nd_boots]

I couldn't resist the cameos by Yuuki and Koichi. The two of them have a long-standing dispute as to who had the idea of the pink hair first - well, now Mahiro can testify that they had it within minutes of each other! (And then they will argue over who was the first to actually dip into the dye pots . . .)

It was an awful experience for poor Mahiro, all right - especially coming on the heels of his bad experiences in the horror industry, where he ended up being told he was too short to be a hero! But it did have a very silver lining (in more ways than one - the award brought him to the full attention of the industry as a whole).

I absolutely adore that picture of Mahiro and Junji - soon as I saw it on Tumblr, I knew I wanted to ship them. (That was just compounded by a gifset of Junji carrying Mahiro in his arms at the end of a live!)

(Don't worry about the other fics - comment when you can, I'm just glad to know you read them!)

[write_my_dreams]

They were a great addition to the story. Oh I'm sure they do! Haha, yes, the idea came within minutes but who knows who rushed to the salon first.

Poor Mahiro. If Tom Cruise can play a hero then so can Mahiro! But it's for the best that his horror career didn't take off as planned because that got him into this industry and into Junji's arms--and bed. That it did :) And now he doesn't have to deal with the jerks at Hard Candy ever again.

It's so sweet. I had it as my phone lock screen for a while because it made me smile whenever I looked at it. Also comparing their biceps was always amusing. Awww that sounds absolutely adorable. I'll have to find that.

I'll see if I can get to them this week. While my own Mahiro nags and reminds me of the ghost series I need to be writing...

[hamhamheaven]

I officially want a Junji of my very own! He's so effing perfect! The love and chemistry between him and Mahiro is wonderful, even before they're officially together.

I like the flashback layout, experiencing the memories as Mahiro looks back at his old award. And you weren't kidding when you said the dark underbelly! Hard Candy boss is a giant creep, and I'm really glad Kiryu got away from them as soon as possible. (Maybe Kobe will follow their example and end up knocking on Director-san's door wanting a job.

Also loved the little snippets of Yuuki and Koichi at the awards. Does that technically mean Koi had the idea for pink hair first? ^_~

[puss_nd_boots]

Mahiro and Junji are an example of a couple who was meant to be from the get-go, it just took them a little while to realize the full depth of their feelings for each other. (And Junji is damn perfect. Mahiro is a lucky guy).

Hard Candy is pretty much an example of the industry at its worst - corrupt, mobbed-up and Teflon-coated when it comes to the law and their infractions. Definitely not a place for upstanding young men to have a career! (Or, rather, flat-on-their-backs young men, given how they make a living. ~_^) I figured the dark side of the industry definitely needed to be portrayed, since Uruha is an example of the industry at its best. (And funny you should mention Kobe . . .)

Koichi may have had the idea for the pink hair about ten minutes before Yuuki did - but then there's the matter of who actually hit the dye pots first! Which is definitely up for debate. (I'd say they hit the salons within five minutes of each other!)

[leifang666]

Lovely. What I like most about this is seeing the dark side of the industry, if only in a glimpse.

[puss_nd_boots]

The dark side of the industry is something I felt I needed to bring out in a fic, since Uruha is pretty much TOO nice. We've had hints of it before, but Hard Candy is pretty much everything bad about the business - corrupt and in bed with crime. (Fun fact: There actually was an awards show vote-fixing scandal in the adult video industry in the '80s, and it resulted in a porn critics association creating an "alternative" awards show that's still running today.)

[leifang666]

Well he's had sexual relationships with some of his stars, but it's born from love not power or control or using people. But yes, Uruha is nicer than most bosses in any industry in this.