The Arts - 1

[samberrie]

Title: The Arts (Ch. 1)
Author: samberrie
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: George/Ringo
Timeframe: 1957, but thinking more 1959-ish in the looks department.
Warnings: Gettin’ that AU vibe, unnecessarily long chapters, language - barely, eventual under-aged boy sex, and angst. Nothing too awful but yeah, there’s yer warning.
Summary:. Richard Starkey has recently been hired

Comments

[samberrie]

Well somebody had to bring some G/R love onto beatlesslash, amirite.

Haha glad you liked that line too. Definitely my favorite as well, yes.
Probably won't see another chapter of this until after Christmas seeing as I'm determined to finish BHB, but I hope that's somewhat soon to you :D

[larainefan]

I just had to add, after reading through some of the remarks, I had no idea what "cottaging" was until I googled it! I mean, I knew the practice of gay men meeting for random encounters with strangers, I had a gay male friend who met men in park bathrooms which featured "glory holes" but cottaging is new to me. A very dangerous practice though. Maybe Ringo and Brian should run into one another somewhere like that, lol!

Oh, I can't wait for more of Ringo's fluttery heart every time George casually glances his way. Love how George, because he doesn't really know Ringo yet, was just kind of politely dismissive of him, I can't wait til they gradually get to know each other/***hook up*** ;)

[samberrie]

Oh yeah, I never knew the exact term either, but I remember reading a J/P story over at JHP of John going off and doing it and it turning out to be Paul or something and I couldn't figure out what it was called, at least in British terms. After adding that detail in I realized that Ringo is actually old enough to go to gay clubs at his age in the story (which will definitely be happening at some point) so he didn't need to go cottaging, but I decided to keep it in anyways. Haha, I actually have that little possibility on my mind, or something similar to that. Who knows.. ~

Yes, I love repressed feelings and then the blossoming process. It will be very fun to write! :) Lol I like that add on you did there. Multiple hook-ups are in their future, of course.

[larainefan]

Yeah, my friend Chuck, whom I referenced above, was old enough to get into clubs and still indulged in the anonymous sex, I guess he liked the thrill and the danger. Sadly he's no longer around though.

[livfreedieyoung]

aaaaaaaaaaa I can't help but gush over how you write Ringo because you always capture his loveableness so well. This is adorable so far and I look forward to reading more :3

[samberrie]

Oh golly, thanks. I love writing Ringo haha, he's very fun to do and it comes pretty easily. And feel free to gush all over the place. I'll just stand back here and watch appreciatively. :)
I'm happy you'll be reading this story as well after BHB! Hurray!