Oh, girl. YES. So many kinds of yes. I've been wanting Mikey and Ray's story from this universe for SO LONG and it's even better than I could have imagined.
I LOVE the set-up, from the earlier days, how it's all tied up in Ray's position within the band with respect to his sexuality, how you address it in a way that leads to comfortable mockery (Frank) and support (Gerard) and a surprisingly candid offer from Mikey. I was DEFINITELY surprised by Mikey's offer, and that was a great feeling, to be right with Ray that whole time.
And all the TIME and DISTANCE that passes between them, even in the same band together - watching Mikey and Pete stumble into the side of the bumper, watching Frank and Gerard get together, Mikey's reaction when Ray tells the DJ that he's straight, even talking about how much they miss sex, Ray thinking about that offer Mikey made, but still not making his move. It was just so much more realistic that way - there's SO much riding on it, and Ray seems like someone who really overthinks that shit, so it seems udnerstandable that he'd never make a move. BOYS ;___________________;
The descriptions and imagery were SO incredible, especially in parts like Ray sitting against the bus wheel with his foot in the streetlight, or the image of the mushroom cloud over LA or the dust storm, the FEELING of being stuck inside while it rages. Things like this:
His phone sits in his pocket, heavy and useless.
Kind of broke my heart, showing those stark differences between the two worlds, reminding me of all the ways that the first story broke my heart. I like the pattern of "Tell me something true, Ray" and how Mikey says "I can see what I need to" when he watches Ray blearily from his bedroll, the things that make them dynamic characters, that make me really care for them.
Mikey doesn't even flinch. He doesn't even pretend not to be looking at Ray. Ray watches, unable to tear his eyes away despite the heat burning in his cheeks, as Mikey sucks his bottom lip into his mouth.
Then Ray notices the way the sheet in front of Mikey's crotch is shifting, the way his arm is moving.
Fuck. Mikey's jerking off, right now, right in front of Ray.
JESUS CHRIST THIS PART. It was SO HOT. I loved all the sensory details of Ray touching himself, and just the FEELING, that tension RATCHETING UP when he meets Mikey's eyes, how FORWARD it is of Mikey to suck his lip and meet Ray's gaze like that. UNNNNNF. And when they get together again, I love the contrasts, for Ray, how Mikey's rougher and faster and different. AND THIS:
Ray's mouth twitches up at the side at the irony of it all. He thought he had everything, and lost it all, but it's only now, in this dire reality, that he's actually figured out what he needs to be happy.
♥_____________________________; BOYS. BOYYYYYS. This totally stole my heart. Thank you for writing it!
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I LOVE the set-up, from the earlier days, how it's all tied up in Ray's position within the band with respect to his sexuality, how you address it in a way that leads to comfortable mockery (Frank) and support (Gerard) and a surprisingly candid offer from Mikey. I was DEFINITELY surprised by Mikey's offer, and that was a great feeling, to be right with Ray that whole time.
And all the TIME and DISTANCE that passes between them, even in the same band together - watching Mikey and Pete stumble into the side of the bumper, watching Frank and Gerard get together, Mikey's reaction when Ray tells the DJ that he's straight, even talking about how much they miss sex, Ray thinking about that offer Mikey made, but still not making his move. It was just so much more realistic that way - there's SO much riding on it, and Ray seems like someone who really overthinks that shit, so it seems udnerstandable that he'd never make a move. BOYS ;___________________;
The descriptions and imagery were SO incredible, especially in parts like Ray sitting against the bus wheel with his foot in the streetlight, or the image of the mushroom cloud over LA or the dust storm, the FEELING of being stuck inside while it rages. Things like this:
His phone sits in his pocket, heavy and useless.
Kind of broke my heart, showing those stark differences between the two worlds, reminding me of all the ways that the first story broke my heart. I like the pattern of "Tell me something true, Ray" and how Mikey says "I can see what I need to" when he watches Ray blearily from his bedroll, the things that make them dynamic characters, that make me really care for them.
Mikey doesn't even flinch. He doesn't even pretend not to be looking at Ray. Ray watches, unable to tear his eyes away despite the heat burning in his cheeks, as Mikey sucks his bottom lip into his mouth.
Then Ray notices the way the sheet in front of Mikey's crotch is shifting, the way his arm is moving.
Fuck. Mikey's jerking off, right now, right in front of Ray.
JESUS CHRIST THIS PART. It was SO HOT. I loved all the sensory details of Ray touching himself, and just the FEELING, that tension RATCHETING UP when he meets Mikey's eyes, how FORWARD it is of Mikey to suck his lip and meet Ray's gaze like that. UNNNNNF. And when they get together again, I love the contrasts, for Ray, how Mikey's rougher and faster and different. AND THIS:
Ray's mouth twitches up at the side at the irony of it all. He thought he had everything, and lost it all, but it's only now, in this dire reality, that he's actually figured out what he needs to be happy.
♥_____________________________; BOYS. BOYYYYYS. This totally stole my heart. Thank you for writing it!