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Claim: Backstreet Boys: general
Title: Matters of Style
Author: Jain, at A Wild Surmise and![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
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Characters: AJ, Howie, Lance, JC
Prompt: 29 Oops
Rating: -
Length: short/medium
Brief summary: This is one of the sweetest and quietly funny stories I know. Seen through AJ's jaded but kind eyes the courtship of Howie and JC is a joy to watch - from their bonding over pastel dildos, over the "ooops" happenings in the dressing room, to AJ's gigantic sacrifice to smooth the way of the new relationship. The second thread of the story, the snarky banter and the development of something between the equally bored AJ and Lance, is an added bonus to an already delightful tale.
"What are you two doing here?" Lance Bass's surprised voice asked in his ear. AJ just managed not to jump out of his skin - or yelp or fall off the table or otherwise disgrace himself - and turned to face him.
"I could ask you the same thing," AJ pointed out, then relented enough to say, "I thought we were just stopping in so I could make a quick purchase - this really isn't Howie's scene at all. It's just... that color, you know?"
He turned back to look at Howie and JC, standing side by side as they pawed through a rack of pastel dildos, Howie zeroing in on the purple ones.
"Well, this is JC's scene, totally and completely," Lance said, "but I think I know what you mean." JC had found a sparkly pink dildo of uncomfortable proportions and was clutching it to his chest, bouncing up and down happily.
Howie seemed both amused and appreciative, smiling to himself as he glanced covertly over at JC. AJ had to admit that JC looked pretty damned cute.
Link to the story: Matters of Style
Claim: Backstreet Boys: general
Title: In The Still Of The Night
Author: JM, atalldaylong
Characters: Kevin, AJ
Prompt: 40 Confession
Rating: PG
Length: short
Brief summary: This is a wonderfully atmospheric little story, filled with the stillness of the night, the growing closeness between the characters, and the expected-but-perhaps-not-like-that confessions.
Coming off the high of their shows in New York, they all got on the bus and talked all night long, reminiscing and re-telling stories of when they were all young and wandering around Germany. It warmed Kevin to see that everyone still claimed the same spaces on the bus, he still had to wade through Nick's mess if he needed to talk to Howie about something.
Kevin found AJ standing at the back of the bus in the middle of the night, when he got up to pee. AJ was looking out into the inky darkness, the area beyond the reach of the lights on the highway.
"I missed this," AJ said, arms crossed over his chest.
Link to the story: In The Still Of The Night
Claim: Backstreet Boys: general
Title: Matters of Style
Author: Jain, at A Wild Surmise and
jainCharacters: AJ, Howie, Lance, JC
Prompt: 29 Oops
Rating: -
Length: short/medium
Brief summary: This is one of the sweetest and quietly funny stories I know. Seen through AJ's jaded but kind eyes the courtship of Howie and JC is a joy to watch - from their bonding over pastel dildos, over the "ooops" happenings in the dressing room, to AJ's gigantic sacrifice to smooth the way of the new relationship. The second thread of the story, the snarky banter and the development of something between the equally bored AJ and Lance, is an added bonus to an already delightful tale.
"What are you two doing here?" Lance Bass's surprised voice asked in his ear. AJ just managed not to jump out of his skin - or yelp or fall off the table or otherwise disgrace himself - and turned to face him.
"I could ask you the same thing," AJ pointed out, then relented enough to say, "I thought we were just stopping in so I could make a quick purchase - this really isn't Howie's scene at all. It's just... that color, you know?"
He turned back to look at Howie and JC, standing side by side as they pawed through a rack of pastel dildos, Howie zeroing in on the purple ones.
"Well, this is JC's scene, totally and completely," Lance said, "but I think I know what you mean." JC had found a sparkly pink dildo of uncomfortable proportions and was clutching it to his chest, bouncing up and down happily.
Howie seemed both amused and appreciative, smiling to himself as he glanced covertly over at JC. AJ had to admit that JC looked pretty damned cute.
Link to the story: Matters of Style
Claim: Backstreet Boys: general
Title: In The Still Of The Night
Author: JM, at
alldaylongCharacters: Kevin, AJ
Prompt: 40 Confession
Rating: PG
Length: short
Brief summary: This is a wonderfully atmospheric little story, filled with the stillness of the night, the growing closeness between the characters, and the expected-but-perhaps-not-like-that confessions.
Coming off the high of their shows in New York, they all got on the bus and talked all night long, reminiscing and re-telling stories of when they were all young and wandering around Germany. It warmed Kevin to see that everyone still claimed the same spaces on the bus, he still had to wade through Nick's mess if he needed to talk to Howie about something.
Kevin found AJ standing at the back of the bus in the middle of the night, when he got up to pee. AJ was looking out into the inky darkness, the area beyond the reach of the lights on the highway.
"I missed this," AJ said, arms crossed over his chest.
Link to the story: In The Still Of The Night
