JE Fanfic: First Contact

[rheasilvia]

Disclaimer: This is pure fiction.
Pairing: Taguchi Junnosuke / Nishikido Ryo
Rating: NC-17 for explicit m/m sex. Also, bondage.
Story notes: AU, slightly more than 31,000 words. Various other JE characters – as well as two non-JE ones – appear in supporting roles.
Betaed by: diamondsofsix, k_julia and solo____ – all of whom helped immeasurably. Thank you very much! This story would be very different – and much worse – without you. solo____ deserves special thanks for going above and beyond.

Summary:
Detectives Nishikido Ryo and Taguchi Junnosuke go undercover in a gay BDSM club run by the mob. Ryo is not happy about this, though not for the reasons you might expect.


First Contact


As always, feedback of all kinds – positive and negative – is very much appreciated!

Comments

JUST EPIC.

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I've read this over and over again since I found it last night; I've even pasted it into Tofu so I could just sit and read it after I got off the internet and I can't seem to stop just yet. I've always loved the way you write but this fic, oh god, this fic. I shall perhaps be more coherent in a few days but THANK YOU. This fic seriously makes it into my top five and I adore it and you both and I'll come back when my brain stops looping between Ryo and collared Junno and this is the best fic of yours I've read yet though I was really intrigued by the sparkly slaves in space AU. I also love that the ending of First Contact seemed more of a beginning than anything else. I also learnt a lot from this fic; I really did feel as if I stepped through the looking glass into a completely different world and it was so surreal, and you managed to compound that by switching between real life and that underbelly.

I love Junno. Junno was one of the first to get me interested in JE and even though I am obsessed with Arashi, I still love him and think he's horribly underrated and more nuanced than he lets on. I've always hated that he always seems to get the short shrift in fandom so you really have no idea just how much I think you're amazing. I seem to like Ryo better in fic too so.

I will love First Contact forever and ever and ever! ♥ (oh, and the length... I totally appreciate it!)

Re: JUST EPIC.

[rheasilvia.livejournal.com]

Really, you've already read it several times? Yay! :-)) That's a wonderful compliment - I am very glad you like it so much!

I really did feel as if I stepped through the looking glass into a completely different world and it was so surreal, and you managed to compound that by switching between real life and that underbelly.

:-)))

I was really intrigued by the sparkly slaves in space AU

You read that, too? Ayeee. :-)

I also love that the ending of First Contact seemed more of a beginning than anything else.

YES! It's just the beginning for Ryo and Junno. :-) (Yes, I am a hopelessly romantic sap. Why do you ask?)

I love Junno.

Yay for the Junno-love! :-) I agree with you that he often seems to be underrated, or underestimated - if it were up to me he would get a lot more attention. *g* And he is definitely far more nuanced than he generally lets on; in fact, I find it pretty interesting in itself that he so often hides behind the clown facade.

I seem to like Ryo better in fic too so.

You don't like him so much in real life? Well, he can be difficult, yes. *g* But in some ways, I feel he's sometimes taken at face value in much the same way Junno is - just one facet of him mistaken for the whole person.

But whatever you think about real!Ryo - I'm glad you liked the version in my story! :-)

And I am very very happy to hear you enjoy the story as a whole so much. Thank you for your wonderful feedback! :-)