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New Fic: All He Knows: B/J: Rish
Fuck, writer's block sucks. But I *think* it's over now. Well, I wrote something, and I kind of feel better, so hopefully it's over :D Comments and feedback are always, always appreciated :X



Title: All He Knows
R-ish for coarse language and implied sex
Premise: All Justin knows about his first time is what he remembers. Set post-513.

All He Knows

When he thinks back to that moment, that series of moments, those minutes and hours that started his life, his real life, Justin never remembers it the way it actually happened. Maybe if he thought about it, if he focused on it and tried to write it down and capture every detail-moment-feeling-thought, he'd remember it differently or at least closer to the way things went.

But he doesn't do that, because despite whether whatever he remembers is true or not, he now believes it to be true, and he lets all those details-moments-feelings-thoughts tumble around his brain every once in a while, when he's bored or quiet or waiting for sleep to capture him, late at night in his small New York studio.

What he remembers is this... the first taste of Brian's tongue against his, pushing between lips and running across teeth and that thrill of knowing this was his first real kiss. Nothing like the chaste kisses he shared behind the bleachers at school – this was a man kissing him, this was what was supposed to happen, this is the way it was supposed to feel. He knew it that second, would know it forever. The brush of stubble and soft push of nose into his cheek, the warmth of breath against his mouth and face, a strong, warm body that fit together with his. He remembers Brian's hard cock pushing against his stomach through his t-shirt, then the soft cotton pulling from his chest, so it was just skin against skin, Brian's knees bent and Justin's heels off the floor so their dicks would bump and rub together...

(He doesn't remember feeling so scared like he was going to puke, doesn't remember the rush of blood to his cheeks, his palms cool and damp. He doesn't remember saying stupid things about Cheerios and turning down drugs and saying something about shitting his pants if he ate Tylenol. He doesn't remember Brian staring at him, like that, like he was a silly kid who didn't have the slightest clue of how his life was going to change next.)

What he remembers is this... coming on the sheets with Brian's hand wrapped softly around his cock, watching himself disappear slowly between Brian's fist, the feeling of having another person touch him, know him, know what he likes and needs and making him come just with his fingers. He remembers Brian holding him as he came, palm pressing against his dick, stroking him, remembers the feeling of his own spunk crossing his cheek and face. He remembers feeling a little anxious but mostly euphoric. He remembers wanting to come again and again and wanting to give that same feeling back to Brian.

(He doesn't remember Brian's dismissive glare, Brian talking on the phone to someone else, Brian yelling at him and scolding him and making him feel 12 years old. He doesn't remember the cold air in the loft and how Brian's eyes were kind of glazed and how he told Justin to go home and threw his underwear at him. He doesn't remember trying to lie about his age and he doesn't remember wondering if Brian revealed something to him that he'd never, ever told a trick before.)

What he remembers is this... hands on his hips and rolling over onto his stomach on the sheets, damp from the beads of sweat that ran down his back. He remembers thinking he was going to get fucked right then, remembers tensing and clenching and holding his breath... but then letting it out slowly again, relaxing and closing his eyes and feeling Brian's mouth at the back of his neck, breathing into his sweat-soaked blond hair. He remembers feeling supremely full of everything all at once. Excited horny ecstatic nervous scared thrilled sexy in love. He felt all that and then when Brian's tongue touched to his spine and started to trail downward... God, he remembers not knowing how to breathe anymore. Just knowing soft, wet tongue licking his asshole. Just knowing the greatest fucking thing he ever felt in his life.

(He doesn't remember the fear he felt, the apprehension and curiosity, wondering how this man he didn't even know could do this to him, perform this intimate act on him, and he felt weird and uncomfortable and held back inside. He doesn't remember his heart beating so hard he thought it might stop, his face burning, cold sweat popping out on his skin, doesn't remember feeling like it might be wrong to be liking this so much, but then to be honest, his brain clouded at that point and there was nothing more to remember about that.)

What he remembers is this... on his back, legs in the air, the first push in, a little pinch and then heaven. Feeling full and complete like he'd never felt before. Remembers thinking, this is it, I know, I know who I am... he remembers the revelation hitting him, then Brian's mouth covering his till he couldn't breathe and he felt wetness in his eyes, on his face and he never, ever felt so good...

(He doesn't remember the pain, oh the pain, shooting up his spine and heavy in the small of his back, pinging down to his toes and the bottoms of his feet. He doesn't remember fighting back tears because it hurt so much, doesn't remember feeling crushed and buried and the stretch on the backs of his thighs. He doesn't remember pulling at Brian, his shoulders, his hair, his ears, anything to bring him closer, doesn't remember digging his heels into Brian's back to get more of him inside. Doesn't remember ever being so desperate or naïve or needy or innocent. No, he doesn't remember that at all.)

He plays the blue-tinged memories over and over in his head, feels warmth in his crotch and his heart when he remembers that moment, that series of moments, those minutes and hours that started his life. Sometimes he remembers all of it, sometimes just a sense of it.

But it doesn't really matter what he remembers or maybe doesn't about his first time or his second time or all the times that followed - too many to count, too many to possibly remember every one.

Because what Justin knows is this... he knows this second, this moment. He knows Brian's head resting on his chest, breath crossing his skin, soft hair against his chin, bodies pressed skin-to-skin, legs entwined. Knows Brian smiling, sated and sleepy and feeling the same... knows there are plans for tomorrow, the future, whatever lies beyond that. Knows this feeling inside his chest that he's had ever since that very first night and all the nights after that.

And so if he doesn't remember every detail-moment-thought-feeling exactly right, he figures it's really okay.

He knows there are a million more to come.

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[info]flamencanyc
2006-06-21 01:19 am UTC (link)
Seeing this pop up on my f-list made my day! And believe me, it needed it. Saving it for bedtime, then I'll comment further. Thanks Ethan! Glad your block is history.

♥ Flame

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[info]xhaleslowly
2006-06-22 03:48 am UTC (link)
Thanks Flame - hope you enjoyed the fic :)

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(no subject) - [info]flamencanyc, 2006-06-22 04:19 am UTC
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[info]raelala
2006-06-21 01:29 am UTC (link)
Lovely. :)

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All He Knows
[info]fansee
2006-06-21 01:36 am UTC (link)
Awwww!

A different take on that first night...how really really delightful. Thank you. FanSee

P.S. Bad writer's block, bad bad bad. Go away.

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Re: All He Knows - [info]xhaleslowly, 2006-06-22 03:49 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]xhaleslowly, 2006-06-22 03:48 am UTC

[info]shadownyc
2006-06-21 01:34 am UTC (link)
That was so lovely. Please keep writing! Your fics always make me feel so warm. :D

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[info]xhaleslowly
2006-06-22 03:50 am UTC (link)
Your fics always make me feel so warm.

That's awesome, thank you :)

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[info]sandstorm63
2006-06-21 01:41 am UTC (link)
Oh, wow. You're back and *snap* like this...you took me back to the beginning. How marvelous it was and how wonderfully you wrote it again. Writer's block or not, you still got it!!

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[info]xhaleslowly
2006-06-22 03:52 am UTC (link)
Aw Andz, thanks so much for this. I admit that after all the discussion and talk about Season 5, it was nice to go back "to the beginning" for a bit :) So glad you enjoyed it!

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[info]luciblue
2006-06-21 01:53 am UTC (link)
Oh, Ethan. Your writing has come so far since I've first read it, and you're just incredibly amazing.

I loved this, it was so touching it was sick. ;]

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[info]xhaleslowly
2006-06-22 03:57 am UTC (link)
This is such great feedback to get, thank you! I really appreciate your comments about my writing and this fic - so glad you enjoyed it :)

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[info]vlredreign
2006-06-21 02:00 am UTC (link)
Well, shit. I was working on a first time ficlet myself, but you said it ten times better than I ever could. Thing is, there aren't very many of these around, 101 fics, I mean. And You captured it perfectly. But you always do. Welcome back, Ethan! *skulks off to delete ficlet*

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[info]xhaleslowly
2006-06-22 04:03 am UTC (link)
Hey, there are always a million ways to tell every story - don't you dare delete your fic! You're right, there aren't that many 101 fics out there, you should definitely keep working on yours :)

Thanks for the welcome back and generous comments about my writing... very much appreciated!

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[info]mdlaw
2006-06-21 02:19 am UTC (link)
bouncing off to reading...clapping m

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[info]lunachickk
2006-06-21 02:28 am UTC (link)
Oh, that was just beautiful.

I'm so glad your writer's block left you.
*sneaks carrots to your plot bunnies*

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[info]xhaleslowly
2006-06-22 04:04 am UTC (link)
Thanks so much for this, Lunie! Hopefully those bunnies will keep working hard and I'll get another fic finished very soon :)

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[info]mdlaw
2006-06-21 02:29 am UTC (link)
Oh swooning sigh....this felt so good. I think I may go and watch just once more or maybe twice...um..three...
I hope to see many many more. m

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[info]xhaleslowly
2006-06-22 04:06 am UTC (link)
Thanks so much, M... it's funny, I hadn't intended to write another Season 1 fic, but somehow this is the one story that ended up getting finished. Who knows, maybe I will end up writing gapfillers for the entire first season after all... ;)

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(no subject) - [info]mdlaw, 2006-06-22 02:39 pm UTC

[info]sandid
2006-06-21 02:50 am UTC (link)
Oh, Ethan. I'm glad I saw this pop-up on lj. I've missed you.

And how appropriate this post was. Yesterday, I watched the first episode of Season one. I remember it differently also. Luckily, it was fondly.

I love them still, love them always. They changed my world. Yes, they did. I found fanfic. I found you. Then there were icons. A fandom.

Crazy.....what those two did to us.

You made me remember. Thanks, Ethan and come back soon.

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[info]xhaleslowly
2006-06-22 04:08 am UTC (link)
So glad you enjoyed this so much and it brought back fond memories for you, Sandi :) Hope to have another one along soon!

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[info]severina2001
2006-06-21 03:00 am UTC (link)
Beautifully written. And very realistic as to how I think Justin (along with most of us real folks!) remember that first time. It's the rush of emotion that stays with us. Just lovely.

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[info]xhaleslowly
2006-06-22 04:10 am UTC (link)
Thanks so much, Sev :) That's just what I wanted this story to do... to focus on the emotion, instead of the mechanics of what really happened. So glad you enjoyed it!

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[info]kaiponohea
2006-06-21 03:04 am UTC (link)
Beautiful, as always. Your stories were the first fanfic I ever read, and they were what made me read more. Thank you!

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[info]xhaleslowly
2006-06-22 04:12 am UTC (link)
Thanks so much for this great feedback :) It's always so cool to hear that my stories were someone's introduction to "fanfic-dom"!

So glad you enjoyed this one... hope to have another one along soon.

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[info]tosca15
2006-06-21 03:12 am UTC (link)
Thank you as always, Ethan. Your work has such an unmistakably lush feel and flow to it. Do not forget us! It's great to have you writing again.

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[info]xhaleslowly
2006-06-22 04:13 am UTC (link)
This is such great feeback, thank you so much :)

And it's good to be writing again - I'm hoping to be back with another one soon.

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[info]itsjustkristen
2006-06-21 03:25 am UTC (link)
Wow, that really makes me think about my own memories!
What an awesome fic! I'm so happy to see you writing and posting! ♥

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[info]xhaleslowly
2006-06-22 04:23 am UTC (link)
Thanks so much, Kristen! I'm so glad you enjoyed it :)

And I hope to have another one along soon...

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[info]llvoncan
2006-06-21 03:38 am UTC (link)
And so if he doesn't remember every detail-moment-thought-feeling exactly right, he figures it's really okay.

He knows there are a million more to come.

Oh yeah Ethan-yeah!! Loved it. Can't wait for more

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[info]xhaleslowly
2006-06-22 04:25 am UTC (link)
Thanks so much, Lois! And I'm so glad you liked that last part... I really struggled with it, so it's good to know that the direction I chose worked :)

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[info]qafaddiction
2006-06-21 03:43 am UTC (link)
Justin said it best when Brian was considering selling the loft and they remembered their first night together: "It was love to me." You've written a beautiful exposition on that sentiment. Bravo! I hope your muse sticks around this time. ;)

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[info]xhaleslowly
2006-06-22 04:29 am UTC (link)
Thanks for this great feedback, Heather! And I hope my muse doesn't go AWOL on me again either... I don't seem to have a problem starting fics (I have a LOT of them started), it's just the finishing part that seems to get me. Even this one really gave me a battle until I felt it was just right.

But I suppose that's the "work" part of writing - and working on these little stories definitely helps me with my writing my own stuff :)

Hope to have something else along soon - thanks for the support!

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[info]foundgale
2006-06-21 03:46 am UTC (link)
Yay! You're back! This was just lovely. Thank you Ethan.
Steph

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[info]xhaleslowly
2006-06-22 04:29 am UTC (link)
Thanks so much, Steph :) So glad you enjoyed it!

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[info]tgray
2006-06-21 03:51 am UTC (link)
As always, you never disappoint. The emotion behind your writing draws out every wonderful feeling I have ever had about Brian and Justin. Thank you so much for this one.

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[info]xhaleslowly
2006-06-22 04:53 am UTC (link)
I can't tell you how great it is to get this kind of feedback after being away for a bit :) It's really encouraging, thank you!

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[info]dalic07
2006-06-21 04:22 am UTC (link)
I love how you switched between the emotions and the physical feelings that Justin was going through that night.

The fact that he doesn't remember certain things (ie the cheerio and tylenol conversation) made it humorous and made me personally adore your writing as well as the Brian and Justin that much more. Thank you!

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[info]xhaleslowly
2006-06-22 04:55 am UTC (link)
Thanks so much for this great feedback :) Much appreciated!

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[info]peter_neverland
2006-06-21 04:48 am UTC (link)
What a wonderful way to break through writers block!

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[info]xhaleslowly
2006-06-25 02:10 am UTC (link)
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it :)

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[info]msjudi
2006-06-21 05:05 am UTC (link)
YAY, NEW ETHAN!FIC!! :D :D

Absolutely lovely, as always. I'm so glad you're still writing! <3

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[info]xhaleslowly
2006-06-25 02:10 am UTC (link)
lol! Thanks for this, Judi :) And yeah, I can't seem to stop myself with this fan fic thing, as much as I try :P

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[info]intensefemme
2006-06-21 05:37 am UTC (link)
Dear Ethan,

Your work always has somewhat etheric feeling. Like I'm floating somewhere and dreaming, or am I awake. Is the time now, or is it before. Is he remembering, or selectively recollecting... It's hazy, and sexy, and I just love how easy it is for the reader to fall in and get comfortable.

I especially like this passage:
(He doesn't remember the pain, oh the pain, shooting up his spine and heavy in the small of his back, pinging down to his toes and the bottoms of his feet. He doesn't remember fighting back tears because it hurt so much, doesn't remember feeling crushed and buried and the stretch on the backs of his thighs. He doesn't remember pulling at Brian, his shoulders, his hair, his ears, anything to bring him closer, doesn't remember digging his heels into Brian's back to get more of him inside. Doesn't remember ever being so desperate or naïve or needy or innocent. No, he doesn't remember that at all.)

How the pain and tears, transforms in a moment to unbearable lust and need.

Wow!

I dig it!

Thanks for writing.

R

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[info]xhaleslowly
2006-06-25 02:17 am UTC (link)
Oh wow, thank you for this great feedback! I love what you said about my writing... I wanted this fic to feel internal and just, I guess, like memories and thoughts, the way they float into your head and out again. It was an interesting fic to write, and I wasn't sure about the style, so I'm very glad to hear that "easy... for the reader to fall in and get comfortable". :)

And thanks for pulling out that passage - it's always great to know what parts readers like the best.

Thanks again - your comments are much appreciated!

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[info]sapphire9977
2006-06-21 06:20 am UTC (link)
Ethan this is awesome and amazing as always. I absolutely love it! Welcome back!

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[info]xhaleslowly
2006-06-25 02:17 am UTC (link)
Thanks so much for this :) And for the welcome back! Hoping to be able to finish up another fic soon...

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[info]pramaisuri
2006-06-21 08:09 am UTC (link)
Beautiful <3<3

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[info]xhaleslowly
2006-06-25 02:17 am UTC (link)
Thanks so much :)

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[info]teary_eyed2
2006-06-21 08:31 am UTC (link)
Just gorgeous and I'll be corny and say that reading it felt like putting on a pair of sensual, warm slippers *sigh*

I especially love the following bits (you'll probably understand why ;):

Brian's knees bent and Justin's heels off the floor so their dicks would bump and rub together...

He doesn't remember saying stupid things about Cheerios and turning down drugs and saying something about shitting his pants if he ate Tylenol.

his face burning, cold sweat popping out on his skin, doesn't remember feeling like it might be wrong to be liking this so much, but then to be honest, his brain clouded at that point and there was nothing more to remember about that


And the most perfect ending:

Because what Justin knows is this... he knows this second, this moment. He knows Brian's head resting on his chest, breath crossing his skin, soft hair against his chin, bodies pressed skin-to-skin, legs entwined. Knows Brian smiling, sated and sleepy and feeling the same... knows there are plans for tomorrow, the future, whatever lies beyond that. Knows this feeling inside his chest that he's had ever since that very first night and all the nights after that .... He knows there are a million more to come.

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[info]xhaleslowly
2006-06-25 02:26 am UTC (link)
reading it felt like putting on a pair of sensual, warm slippers

Not corny at all, I love it :X

Thanks so much for this, teary - and for pulling out all those parts. It's always so good to know what resonates with readers (and yeah, I'm pretty sure I know why you liked those parts best :P)

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