Even later to the party, but I did want to drop by and read people's thoughts and comment. I'm with greengerbil on this one. BDSM is not my kink in fic, but dammit if Kitty Fisher doesn't sell it to me and make it work - and make it HOT.*g*
Rereading it for this, I was trying to think about how and why it works for me, and the only thing I can come up with, is what others have mentioned - the consensual nature of it, for one. The emotion and what lies behind it, for another. And for me, I think it's in Bodie's reaction once the sex is over- his tenderness with Doyle, and also the matter of fact way each eases the other back into the day-to-day of their lives - the Monopoly exchange is a grounding touch of genius, I think.
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Rereading it for this, I was trying to think about how and why it works for me, and the only thing I can come up with, is what others have mentioned - the consensual nature of it, for one. The emotion and what lies behind it, for another. And for me, I think it's in Bodie's reaction once the sex is over- his tenderness with Doyle, and also the matter of fact way each eases the other back into the day-to-day of their lives - the Monopoly exchange is a grounding touch of genius, I think.