I submitted a prompt to the M/M group for the Love is Always Write 2012 event. My prompt was claimed by the talented Jeff Erno.


STORY PROMPT:

Jason looked at the older man standing across from him and wondered how they'd gotten to this moment. He'd grown up immersed in the vitriol his father spat over his ex-business partner, that Jason believed everything his father had said. Until Jason met the man himself, and found out that events weren't quite as his father had made them appear, and his soon to be husband, was nothing like his father had portrayed him to be.

SUBMITTED BY: Penumbra

STORY INFO:
genre: contemporary
tags: intergenerational; May/September romance; coming out; familial issues
content warnings: none
words: 24,214



This is the review I posted directly at the Love is Always Write - With This Ring thread:



I'm crying at the beautiful happy ending! Thank you Jeff, for choosing my prompt and writing this wonderful story. It has angst, Love and the HEA that I crave for my endings.

There are so many great things I want to say about this story I don't know where to begin. The first is the background story that had to do with the prompt. I don't know how you came up with the idea, but it was thorough with the technology information and Jason's mother's death that it made sense in Robert's mind why he hated Glenn.

I loved that Glenn tried so hard to impress Jason when they first got together so that Glenn messed up a few times, but I'm thinking that probably endeared him to Jason even more :)

They way you handled their developing relationship was great. I like how it wasn't 'instant love' instead it was 'instant attraction' which is something that is more likely to happen between people. I like that Jason questioned how it could be possible that he could have such strong feelings for Glenn when they only knew each other for such a short time. That was realistic too.

There are so many quotes I love in this story, but my favorite has to be:

“I love your chest,” Jason whispered.

“I love your tight little bubble butt.”

“I love your fat cock.”

“I love your smooth body.”

“I love everything about you.”

“Shut up and kiss me.”

So cute, the banter between the two :)

And the phone sex! What can I say except hot! I wish more stories had phone sex.

I liked the parallel story of Jason's dad falling in love again. I liked that Robert could find happiness in his life once more after his wife's death and that he came around in the end and realized what a jerk he'd been.

This was a fantastic read and I'll say it again, I'm grateful that you chose my prompt. Thank you Jeff, for a lovely story :)

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Jason works with his father at his software development company and together they're attending what should be another routine trade show. But when his father's ex-business partner shows up at their booth and draws Jason's interest (and makes it clear the interest is reciprocal), he's not sure what to do. Jason's father doesn't even know he's gay and the former partnership didn't end well at all. But maybe, just maybe, it's worth giving things a shot and seeing where they go.

I know this is a shorter story, but it all seemed a bit rushed to me. The relationship developed ridiculously quickly and the angst that Jason felt at various points struck me as a bit superficial. I would have liked either more development, a bit more story/timeline, or more time at the end to explore Jason's relationship with his father in light of everything that happened. ( )

AWWWWWW!!!!!!! So darn adorable! I really liked this story. It was short and sweet, and I would have loved more, but it was truly a complete story. I loved how the story was based off attraction without knowing who the other was, and then blossomed from there. My heart broke a time or two, but I was so glad to see a true HEA for everyone at the end. I also loved how Jason's dad found a love interest. Cute side story that fit very well. Well done! ( )

A marvelous story from start to lip-quivering finish! ( )

DNF