Being a huge fan of HR - both the book and TV show, I love this, but I'll be honest and say it was initially jarring hearing Hudson and Connor, not being their easy, funny, friends we've seen in countless interviews, nor playing the iconic Shane and Ilya.
There's also something weirdly unsettling hearing visceral Foley sounds emulating sexy times 😉. This is a new app to me, so maybe time will soften the 'newness'. I didn't have a problem with this for other Quinn audios, but here, it felt a little too 'real'. Maybe because I think many fans want to keep the reality of sex away from these 2 actors joined together (outside of HR of course!) Especially with Connor losing the Russian accent! Does that make sense? 🤔 Hard to articulate. Maybe it's more subtle watching them on TV.
And is it just me, or did this story come across as fanfic of the AU variety? Like swapping I've skates for fae wings. The similarities to this story and Rachel Reid's felt very, VERY familiar. Finn = responsible, sexually staid, serious, goody two shoes, previously straight, bottom... Dane = wreckless, sexually free, cocky, rebel, bi, top... Story = mc's from rival families, sex initiated by Dane, Finn has never given a bj before but can't help himself, hidden relationship, started with a 'rivals with benefits' situationship but eventually building to more than just sex.... Sounds familiar doesn't it?
Despite all of this, it is this story alone that introduced me to the world of spicy audio stories - VERY different to what you'll find on Audible. Worth the adventure but I don't think it will hold my interest for very long; I think I prefer an author providing the narration around the dialogue and sexy times. 😉🔥