On timeline: November, between The Morning Star and Double Down Spoilers for: extremely mild spoilers for The Morning Star Warnings: ohhh, it's kinda totally porny
I consider this short story--one of the first things I wrote in the Shadow of the Templar universe--to also be some of the best Shadow of the Templar writing I've ever done. It nailed Simon and Jeremy's largely dysfunctional non-relationship, and also proved to me that they could, in fact, remain Simon and Jeremy even under, er, physical duress. Plus the banter is good. I'm a sucker for banter. Maybe you've noticed.
M. Chandler is a lady of a certain age, currently wandering around the Seattle area. Whenever she manages to make her way home, she writes action-oriented fiction that tends to be heavy on the gay themes.
Oh, this was so good. Both Simon and Jeremy are little "stinkers" to each other as Simon has to answer his phone during an episode of sex between the two of them. It perfectly highlights their personalities, and the banter between Simon and Nate via phone and Simon and Jeremy in person is fantastic.