Friday

The Administration #2.2

by Manna Francis

Another short story in The Administration series. Warrick explains his relationship to a long-time friend, Cele.

Genres: M M Romance, Dystopia, BDSM, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Romance, LGBT

9 pages

First published May 20, 2009

About the author

I'm the author of The Administration Series, a near-future SF dystopia published by Casperian Books. You can find the series in paperback, e-book, or (partly) on line at the Mannazone website.

I've been writing original slash since 2002 — or homoerotic fiction, m/m romance, yaoi, as you prefer. Original slash is my personal term of choice because I feel it best represents my writing in terms of style and what readers can expect to find there. Individual stories may or may nor be sexually explicit.

Reviews

[Penny Well Reads · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was nice to see Warrick's thoughts about Toroth.
I wish there have been more moments like this in Mind Fuck, it would have been so much better.


My reviews of The Administration series’ books:
Book 1: Mind Fuck - 3 Stars
Book 2: Quid Pro Quo
Book 2.1: Unlucky Break - 2 Stars
Book 2.2: Friday - 3 Stars
Book 2.3: Pancakes - 5 Stars
Book 2.4: Surprises - 4 Stars
Book 2.5: Family - 4 Stars
Book 2.6: Mirror Mirror - 4 Stars
Book 3: Games & Players - 5 Stars
Book 3.1: Game, Set - 4 Stars
Book 3.2: As Long As It Lasted - 3 Stars
Book 3.3:Fuck of the Day - 3 Stars
Book 3.4: Wine, Women and Cushions - 2 Stars
Book 3.5: Playing with Fire - 5 Stars
Book 3.6: All Work and no Play - 3 Stars
Book 3.7: Gee - 2 Stars
Book 3.8:Shopping & Fucking - 5 Stars
Book 3.9: Pool School - 3 Stars
Book 3.95: Without the Game - 4 Stars
Book 4: Control - 4 Stars
Book 4.2: Wait For It - 4 Stars
Book 4.3: Caged - 5 Stars
Book 4.4: Unaccustomed as I Am... - 3 Stars
Book 4.5: Helen - 4 Stars
Book 4.6: Shopping, No Fucking - 4 Stars
Book 4.7: Losing It - 4 Stars
Book 4.8: Coming from America
Book 5: Quis Custodiet - 3.5 Stars
Book 5.2: Gratuitous Kink - 4 Stars
Book 5.3: Then and Now - 4 Stars
Book 5.4: Friends in the Right Places - 2 Stars
Book 5.5: Smoke & Cameras - 4 Stars
Book 5.6: Sunday - 3 Stars
Book 6: First Against the Wall - 4 Stars
Book 7: For Certain Values
Book 7.1: Family Values
Book 7.2: Boy's Toys - 3 Stars
Book 7.3: Make it a Surprise
Book 7.4: Prodigal
Book 8: Blood & Circuses
Book 9: Corpora Delicti
Gratuitous Epilogue

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked Warrick and Toreth pretty much from the get go. But Friday….Friday, Friday is my favorite day of the week now. The day I fell in love with Warrick.

One of my many weaknesses is listening to stories about dates, attractions, and loved ones. I adore watching someone fall in love. Listening to the descriptions, highs & lows, gushing, and gossip. But my favorite part is actually meeting said person after all the talk….hehe…the “That’s him or her” moment. :D The fun, quirky, mystery of attraction never ceases to amaze me. We all like, love, want, and need in our own individual ways, skins, and hearts. And they all make such great fucking stories!

“Fear. The touch of fear he sometimes felt with Toreth, the knowledge of what he was: dangerous, ultimately uncontrollable and addictively good at fucking. At giving Warrick what he needed. A slightly unhealthy attraction, possibly, but the danger was undeniably and desperately arousing.”

Hearing Warrick talk about Toreth with such clear cut honesty and acceptance filled these pages with so much fun for me. We are watching him fall—even if he doesn’t see it. I love it! Isn’t it amazing that the people around us see it first? See the glow, happiness, and love before we do. And believe me Warrick is glowing here.

Glowing, happy, and baking!

Off for some pancakes…..


Re-read 9/2/2022:

Happy Friday!

This quick visit is all Warrick’s POV and I savored every word this time around.

The idea of Warrick daydreaming about his Friday nights with Toreth makes me smile. I mean he’s at work! Haha…. That right there says so much. Keir Warrick is not a man to get distracted at work. Until Toreth. And to hear Warrick try to describe Toreth to Cele is just hilarious. This description of Toreth’s aura (Asher’s description) really hit home for me.

“Like he wasn’t using extreme violence right that second, but the situation could easily change the moment you pissed him off.”

I love it! I’m waiting, preparing, and looking forward to the game just as much as Warrick.

[Sheri · Rating 3 out of 5]

RE-READ 2020
It's actually quite comical looking back at my initial reactions.
Because now I know there's nothing to worry about.
Warrick knew exactly what he's doing....well, kinda. He didn't expect to fall in love, did he?


Warrick oh Warrick...I worry about you.
Allow me to help you see the light...
RUN...WARRICK RUN...
He's insane and yes you should fear admitting his existence in your life..
Cele is fantastic...love her..
"I've put my second lesbian phase on hold and I'm having a celibate year."
"Hey, far be it from me to get in the way of the kink-a-thon"...
that says it all about her...hilarious...
well, let's see what these two crazy cats are up to next...

[Sun · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars...(<-see what I did there? I threw in the extra 1/2 star...it's growing on me!)

I liked Friday because 1) there was no Toreth (at least not directly) and 2) Cele is kind of a cool chick...I like her, and 3) I'm intrigued about this Mel guy who made Warrick into Betty-Crocker-bake-aholic. Do we get to know more about him later?


"A lover he wanted to keep away from everyone he knew.
A man who smiled while he hit him.
A murderer.
What the hell am I doing with him?"

Uh huh...exactly...

[Joy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fear. The touch of fear he sometimes felt with Toreth, the knowledge of what he was: dangerous, ultimately uncontrollable and addictively good at fucking. At giving Warrick what he needed. A slightly unhealthy attraction, possibly, but the danger was undeniably and desperately arousing.

Perfect--abso-fuckin-lutely perfect

[monika · Rating 3 out of 5]

2,5 ⭐️


unsatisfying...


A lover he wanted to keep away from everyone he knew. A man who smiled while he hit him. A murderer. What the hell am I doing with him?

[LenaRibka · Rating 2 out of 5]

Well. Friday is not yet over but this part run out quicker as I'd thought.

It was extremely short.

And extremely about nothing.

Who was there?

Warrick and Cele, the friend of his sister, who supposed to take care of him(?!) during his sister is on Mars.

The plot:

The both are drinking coffee and chatting about his sexual life.(?!)



And she is not amused. She threatens him to tell about his STRANGE sexual perversion to his sister.

How old is he?! 9?!

It doesn't match with Mind Fuck at all.

Besides, I wouldn't allow foreign people to poke their noses in my private business.


It was a strange part.

The next please!

[Baba · Rating 3 out of 5]

Friday is nothing special. Warrick is only talking about Toreth. In fact, it's the first time he's talking about Toreth in detail to anyone. We're introduced to Cele. I like you, Cele!

"So, what's he like?"
"Well…tall. Short blond hair. Blue eyes. Attractive." Feeling the description was rather too physical, he added, "Intelligent." Personality disordered.
"Well endowed?" she asked cheerfully. "Good in bed? Go on - skip to the important stuff."
Somehow he managed to keep his expression deadpan. "I have no complaints."
<…>
"Good." She brushed off her hands. "Job done. Okay, I'm a happy camper now. So, when do I get to meet this kinky stud?"

I've read Friday because it's important that you read the whole series in order. That's quite a performance since I read out of order all the time. *wipes eyebrows*

[Shelley · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not much to this one really. The introduction of Cele and of course Toreth is centre of attention even when he's not in the room.

Pancakes next - Woop woop!

[Mel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another short, this time from Warrick's POV, which gives a nice refection of his dynamics with family and friends (and a fun friend Cele is!). And a great insight about how he perceives his fling with Toreth. Come on Warick, who are you kidding?
Fun little story, 3,5 stars.

Side note: why do the asshole boyfriends have to be named Mel? First Adrien, now Warrick. There are nice Mels in the world too!

[Monique · Rating 3 out of 5]

Warricks friend Cele arrives at Simtech for a meeting! When she sees the bruises... she wants all the details on the new man in his life and his kink!!

[Anna (Bananas) · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one was pretty good, 3.5. I like Cele and I enjoyed hearing Warrick's thoughts about Toreth. It made Toreth a bit more interesting to me.

[MaDoReader · Rating 4 out of 5]

Vamos, vamos mis chicos, que esto se pone interesante ^^

[ᴥ Irena ᴥ · Rating 2 out of 5]

Cele finally gets the details of Warrick's relationship with Val Toreth. But before their conversation you get Warrick's own musings on the topic.
An okay detail to a developing story.

[Julio Genao · Rating 1 out of 5]

Unsatisfying. Advances nothing but the mild alarm Warrick feels at discovering he ...rather likes fucking Toreth?

[Irina Elena · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oh, hey, will you look at that. Warrick POV! Warrick info! Warrick present and a hint of Warrick past!
And an honestly cool female friend.
Interrresting.

[Kat · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm sorry, but I couldn't help myself.. Too many shiny TA reviews out there. :'(

[Em · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good to find out exactly how Warrick feels about Toreth and what actually turns him on. Not sure how I feel about Cele yet, I haven't made up my mind.

[Elizabetta · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read as part of Quid Pro Quo

Just a continuing chapter, really. Warrick wants to keep his thing with Toreth secret. But that's rather difficult when there's noticeable bruising...

"The touch of fear he sometimes felt with Toreth, the knowledge of what he was: dangerous, ultimately uncontrollable and addictively good at fucking. At giving Warrick what he needed."


Glossary of Characters, Agencies, Cases, Etc. in Quid Pro Quo novella

new case: NTS (New Travel Systems) kidnapping
Sofie Kenward, kidnap victim
Paul Kenward, Sofie’s father
Pieter Ryerson Sofie’s other father

cold case: CGS (Control Guidance Systems) kidnapping
Louise Ann Selman, kidnap victim
Joseph Selman, Louise’s father (head of Selman-Sterntech)

The Agencies:
CF = Corporate Fraud
GC = General Criminal (Tillotson, section head; Jenny, admin)

Cast of Characters:
GC Staff/Para Investigators:
Val Toreth (Sr Para-Investigator; works under GC)
Jasleen Mistry (Investigator on Toreth’s team)
Sara (asst to Toreth)
Barret-Connor (Sr Investigator)

Chevril (Jr Investigator)
Mike Belkin (Sr Investigator, Toreth competitor for case)
Narr (??)

CF staff/Investigators:
Liz Carey, Sr Finance Specialist Investigator
Chean (Carey’s boss; head of financial invest. specialists)
Vaughn (head of Corporate Fraud section)

Stefan Benz, Sr Para-investigator
Au-yong Heng, Sr Investigator (under Benz)
Phil Verstraeten, Jr Specialist

Abel, Jr Para-Invest (late 20s) — from the pool
Brown, Jr Para-Invest (late 20s) — from the pool
Chris Doyle, Jr Para-investigator (hunk) — from the pool

Other Characters:
Gena Finn, kidnap victim
Jerrold Rankin, boyfriend to Gena
Natasha Patterson, kidnap victim

Marcos Barrow (security for Selman)

[Emma Sea · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's hard to rate this, because it's an interlude which shows Warrick thinking about Toreth, rather than advancing plot or ship. Sits perfectly within the universe though.

[Marina · Rating 4 out of 5]

"A lover he wanted to keep away from anyone he knew.

A man who smiled while he hit him.

A murderer."

[Ilhem · Rating 3 out of 5]

Warrick, you're so fucked!

[Joana · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love Warrick.

[Mir · Rating 2 out of 5]

Felt more like a cut scene (if this is actually the case, I'm guessing it was originally the beginning of Pancakes and Francis decided to move it to focus attention on the two main characters, which seems like the right move) than a short story.

The friendship between the two characters didn't seem convincing and I didn't buy that someone as smart and secretive as Warrick would share personal information that he didn't want people to know.

Hopefully it ties in to some larger plot that I haven't encountered yet, because on its own it seemed pointless.

[Trix · Rating 4 out of 5]

If there was any doubt, Warrick has now confirmed them. Or at least, that's what my romantic side is seeing between the lines. He may not want to tell people about Toreth but that doesn't mean he doesn't care. Just the disrupture in his routine is evidence of that. There is also an obvious discrepancy between depth of emotion between him and Toreth. I am so curious what will happen next.

[Camilla · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a short about Warrick meeting an old friend Celé. They talk about his and Toreth's relationship. What it means and where its leading.

Warrick, of course, doesnt really know what it means yet, except that its Friday, which means date night, and therefore also a smile on his lips.

[DaisyGirl · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.0 Stars

We're getting there. In Friday, we finally get a glimpse into Warrick's mind and realize that he is perhaps more emotionally invested than he feels comfortable with. Hopefully Toreth won't screw it up (but I'm guessing he will). I liked Cele too.

[Lenore · Rating 3 out of 5]

"So when do I get to meet this kinky stud?"

[Jerry · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Friday" is a vain attempt to keep the developing relationship to just a fuck buddy one--but they can't stop thinking about the other.

[DayDreamer · Rating 2 out of 5]

Danger and trust. A paradox.