Leverage fic: Mastermind (Eliot/Tara) NC-17

[celtic_flicka]

Title: Mastermind
Characters: Eliot/Tara, Parker, Hardison, implied Nate/Sophie
Word Count: ~3,300
Rating: NC-17 (oh yeah)
Summary:
Spoilers: For “The Zanzibar Marketplace” (2x12) and “The Maltese Falcon” (2x15).
Disclaimer: I am in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of Leverage. Wish I were.
Notes: Many thanks to fleurlb and zaftig_darling for

Comments

[emeraldisle2728]

Very good :) I really enjoyed it. It was a fast and fun read.

[celtic_flicka]

Thanks! I appreciate you commenting.

[elzed]

Oh, yes! Let Eliot run his show - and I've always thought he'd make a good pair with Tara, and the hotness of the two together is perfect!

Love the thought that he gets teased and misses the days when the team were a bit afraid of him.

Lovely!

[celtic_flicka]

Eliot could totally run a team!

I thought these two had a spark at the end of "Zanzibar Marketplace," and that part where Eliot explains his plan is pretty hot, so I ran with it. :)

[jedibuttercup]

This was a lot of fun, thanks. =)

[celtic_flicka]

I'm glad you liked it!

[anntarot]

well done, a good read. :)

[celtic_flicka]

Thanks for commenting! :)

[fleurlb]

I love this so much. It's brain-meltingly hot yet also really sweet and tender, while remaining completely in-character. Not an easy feat, but you pulled it off brilliantly.

I love especially that there's no declaration of undying love or any OTT speechifying. Tara's understated way of pointing out the obvious and giving Eliot a firm but gentle shove in the right direction is just perfect.

And this has to be one of my favourite lines ever, since I can hear and picture it in my head perfectly:

“We’re not in seventh grade!” he snarled once, but that only encouraged them.

[celtic_flicka]

If I were directing that scene, I totally know how I would want Eliot to say that line. :)

Thanks for your comments--"brain-meltingly hot" is now one of my favorite descriptions ever.