I want to thank all of you for your patience in waiting for this! It's taken me 3 hours just to get the formatting all straight. So, yes, if you spot any issues, please let me know ASAP.
Title: People of Stone
Story rating: NC-17
Pairing: Hank/Ian, Alona/Dylan/Dourdan
Genre: BDSM, Space Opera
Word count: 59,000
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. This in no way depicts the real lives of any of the other actors featured herein.
Special Note: This is part of the Sex Corps series of fic. If you are interested, please check the
Sex Corps Verse Master Post. It directly follows the events in
Meadows of Heaven (my 2009 Bigbang) and covers part of the time during
Higher Than Hope. Summary:
Hank and Ian return to Pasdar as advisers to the princess in an attempt to repair the broken district and elect a new duke to replace Adrian, the man who'd kidnapped Jensen and tortured countless subs. They find a scared populace, corrupt nobles, and something that will change their relationship forever.
Warnings and other items of note: Makes reference to previous non-con. A scene of dub-con. Het. BDSM. CBT. No actual dogs:) but light reference to animal play.
I'd like to thank
lapillus for the beta and the amazing art. She did a great job on such a short notice. Also, I want to thank
koyote19 and
linnet_melody for volunteering to proof read a long fic with some of the shortest notice ever. You guys are all awesome!
Any mistakes you find are still my own.
Title is from, of course, a Nightwish song.
Story at AO3. Story in single html file at my webpage. Story as PDF. (Please right click and save. You can also generate a PDF or other mobile file at AO3)
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