Recs: The Eagle
The Eagle
Bottoming Out and the multi-chapter sequel One Percenters by frackin_sweet
Summary: Modern AU where Marcus and Esca like riding motorbikes (and each other). But can a road rider and a motocross kid ever really make it work?
Rating: NC17
Length: ~50k overall?
Comments: Starts out as a long, and totally hot, PWP piece but slowly and deftly moves into a very compelling story of relationships and ex-cop!Marcus. The chemistry between these two is amazingly written and well worth the read.
The Boy with the Thorn in His Side by lallyloo
Summary: In Chemistry class, outgoing hipster Esca is partnered with moody goth Marcus. After a rocky start, they become friends and Esca finds himself drawn to the mysterious boy behind all the make-up.
Rating: R
Length: 26k
Comment: There was something very sweet about this High School AU. It charmed me.
Odi et Amo by pouxin
Summary: Esca and Marcus are at an all boys boarding school in the UK in the 1970s. They hate each other, until they both become members of the newly formed Dead Poets' Society... Adolescent ardour follows.
Rating: NC17
Length: ~40k
Comments: I wasn't sure of this fic at first... 40k of second person is a difficult sell, but I think pouxin pulled it off beautifully. This a fic for those of you who love poetry. The author does a great job is incorporating the perfect verses for what Marcus and Esca feel towards each other, using dead poets' words instead of their own. The sex scene (a first time for both) read as very believable and touching.
The Persistence of Memory by savvierthanu
Summary: Esca loses his memory. Marcus tries to help him get it back.
Rating: NC17
Length: ~12k
Comments: A lovely old amnesia trope. Particularly love Marcus in this - so noble.
See the Mountains Kiss High Heaven by rufflefeather
Summary: Marcus is too noble for his own good, Esca is too stubborn and they both are completely oblivious.
Rating: R
Length: 8k
Comments: One of the first fics I read in the fandom. Canon fic set after they return the Eagle where Marcus gets a new slave. Lovely and achy and plenty of crossed-wires.
Widdershins by beederiffic
Summary: Esca's a house master and history teacher at a 1950s boys school on the English/Scottish border, where welcoming the new Latin teacher proves to be a challenge.
Rating: NC17
Length: ~80k?
Comments: Sexy, sexy, sexy. beederiffic, as usual, shines when she write dialogue. She'll make you laugh and cry.