Fic: For My First Trick

[ryeloza]

Title: For My First Trick
Word Count: 5400
Pairing: Ben/Leslie, April/Andy
Rating: NC-17
Setting: During the breakup in season 4
A/n: So I promised to write Ashley half-birthday fic, and she prompted me something fun, summery, and smutty.  Then my brain got involved and made…this.  I’m also using it as a trope bingo fill because at the rate I’m

Comments

[c00kie]

Andy and April are heroes and should be treated as such. I loved this, especially how believable it was. I can really see this being a missing episode. Great job.

[ryeloza]

Wow--Thank you! My only fear going into this was that it was too improbable, so that means a lot!

[ashisfriendly]

AAAAHHHHHH WHAT.

As predicted, this was amazing. You continue to amaze me by saying so much with so little. How was this less than 6,000 words? I feel like I went on a crazy long journey and have felt so many feelings and how is that possible in so little words. How do you do this, you crazy musk ox? The writing was spectacular, funny, romantic, hot, and beautiful. Your writing never disappoints and I can always expect quality and overall amazing-ness and being overrun by feelings.

MOMENTS / THINGS I LOVE:

Andy the magician and April the schemer. This was so funny and so perfect and honestly, April and Andy had to have had the worst few months living with broken up with Ben. Yikes.

HANDCUFFS!

At least not when they’re together. GOD.

All of the sex was hot and beautiful and the little scene afterwards, just lying together was so amazing and heartbreaking and full of hope all in one swoop. Perfect.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

[ryeloza]

I AM SO GLAD YOU LIKED IT!! I was nervous because it ended up with all this season 4 angst, but the idea just wouldn't get out of my head after you prompted this (idea being Ben and Leslie handcuffed in the woods, which is somehow where my head goes when you prompt summer and smut, and this somehow seemed like the most logical time for that to happen [except it's probably not logical at all]).

Thank you!

[americnxidiot]

You beautiful genius, this is so good. And I love how you write these little "during the break up" moments in particular, because you don't have them end all happiness and sunshine. Andy/April's plan both succeeded and failed, and Ben (and likely Leslie) is heartbroken all over again. Awesome stuff. Thanks for writing!

[ryeloza]

Thank you! I'm actually really relieved to hear that, as I seem utterly incapable of writing breakup fic where they actually end up back together. I'm glad it worked here.

[shornt]

Oh nooooo, babies. You write them during their break up so well, and also I really missed your writing in general. This is super great; funny and hot and still bittersweet and sad. Oh man.

[ryeloza]

Thanks!!

[stillscape]

Oh, man. I love April and Andy scheming so much. And Andy as a terrible magician! This was delightful, despite the breakup angst.

[ryeloza]

Thanks! I think I could write a whole story about Andy as a terrible magician.

[stillscape]

Well then. PERHAPS YOU SHOULD.