Pride in One's Work

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Title: Pride in One's Work
Author: savageseraph
Characters: Nikolai Luzhin/Alec Trevelyan
Rating: R
Warnings: None
Beta:caras_galadhon
Prompt(s): #8: ribald
Disclaimer: Don't own the characters or their worlds. I just play with them from time to time for my own amusement.
Summary: Alec is determined to see that Nikolai gets what he deserves.



Alec knocked back a shot of vodka as he watched Nikolai from across the crowded pub. He didn't think Nikolai knew he was being sized up; but the man was too cagey for his own good, and Alec took nothing for granted. Men who relied on assumptions didn't last long in their line of work.

It was why Alec didn't assume the man with Nikolai was drunk, despite his overly expansive gestures and the fact he was more than slightly unsteady on his feet. So he watched as the man knocked back vodka after vodka. He watched until he was sure Nikolai's companion was as drunk as he seemed.

Maybe it was the drink, maybe just a complete absence of anything resembling common sense, maybe both, that drove the man to lean into Nikolai in an entirely too-familiar way. His lips seemed to brush Nikolai's ear and cheek as he spoke to him, and Alec saw Nikolai's jaw tense, his fingers curl into a fist to keep him from wiping away any sign of the other man's attentions when he pulled back slightly. The arm around Nikolai's shoulders slipped to his waist, where it tightened possessively just before they headed to the men's room.

Alec's eyes narrowed as he imagined that buffoon pulling Nikolai into a cramped and dirty stall, shoving him down on the toilet. He growled softly as he imaged him unzipping, thrusting into Nikolai's mouth over and over again, making him choke on his cock and then on his come.

Crude and fumbling and pathetically comical. Nikolai deserved better than that, and Alec was going to have to be the man to give it to him.

He'd wait until Nikolai was in the shower, scrubbing off the grime of his awkward groping, before he let himself into Nikolai's flat. He'd wait until Nikolai was clean, before shoving him down on his decadently high-threadcount sheets. He'd wait until stroking and sucking had Nikolai pleading for his cock before he gave it to him.

A man should take pride in his work, no matter his vocation. Whether fucking or killing, the task didn't matter. Alec always treated it with the respect and reverence it deserved.

Comments

[bluegerl.livejournal.com]

SCRUMMY yummy and ooooh to be a fly on the wall zooming just above those high-threadcount sheets!! Oh YESSS! thanks - strewth!

[savageseraph.livejournal.com]

Hee. I do like writing these boys. ^_^ Thanks for reading!

[j-flattermann.livejournal.com]

Oh another of your wonderful Alec/Nicolai pairings, simply love them. Gosh this build of jealousy and want until he get’s what he yearns for. Mmmmh, delicious.

[savageseraph.livejournal.com]

Awww. I'm glad you like them. They're a lot of fun for me to write. *g*

[horseheadnebula.livejournal.com]

Ah, the last sentence! That's why I like Alec so much better than Bond...^^
I love this pairing, and your writing.

[savageseraph.livejournal.com]

Awwww! Thanks so much for the lovely feedback!

I agree. While I like Bond films a lot, I was never "OMG! He's sooo HOT!" Ummm, not until Daniel Craig played him. *g*

[splix.livejournal.com]

Alec's powers of observation and meticulous attention to detail are delightful. And there's a distinct pleasure in watching Nikolai through Alec's eyes. So good.

[savageseraph.livejournal.com]

Hee. Rather like being a voyeur watching a voyeur. *grins*

So glad you liked it!

[peersrogue.livejournal.com]

I love man who knows how to do a job properly. A real craftsman. Lucky Nicolai. Great little tale - always leave 'em wanting more. Please.

[savageseraph.livejournal.com]

Yes, it's always good to know that you're in...capable hands. ^_~

I'm glad you liked the fic, and maybe there will be a follow-up later. I do love writing these boys.

[alex-quine.livejournal.com]

It is what is not said here, that speaks loudly in the background - not only a certain personal pride in being able to bring Nikolai to a willing, or at least needy, partner, but also a possessiveness that is unrecognised by Trevelyan. He needs to show Nikolai that he can offer something else.

[savageseraph.livejournal.com]

Very true. I don't think Alec would characterize it as possessiveness either, though it clearly is. Now, I'm curious about what happens next...

[govi20.livejournal.com]

Another treat. I so much love this possesive Alec; the great insight view of tghis scene. Wonderful.

[savageseraph.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you like the fic. It was fun to write. Probably the easiest of the ones for the exchange this year.

[shegollum.livejournal.com]

I love the sense of Alec's anger and hunger all twisting and burning together. And I love the beautiful contrast between Nikolai's dispassionate sense of duty and the decadent scene of his pleasure and surrender. Just so wonderfully done!

[savageseraph.livejournal.com]

Ooooo. I love your feedback. *pets it* And I'm glad you liked the fic. *beams*

[caras-galadhon.livejournal.com]

I really love the idea of Alec and Nikolai as... "associates," and I love what you've done with them here. I love how we get a good sense of Alec's ruthlessness and wariness in a very matter-of-fact way. (Also, I love seeing poor Kirill through Alec's eyes.) I am especially taken by how possessive Alec is, and how he doesn't seem to quite acknowledge it. And oh, how hot is Alec's fantasy of taking Nikolai? I love the pride he takes in his work too! ^_~

[foxrafer.livejournal.com]

I really love how you show at Nikolai through Alec. Wonderful piece.

[mooms.livejournal.com]

I love it when you write these two. They go together so well and you write them so beautifully.