Looking for fic: Brian sleeps with client (reluctantly)

[lapindiable.livejournal.com]

Hi everyone,

I remember reading a fic in which Brian has sex with a client even though he isn't really interested, because he feels pressured to do it because he needs the account. I don't remember whether he has his own agency at the time or is working for someone else. I do remember that he is definitely in a relationship with Justin and it's not future-fic, so possibly S3/S4 era. I had thought it was something to do with London but I've read most of her stuff recently and I couldn't find it. Any ideas?

I'm interested in this fic in partcicular because it's really well written, but I welcome recs for any other fics where Brian faces this situation and ends up actually doing the deed.

Thanks in advance!


FOUND: I Know What You Wished For by Lane Carson. Another rec also in comments.

Any other recs still very much welcome!

Comments

[mysid.livejournal.com]

Oh, I remember one like that! If it's the one I'm thinking of, Justin reams out Brian for it, not for tricking, but because, "You're better than that; you're brilliant at your job. You don't need to sleep with clients to land accounts." And I'm pretty sure the client was Telson.

It may be an AU in which Justin is the art director for the fledgling Kinnetik.

Sorry that I can't remember the title or author.

[lapindiable.livejournal.com]

See, that rings a bell for me too. Not necessarily the Telson bit, but definitely Justin working in the art department for the agency. That's why I thought it was London's but unless my memory is short-circuiting, it's not in her work. Perplexing :(

[duffy-60.livejournal.com]

Is it Thyme's story Domestic Bliss?
Here's her author's page.

http://www.mags-nificent.com/MSW/SFF8a.htm

I know this story has B & J in a relationship, but he really wants to sleep with a client on an account who is becoming emotionally attached to Brian. He goes to the guy's home when his father dies, and ends up sleeping with him. He and J have been monogomous. Hope this is it! :-)

[lapindiable.livejournal.com]

That's not the one, but it's a good long fic nonetheless so I'm looking forward to reading it. Thanks for the rec!

[tclark1922.livejournal.com]

Lane Carson had a fic in which Brian sleeps w/ a client to get an account. You might like this one.

http://www.angelfire.com/folk/laneysqafstories/fiction/i_know.html

Peace
TK

[lapindiable.livejournal.com]

That's the one! Sorry it took a while for me to reply, but this is a long fic and it took a while for me to be sure. I'd read this before and I've read most of Lane Carson's stories, but I didn't remember a lot of the stuff that's in this fic, so it's a double treat of finding what I was looking for and re-reading an extremely good fic. Thank you for your help!

[tclark1922.livejournal.com]

You're more than welcome. I loved all of Lane Carson's fics. It's too bad she left one unfinished. I return to her fic whenever I have a hankering for the "old school" of QAF writers.

Peace
TK