Ben/Emmett (while Michael and Hunter on the run or otherwise)

[mysid.livejournal.com]

I think this story is set while Michael is on the run with Hunter in Brian's Corvette. Anyway, Michael's away long enough that Ben gets to feeling lonely. (He's dealing with the legal woes while Michael's on his grand roadtrip adventure.) Emmett shows up one night--just as a friend--but they each realize an attraction to the other. They resist temptation--barely.

Fast forward a bit until Ben and Michael break up. Emmett feels guilty that he'd hoped that would happen. In the end, Ben and Emmett do get together.

Update: It's Three Strikes by Shannon Marie. Many thanks to cowboystracker for the quick ID.

Next question: Any other Ben/Emmett stories you'd like to recommend?

Comments

[sxysadie21.livejournal.com]

While I want to be creeped out by this..I am not. I am so intrigued. I hope someone finds it for you. So I can creep on it. Hehe. :)

[mysid.livejournal.com]

It's handled well, no creepiness. Unless you're such a die-hard Ben/Michael shipper that you can't stand the thought of Ben with someone better else, you'll like it.

[sxysadie21.livejournal.com]

You sold me. I read it. I was not creeped out. I love Ben and Michael together. But that's mainly because I love Ben. And I think he was good to and for Michael. This was great!

[cowboystracker.livejournal.com]

Could be 'Three Strikes' by Shannon Marie.

http://www.mags-nificent.com/MSW/SMF/Strike3.htm

[mysid.livejournal.com]

That's it! Thank you!

[cowboystracker.livejournal.com]

You're welcome.

[sjmpets.livejournal.com]

I enjoyed the story. Very believable.

[court1429.livejournal.com]

Emmett/Ben is my favorite alternate pairing and there are just not enough fics with them. I know of two more, but I can only name one of them: Rizabeau's Sugar Plum Fairies. That fic, and a couple others are linked in the Emmett/Ben tag (http://getithere.livejournal.com/tag/pairing%3A%20emmett%2Fben).

The one I can't quite remember has Ben (and maybe Hunter) moving out of Ben's & Michael's house and in with Emmett for a short time which they look for somewhere else to live. Ben and Em try to ignore that they're falling for each other and feel guilty, but I think they do eventually get together. It might be one of Mouse's fics, but it's been years and I'm just not certain. If it is the Mouse fic, which is long and very involved, the Em/Ben stuff is very much on the side.

[mysid.livejournal.com]

I swear--I looked for a Ben/Emmett tag (or an Emmett/Ben tag) and didn't see it. It must have been playing hide & seek that day. Thanks!

[court1429.livejournal.com]

We try to tag by category where we can (Pairing: xxx/xxx; Friendship: xxx-xxx; Fandom: xxx; Challenge: xxx Mod Post: xxx, etc.) so we can keep them together and consistent in format (and try to avoid duplication). Works great if you know that little convention we employ, but if you don't realize that, just looking by character name won't help.

And those tags probably *were* playing hide-and-seek that day. little shits. ;p