FanLit

And in other news….water is wet. 💦

shell-shocked shapeshifter/shell-shocked shapeshifter/shell-shocked shapeshifter/ shell-shocked shapeshifter/ shell-shocked shapeshifter. You always create such an erotic connection between your lovers, based on a deep emotional bond they aren’t always aware they already have-Kage doesn’t know what love is so he doesn’t realize he’s already in love with Elijah….If Elijah’s life wasn’t in mortal jeopardy (the situation which has brought Kage into his life) he might be more aware; they both will hold onto the “eyes wide open it’s just a mutual attraction” thing until the dust clears. “Nothing fancy; pan seared scallops with fried rice and vegetables.” sounds delicious for tonight, I think Kage is inspiring me to eat cleaner too, lol. “Giving head was always something he’d done out of necessity, not for pleasure.“ 🫤 Is sex work a part of Kage’s past/job? “Jesus, Kage.” Kage lifted his head. “Demoted? What happened to ‘Oh God, Kage’?” he swallowed the stiff cock down to the back of his throat and was rewarded with a burst of saltiness. “Oh God, Kage!” That’s better. The turnabout Elijah gave Kage was even funnier, LOL!! This was a nice break between in the midst of the crazy they’ve been dealing with, yet no less intense….”Kajah” (I suck at ship names) is as big an event as the search for the end of this sex ring. Oh and….recommendation done. ✅

Avery and Clint are HOTHOTHOT 🔥🔥🔥 “ Intense gray eyes found Ave's aqua ones. "I really enjoy doing things with my hands." Think these will fit?" came the husky whisper into Ave's ear. Their coupling is going to be off the charts….Avery will likely be passing out many times based on his sensitivity, I’d think passing out from pleasure is a good way to go, lol!! Nice set up, avidly looking forward to more.

Beautifully said and profoundly true.

This passage moved me so much-a sad, sad eulogy to someone’s life….there is always a chance to change it but you have to want to: ”Alec couldn’t get over how sad both his parents’ lives were. Few friends, an unhappy marriage, an estranged son, and a life that had mostly been filled with anger and hurt. There was no way his mother was happy. When she was little, this hadn’t been the end she imagined. If kids thought about that. Hell, when he was little it probably wasn’t what she expected. He didn’t think that when she held him for the first time, she imagined there’d be nothing but pain between them.” The funeral did highlight how bereft Henry’s life is now-what are his options? How can he support himself? Does he expect Alec to support him? Would Alec want to? How does a codependent stand on their own? Do they?

This was a super duper, extra special chapter….one of the best and most meaningful I’ve read in a very long time, if ever. You captured the grief one can feel from the death of an estranged parent beautifully; This has to encompass about 99% of the feelings a scenario like this engenders (I give 1% because there are some breaks so egregious and final that there’d be no mourning at all). Excellent, Excellent work. ❤️ 🙏

And we all knew those "snacks" could mellow out ANYONE. I was never a big GIFer until interacting with your comments, lol.

“Family” might be a bit of a stretch.

HI JASE!!!!

I love that Elijah bust his cherry as a top!! 🍒 Equally love that Kage is versatile (of course he’d be a power bottom, lol). His topping Elijah is going to be hothothot since he knows pleasure from both ends 💥💥🔥🔥; Kage’s mutual respect/no means no was very refreshing to hear. It is great that both of these consenting adults are going into this with eyes wide open & free of picking china patterns but that doesn’t negate the fact that something very special is happening between these two. I wonder what Kage’s boss wanted him to do that he won’t regarding Elijah? “Elijah refused to act like a schoolgirl with a crush on the star quarterback, trying to hang on every word, even if the quarterback looked like Tom Brady, Jimmy Garappolo, or hell, even a hot defenseman like Jay Fucking Petermeyer.” Don’t tell me you don’t love mrsgnomie!! Ian, Jarren, TC-(just so you know I recognize the hot men you write about, too 😉) “Nice try, Elijah. What’s it going to be? Me or your puppy pals?” This line put me in the mind of “Paw Patrol” lol. I look forward to when he meets the pack, LOL!!

Do you mean Elijah by any chance?…

I dunno….I think Elijah knows more than we give him credit for.

So Kage saved the day, Tyler gave him the “don’t fuck with my friend or I’ll kill you” talk and Elijah gave Kage the “I’m a big boy and can make my own decisions, you’re better than you know” talk, then proceeds to ravish him, something I don’t think Kage has previously been on the receiving end of. From the near death experience to the potential near “little death” experience, this chapter was full of intense emotions; It made me sad that Kage was unable to recognize some of those he experienced himself, like jealousy and possessiveness, so previously unaffected and removed he’s had to be from his own feelings. “The burning need which was building within Kage when it came to Elijah, was going to get someone scorched. He could handle it, but could Elijah? No matter what, he was going to get hurt and Kage would be the cause.” When I read this, I felt Kage was making a unknown self prophecy, he has no clue what’s coming….

I think Mae’s death will free Henry, give him a rebirth of sorts- he showed spine reaching out to Alec in spite of his wife’s eradication of Alec’s existence from their lives; I hope even if he and Alec can’t find a way to reconcile that he takes this opportunity to be his own person.

River is THE BEST FRIEND❣️❣️ I loved his telling off the gawkers while Finn was comforting Alec, just more proof that River will always have Alec’s back; thank all that is good and proper that Alec has River and Finn. “She wanted what was best for you, but I don’t think she ever knew what it was. She honestly thought you were ruining your life and that she could somehow save you from yourself.” I tried a long time ago to make allowances for people who do the wrong things with the best of intentions but that allowance has gotten rather small over time; in Mae’s instance, I have none. As evidenced by her browbeaten husband, it was her way or no way and she left no room for compromise or disobedience….Henry’s justification sounds like it is-an abused enabler trying to justify the behavior of their abuser. Alec gave Mae more than she deserved and now he can close this chapter of his life; I hope he can find forgiveness for Mae, for his sake, not hers. Even with the ritual of grief that has to be observed (wake, funeral, burial) the future looks bright for Alec, Finn and River.

It’s still an interesting question.

This is what she wants-endless speculation.

The more I see our consensus that Kage saved the day makes me wonder….our author loves to do the unexpected and I doubt we’ve met all the cast of characters on the force for good. In other words:

Maybe if you inbox you might get out of the corner?

If you can’t snot on your friend of a lifetime’s jacket, whose can you snot on? Lol. Kage is drawn to Elijah like a magnet….he can use the guise of his boss’ orders to keep an eye on him for now but methinks Kage will be breaking some rules for Elijah….big ones. I think he’d rather hurt himself before he harms a molecule of Elijah’s.

@Howzat

The concept of fated mates has been mentioned tossed around for the shapeshifter world-fated mates or soul mates, Elijah and Kage are meant for something. 💞 If shit wasn’t real before, it’s really real now….a drive by will do that. Thank goodness for Kage’s vigilance; it seems Tyler’s going to learn about him a lot sooner than Elijah wanted him to. Who/what/why? Oh my. 😮