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Michael has survived poverty, prostitution, and the loss of love, but not even his partner may be able to help him overcome the latest challenge.
Parental supervision is strongly suggested for this story.
"You'll break his heart." "He's got no heart. That's the point. Have you ever seen him cry?"
Parental supervision is strongly suggested for this story.
"You'll break his heart." "He's got no heart. That's the point. Have you ever seen him cry?"
It is intended as the model pleasure house, the one that will transform the manner in which male prostitution is conducted in the kingdom of Vovim. But Michael's House is facing ruin – unless one of the partners falls back on old ways.
Parental supervision is strongly suggested for this story.
It was when Michael's voice went flat and his face drained of expression that Janus would begin to worry.
Parental supervision is strongly suggested for this story.
It was when Michael's voice went flat and his face drained of expression that Janus would begin to worry.
FIC: Whipster (Michael's House)
Dec. 7th, 2008 09:23 pm
Michael is an ex-prostitute, which means that nobody in polite society wants anything to do with him. He believes that the only way to help other male prostitutes is to make their working conditions bearable. His friend Janus is an upper-class gentleman who believes that his duty to the gods requires him to fight against sexual immorality. Now Michael wants Janus to help him run a house of prostitution.
Male friendship and gay love intertwine in this multicultural historical fantasy series based on the Edwardian Era, a time when society seemed as stable as ever, though it was about to be turned topsy-turvy.
Parental supervision is strongly suggested for this story.
He could not recognize most of the items before him, which he instinctively knew was a bad sign.
Yes, I know I said I wouldn't be releasing Whipster this year. As a compromise, here is the first part reposted; it can be read as a stand-alone novella. It's also available as a Kindle e-book.
Running a business seemed a simple enough matter: you learned what the patron wanted, and you forced an employee to satisfy his needs. Then along came the new boy.
Now the centuries-old system of male prostitution in the Kingdom of Vovim is in danger of being overturned in favor of a new way of doing business. But will the young man who is carrying out this revolution be able to keep himself from repeating history?
"We'll be hiring the finest craftsfolk in the city, giving them hours of training to perfect their much-demanded skills and allow them to perform their tasks to the peak of their mastery – and the peak of the satisfaction of those who buy our goods."
