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Defining Rico
Dear Author,
Please help me out!?!
How did we end up like this, who took the picture and where will we go from here???
...Sorry I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Gabriel, I'm a (really mean) lawyer and I don't do relationships! (or do I?).
The short, cute and sexy (did I really write this?) guy beside me is my little brother's best friend Shane, he owns a Harley, a little bar at the beach and claims to be a Top.
You can ignore the prompt and surprise me :) but... please give them a "real-live" story and a HEA, no Comic or BDSM
Photo Description: Two men in rainbow body paint hang out behind the staging area for a fair.
Author Note: The photo contributor gave a lovely prompt, but when I saw this picture, the word "courage" immediately popped into my head. The contributor graciously allowed the freedom to ignore her prompt. The boys and I are entirely grateful (though they have completely changed the story from what I initially envisioned).
*note: the author has taken literary license to create a small beach town west of highway 75 in Southern California. For those who are interested in these things, it is approximately 15 miles north of the Mexican border and southwest of the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge Complex.
This story was written as a part of the M/M Romance Group's "Love is Always Write" event. Group members were asked to write a story prompt inspired by a photo of their choice. Authors of the group selected a photo and prompt that spoke to them and wrote a short story.
Read the story here or find it in Love Is Always Write: Volume 2.
__________
Genre: contemporary
Tags: accountant, surfer, humorous, hurt/comfort
Warnings: none
Words count: 11,070
Please help me out!?!
How did we end up like this, who took the picture and where will we go from here???
...Sorry I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Gabriel, I'm a (really mean) lawyer and I don't do relationships! (or do I?).
The short, cute and sexy (did I really write this?) guy beside me is my little brother's best friend Shane, he owns a Harley, a little bar at the beach and claims to be a Top.
You can ignore the prompt and surprise me :) but... please give them a "real-live" story and a HEA, no Comic or BDSM
Photo Description: Two men in rainbow body paint hang out behind the staging area for a fair.
Author Note: The photo contributor gave a lovely prompt, but when I saw this picture, the word "courage" immediately popped into my head. The contributor graciously allowed the freedom to ignore her prompt. The boys and I are entirely grateful (though they have completely changed the story from what I initially envisioned).
*note: the author has taken literary license to create a small beach town west of highway 75 in Southern California. For those who are interested in these things, it is approximately 15 miles north of the Mexican border and southwest of the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge Complex.
This story was written as a part of the M/M Romance Group's "Love is Always Write" event. Group members were asked to write a story prompt inspired by a photo of their choice. Authors of the group selected a photo and prompt that spoke to them and wrote a short story.
Read the story here or find it in Love Is Always Write: Volume 2.
__________
Genre: contemporary
Tags: accountant, surfer, humorous, hurt/comfort
Warnings: none
Words count: 11,070
37 pages, ebook
First published May 28, 2012
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About the author
Sassy Lane
4 books9 followersWith a newly turned teenage son (who provides great writing music) and an adult daughter who has moved back home until she leaves for the military, Sassy suffers from more ‘squirrel on crack’ than usual. Just ask the patient Goodreads team.
Plot bunnies run amok in the garden, chased by the not-quite-domestic cat her daughter adopted from a local shelter, and who has now adopted Sassy as ‘his human’.
Despite all attempts to convince him otherwise, Damien, the cat, now occupies her former pillow. He watches intently as she plays games on her phone until she falls asleep at night. At which time, she becomes the pillow.
C’est la vie.
Plot bunnies run amok in the garden, chased by the not-quite-domestic cat her daughter adopted from a local shelter, and who has now adopted Sassy as ‘his human’.
Despite all attempts to convince him otherwise, Damien, the cat, now occupies her former pillow. He watches intently as she plays games on her phone until she falls asleep at night. At which time, she becomes the pillow.
C’est la vie.
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September 23, 2015
I hate it when there are so many inconsistent scenes in a story. I may forget a story fats after reading it but I enjoy it while reading it and I usually pay attention to details. Details, that this one seems to ignore.
Rico realies that they are a family exactly when he is ignored for two days and the rest of them go off having fun and he was not invited? Subtle. And why the feelings? One sentence they are in the garden talking, next sentence, BOOM, kissing. W T F ?
I know it's a short story and free ... but damn.
Rico realies that they are a family exactly when he is ignored for two days and the rest of them go off having fun and he was not invited? Subtle. And why the feelings? One sentence they are in the garden talking, next sentence, BOOM, kissing. W T F ?
I know it's a short story and free ... but damn.
May 29, 2012
I loved Rico's quirks and would have liked to know more about him and Dan..I thought the ending was sweet too.
I do think it might have been too much story for the length...the Uncle with all that he entails and Dan's history and Rico's and Mickey....etc
And just a small niggle, at the point where Rico finds 'his Family' I think I might have been unhappy had I been him, he calls everyone and no one has their phone on or even thinks to call him to be there with them...maybe that's just me...
I do think it might have been too much story for the length...the Uncle with all that he entails and Dan's history and Rico's and Mickey....etc
And just a small niggle, at the point where Rico finds 'his Family' I think I might have been unhappy had I been him, he calls everyone and no one has their phone on or even thinks to call him to be there with them...maybe that's just me...
May 29, 2012
The pov changes are ridiculous. Very confusing opener between the pov changes and not know who these characters, what they're talking about, or who is saying what.
Seriously does anyone like reading POVs that change in the middle of paragraphs with no clear distinction that it switched? Makes it confusing and you have to re-read the same paragraph trying to figure out what the fuck is going on
Then the stare in the mirror scene and analyze your perfect appearance. *yawn* not a very engaging opener.
Eh flashbacks. I hate flashbacks especially when they just there and no clear point or that it was even flashback. One minute he is boringly shaving and next he's in his closet as a kid.
So the bartender is 17? How is that possible in California?
Just wtf it skips a scene just to flash back to it a few paragraphs later. Is it trying to be as confusing as possible? I'm considering just not finishing this one at this point.
Rico seemed to take his uncle moving out easily for someone that says he wants too look after him. In fact he never even offered to take care of his uncle when he said he was moving. Or offered to get a caregiver since they seem to be wealthy.
Okay reading this scene by scene I keep asking myself what it the point of this? Like them eating two scenes in a row, point for that? It's not interesting and doesn't seem to move the plot or anything. And the long descriptions of the food? How many servings he has and what order he eats in? This does nothing for my enjoyment level.
What's with Rico's anger issues? The littlest thing seems to set him off.
Wh does Dan like Rico? I can kind of see why Rico would like Dan but not other way around. I really don't see any connection between these characters.
Dan mentions he got his parents to help him enlist in the army. Then never mentions them again? So what he never contacted them after joining? Did to home after being released?
And then Danny just says he is in love with him? Why? The reader hasn't seen anything to show those feelings. Guess in the three weeks the story skipped he fell in love. Must be the unimportant details.
Then he ignores him for four days and his big gesture is to invite him to a fair? Without even giving him time to arrange it just says take the day off. Yeah real sweet, not.
And the whole pov thing is just stupid. We get everyone's pov at the most awkward times but get no one else's when it comes to other stuff to like show their feelings or what they do when Rico is not around.
Two stars since its free. I never got into the story or connected with the characters at all.
Seriously does anyone like reading POVs that change in the middle of paragraphs with no clear distinction that it switched? Makes it confusing and you have to re-read the same paragraph trying to figure out what the fuck is going on
Then the stare in the mirror scene and analyze your perfect appearance. *yawn* not a very engaging opener.
Eh flashbacks. I hate flashbacks especially when they just there and no clear point or that it was even flashback. One minute he is boringly shaving and next he's in his closet as a kid.
So the bartender is 17? How is that possible in California?
Just wtf it skips a scene just to flash back to it a few paragraphs later. Is it trying to be as confusing as possible? I'm considering just not finishing this one at this point.
Rico seemed to take his uncle moving out easily for someone that says he wants too look after him. In fact he never even offered to take care of his uncle when he said he was moving. Or offered to get a caregiver since they seem to be wealthy.
Okay reading this scene by scene I keep asking myself what it the point of this? Like them eating two scenes in a row, point for that? It's not interesting and doesn't seem to move the plot or anything. And the long descriptions of the food? How many servings he has and what order he eats in? This does nothing for my enjoyment level.
What's with Rico's anger issues? The littlest thing seems to set him off.
Wh does Dan like Rico? I can kind of see why Rico would like Dan but not other way around. I really don't see any connection between these characters.
Dan mentions he got his parents to help him enlist in the army. Then never mentions them again? So what he never contacted them after joining? Did to home after being released?
And then Danny just says he is in love with him? Why? The reader hasn't seen anything to show those feelings. Guess in the three weeks the story skipped he fell in love. Must be the unimportant details.
Then he ignores him for four days and his big gesture is to invite him to a fair? Without even giving him time to arrange it just says take the day off. Yeah real sweet, not.
And the whole pov thing is just stupid. We get everyone's pov at the most awkward times but get no one else's when it comes to other stuff to like show their feelings or what they do when Rico is not around.
Two stars since its free. I never got into the story or connected with the characters at all.
June 7, 2012
Wow, lots going on in this short story and I would have loved to get a little more background information. Not only did I like Dan and Rico, but I was seriously hoping early on for this to turn into a ménage with Mickie in the middle! Looks like I’ll have to settle for hoping Mickie gets his own story someday:) Very enjoyable!
July 30, 2018
3.5
While I wish it had been longer, I liked it a lot.
While I wish it had been longer, I liked it a lot.
June 9, 2012
I really enjoyed this as a short story and would love to read more books by Sassy Lane - has she written any others?
Light and frothy with hints at darkness, and plenty of humour. Because it was a sweet short story it did not matter that so many things were hinted at but not followed through. Left me wanting more, which has to be a good thing. Any story that leaves me with a smile on my face is good - hence 4 star rating.
Light and frothy with hints at darkness, and plenty of humour. Because it was a sweet short story it did not matter that so many things were hinted at but not followed through. Left me wanting more, which has to be a good thing. Any story that leaves me with a smile on my face is good - hence 4 star rating.
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June 23, 2012
Offered FREE from the M/M Romance Group
May 1, 2013
I really enjoyed this story. "Rico" (although he hates the name in the beginning) really shows growth in this story. He learns about his Uncle and grows close with Dan and Mickey and seems to let loose. I would love to see more of these guys.
August 2, 2013
This was kind of bad. It didn't make sense. Story lines were dropped. The writing wasn't very good and the link to the picture seemed like the author forgot and just threw it in. The connection btwn the MCs wasn't very believable. Just didn't like his one. 2 stars because it wasn't HORRIBLE.
July 23, 2015
There is a lot of possibility with this short story. I really liked the characters and wanted to know a lot more about each one of them. The story line jumped around a bit and left me wishing for it to be more fleshed out.
Adult read.
Adult read.
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May 31, 2012Thank you Sassy Lane for writing the story to "my" photo, I really hope Mickie gets his story too 
April 18, 2015
Nice story. Thank you Sassy Lane, for donating your time and talent.
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July 14, 2012Nice!
August 17, 2015
This great little story is full of humor despite some hard things going on. I love all the different characters. And for Rico love sure had a way of sneaking up on him.
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