A review by claben
Homo Superiors by L.A. Fields
5.0
Combines the emotional snap and burn of the best fanfiction with the polished prose and nuance of a professional. If that's the kind of thing you like, you will like this kind of thing.
Here be spoilers...
I took a bit to turn the ending over in my mind. At first glance it seems like a cop-out that avoids confronting the boys' cruelty, the suffering of their victim, and the sadness of what has to happen after. However, I do think there's a kind of storytelling wisdom in prolonging the question of whether history will repeat itself in this bit of fiction as long as possible - because it's the story of the relationship, so it's the old questions of 'will they or won't they?' Once the decision is made that part of the story, at least, is over.
Here be spoilers...
I took a bit to turn the ending over in my mind. At first glance it seems like a cop-out that avoids confronting the boys' cruelty, the suffering of their victim, and the sadness of what has to happen after. However, I do think there's a kind of storytelling wisdom in prolonging the question of whether history will repeat itself in this bit of fiction as long as possible - because it's the story of the relationship, so it's the old questions of 'will they or won't they?' Once the decision is made that part of the story, at least, is over.