There will never be enough Steve, Sasha, and Sai in my life. EVER. I could read this series of stories forever. @cleo4u2 @xantissa
My First Story Rec: The Honeypot Series https://archiveofourown.org/series/581935
At some point, I’ll figure out how to archive my story recs together. But I want to give each rec it’s moment to begin with. The Honeypot series moves me. Like, in my soul. It’s gorgeous.
These stories captivate me in ALL the ways. I just finished a re-read of them, and again, I’m just absolutely blown away by it. The story is deep and incredibly moving. There are scenes that leave me WRECKED - and I’m not even talking about the sex scenes.
There’s a scene in the 1st fic that describes one of the characters so achingly perfect - they give him JUSTICE and character background that is so spot on and achingly accurate, that I have to stop mid-sentence and try again, because it hurts and is so good... It just nails all the feels in all the right places, OMG.
There’s a scene in the 2nd story that is so realistic, so heartbreaking - I must re-read it over and over - it’s hauntingly and achingly gorgeous in all it’s angsty glory.
There’s a scene in the 4th story that I can barely get through - just SOBBING my heart out. The LOVE in this story is easily one of the best out there. It’s real, it’s tangible, it’s gut-wrenching.
The sex is AMAZE-BALLS, HOLY SHIT IT’S THE BEST THING EVER. But the story is so much more.
It’s more. It’s everything a story should be. And it leaves me breathless for more.
Steve, Sasha, and Sai are perfect, and I will always need more of them, even if the authors say the series is complete. I wish they would go back and explore these characters again.
I fall in love with them over, and over again. I’m utterly infatuated.
And seriously, could Sasha be ANY HOTTER?
It’s one of those stories that I have to have repeated inner debates on whether or not to search out a new fic or just enjoy immersing myself yet again into this visceral and lush world, where everything just fits, like the perfect puzzle piece. It all is described in such detail, you can practically taste the air, and the characters feel foundational in a way most stories lack because they can’t see them so wholeheartedly, in both their strengths as well as their weaknesses.
To me, this is a core fic. If you want a story that completely fleshes out ALL the characters, plot, and storyline - this is the one for you. It’s angsty, so much so that one physically aches for these characters, but in that angst, it’s so gorgeously done that despite how much it hurts, you need more.
What inspires me to write? Stories like this one, where I can live and breathe these characters in a world that was created exactly and perfectly for them.
If you have read it - let me know I’m not alone in my obsession. If you haven’t, go READ this series and then get back to me. I need to fan-girl a bit on some of these authors, and need some friends who are along with me for the ride.
