Hnghh...that shouldn't be as hot as it is, and I love you for it: thank you!

Funny enough, I was thinking about this the other night -- how common near-simultaneous or at least neatly consecutive orgasms are in fandom, no matter whether we look at het, slash, or femslash (the only exceptions being orgasm denial fics), how seldom we see stories wherein one partner doesn't reach climax. I wondered how odd this was in light of the fact we're all girls here who most likely haven't always had skilled and/or considerate partners...and immediately replaced "odd" with "natural, in a compensatory manner" in my mind. *g*

Either way, re-reading resonant8's Terms of Service made me nod and wonder, and the contrast to this installment of OOB couldn't be greater. The set-up is similar enough on the surface level, with John -- momentarily -- unable to have an erection, but that element of her story is very much about John seeking comfort and pleasure for himself; when Rodney accuses him of servicing Rodney, his bafflement comes across as genuine, and thus his enjoyment. Here, however, there's a darker and perhaps more realistic slant to it; we only get Rodney's perspective, but unlike the above story, this makes it hard to see what John wants and feels not so much because Rodney doesn't quite know but, and I'm going out on a limb here, because John doesn't quite know what the hell he's doing, and no, not just talking about the sex any more. *g*