Date: Jan 14, 2019 5:46 am Title: Chapter 2
I like the premise of Justin trying to get Brian back. That’s a different twist on the story than I’ve seen before. TAG
Author's Response:
Yeah, that was what made this idea so intriguing to me. I have read some stories that had Justin as a slave, but never one with Brian as the slave and that idea really intrigued me for some reason ;)
[Report This]Date: Jan 09, 2019 5:15 pm Title: Chapter 2
Is it ever over?
Author's Response:
That's the question :/ And we'll find out the answer over the course of this story.
We can only hope for poor Brian's sake *sighs*
Thanks for your comment! More will be up soon :)
Date: Jan 09, 2019 1:00 am Title: Chapter 2
I know, I know, I already left a massive review, (it's kind of my thing if you remember from The Pittsburgh Years) but, I just read the others' reviews. I saw one of your responses: It was disheartening and unfortunately, there will be more parts like that. Well, I have to say that as long as it's just memories of it happening, I can stomach that. But, I really don't think I could read it while it was actually happening to him. So, please don't be that cruel. Pretty Please *crosses fingers and toes*
Author's Response:
I love massive reviews and love to give massive replies, so we're all good :D
I won't spoil anything though, so not gonna say anything on this *zips mouth and grins evilly*
Date: Jan 09, 2019 12:36 am Title: Chapter 2
Wow! What a background of information. And I see you brought Debbie and Michael in now, too. But 'safe'? Why don't I quite believe that? If Craig or Sapperstien get a hold of any of this information, all hell will break loose. Is Stockwell suppose to be the police chief?
I can't believe the torture Sap and Craig put Brian through with the cattle prod and broom. Old Man Taylor deserves a police baton shoved up his ass. A little bigger width wise, gotta hurt even more. He was the one who started Brian's descent into sex slavery and he deserves punishment for that. I will come up with something for Sap and Stockwell later. hehe...
How is it that Brian has been a slave all these years? He must be thirty by now. Couldn't he just leave the slavery being he was that old, or is it that once sold into slavery, they can't get out? But at the age, height and weight that he was at when Craig went after him, well if it was me, I think I would have fought back. Damn being a slave. He'd never been tortured before. Why allow it to happen? Beat the shit out of the man and run away. Hiding out would have been much preferred to going to sex school and continued being raped into submission, then live a live of being raped, tortured and humiliated.
If I'm right with all my previous assumptions regarding the who's who in this story, imagine Brian's surprise when he finds out the people he remembers as friends, turn out to be Justin's new family.
Oooh, it gives me shivers to think what was done to Brian. I really do hope you have plans to make all those men suffer. It's surprising that in this day and age, slavery was permissible.
HUGS ~ Cathy
Author's Response:
It was time for more background information :)
And yay for Debbie and Michael also getting a mention! As for Craig, Sapperstein and Stockwell, we'll have to see, but lets just say they won't play as big a role in the story from now on as you might be guessing ;)
There must be a special place in hell for men like them... I can't even begin to express what I would want to do to Sap, Craig, Stockwell and all those other assholes that attended the Sap's parties :( Poor Brian!
Once sold into slavery, you can't get out. A slave has no rights at all. More about slavery laws will be explained in upcoming chapters, but as Brian was sold when he was underage, he was doomed to be a slave for the rest of his life as there is no way to get out of slavery in this universe. In what kind of slavery can you just leave slavery? That's not really a thing or there would have never been slavery to begin with. I don't think any slave would have stayed if they had had the chance to leave... If Brian had run away from Craig, what then? Being on the run for the rest of his life? Being hunted and when being caught, getting punished even more severely? There really aren't a lot of options for slaves in this universe and none that would have given Brian a better life than he had in recent years, I am afraid :(
We'll see what will happen the first time Brian meets Justin's new family. He might be in for a surprise, that's for sure...
It's an AU - everything is possible in an AU. And unfortunately, we still have slavery even in the year 2019. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), there are currently an estimated 21 million forced labour victims worldwide, creating US$ 150 billion in illegal profits in the private economy each year. Slavery, especially in the form of sex trafficking, is still a thing even in 2019, which is heartbreaking :/ The only thing is that in this story I have brought it to the US...
Thanks for your lovely comment. More will be up soon :)
Date: Jan 06, 2019 5:51 pm Title: Chapter 2
What a terrific chapter. Love the hints of the series throughout the story. Great writing.
Author's Response:
Awwww, thanks :)
Yes, even though it is an AU story, I wanted to include as many facts from the show as possible, so it only made sense to me to still have the Loft, to still have Liberty Avenue, etc.
We might even see a familiar face or two in upcoming chapters ;)
More will be up soon!