Cursed Be, by Joy (NC-17)

[tejas.livejournal.com]

Rec Category: Jack/Daniel
Pairing: Jack/Daniel, Daniel/Others
Category: Slash
Warning: Violence, coercive sex, dark
Author on LJ: riverfox
Author's Website: http://www.joysgate.com
Link: Cursed Be

Why This Must Be Read:

I'm not a big vampire fan. That said, every once in a while a story reaches out, grabs me by the throat and demands I pay closer attention to it. This is one of those stories. It opens on another planet where Daniel has just killed a creature that attacked him while he was alone in a temple. From that moment on, we see him adjusting to his new reality; not overcoming it, adjusting to it, even reveling in it. Joy's treatment of the subject matter is uncompromising. There is no magic cure, no quick out and we're left knowing no one's going to walk away unscathed. A satisfying read to sink your teeth into.



His head swam, pulse hammering away at his temples, and slowly, the nausea vanished and was replaced by an undefined desire. He turned back and looked down at the creature, confused by the pull within him. Reaching over, Daniel drew his middle finger across the surface of the red liquid pooling around the hilt of his knife. A shiver ran through him and without thinking, he brought his finger to his mouth to taste the thick, salty-sweet fluid. The moment it hit his tongue, Daniel's eyes half-lidded with pleasure as fresh urges were awakened. Dipping his finger again, he sucked it clean and when he reached once more for the viscuous, beautiful blood, he suddenly realized what the hell he was doing.

With a horrified gasp, he shot up and backpedaled, boots slipping in the blood. He fell on his ass with an abrupt thump as new knowledge flooded his mind, informing him of the real reason his pleasure had turned to disgust: The blood he'd tasted was no longer alive. It was cold and dead and would no longer spurt, like hot come from an explosive orgasm.

He pushed back, crabbing away from the body, the blood, refusing to recognize the grumbling in his stomach.

What have I become?

Comments

[riverfox.livejournal.com]

Wow. Just... wow. Thanks, hun. That was so very generous. :)

[tejas.livejournal.com]

Thank *you* for the fic. ;-)

[riverfox.livejournal.com]

You're welcome. :) I reread my story last night. Hadn't done that in a while. I must admit that it's the best one I've ever written--thanks in part to betas who found a few flaws. :) Obviously, I have a vampire fetish, or it wouldn't have come out as it did. ;)

[tejas.livejournal.com]

LOL! NO! You? :-)

[riverfox.livejournal.com]

*sniggers* Not exactly a surprise, no. ;)