Yoshino by eretria and auburnnothenna (NC-17)

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Rec Category: Slash
Pairing: John/Carter/Rodney
Category: Slash
Warning: Slash, futurefic, threesome, lots of sex (should I warn for this? because yes)
Author on LJ: eretria and auburnnothenna
Link: Yoshino
Summary: "It was a moment set aside from the rest of their lives"
Why This Must Be Read:

I don't like threesome fics very often. And I'm reccing slash here. So why, you ask, am I reccing this to you? Well, because I loved it that much (there's plent of John/Rodney to satisfy any slash purists).

I should start by saying that this is brain-numbingly hot. I mean drool-inducing, 'guh,' keyboard-smash hot. Slow and gradual and more than a little hedonistic, eretria build the tension of this fic over the course of 16,000 words into something that digs beyond pure porn and explores the characters themselves. You sense Sam's pragmatism and care with others, Rodney's intense focus and joyful approach to sex, John's complex need and slight skittishness. She really nails her characterizations here, with Sam and John especially note-on. These are characters with layers, and the emotional resonance from the characterization rachets up the heat of the sex.

There's a lot more to squeal about here (perfect pacing, lush and delicate descriptions), but one thing I thought I'd hit on was the craft that went into writing this. It's frankly hard to write threesomes without tangling up the physical actions of the characters, the emotional undercurrents of the scene, or both. Eretria makes it look effortless. Anyone who loves great characters and really, really well-written porn owes it to themselves to read this one.