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Deja vu post! (except this one has a downloadable song: Queen - Hammer to Fall)

isiscolo again has pointed me to another wonderful story based on another '80's Brat Pack movie, in this case The Breakfast Club. This one's by

resonant8, titled Higher Education. Like the story I recced by Fabularasa in my last post, it's a post-movie slash story by a HP writer of great skill. This takes place after the movie, can be read as original if you've never seen the movie, and is just terrific. The level of detail in the backstory is just amazing. These characters really come alive. Oh, and what they get up to! Hot.

Brian came back on a slow day at the end of May. John was trying to add up his hours in his head and figure out if he had the money to buy a bigger television this month, and he looked right at Brian for a second without seeing him, and then his brain caught up with him and he blushed like an idiot.

Brian actually hugged him, right in front of everybody. Granted, it was a guy hug, complete with back pounding to knock the queer cooties off, but John liked it more than he wanted to and was inclined to be touchy. "Hey, hey," he said, and backed off out of reach.

Brian didn't even look hurt. He looked at John closely, like he was asking him something without words. What? Did I turn you queer? Are you going to beat me up? Did you miss me?

It was possible John would have had an easier time reading Brian's face if he could have made himself look at Brian's eyes rather than his mouth.

"I've got to do the family thing tonight," Brian said. "You working tomorrow?"

Now, that, that right there, that was an invitation. If he said no to it, he could say no to all of it. No, I'm happy being normal, thanks just the same.

"I get off at noon," he said instead. He resisted the temptation to lower his voice, since there was nothing that would get these nosy fucks' attention faster. "Want to come by?"