Book Club: Back in action!

[st_aurafina]

Welcome (back) to the Person of Interest Book Club! It's a new and hopefully better year. Your mods are st_aurafina and livenudebigfoot and we're hoping to read all of the 2018 Big Bang fics. This is the reading and discussion post for February 2021.

This month's fic is a Firefly fusion, which is a surprisingly good fit for these characters!

Remember, the discussion post will be here. I'll link back here on the 21st. You don't have to wait till the 21st to comment, though. Have at, if you're done early.

All fics are linked by permission of the authors, and the same goes for the art. (Thank you, creators!)

Our fic for February is An Alluring Companion by michaelssw0rd with art by mekare seen below.



An Alluring Companion. (22070 words) by Michaelssw0rd
Chapters: 4/4
Fandom: Person of Interest (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Harold Finch/John Reese, Harold Finch & Nathan Ingram
Characters: Harold Finch, John Reese, Logan Pierce, Nathan Ingram, Zoe Morgan, Carl Elias, Anthony Marconi
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Firefly AU, Fluff, Massage, Hair Washing, Companions, Logan Pierce being an asshole I'm sorry, Slow Dancing, Alternate Universe - Escorts, Idiots in Love, Implied/Referenced Torture, Harold Egret also makes an appearance :P
Summary:

Harold is a genius, loner programmer, belonging to the elite and prestigious society. He gets invited to a party he can't get out of-- not without drawing too much attention to himself-- and Nathan encourages him to hire a Companion as a social buffer. Harold ends up hiring the services of John Reese.
It goes exceptionally well.
So well that Harold hires him again, and again, learning John's secrets and sharing his own, until he inevitably falls in love with the person he is paying to keep him company.

(Set in Firefly Universe, but the knowledge of Firefly is not compulsory)

Go forth and read! Here are some questions to bear in mind while you read:

1. What was your initial reaction to the fic? Were you immediately hooked, or did it take you a while to get into it?
2. What themes or style choices did you notice as you were reading the fic?
3. In what ways does the fic feel like canon? In what ways does it differ?
4. What was your favourite scene?
5. Which character did you relate to most and what was it about them that you connected to?
6. Did the fic change your perspective on an aspect of canon or a character?
7. Share a favourite quote or excerpt.
8. What did you think of the ending?
9. How did the art affect or enhance your reading of the fic?
10. What are some questions you have for the author?


I'll check back in on the 14th with a reminder, then again on the 21st to start some discussion. Then on the 1st of March, all going according to plan, we'll do it again with a new big bang fic.

Go forth, read and enjoy.

Discussion is now open!

Here's a handy-dandy box where you can cut and paste the questions. And don't forget to comment on the fic itself to let the author know you enjoyed it.

<b>1. What was your initial reaction to the fic? Were you immediately hooked, or did it take you a while to get into it?</b> <b>2. What themes or style choices did you notice as you were reading the fic?</b> <b>3. In what ways does the fic feel like canon? In what ways does it differ?</b> <b>4. What was your favourite scene?</b> <b>5. Which character did you relate to most and what was it about them that you connected to? </b> <b>6. Did the fic change your perspective on an aspect of canon or a character?</b> <b>7. Share a favourite quote or excerpt.</b> <b>8. What did you think of the ending? </b> <b>9. How did the art affect or enhance your reading of the fic? </b> <b>10. What are some questions you have for the author? </b>