The Same Deep Water As You (20/54)

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The Same Deep Water As You
by solo____ & jo_lasalle
Pairing: Kamenashi Kazuya / Akanishi Jin
Rating: Explicit
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. Alternate Universe fiction. None of this is true.
Warnings: If there are any warnings for this story, you will find them here.
Summary: Kame's got his reasons for seeing prostitutes. Jin's got his reasons for being one. Life is pretty screwed up.
Notes: Story notes, acknowledgements and frantically reiterated disclaimers are here.
Additional note: Credit to rheasilvia's car for the missing tubes. Unfortunately it's not the kind of credit that can buy it a wash.

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"Is that— do you do that for work?" Tomo asks, sounding curious and friendly.

Comments

[souleater-angel.livejournal.com]

Mwahaha Jin agreed! I'm honestly a little surprised about that. Even though it's a lot of money, I would've thought that Jin wouldn't go with Kame again for all the money in the world. He's got the club behind him now too, he's even got permission to turn Kame down. I cannot wait to see what happens with them. If Kame actually goes through with apologizing, if they make it through without either one of them freaking out...

I enjoyed the slightly more detailed look into Jin's family and personal life too. I'd be more specific if I wasn't so tired right now and if things were going easier in life, but I did want to let you know that I enjoyed it nontheless. :]

"He never has to put up with Kamenashi's weird issues again, doesn't have to wonder what makes him so goddamn special that Mr Harmless And Vanilla brings out his crazy just for him."-- I love Jin's thoughts about Kame's current state of insanity. Mr Harmless and Vanilla; That's great.

[haikuesque.livejournal.com]

Hey, Jin surprised you! :-) Sorry if that was a little unexpected. We're glad you're intrigued for next week, though. It's definitely an interesting date for them with the background having changed so much.

We're sorry to hear life's being a drag. >.< We hope that's temporary? And we definitely appreciate you dropping by here regardless and leaving us feedback! Enjoyment good! Makes us proud. :-)

Kame is TOTES Mr Harmless and Vanilla. How can you doubt it?

Take care, and good luck with the hassly bits!

[agustin1982.livejournal.com]

Jin had a boyfriend???

ehh??

Tomo is Yamapi, right?

Waiting for the next^^

[haikuesque.livejournal.com]

Ha ha, yes, he had a boyfriend. He's mentioned him before, but that's like, 10 chapters and 10 weeks ago or so. How did you think he found out he's gay? ;-)

Yes, Tomo is totally Yamapi! There can be no story about Jin's life without a Yamapi in it somewhere.

Hope you enjoy the next one. :-) Thank you for commenting!

[silverrain184.livejournal.com]

I like the part with Tomo, the way he reacts, or not reacts to the revelation but on the other hand it made me sad because you can clearly see that Jin isn't close to anyone, he's so immured into a cage of defence...not that that's news or in any way surprising.

Again, I like Jin's new confidence, that he's getting over his fears and somewhat facing them (even if it's just out of money reasons).

So Kame decided to come clear as well. I can't even begin to imagine how things will go but trust me to come up with a gazillion scenarios unil next week (that, I bet, all prove to be wrong).
But I guess poor Jin has it worse, having to imagine all scenarios for himself until then.

Damn, I'm so glad I'm buried in work to get over the long wait. So anxious!

[silverrain184.livejournal.com]

oh, btw, I would actually have loved to see Jin declining and read Kame's reaction to that!

[haikuesque.livejournal.com]

Heee, yes, it wasn't a terribly unlikely scenario either! And probably would have turned slightly ~awkward~ for Kame. With the being turned down and trying to apologize thing. We might have had to make them meet in a stuck elevator or something. *g*

[silverrain184.livejournal.com]

omg, I imagined so much how they meet on accident if Kame wouldn't muster the courage to actually face Jin (and it didn't look like it in the chapters until now)

I guess that was what made me so surprised that, in the end, he did after all! ^^

SO intrigued! Want. To. Know. Now! ;P

[haikuesque.livejournal.com]

You're right, Jin isn't close to anyone, but he's only just (well, 3 months ago) moved to that area? And he doesn't work the most sociable hours. And Tomo's a good one to know. :-)

You're right about the money reasons, they play a big part for Jin. If it wasn't for the money, he would have quit before his second Kamenashi date. He wants all the money he can get, quick, so he can get out of this job. :-) And it totally helps his confidence to have management backing him.

Ha, we'd love to know what your scenarios are. Ours is already set in stone, we just need to put the last commas in and take the last italics out. ;-) But it could have gone So. Many. Ways.

HEEEE, we make you glad to be buried in work! We are GOOD FOR MORALE! *insert giggly authors here*

[silverrain184.livejournal.com]

Even with Jin living longer in that area and being 'closer' with people like Tomo, I can imagine him as someone who - in the end - never really opens up o someone, afraid of spilling secrets, revealing anything about himself or just having to open up to someone and that makes me just sad.

I'll let you know if my mind drags me into an exceptionally weird scenario but maybe I'll try to keep myself at peace until I get to know how it really goes, just so I can keep focus^^

[haikuesque.livejournal.com]

I can imagine him as someone who - in the end - never really opens up to someone, afraid of spilling secrets, revealing anything about himself...

You mean, like Kame? ;-)

Well, okay, Jin isn't so keen on Tomo finding out what he does for a living, that's a fair point. *g*

[carboncastel.livejournal.com]

Can I just say, I admire your attention to detail. It's written so well that I've gotten so engrossed in the story and sympathize with the characters. I can feel that the next chapter will be extremely exciting!! Thanks for this, it's awesome! xD

[haikuesque.livejournal.com]

Aww, thank you for this lovely praise! Engrossed is great. Sympathizing with the characters (even when they're kind of fucked up!) is great! Woo! Thanks very much, we're glad you're enjoying it so much! We hope next week will be, erm, fun of some kind. *g*

[akamaru07.livejournal.com]

Friday at eight. XDDDD

I look forward to Thursday because of this fic :)

[haikuesque.livejournal.com]

Friday at eight, or Thursday next week. *g* We feel very pleased you're looking forward to it this much, thank you for commenting!

[ladyc2]

I was kind of expecting Jin to turn him down too - although it is a lot of money and the fact he knows he can turn him down must help.

Loved him opening up to Tomo a bit and thinking of Yuuya as a little brother.

Only found this story recently but I'm totally hooked, it's so well written. Can't wait until the next chapter to see how the apology goes - totally awkward for both of them I'm sure lol.

[haikuesque.livejournal.com]

Ooh, tasty icon you have there!

Jin's decision could have gone the other way, we do see that. But management being on his side really makes a difference, and the money is a LOT, and he needs it.

Glad you liked Tomo! We like him too. :-) He's good for Jin. (As is Yuuya, in a slightly different way.)

Thank you very much for saying hi and commenting! It's much appreciated, and we're glad you're enjoying. Hope next week won't disappoint! ;-)

[shirayuki1582.livejournal.com]

I've been reading all the chapters but stopped commenting. Life's been ugly and still kinda is and so I couldn't muster the strength for it. Sorry! :/ and kame felt depressed in the fic just like me... Don't be mad.
But I read the new update today and I really really loved it. It's my most fav chapter so far! So I wanted to write at least a short comment and let you know :)
I like how all the boys in the club get along and the background info on Jin and his friendship with Tomo <3 glad he found the courage to tell him things.

[haikuesque.livejournal.com]

Augh, we're sorry to hear that your life sucks just now. D: And yeah, depresso!Kame is probably no big help there. We're not mad - just very happy to hear from you again, and very pleased that this chapter cheered you up a bit.

Things are slowly getting better for Jin now, and having Tomo as a friend will be a big help. We hope things will get better for you soon, too! Take care! ♥

[brindhakrishnan.livejournal.com]

The first thing I want to say is I am quite shock that Jin would decide to meet Kame. I was thinking he would turn him down. But its now based on Jin’s terms so I guess its acceptable. I guess in a way, should they end up in a relationship, they would need to have that semblance of equality. Both Kame and Jin would need to stop seeing each other as a client and a whore. So being able to face him on TV and knowing that he has support to turn Kame down he’s in a better safer position than before though I guess it would still require more than this. I really like how the direction of the story is turning.

I am very intrigued by Jin’s past. What could possibly have turned Jin into a whore? Though he’s estranged now, he must have had a really nice relationship with his dad. And Jin’s ex, how does he look like? Better looking than Kame? Since we know more about Kame’s background now, I am extremely curious to know about Jins’.

Thanks for sharing and looking forward to the next one.

[haikuesque.livejournal.com]

Yes, it being on Jin's terms made a huge difference. And we do know it could have gone differently, he had to think about it quite hard.

We're glad you like the direction this is going. There is definitely a shift now, things are moving. We also totally agree with you on what it would take for them to have a relationship; the fun is in seeing whether they're able (or at the moment, willing!) to get there. *g*

Naoki was good-looking, if not as good-looking as Kame, in our opinion. Jin thought he looked great. (But Jin was also in love, he's not the most reliable witness.) As for how Jin got to be a whore, well, that's kind of a long story... but bits will become clear later, too. :-) Things with the dad were complicated for a while, though.

Thank you so much for commenting! We always look forward to that, too. ♥

[pinacoladasips.livejournal.com]

This is an incredibly well written piece of fiction! Thank you for this. The characters, their interactions, and the scenarios are amazingly well crafted, believable and real. This chapter in particular had me hooked; and I'm eager for the next one. How unbelievably confusing can Kame appear to Jin. More of his crazy for Jin to deal with? Superstars and their whims.

I also wanted to know, when did Kame make his foray into the entertainment industry(since he's 25 now, and that feels rather young to me)? I realize that this probably is intrusive and personal, but I've been dying to ask you: How and why did you guys come up with the idea for this story? I mean, why a whore!fic? Because it's so entirely different from the rest of your work.

[haikuesque.livejournal.com]

Hi there, nice to meet you! :-) Thanks very much for the kind words. That made us very happy. (And blush.)

Career footnotes: Kame started acting when he was fifteen, but in supporting roles. He first got noticed as a Freakin' Good Actor when he was seventeen and starring in an independent production, and when he was 19 he got the lead in an action/romance that turned into a runaway hit and that basically made his career; everything he's done since has been incredibly popular and incredibly successful. Is the short version. :-)

As for your question about how we got started writing whorefic, that's not intrusive at all! We are happy to talk about this stuff and in fact sometimes have to stop ourselves so we don't go on and on. :-) We actually both, um, kind of like whorefic; or certain kinds of whorefic, anyway -- the in-character kind, which can really lead to length -- and this universe isn't even the only one we've ever plotted out for the fun of it that deals with whorefic themes. (Only the one we really turned into an actual *story*.) You can actually read about the metaphorical moment of conception here (http://users.livejournal.com/solo____/186410.html) -- it's the conversation that Started It All. (Literally! So not everything that is in that conversation is now reflected in the story. But since you asked, we thought it might interest you.)

If you don't mind a return question -- in what sense was it entirely surprising from our other stuff? We do know that or other stuff has a higher fluff ratio than the whorefic to date and we always knew the whores were kinda different (see: our epic warnings and notes page, which we never felt the need to do before, either), but apart from... oh, is it the AUness? (This is not a dramatic question but you have us curious now; only if you don't mind!)

In any case, thank you very much for leaving us such a lovely comment! We hope next week won't disappoint...

[baka-lolli.livejournal.com]

Hey I'm late but I promised to be back so here I am. xD
Actually I read this chapter on Thursday noon already but then I had to leave and when I came back in the evening I read it again but was too tired to comment afterwards, so I went to bed and read it a third time... xD Oh well I guess I'm a true procrastinator.

The chapter was so wonderful that I don't know where to start. All these details, all these hints, it was such a pleasure to read. *__*
And I'm so proud of Jin. He overcame his fear, he even opened up to a new friend and the most impressive one he took the chance to finally get to know why of all people he gets treated like shit by "Mr Harmless And Vanilla" (THIS! <3). Seriously Jin describing things in his mind is pure entertainment sometimes. xD

Oh and even though all three parts were different situations I have to say I liked the atmosphere in all of them. <3

Jin's tension in the last part when Ootomo appeared was especially amusing and yes it's a whole lot of money he's earning with doing this and I also think he still feels kind of obliged to do the work (and Kamenashi is work too, right ;)) And Jin should just admit that he's curious too, at least a tiny bit. :P

Compared to this being in Tomo's world must be like paradise for Jin just because he doesn't have to think about clients and assholes. But after reading some of the other comments I think I agree with the person who said that Jin's probably a character who'll never open up completely to someone ("special someone" might be an exception). But maybe it's better like this anyway because it seems that Jin terribly needs someone who isn't related to his job in any way in order to feel relaxed once in a while.
I'd also like to thank Tomo for staying calm and normal when Jin decided for his "coming out" XD Because this is what real friends do.

And for the first part I would like to hug you both. <3 This is overflowing with jinius. <3
Alone the relationship between Jin and Jun (which so reminded me of their relationship in real life XD'') spiced up with the "Yokoyama-incident". I truly love the irony behind it and were even a little bit surprised that (at least) Jin didn't notice what's going on.

This whole chapter was so interesting to read between the lines. *_*
And I'm not sure if this is intentional or not but I like the fact that now when Jin is finally less afraid and doesn't feel like he has to face Kame alone anymore the readers suddenly get to know a lot more about himself and his surroundings. Like the relationships among the escorts or his friendship with Tomo. Before that reading Jin's parts always felt like being isolated or anonymous, as if he didn't want to tell much about his life but now it's different. I don't know exactly how to describe it but maybe you know what I mean. ^^;
I just wanted to say that I really like how great this is working for the story!

Thanks for this chapter and now I'm counting the days again until next Thursday. :D

[haikuesque.livejournal.com]

Wow, this comment... is almost as long as our chapter. :D **bouncy authors** Thank you! And you say so many lovely things to us!!!

Jin's definitely getting his act together. (One might say it was about time. >_> But while he was still worrying that Ootomo might simply kick him back out on the streets, he just couldn't.) And it helps him so much to have somebody like Tomo around -- writing that was quite a relief for us too, after the tough time Jin's had! We are also pleased you find his inner commentary entertaining. :-) At least the boy isn't all doom and gloom!

We're really happy you enjoyed the first part, we're never entirely sure how people feel about those long(ish) bits which are just... background detail, really. We had a lot of fun writing the thing about Jun and Yoko. ;-)

Your last paragraph had a lot of really neat observation going on, and we're very pleased that there's a sense of Jin opening up now. What you're saying about the more isolated chapters earlier and how he's interacting more even at work, that's a great observation and totally true. The more unhappy Jin is, the more he just shut down.

But yeah, he's able to focus on other things now (not just worry that Kamenashi will lose him his job) and that means he can take more joy in things, and also that he has a more solid base to develop his life from. We're very happy that that feeling comes across.

Thank you so much for this long and wonderful comment! And hey, Thursday is NOT LONG! ♥♥♥