AU Fic: Touch, Peel, Stand (Chapter 5 of Starbuggers) NC17 L/R

[kronette.livejournal.com]

Starbuggers (13408 words) by kronette
Chapter 5/6
Rating: Explicit
Relationships: Dave Lister/Arnold Rimmer

The Riviera Kid is doing a one-night only show at Starbuggers. Todhunter has agreed to let Lister and Rimmer do their new routine for the hyped-up crowd. This is the big one, folks. Pick your soundtrack and get reading!

Chapter 5: Touch, Peel, Stand

Comments

[janamelie.livejournal.com]

*Wipes sweat from brow* Very sexy. Also sweet with Rimmer's moment of doubt. :)

So were you imagining the Boyz in slightly more elaborate versions of their "Gunmen" costumes? Cat's role in this fic was inspired and it's nice to see some acknowledgement of his hotness, which does tend to get overlooked due to the Rimmer / Lister ship. ;)

Oh, and the thought of buttoned up Todhunter as a strip club owner is amusing. Kryten's cameo was nice too. :D

[kronette.livejournal.com]

I have a feeling I may have broken the RD fandom with this one :)

So were you imagining the Boyz in slightly more elaborate versions of their "Gunmen" costumes?

Not more elaborate - a lot less! Just the hats and boots for them both. Chaps were added for them, and Rimmer got to wear the duster. No shirts for either of them. I couldn't figure out a way to have them wear the thigh holsters, but I sure as smeg wanted them to. I was originally going to have them dance to the cowboy song, then I found Enrique's song and that took over my brain.

I couldn't not have Cat dancing in this; it would have been a crime against humanity. And since the boys were in modified "Gunmen" outfits, Cat's seemed natural. His vanity played into the star diva nicely, too. I almost didn't have Kryten, but if I worked in Cat, I had to include Kryten. I'm still not sure why I picked Todhunter to own the club...I couldn't see Hollister running it, and I wanted to use as many previous characters as we've seen on the show.

I'm not sure where Rimmer's doubt came from. Maybe I needed a breather from Cat's dance and Lister's horniness? I needed to slow it down and that worked nicely. It also served to have that bit of plot in an otherwise plot-less romp :)

One chapter to go!