Jon's ring tone and Stephen's number are both lifted straight from the show. The general knowledge of Jon's whipped-ness is not, but I don't think it's a stretch.
Also, this is character!Sam, who is not known for her tact =)
Stephen is spectacularly slashy with Jon on a regular basis. At this point, Jon thinks of being alone in an office with a half-naked employee as dangerous mostly because of the "harassment suit waiting to happen" factor. He's self-aware enough to know that he (this version, at least) is bi, but the idea of polyamory hasn't crossed his mind. Nor has the idea that Stephen would love to jump him.
Jon has this very interesting balance between being a pushover and not. We don't see him exercising his authority much, but it's there. There's a great line from the time when Stephen tried to do a toss at the end of TCR (and poor Jon just wanted to go home): Stephen's being his loud and overbearing self, and Jon's being fidgety and bowled-over, but then Jon says "I toss to you, Stephen. You don't toss to me. That's not how this works."
For all Stephen's bluster, for all the ways in which Jon bends over backwards to accomodate him, at the end of the day it's Jon who tosses to Stephen. (For the record, I think that would hold true in a D/s situation too ^_~)
Yes, this is the first instance of openly needy Stephen. It's also the first time Stephen and Jon are alone together. Coincidence? (Hint: No.)
Subplots are another thing that's largely missing from the next story. Sigh. (But Tad and Bobby won't be left out entirely.)
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Also, this is character!Sam, who is not known for her tact =)
Stephen is spectacularly slashy with Jon on a regular basis. At this point, Jon thinks of being alone in an office with a half-naked employee as dangerous mostly because of the "harassment suit waiting to happen" factor. He's self-aware enough to know that he (this version, at least) is bi, but the idea of polyamory hasn't crossed his mind. Nor has the idea that Stephen would love to jump him.
Jon has this very interesting balance between being a pushover and not. We don't see him exercising his authority much, but it's there. There's a great line from the time when Stephen tried to do a toss at the end of TCR (and poor Jon just wanted to go home): Stephen's being his loud and overbearing self, and Jon's being fidgety and bowled-over, but then Jon says "I toss to you, Stephen. You don't toss to me. That's not how this works."
For all Stephen's bluster, for all the ways in which Jon bends over backwards to accomodate him, at the end of the day it's Jon who tosses to Stephen. (For the record, I think that would hold true in a D/s situation too ^_~)
Yes, this is the first instance of openly needy Stephen. It's also the first time Stephen and Jon are alone together. Coincidence? (Hint: No.)
Subplots are another thing that's largely missing from the next story. Sigh. (But Tad and Bobby won't be left out entirely.)