#tomgreg fic

wordcount: 9,836 tags: canon-compliant, episode fic (2x6), missing scenes, domesticity, fluff, homosexuality, mutual pining, almost-affair, morality, politics, extended metaphors, we hear for you Greg grows a lot between the weekend the Roys spent at the Pierces' estate and another weekend, many months later, at the Argestes conference. Tom blooms in tandem, just before a scandal arrives to cut them short.

On the Christmas Eve and Day of 1832, at Mr. Roy's grand new estate, they feast. And nevermind the world they're in, (almost) no one goes around talking about principles.

wordcount: 32,565 chapters: 5/5 tags/warnings: selkies, supernatural elements, period au, ambiguous time period, lighthouse keepers, ocean motif, dog motif, domestic, autumn, winter, falling in love Tom’s desires for vertical movement within Royco are met with an assignment that sends him far away, tests his will, and most significantly introduces him to a strange and mysterious cousin of the family he’s come to know. With only each other for company, he and Greg each attempt to make the most of maintaining a Nova Scotian lighthouse—to look forward to the rewards.

wordcount: 7,843 tags/warnings: episode related (vaulter), canon compliant, character study, homosexuality, introspection, mugging, hurt/comfort, hopeful ending After Tom's wedding, Kendall's attempted hostile takeover, and their transfer to ATN, Greg feels inspired to make more of an effort in improving his own life. What it seems most imperative he move on from are his feelings for a neurotic, possibly closeted, married man. Just, you know, looking for love in all the wrong places.

at dimensions of 5.25"x8", it's 415 pages - for those of you who judge how long a story is by page length lol. now i can read my 90s fic the way it's MEANT to be read (and so can you if you want)

wordcount: 139,572 chapters: 27 tags: historical accuracy, Y2K, AIDS, politics, pop culture, affair thriller, sexual content, crime, excess, desire, repression, homosexuality, slow burn, happy ending On the last night of his honeymoon cruise, Tom meets Greg, who is desperately trying to make it big in the casino. Lucky for the both of them, Tom just married into the family that owns the ship and runs the Parks & Cruises division himself. A deeply charged, drunken night of playing mentor and sharing success simply can’t be left at that. When Tom later discovers that this man is his wife’s cousin, and Greg, that the man who helped him is his estranged cousin’s husband, it’s hard to accept as a matter of coincidence. Swimming in the same water regardless, the two become bound by a precarious secret. Although this is quickly far from the only thing that binds them. Tom becomes invested in Greg’s continued success and career, and in bringing luxury into his life, needing only his gratitude in return. His own career which encompasses his entire life at home—his marriage that’s been rocky since before it started, his wife and his brothers-in-law all taking heavier roles in the company after the death of their father, his truest inclinations having no place anywhere near the surface—becomes something to regularly escape in favor of Greg’s relative freedom and companionship. All the while that Tom is wary of ulterior motives and furthermore terrified of what he needs, he keeps going to him. It’s a textbook affair long before their passion ignites. And when it does, a chance at a real life, to be real people, stands on the other side. Greg and Tom both can allow it to remain an affair for only so long.

Greg, broke and burdensome at his mother’s house, is sent to stay with his grandfather for the winter so he can get back on his feet. It’s utterly without excitement until an older businessman flies into town with a deeply coincidental connection to himself, and in the days leading up to Christmas, the two of them seem to be getting followed around.