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audition, and he knows there’s not a lot he can do about it.
“Unless,” Craig drawls, “you’re no longer interested in the role? Which would be a shame,
because you really would make a fabulous John Mercury.”
Joe takes a deep breath. “No, I’m interested.”
Craig gestures at him to undress, and Joe swallows his pride as he pulls his t-shirt over his
head. It’s always the same with these auditions. There’s never anywhere private to undress,
and he’s painfully aware that every other person in the room is a Dom. He knows there’s
probably only about half a dozen Doms in the room with him, but right now he feels as
though he’s stripping in front of a crowd of hundreds.
He folds his clothes neatly, before taking a deep breath and facing the producers defiantly.
*****
Ben shivers in the air-conditioned room, the hairs on his bare skin standing on end.
He can feel every Dom in the room drinking in the sight of him with their eyes, and he wants
to be sick.
“I think you’ll do nicely.” Craig licks his lips. “Roger May was quite slim in the 70s, of
course, but I think you’ll do just fine.”
Ben’s face is burning with shame, and he just wants to get out of this damn audition as
quickly as possible.
“Look into the camera please.” Craig gestures at the cameraman who’s been taping the whole
audition. “Say I’m yours, Master.”
Ben repeats the line with the emotion and energy he imagines Roger May would say it. No
matter how big an arsehole Craig is, Ben is still a professional.
“I’m wondering actually,” Craig taps his pen thoughtfully against his notebook, “whether we
should get you back for another screentest. We’re thinking of casting an American actor to
play John, but it would be lovely to see the two of you do a screentest together just to see
what the chemistry is like. There are a few sub time scenes in the movie, after all.”
Ben nods numbly. He can’t believe this is what he’s having to go through to get this job.
He just hopes it’ll be worth it.
standing on my own two feet
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Anonymous asked:
For the anon about Ben and joes sub instincts kicking in, could ya possibly
write a small part where that happens?

“You alright, mate?” Gwil asks softly when Joe comes to sit at his feet during the break.
Joe smiles up at him tiredly. “Yeah. Thanks, sir. It’s just been a rough day.”
Gwil doesn’t miss the use of the title, and he strokes the sub’s hair gently. Ben trudges over
too to sit beside Joe, and the older sub pulls him in for a cuddle.
Rami notices that something’s not quite right, and wanders over casually. “You were both
amazing today. Really. Those were some tough scenes and you were so incredible.”
Joe in particular seems to perk up in response to the praise, but Ben just leans his head against
Gwil’s knee.
Gwil reaches down to take Ben’s hand and laces their fingers together.