if he ever shows signs of a cuckold fetish you know who to call

yeah, ME 

because he's MY CLIENT 

And, to Lev, 

I actually really liked Gatsby? I know it's the classic "everyone has to read it in English class but nobody really likes it" book but I liked it a lot 

what if he wants you to GET BLACKED, sasha

I will do it for a v reasonable fee

I've actually never read Gatsby, school #1 had it in eleventh grade and school #2 had it in tenth grade

don't move around a bunch, it fucks with everything

he specifically requested no weird race stuff so I think the chances of him wanting me to GET BLACKED are as low are they're gonna get  

to Asher, and 

oh man I bet 

the good news is it's creative commons now so the pdfs are free 

it's much more fun if you approach it from the angle "thesis: nick is gay and in love with gatsby" than if you try to actually analyze it but I've never tried just reading it like a normal book 

to Lev. 

what. horrible. can't believe we've been friends for this long and you're STILL not gonna put out

I'll try it and report back, I think it's on the Boring Literachur I Own For Unclear Reasons shelf of my library

Asher you're straight 

not that I wouldn't fuck you if you decided to give it a try because holy shit your abs but you are in fact straight 

and he debates how to respond to Lev for a moment before he says 

it's only boring if you try to read it like Literachur 

if you read it in literally any other way it's like "insider scoop on gossip about my tragic crush: the novel" 

I will read it and report back about whether I'll have to reshelve it!

honestly "insider scoop on gossip about my tragic crush: the novel" is a great shelf name

can't believe my own heterosexuality is being used against me in this fashion

I just said I'd be down if you were babe 

wear that cute skirt it'll be a date xoxo

can do 💙 💙

is there a way we can schedule private shows so it's not while you're working, I don't want to stop you from getting tips

well, you've got my phone number now, and my schedule is pretty flexible 

tomorrow at five pst?

maybe I'll watch you come this time

5 pst, then! 

Lev is silent for the rest of the day, and the next morning texts him:

I bow to your excellent taste in books about tragic gay crushes

I'm glad you liked it! 

Lev is sitting there waiting in Sasha's room at 4:55 pm.

And at 5 PM PST the private show starts! 

This time, Luna is already in boxer shorts and a sweater big enough to be falling off one shoulder. 

Tiny little whimpery noise.

"...I want to see you come," he says, "but we should probably talk about the things I like first. And you can always try distracting me by asking about books. Or math."

...dream client. 

"Yeah, that is a good idea," Luna agrees. "What do you like?" 

"I like knowing things about you and you enjoying yourself," he says, "and I also get off on-- making people do things that they wouldn't otherwise do because I have power over them? Uh, but I don't want you to actually do things that would upset you or make you sad or anything."

'...I'm a sex worker, doing things I wouldn't otherwise do is literally my day job,' he doesn't say. 

"That's in my repertoire!" he says instead, and smiles charmingly at the camera.