3.5 stars. I liked the story, but I have a little bit of a problem with how Johnnie talked him into/forced himself on Tyler. That situation was everything that I was taught as a little girl to avoid about boys in high school, that guys just want in your pants and will tell you anything and everything you want to hear to get sex. Johnnie says he's not interested in it if they aren't interested in him, and then he goes right ahead, ignoring the plight that Tyler's in, a situation he caused. (Even if Tyle is giving off mixed signals.) And really, as best anyone knows at that point, Johnnie's just using him for sex. 
 Now, I recognize the situation is not the same, even beyond the fact that it's a story and a fantasy, and I should just go with it. And I did. I read through the entire story. And they're adults and can make their own decisions. But it still grated on me that the only reason it's not considered rape is because Tyler was talked into it even though he wasn't mentally ready or sure he wanted it. He did, but he didn't. It just rubbed me the wrong way. 
 I sort of got over that by the end, because he really did fall for Johnnie and Johnnie really did mean it when all was said and done. But the beginning falls under 'dubious consent' for me, which was not what I was expecting when I started reading it.