This is quite good. An actual exploration of character as opposed to archetype and not afraid to treat this as legitimate writing. I confess I often group writing of this genre into one of two categories. If you choose to continue this please continue in this style that is more focused on character than on plot contrivances. Thanks.

Author's Response: Glad you like it, Galstaff! I 'm more interested in the games these two people are playing than the actual plot itself ;-) in many ways this a written day dream . I intend to keep going the way it's going, if only because it is fun and relaxing to write this stuff ;-)