http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5475191/1/Deep_Dish
http://twilighted.net/viewstory.php?sid=8642

Official Description: Slash: Sexy, brooding Jack Charles left Seattle to escape the specter of a love he could never have. A fresh start in Chicago and a new relationship hold promise and hope for him. OTT spinoff. AU/AH. M for lemons & language. Original & canon characters.

Don’t miss the Deep Dish Outtake, Meet Me in Chicago

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ejsantry says: Sometimes an author comes up with a new side character, that cannot be found in canon, that takes hold of your heart and leaves you craving more. Whether it be sexual desire manifested as a monster or a moody and possessive cat named Clive, you would love a fic just about them. In the case of Deep Dish by starfish422, one of these characters gets their day in the sun.

Jack Charles was first introduced to us as a new friend that helped Jasper get through his rough break-up with Edward in Over The Top. The thing that fascinated me about him was that he was straight forward, honest, yet there was shadow that followed him around. Turns out, that shadow was being completely in love with his best friend, and straight man, Ashton. In Deep Dish, Ashton has just gotten married to Jasper’s old secretary from OTT, Kathleen, and Jack decides it is finally time to put some distance between himself and his best friend, who is also the bane of his emotional health. Distance is literal in this case. Jack has decided to leave Seattle and move to Chicago.

With the move, Jack brings with him someone new to his life from Over The Top, Jacey, and meets someone new, Mike Newton, from a little fic called A House of Cards by DefinatelyStaying. Part of me, when I first learned about Jack meeting up with Mike, hoped that maybe two dejected souls from two stories can find happiness together in this one. Once again, I am awed at starfish422’s ability to craft characters and make you fall in love with them. I am now hoping that Jacey becomes a more permanent fixture in Jack’s life, and that maybe Mike and Jack can become friends in a way that is uncluttered by the confusion of romantic love.

What I am enjoying most about this story so far is watching unapologetically single Jack start to want and need to let someone into his life. After spending the last decade in love with someone who does love him, but who could never be a true partner in life, Jack has found someone, possibly in Jacey, to not only be a lover, but a love…a partner. There are the obstacles of distance and age that will cause strain on this relationship, but I am anxious to see how it may survive. I am ready to enjoy watching Jack find his happiness.

mozzer0906 says: All of the things I loved about Over the Top are present in Deep Dish, the beautiful prose which starfish422 writes is transcendent of characters or plot, no matter what she writes about there is always a point where I read something that simply takes my breath away.

I generally shy away from reading original characters, which is sort of odd when you think about it simply because in most AH fics, they may as well be original characters, only sharing a brief glimmer of commonality with the SMeyer characters I fell in love with. However from the moment he appeared in Over the Top, I had a soft spot in my heart for Jack Charles.

I love the jumping off point he was given because it is an issue in which I think we can all sympathize, you are madly in love with someone you can never have. It doesn’t matter that I may not know what it feels like to be a man in love with another man, I’ve loved someone who didn’t love me back the same way and therefore I know his pain. I think starfish422 captures this beautifully.

Taking from this starting point, I also love how this is a tale about finding Jack the love and companionship he has been missing and craving. When I was first told many months ago about how Mike Newton would play a part in this tale, I bristled, because of how maligned Mike often is in fanfiction, but starfish422 actually has me rooting for both of them and yet still feeling for the young brash Jacey too. Who knows where all of this will end up (and NO, even I don’t know, pfft, some sister from another mister Katie is).

So I highly recommend checking out this great fic about moving on and finding love, perhaps even loves, to figure out where it all ends up. Let these characters earn a rightful place in your heart, it doesn’t matter that their names aren’t Edward or Jasper, they are still rich, vibrant and interesting!