To Be Kept (universe)
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Mike had never really pictured himself as the kind of guy who got kept. Kept sounded like something out of an old novel, like he should be lounging around in silk robes while Harvey puffed on cigars and called him "rookie" in that smooth baritone.
Except, somehow, that was almost exactly what his life had become. Well—minus the cigars. Harvey hated smoke on his suits. But the rest? The expensive apartment, the racks of suits Mike didn’t remember buying, the bottles of cologne that just happened to appear on the dresser like magic? Yeah. He was living in Harvey Specter’s world now, and Harvey seemed determined to fit him into it piece by piece.
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Or, Mike doesn't understand what Harvey gets out of spoiling him—and then he does.Series
- Part 1 of To Be Kept (universe)
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It started, like most things with Harvey, without warning. Mike had been sitting at Harvey’s dining table, trying not to feel like he was out of place among the sleek furniture and floor-to-ceiling view, when Harvey appeared with a plate of something that looked far too good to be eaten on a random Tuesday night. Before Mike could even lift his fork, Harvey cut a bite, speared it, and held it out.
Mike had laughed, thought it was some kind of joke, but Harvey only raised one eyebrow—the eyebrow that usually preceded winning arguments and closing deals—and so Mike leaned forward, lips closing around the bite. And that was that. Harvey fed him the next one, and the next, until Mike realized somewhere along the way he hadn’t even touched his own fork.
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Or, after realising that Harvey is intent on spoiling him, Mike gets greedy.Series
- Part 2 of To Be Kept (universe)
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Mike sat there, proud and jittery, trying not to let his knee bounce under the table. He loved this part: watching Harvey rise, button his jacket, and take command of the room with nothing more than a look. It was ridiculous how hot it was, and Mike had to duck his head and pretend to be double-checking a brief just so no one noticed the grin tugging at his mouth.
And then the door opened, and Mike’s stomach dropped.
Travis Tanner.
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Or, Mike fights Tanner, and Harvey handles the aftermath.Series
- Part 3 of To Be Kept (universe)
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It started with a button.
A stupid, traitorous, impossible-to-close button.
Mike stood in front of the mirror, shirt half-done, frowning like the fabric had personally insulted him. It wasn’t that it didn’t fit—it did, technically—but there was a tightness to it that hadn’t been there before. A whisper of resistance right where his stomach curved, soft and new. He tried sucking in a little, fastening it again, and it worked, sure, but the line of the fabric wasn’t lying. The man staring back at him wasn’t quite the same sleek, wiry version of himself that had started working under Harvey Specter.
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Or, all the expensive dinners start to show on Mike’s body—something both he and Harvey have opinions about.Series
- Part 4 of To Be Kept (universe)