Oh, rats! Yes, thanks for noticing that I copied the first link twice. It should be fixed now. (And thanks for the rec, I'm assuming!) The kisses are so good! It's one of those fics where I could predict the plot from the outset but that doesn't matter, because when reading I'm caught up in how the author writes everything unfolding. Bunny's first-person narration uses retrospection to such good end, giving us a mix of his then-understanding and a wink towards what he knows now.

Yes, I'm with you on the material details of everyday lives. I suppose I find them particularly potent in smut because smut is so material (or, at least how I like it), and more generally they're what grounds something in a setting which feels plausible (physically, emotionally). It's not even that I dislike white-box types of stories where all the focus is on what the characters are saying or doing to one another—the emotions in something like that can be potent! But the detail makes an interaction hit much harder for me. Of course, it's also one difficulty of picking up new eras of historical fandom. I notice I can persuade myself more easily to try something if it's during a time period and in a location with which I've already established some level of comfort. This would be less difficult if I weren't American, probably, given my preference of canons! Though I hold out hope for more litfic vibes in slash set in 20th c. America.