This story is a little gem, and I don't know why i haven't been reading it until now - oh, yeah, this thing called 'work'... gah. Anyway, I love every bit of their story, how you're linking it to 'reality' so that it's not a complete gladiator AU, how you describe the bond they share, how they're not having sex as if saving it for future freedom (when? when?). It's brilliant and clever, thanks a lot for sharing it with us <3