Fanfic - For in That Sleep of Death What Dreams May Come (IAG)

[accordingtomel]

Title: For in That Sleep of Death What Dreams May Come
Author: Mel (accordingtomel)
Summary: After a particularly bad nightmare, Jeff seeks Chip out.
Characters/Pairings: Jeff/Chip
Rating: PG-13 (language)
Word Count: 3,270
Disclaimer: All fake. I like to pretend it’s real, but that’s all it is - pretend. No disrespect is meant, it’s all for fun!
Author’s note:

Comments

[tracy7307]

Oh BB. What a lovely piece of comfort fic! Clearly these two have years of affection built between them and it shows. I love Jeff finding comfort in Chip's arms. Poor thing having a terrifying dream like that. You captured the mood so well here - Jeff's fear from the dream as well as sparks of something deeper between them.

Nicely written, bb ♥

[accordingtomel]

Thanks, darling! I'm so glad you liked it :). I've had some horrific nightmares about people I love dying, and the emotional reaction feels real, even when you know it hasn't happened. I'm glad I was able to capture that. Thanks so much for reading (especially since it's not your fandom and all), and I'm very glad you liked it! ♥

[sungreen70]

OH. This is just gorgeous. I love protective!Chip and I can totally relate to Jeff's nightmare - I've had some horribly vivid dreams like that about people I love too, and you just can't shake them until you see that the person is really okay.

their own private, physical form of communication, when words aren’t appropriate or easily accessible. He doesn’t think about the action, just does it, because it’s what they do.

That is just a wonderful description of their touching. I do see it as kind of a wordless communication.

The ending is just beautiful, with Chip holding Jeff like that. And the little hint of more to come... Chip thinks he could get used to this. *gooey sigh* No one writes Chip/Jeff like you!

[accordingtomel]

Thank you so much! I'm so happy that you liked it. Yeah, I've had some horrific nightmares that have just left me incredibly upset all day long, in spite of recognizing that it was just a dream. So I sort of drew on that to create this little fic here.

To be honest, it's sort of become my personal belief that Jeff and Chip do have an incredible non-verbal language with one another. Didn't Chip once compare them to a husband and wife with how they communicate non-verbally? So in that sense, the touching just seems like a natural extension of that. I'm glad you liked that though.

Thank you so much, once again. Glad you liked the fic, and the ending, and the hint of something more. This one was a lot of fun to write :)

[clayangel]

I so feel for Jeff when he's going on about the dream, particularly talking about waking up within the dream only to find that it's still real. I think we've all had moments in our lives where bad stuff happens, and we go to bed, thinking it'll be better in the morning, but you wake up, and it's still there, and it's still horrible, and you just feel so helpless, and for Jeff's brain to be doing that to him, you just want to scoop him and up and hug him. That feeling of helplessness is just horrible, and I think you've captured it very well in the desperation clear in his emotions.

I love the way you just slip Chip's divorce in there. ^_^ I mean, it's clever and it works in context and all, it just amuses me, like "I'll just slip this in, and no one will notice..."

Also, I love the sweetness of the indecision when Jeff is supposed to be leaving, and they're both shuffling their feet and being sad about it.

Aw, that was a super sweet ending. ^_^ I love Jeff being manhandled into cuddles. ^___^

[accordingtomel]

I've had some wicked awful nightmares before about people I love dying, and so that was obviously the inspiration for this fic. I'm glad I was able to capture Jeff's emotional turmoil in a realistic manner, because things like this can be somewhat tricky. I wanted to take something potentially realistic (like having a nightmare) and hypothesize over how Jeff might react, in theory, to it, and this is sort of what came out of that.

I love the way you just slip Chip's divorce in there.

LOL! I know it's terrible... but I just couldn't help myself. I personally prefer that he's not married in fics, and this was the simplest way of alluding to that (or, well, stating it outright) without going into any more detail, haha! Yes, I'm lame... what can I say? ;)

I didn't quite mean for it to get all cute and cuddly at the end, but the boys wanted it, so I just went with it ;)

Anyway, thanks so much! Glad you liked it, and as always, I appreciate your lovely feedback :D

[riku_aura777]

Thank god I decided to go back and read some of your fics or else I'm not sure I would've found this. I haven't seen you around Tumblr in awhile, so I am friending you on here for sure.

This was wonderful. Just when I think your fics can't get any better, they do! Poor Jeff. I've had terrible nightmares about people dying, too, so I know how it feels. Except for having a Chip to make me feel better. And I just absolutely melted at the end.

Definitely can't wait for your next one-shot. :D

[accordingtomel]

Aww, thank you so much! I'm also glad that you came back to read other fics of mine. (Which, BTW, thank you!!! That makes me stupidly happy to hear :D)

As to tumblr, no, I haven't been around. I got really irritated with it a couple months ago and decided I needed a break. Thus far I haven't felt any burning desire to return. LJ is my fandom home and always will be. But it kind of makes me happy to hear that you actually noticed, so thank you for that ♥

Anyway, I'm so glad that you enjoyed this. Yeah, I'm basing this a lot on my own personal experiences with some horrendous nightmares. It's a little over the top, but I liked the concept so I decided to roll with it. I'm glad I was able to hit a chord with you :). I also wish I had a Chip to comfort me after those types of dreams.

Anyway, thanks so much! Thrilled that you enjoyed it. And I'll definitely be writing more for these two. I'm too addicted to them to stop, haha! :D

[mjsdangrousgirl]

Oh gosh. This is just so beautiful. You can really feel the love between them. The whole dream thing really got to me, in a way I can't really explain.

I'm sorry. I wish I had more for you, but I don't. This fanfic has left me speechless. It's so wonderful...

[accordingtomel]

Oh, no, please don't apologize for not having more to say. I REALLY appreciate your kind feedback, and I'm so thrilled that you enjoyed this! I'm glad their love for one another came through so well.

Thank you again for your incredible kindness. This review just made me smile so much :)