Basterds Fic: Corpses (Hellstrom), R

[acidpenguin46]

Title: Corpses
Characters: Dieter Hellstrom, mentions of Hicox and Stiglitz.
Rating: R
Word Count: 965
Warnings: Sexual references, gun use, violence, sadism, grotesque imagery.
Summary: Dieter Hellstrom is a man with many corpses buried in the back of his mind.
Disclaimer: Inglourious Basterds belongs to Quentin Tarantino, I'm just borrowing the

Comments

[skyearth85]

wow. masterpiece.

[acidpenguin46]

*blushes* Thank you so much! I'm really glad that you liked it.

[miss_talitha]

I love the metaphors, they work very well imo! The corpses being stages of his younger self make brilliant sense, and it's very plausible that these kinds of things could've happened to Dieter as a boy.
I love imagining the back stories of some of the characters, especially Hellstrom and Landa, and this was really well done and enjoyable to read(despite poor Dieter's difficult childhood)!

[acidpenguin46]

Thank you, I'm glad that the metaphors weren't too odd. ;)

I wish that there were more fics about character's back stories in this fandom. The movie pretty much provides us with blank slates for every character, and it would be interesting to read different people's takes on different characters, particularly characters such as Landa and Hellstrom, who are characters that we know so little about in canon.

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[mezzafredda]

Wow. That's stunning. Not quite what I expected, but it's gorgeous. So dark, depressing and beautiful.

[acidpenguin46]

Thank you so much. Believe me, the final product wasn't exactly what I was expecting when I started writing it either. Those zombies came out of nowhere. ;p

I'm glad that you liked it.

[linndechir]

Wow, this is perfect. I love your characterisation of Dieter, and all these little background stories make perfectly sense for him. I love how you manage to put so much depth into just a few paragraphs for every 'flashback'. Poor, poor Dieterchen. The last sentencces are amazing. (Even if part of me thinks that he doesn't die, but gets comforted by Landa. ;)) No, really, I love how these pieces of his former self are like corpses he left behind. Gorgeous. *mems*

[acidpenguin46]

Wow, thank you so much! I have to admit that our conversations about Dieterchen (and particularly his aversion to the ladies) may have had a little bit of an influence, particularly in the part about the young man. ;p

I'm just honoured that you liked it so much! And really, we all know what happens... Kommissar Rex comes in and saves the day, then Landa walks in later, and they adopt Rex from Wicki. It makes perfect sense. ;p

Thanks again. :)

[linndechir]

If this is the result, I supppose we have to talk about Dieterchen more often. :D

Aaaaah, that explains it. I approve of this ending. What about the Rex story, btw? And the boots? :P

[acidpenguin46]

Yes, I suppse we do. It's such a chore, talking about Dieterchen. ;p

As for both the Rex story and the boots one, they are the next two on my list, following the Love In Thoughts fic that I was supposed to be working on instead of this (it's all Günther's fault. If he wasn't so insistent in turning what was supposed to be a quasi-fluff - with liberal dashes of angst, of course - fic into an angst-ridden melodrama in which everyone dies, I may have already finished that LiT fic. He's a bad influence, that character.)

[suger_baby_love]

I absolutely loveeeee this. You are a very talented writer. I wish I could write as well as you. @__@ I go back and re-read what I have on my Dieter/Landa and this story just PWNS the hell out of it! lol

I loved all the metaphors and descriptive bits. Hell, I love the whole thing but my favorite part was:

"A cane let loose across knuckles, a murmur of suppressed laughter rippling around him.

He straightens his back, the beginnings of a smirk that will eventually send shivers down people’s spines playing across his face, as he stares directly at his teacher. “Is that all?” "

Brilliant in ever sense of the word. =)

[acidpenguin46]

Thank you. *blushes* And don't say that, I bet that, when I read your Dieter/Landa fic, I'll love it to pieces. :)

The bit you highlighted is probably, well, not my favourite, but the bit that's truest to the original plot bunny, so I'm glad you liked it.

Thank you again, I'm really glad you liked it!