FIC: To each his own scars (Rating:PG-13. Warning: Child abuse, insunuated from Clint's backstory)folie_lexAugust 23 2012, 20:21:51 UTC
She’s not particularly fond of scars. They tend to be a liability in her line of work. However she does have a few, she carries around as reminders of her previous life, more than anything else. The fact, that they are all fairly discreet and inconspicuous, allows her to not put too much mind about them being noticed
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Re: FIC: To each his own scars (Rating:PG-13. Warning: Child abuse, insunuated from Clint's backstorinkvoicesAugust 26 2012, 02:50:47 UTC
Fascinating! The idea of how Natasha - who views her own scars not fondly, but almost as badges, reminders of moments of choice - would view Clint's scars gets me thinking and I'll look forward to reading about her reactions when she finds out where he got his. I love how you relate their views on their scars to their views on their histories as well, because I think Natasha, with her theme of reclaiming/remaking herself would treat her history as something that she has triumphed over almost - as you say, her scars as 'badges of honor' or reminders of moments that were pivotal (?). Clint here though has his history as a 'burden', something that he can't be free of but wishes that he could be. Natasha could teach him something there maybe.
Some great turns of phrase - I especially liked where Clint’s arrow impaled her during their first meet-and-greet. You might want to have a think about your commas, but that's the only thing. Enjoyed this :)
Re: FIC: To each his own scars (Rating:PG-13. Warning: Child abuse, insunuated from Clint's backstorfolie_lexAugust 27 2012, 02:24:13 UTC
*hugs you for getting it* Phew! I'm so glad this didn't just come off disjointed and rambly. Thanks for reading, for the feedback and I'm happy to hear you liked it.
~ You might want to have a think about your commas, but that's the only thing. Enjoyed this ~
My usual disclaimer stands: This is completely un-beta’d so all mistakes (humongous and/or minor) just credit them to that.
;P
All kidding aside, any pointers on the matter are more than welcome. I still owe astridv a million for giving me those dialogue punctuation tips.
Re: FIC: To each his own scars (Rating:PG-13. Warning: Child abuse, insunuated from Clint's backstorinkvoicesAugust 30 2012, 23:27:44 UTC
No, if it was a ramble then it was a good ramble :D I like to add some constructive criticism to comments when I can so that when I go 'YAY, PERFECTION' people know that I really mean it. But the commas was the only thing I could find, so :) Hmm, best advice I ever had on punctuation was read it outloud taking a breath for every comma and a pause for every full stop and see what it sounds like. If it's too disjointed or reads differently than you meant it, then get rid of some. Also, Strunk and White's The Elements of Style is fantastic if you can hold of a copy. Other than that, yeah, argue with a beta ;)
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Some great turns of phrase - I especially liked where Clint’s arrow impaled her during their first meet-and-greet. You might want to have a think about your commas, but that's the only thing. Enjoyed this :)
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Thanks for reading, for the feedback and I'm happy to hear you liked it.
~ You might want to have a think about your commas, but that's the only thing. Enjoyed this ~
My usual disclaimer stands: This is completely un-beta’d so all mistakes (humongous and/or minor) just credit them to that.
;P
All kidding aside, any pointers on the matter are more than welcome. I still owe astridv a million for giving me those dialogue punctuation tips.
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