heroes come and go (the actus reus, mens rea remix)

[thedavidremix]

Title: heroes come and go (the actus reus, mens rea remix)
Author: ciudad
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: minor character death, gore, unethical use of mind control powers, dubious consent
Word Count: 1876
Summary: power corrupts.
Original story: Still Standing by epicflailer
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. Any similarity between the fictional versions of the

Comments

[epicflailer]

oh my fucking god.

i can't - i don't even -- I DON'T HAVE WORDS FOR THIS, I JUST DON'T, BUT I'M GOING TO TRY, because--oh my GOD, look at what you did with this. you took all the insecurity and loss and painful reality of being a comic book superhero and made it this amazing, crazy, heartwrenching journey and i can't even--

I HAD THE GALL TO HOPE FOR A HAPPY ENDING BECAUSE OF HOW THE ORIGINAL ENDED, AND THEN I GOT TO THE LAST LINE. AND I DIED. AND THEN I READ IT AGAIN. SAME THING.

i can't even -- i shied away from writing archie's pov because i knew i'd never be able to capture the intricacies of the implications of archie's power and his secrets and his inner turmoil AND I AM SO GLAD I DID, BECAUSE LOOK WHAT IT GOT ME IN THE END. you got into his head and you gave him context and a backstory and this beautiful, awful dalliance with the-boy-he-made-forget and i can't even -- I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU DID THIS, AND IN SUCH BRUTALLY PERFECT STYLE.

i know remixes aren't supposed to be gifts, but--THANK YOU.

[epicflailer]

re-reading this right now because i miss the shit out of you and this fandom sometimes and YOU PROBABLY WON'T EVEN SEE THIS, AH, FUCK, but oh my god everything about this still makes my heart ache and just--auuuuuuuugh. i still don't understand how you made this everything i wanted it to be and didn't even know i needed. ♥

[rajkumari905]

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh my god oh my god oh my god.

THIS IS SO RIDICULOUSLY AMAZING I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF. because, okay, first of all, the original is one of my favorites, and I LOVE. LOVE. LOVE. WHAT YOU DID WITH IT.

oh my gosh, Archie's pov, so heartbreaking and awesome, and I LOVE THE BIT WITH THE BOY UNDER THE BLEACHERS OMG.

basically, this is fantastic.

[jehane_writes]

Gorgeous, bb. I'd say more, but res ipsa loquitur, in the literal sense :)

[asweetdownfall]

aflsdjfalsdjflasdj This is STUNNING. I am in love with your writing style and the way you write David is all sorts of brilliant. alfjlsfjsdl;fj *________________* AND THE LAST LIIIIIINE, holy shit. It's killer.

[penrith1]

Oh Archie.