[fic thelittlebang]: On Some Idle Tuesday 2/2 - Criminal Minds/West Wing, Emily Prentiss/Kate Harper

[calleigh_j]

Title: On Some Idle Tuesday
Author: calleigh_j
Fandom: Criminal Minds/The West Wing crossover
Pairing: Emily Prentiss/Kate Harper
Characters: various from both shows, but with a focus on the pairing
Rating: R
Warnings: none that I can think of
Spoilers: all aired episodes for both shows
Word count: 19,952
Disclaimer: the characters from both shows belong to

Comments

[insidethestars]

I read this the other day, and have had the tab open basically since then to comment.

I love this! Usually I'm a very canon-pairings kind of girl, because a lot of the time I feel like you have to change the characters to put them in a relationship outside of what's portrayed in canon. But you did an absolutely fantastic job of keeping Kate (I don't know Criminal Minds so I can't comment, but I'm sure Emily is the same) in character. I really liked the e-mails and the messages, and the honest desire you could feel between them to make things work in spite of their jobs and everything.

I also love how you tied the end of TWW into it. LOVE. I'd love to see outtakes (like the one written for you below) with other TWW cast members (CJ, J/D etc.) because there's just so much potential for hilarity with them. Anyway, love the fic, you did an awesome job! :) (And you made me miss Kate! Must watch some West Wing ASAP!)

[calleigh_j]

Yay - I'm so glad I could make it work for you! I used to pretty fairly canon-pairings oriented as well, and then at some point my brain went 'From now on, you will write only the crossover fic' and then crossover pairings took over my brain.

I really must write deleted scenes for this. I think J/D is the first one on the list because I was thinking about writing it for an epilogue and then didn't. But yes, thank you so much, and indeed you should go and watch TWW. Personal suggestion: 'Drought Conditions' - was just watching it earlier.

[havocthecat]

Okay. Yes. I finally get a chance to glee at you over this, because I adored Kate Harper, and while I haven't yet gotten to Emily Prentiss in CM (I'm only a few eps away, but have been super busy), I think I'm going to adore her as well. Plus CJ gets to be her usual amazing self, and I love Garcia and JJ's friendship with Emily, and--

Anyway, this is wonderful, and I love the way you wrap up the story along with the finale of TWW, but leave it with enough of an opening for us to know that this relationship could go on behind the scenes of Criminal Minds as it airs.

I'm so glad you signed up for this challenge! *glomps*

[calleigh_j]

Argh, your comment here reminds me that I have all the thelittlebang fics I've read favourited to actually comment on (was reading them in Word because I had no interwebs).

Anyways, thank you so much, and I'm so happy you liked it and liked Emily - I read so much JJ/Emily fic before I ever got to Emily eps in CM I was determined I was going to like her whatever happened, and thankfully Paget and the writers didn't let me down.

I have some more fic planned in this universe and possibly some episode tags for various CM eps. And god I'm so glad I signed up as well - I never thought I could actually write the 15,000 words, and now I've gone big bang crazy and am writing stuff (or at least attempting to write stuff) all over the place. You guys are awesome for running it. *glomps back, goes to review your fic, which is totally awesome, btw*

[havocthecat]

I have a bunch of TLB fic saved and uploaded to my Kindle, and I hadn't left feedback on any of them until a couple days ago. Then I posted and made sure to mention feedback, and figured I'd better go and leave some myself!

You have more fic planned in this universe? AWESOME. *cheers*

How goes the X-Men: Evolution bb story, by the way?

[calleigh_j]

Yeah, that's the problem with reading whilst not at a computer connected to the internet - remembering to actually leave feedback.

I do indeed! I really ought to make some notes on what I'm planning to write otherwise, knowing me, it'll never get written.

It goes...well, it exists. I have about 500 words so far and that's it. I have an August 16th deadline for my bau_bigbang fic, but that actually needs to be finished closer to the beginning of the month since I'll be going back to England and then having friends over, so that's taken priority. Plus, I signed up for the Evo fic really having very little idea of what to actually write. I'm stuck in my usual hole: I know how the character-focussed bits are going to go, but I have absolutely no idea what to write for the actual plot that holds those bits together. *headdesk*

[g_ww]

Amazing. I really, really loved this. Just read both parts back to back.
I was a dedicated West Wing watcher (until it moved to a channel I didn't have) and only a tangential Criminal Minds watcher - but I love the voices you've given these characters, even the supporting faces.

I though the occasional change in tone with the emails and voicemails was smartly done: they fitted in well with the episodic style.

I usually don't read long(ish) relationship fics, but your writing just drew me in. This is such a sweet piece - well done for such accomplished story-telling, and for weaving together the two worlds these women live in without losing anything from either.

[calleigh_j]

Thank you so much! TWW and CM are two of my favourite shows so I really enjoyed putting them together.

It was a real challenge to myself to write this and try and make it work and I'm so glad it worked so well for you.

[mozzdi]

Absolutely loved this story! I can't believe I have never read your stories before today. Emily is my all time favorite tv character and I loved how you portrayed her, perfectly. She has such a vulnerable side but I like how she took the chance to explore what did become a loving relationship....great writing and I definitely will be looking out for more stories by you.

[calleigh_j]

Hee, I'm not a particularly prolific or regular author and this is pretty much the biggest challenge I've ever given myself. I adore Emily as well and I'm so glad my interpretation of her worked for you. Thanks for the lovely review.

[oparu]

Things that I liked particularly:

It was Emily's turn to pause this time, weighing up the answer she wanted to give (Yes, of course, I'd love to) and the possible implications of that, and the distinct idea that she was thinking much too hard about a simple dinner invitation.

This amuses me, because it's just so...true. it's so awkwardly adorable and sweet.

With uncharacteristic nervousness, Kate had left for the restaurant a good fifteen minutes before she really needed to and then, again due to the nerves, had walked considerably faster than usual and consequently ended up at the restaurant almost half an hour early

This sets an entire scene absolutely brilliantly with a wicked use of repetition.

"And when you do, it's always vague, always 'this person' and 'they.'"

so true this.

"I went to put on my normal watch this morning and the battery had died. This was...uh...a graduation present from my parents. I don't wear it very often..."

I love CJ, I love this. it's good.

I'd convinced myself there was no way you would

[calleigh_j]

Hee, thank you so much!! Awkward was definitely the name of the game given the two characters and it was so much fun to write (except when I hated it all). Nine chapters of political theory though? Sounds painful.

And this? Is the fic I'm AU-ing for apocabigbang.

[oparu]

PolyTheory is....mind ouching? I'm doing okay though. Can't believe it's week 4 already.

it should be interesting. falling in love among the ruins is always good.