Phantoms to Replace the World I Had
Title: Phantoms to Replace the World I Had (1/1)
Character, Pairing: Katherine, Katherine/Mason
Rating: PG
Word count: 1309
Disclaimer: Here
Summary: Better you die than I, she was accustomed to say. Whatever else happened, whatever else she might have wanted (sometimes), survival was her imperative. A coda to episode 2.09 Katerina, with ( Read more... )
Character, Pairing: Katherine, Katherine/Mason
Rating: PG
Word count: 1309
Disclaimer: Here
Summary: Better you die than I, she was accustomed to say. Whatever else happened, whatever else she might have wanted (sometimes), survival was her imperative. A coda to episode 2.09 Katerina, with ( Read more... )
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First, overall: I can honestly say that I think this is one of the best things you've ever written [which is saying a lot because you've written so much gloriousness over the years]. So, to explain why I think this; Katherine is HARD to get right. She is a TERRIFYING [imo!] POV to attempt and yet, this is like, flaw-free. You have her voice so utterly perfected I can't even...
Which leads me to the second part, specific lines: AND THERE WERE SO MANY THAT MADE MY HEART STOP FOR THEIR BRILLIANCE SO I'MA QUOTE THEM ALLLL BACK AT YOU IN THE NAME OF BEING THOROUGH!
A cloud slides back and the scene is washed in silver, beguiling, ghostly, and she stops and looks behind her. Knows, suddenly, that she can’t run any longer.
Not because she’s tired. She has nowhere else to go.
Oh, lorrrrrd. You sucked me in about here, btw! I was sold on your Katherine characterisation completely at this point.
Customarily, not so quickly, though. His dream-form shows her more mercy than anyone showed him. My poor bb ( ... )
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So, let's start with this:
AND LET ME TELL YOU IT WAS GLORIOUS! There were abs. And shoulders. And back muscles. YOU KNOW. ALL THE THINGS!
Yes, I was also informed by Tyler's scenes. And I am now re-living my version again, through your eyes. THANK YOU!!! It most certainly is glorious :)
Okay:
You have her voice so utterly perfected I can't even...
*blushes*
This would be a huge compliment coming from anyone, it's an even huger one coming from you! I know what you mean about her being hard to write, because I've written from her POV three times now and I'm really only pleased with two of them. For me, once I get her, she flows from there* - but, if not, it's a total struggle and doesn't quite come off. I already told you, I think, the first time I wrote her was in a kind of blur of inspiration for your first (the inaugural, lol!) Katherine/Kelly prompt - and then I got to the end and was all WTF did I just attempt?!!!!! KATHERINE!!! Anyway - too many words now, instead of not ( ... )
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ETA: because LJ reverts to my default icon when I edit, and I always forget that! It does?! How rude! I've never noticed that before!!
I might have to test it out!
Anyway, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR FILLING THIS PROMPT SO PERFECTLY.
eta: this is me editing... fyi!
eta2: nope, it didn't change mine back. How weird.
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I think it's capricious. LJ has a mind of its own. That's why I forget about it, and then . . . sudden icon fail!
btw: overall: I can honestly say that I think this is one of the best things you've ever written [which is saying a lot because you've written so much gloriousness over the years].
I intended to reply to this part, but didn't have the words. I still don't, actually, except, THANK YOU! I am (as in the beginning of these comments) honored.
Also, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR FILLING THIS PROMPT SO PERFECTLY.
You are the welcomes!! Thank you for the opportunity to write it. Your prompts are fantastic!
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(And, since we're now substituting CF icons - this one has to be used :) )
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What a gorgeous thing to say! And gorgeously put. I actually didn't know the word "canter" outside of a horse's gait, so I'm also enlightened!
[ . . .] Oh wow. Just...wow.
Thank you! I've given probably way too much thought to Katherine and Mason in the last few months; and this seemed undeniably true - and tragic!
He was so pretty. / Sigh. So true.
And still is (if not prettier) in his current role in Chicago Fire - which was my belated way into Mason!love.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, BB! For reading and for the awesome comment. It's so good to share a fandom with you again!
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I love this- it's beautiful! I love the way you use spaces between sections even, to let the words sink in before your eyes get to the next bit.
And Katherine, in all her complicated, manipulative, regretful glory. Just perfect characterization. Like this line:
She doesn’t know. She wasn’t paying full attention, to him or to herself. She just knows his death was not supposed to occur before it suited her.
And the ending was spot on. Bravo. Adding to memories~
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I'm really pleased you liked the spaces between sections - the style seemed to fit with this fic.
Also - She just knows his death was not supposed to occur before it suited her. I love that you picked out this line: I wanted to get across her reaction (as I saw it) when Damon calls her on Mason's cellphone. It struck me that, for a moment, she genuinely cares - but she doesn't quite get that, and quickly sees his death as inconvenience, but is still disturbed nevertheless.
Anyway - enough words! Thank you so much for the awesome comment! I loved your characterization of Katherine, and I'm very pleased to know you liked mine :)
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