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Non-Challenge fic- Lost and (Re)Found

Jul 02, 2012 20:57

Title: Lost and (Re)Found
Author: northeto
Rating: K
Spoilers: 1.04
Characters: Joe Burns, Elsie Hughes
Word Count: 200
A/N: I thought I was going to write something for the lovesick challenge, but then this happened.
Disclaimer: Downton Abbey is not mine, more’s the pity. This fanwork is made for amusement, not profit.
( It’s the end of something, but not of everything. )

author: northeto, non-challenge drabble

Comments 6

ellie987 July 3 2012, 09:25:09 UTC

This is lovely! Poor Joe, I always feel sorry for him somehow (even though I'm happy Elsie stayed).

northeto July 3 2012, 18:21:38 UTC

I quite agree, I do feel a bit sorry for Joe, but I am also glad that Mrs Hughes stayed, because I like her lots. But she did look so happy when she was with him, and he seemed to be a very nice man.
Glad you liked it!

crazymaryt July 3 2012, 10:22:33 UTC

This was lovely.

northeto July 3 2012, 18:21:52 UTC

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

bsg_aussiegirl July 3 2012, 11:42:56 UTC

I think the thing I like the most about Joe is that he was never the 'villian'. We don't boo and hiss him (like I do Sean or Carolanne in a/r fics for example). I think you give us this feeling in this drabble.

I love the first sentence especially.

northeto July 3 2012, 18:35:29 UTC

The first sentence went through a couple of rewrites, so I'm glad it works for you.

I do really appreciate the way they wrote Joe, and that particular plot line. Aside from being a more pleasant story to watch, it is also more interesting, I think, than the old flame as 'villain'. There's a lot more to ponder in a story like Joe and Elsie's, where their failure to have a successful romantic relationship doesn't also destroy their respect and affection for one another.