Fic: Sulk

[em_sh]

Title: The Bends
Chapter title: Sulk (Part 8/12)
Characters: Effy/JJ
Rating: M (for language)
Words: 3310
Summary: You just sit there and sulk, sit there and bawl. Cook's interlude

Comments

[em_sh]

Yeah, I think that was what I was trying for from the start, was to show the impact that the Effy has on the three boys, and to certainly focus on that. It changes a lot of things, pulling her away from Cook and Freddie, particularly for Cook. And, eh... things are unlikely to get better.

Cook's been abandoned really, is how he sees it. Everyone that he's considered important to him since he was five or whatever, have pissed off, and I suppose this is the realisation that he needs them more than they need him. And I think that's what makes him try and fix things with Freddie.

I'm really glad that you thought how he came across worked. I think when you break it all down he's so loyal to his mates that even when he goes over the top, and he needs to cool off, he'll still be there once he's righted himself again. He is a motherfucking legend.

Yes, we do indeed share the same opinion on Naomi and Cook BFFness, so yeah. I couldn't resist :)

Effy will see what she can arrange. ♥

[drbyron_orpheus]

With the final season of the show finishing its run, I've been going back through some of fics, and this one is a favorite of mine. I think my favorite part of this is how you fit JJ and Effy together and have them care for each other without the grand gesture or long winded over-the-top declaration of love, that so many fics (and sometimes the show itself) resort to. Instead you have JJ deducing that it's okay to hold Effy's hand, or deciding that she can just be part of his family if she misses her own, and for Effy it's wordlessly pouring mango juice, getting frozen peas to treat a black eye, or just reaching out a finger to make contact. The grasp of the characters is really impressive.

Unfortunately it doesn't seem like this is going to be completed, but if you still check this, I am curious if you'd be willing to post up a summary or an outline or something if you have one, as I'd love to know how the last few chapters of this were intended to play out.

[em_sh]

Thanks for your note, that's really kind of you to say about the fic. It's been quite some time now - over three years since I started writing this! It's safe to say I'm never going to get round to finishing it, which is a shame as I hate having something leftover, but the drive to do this just isn't there anymore and I have personal projects to keep me going. As for my plot outline, then absolutely I can give you that. crackfoxx made me share it with her when it became apparent this wasn't going to be finished, but I never thought of putting it anywhere public. Some of the chapters have a lot more than others; it's mainly just ideas that I had to put down on paper as I was going along. I think there's a character limit to comments, so I'll post it separately if that's ok?