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Looking for a Happy Ending - Epilogue

Sep 02, 2011 12:49

Title: Looking for a Happy Ending
Author: firefly_caPairing,Character(s): Kurt/Blaine, with eventual appearances from pretty much everyone ( Read more... )

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lumilove09 September 3 2011, 04:25:09 UTC

omg, this killed me. I love this so much and I'm so glad you told this story. You had a strong voice and made each character so real. Thank you so much. This is such dark material, but you handled it well.

firefly_ca September 3 2011, 18:36:02 UTC

Thank you for commenting!

I'm glad you enjoyed the story :)

aishuu September 3 2011, 04:50:41 UTC

I think this is one of the most horrific fics I've ever read. And I mean that in the context of "horror" in a good way. It's insidious because of Blaine's limited (and warped) POV, and just... ouch. It strikes a deep nerve in common morality - the reader knows how wrong Blaine is about accepting his circumstances, but it works great when you factor in the Stockholm syndrome.

Wonderful, wonderful work. I'm glad there's a second story following up, because the fallout is going to be fascinating.

firefly_ca September 3 2011, 18:53:15 UTC

No, I agree. I spent a lot of time while I was writing this thing just shaking my head and thinking, "Why am I even writing this?" because it was so disturbing to go back and reread what I'd put down. Horrific is a very good word for this, but it's also something I find fascinating, from a basic psychological level, and it's strange to me that so many abduction cases end up with someone suggesting that what happened couldn't of been that bad because the kid sticks around instead of leaving. First of all, have these people never heard of Patty Hearst even once in their lives? Why do we even listen to people who actively teach their audiences not to learn from history? People in extreme circumstances develop extreme coping mechanisms to deal with what's happening, simple as that. Of course it's disturbing to an outsider! You're looking at it from a healthy distance, Bill O'Reilly, even if you are stupidSorry. I excessively hate Bill O'Reilly because of how he talks about these cases, in case you haven't picked up on that. A lot of the ( ... )

aishuu September 3 2011, 21:04:58 UTC

I'm totally on board with you. Sometimes a story needs to be disturbing, and I like that this is narrated from Blaine's limited POV and does a good job of addressing the Stockholm syndrome.

I'll be waiting for the sequel whenever you get around to it. I might wait until all parts are posted - I am very glad I was able to read this in one go, because I think reading it as it was released would have been unbearable.

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firefly_ca September 3 2011, 19:00:10 UTC

Thank you so much for taking the time to read and comment!

Fear of being forgotten/abandoned is such a basic childhood phobia, I can't think of many things simultaneously more horrifying and relieving than finding out you never were either after years of believing otherwise. It would just turn everything in your world up on its head, I think, and be completely traumatizing in it's own way as well.

I'm glad you enjoyed the story and I will try to get the sequel ready as soon as possible :)

rory46 September 4 2011, 00:27:47 UTC

OK, you've officially slayed me. As soon as I finished reading the epilogue and composed myself (half box of Kleenex), I called my mom just to tell her I loved her.

Stick a fork in me...I'm done.

I'll be patiently (well, no, really anxiously is a better word) waiting for the sequel. You are my literary hero with how you handled this subject matter- with grace, dignity, composure, and with a love for the characters. Many thanks!

firefly_ca September 6 2011, 04:24:07 UTC

Well, this is a little awkward, because you just complimented me on grace, dignity and composure BUT you also called me your literary hero.

The question is: do I shatter my rep right now by resorting to victory men emoticons?

I don't really have a choice, do I?

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There. That's better :)

Thanks for all your comments reading this story. I'm super flattered that you liked it as much as you did, and I will start to post the sequel as soon as I can.

codedwaltz September 5 2011, 16:56:00 UTC

Oh god. I normally don't read fic like this, but your writing is great and you've handled such sensitive subjects beautifully. Blaine's pov is perfect and so heartbreaking. I found myself crying over this fic, not over some of the graphic scenes and the abuse but just at Kurt and Blaine's conversation and how Blaine thought about himself. Wow.

firefly_ca September 6 2011, 04:31:37 UTC

Thanks so much for reading and commenting!

I'm glad you liked it even though it's not your kind of fic. I hope to have a sequel up at some point in the next few months as well. I've really fucked Blaine up in this AU, the poor guy. I ran out of time in this story, but I really need to fix the poor guy before I leave this universe for good.