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No Longer A Child - HPStrangelove - Prompt: Fireworks and Explosions

Mar 29, 2011 06:52

This story is dedicated to annephoenix , who introduced me to the Alex Rider universe. I can't thank you enough for sharing your love of abusing Alex with me!

Title: No Longer a Child

Author: hpstrangelove

Rating: PG-13

Summary: Alex has lived a lifetime in the sixteen months since he started working for MI6. He’s no longer a child.

Word Count: 1228

Warning: Implies ( Read more... )

[prompt] fireworks and explosions, [author] hpstrangelove

Comments 35

lullabylily May 15 2011, 02:54:47 UTC

Intense and sad.. probably the only realistic conclusion to Alex's traumatized psyche in the book.

I'm not sure what I think of the last book. I had myself spoilered beforehand, because I knew I didn't want to be depressed in a way I sometimes get. I thought the 'solution', going to America, really wasn't satisfying. Though I feel for Sabina's dad and how determined he seemed.

And yeah, sad that Yassen wasn't brought back from the dead as we all really, really hoped he would. At least it leaves any kind of interpretation of Yassen over to fan fiction, which is great as well. Spy_fest has already come up with quite a few interesting takes on Yassen Gregorovich :-)

But beautiful story. I also loved how Yassen was such a persistent stream in Alex's consciousness :-)

hpstrangelove May 15 2011, 03:31:03 UTC

I really did not like the 'going to America' ending to it all. I know AH is writing for young adults so he had to try and end things on an upbeat note though.

As much as I wanted AH to bring Yassen back, I have to agree with you about leaving the field open to us fanfiction writers. There were some very good stories about Yassen in Spy Fest!

dragonanzar December 1 2011, 08:32:54 UTC

Poor Alex. I can really see this happening after Scorpia Rising. It's funny how Yassen and Alex seem to mirror each other in some ways; in literary terms they might be considered each a foil to the other. I really like the way you set them together here. Even dead Yassen still lurks, his ghost haunting Alex.

hpstrangelove December 1 2011, 13:08:09 UTC

I'm glad you liked this; I was so depressed after reading Scorpia Rising. I hated what they did to Jack and I hated the 'pat' ending, sending Alex off with the Pleasures. I think I wrote this a day or two after finishing SR as a way to channel my sadness that the series was over (unless AH writes his Yassen book that he's always talked about).