[GFS Exchange Fic] Stable by ellydash for abluegirl

[gfs_exchange]

Title: Stable
Author: ellydash
Recipient: abluegirl
Pairings/Characters: Quinn/Mercedes, Judy, Rachel, Will, Sue, Artie, Sam
Rating: PG-13
Word count: 5500
Warning: religious prayer, ableist language
Note: AU, post-“On My Way.”

Summary: After the accident, Quinn starts to recover in more ways than one.

Comments

[amazonziti]

This is FANTASTIC, and I hope you feel fantastic. You just nailed the characterization -- Quinn holds herself so upright but I am always certain she has SO MANY FEELINGS boiling inside and you illustrated that beautifully. And my bb Mercedes ;______; And Mr. Schue's general ineffectiveness and Sue being unexpectedly exactly right and Rachel and her comforting noise pollution and Mrs. Fabray's polite awfulness. Oh man. Thanks so much for writing this.

[ellydash]

I'm so glad to hear the characterization worked for you! I really haven't written Quinn much, so I was nervous about her coming across like herself (or at least like one of the selves we see in canon). Thank you so much. ♥

[alexfoster451]

This was lovely. Thanks for sharing. :)

[ellydash]

You're very welcome! Thank you for commenting. ♥

[dropsofviolet]

AAAAH so much love for this omg.<33 (And thanks again for picking up this pinch hit, you are amazeballs.) This is completely wonderful and I may just never watch the show again and pretend this is canon.

[ellydash]

You're very welcome, bb! I'm glad I could help out. ♥ And ugh, this entire thing was basically one giant explosion of The Thing I Want Most To Be Canon Right Now, so I'm with you on that.

[burn_to_emerge]

!!!!!

I saw you mention on tumblr that you'd just finished a Quinn/Mercedes fic, and was immediately heart-eyeing all over the place. Of course it's amazing. I love everything you write, and this is one of my favorite ships.

You can sense Quinn's emotions bubbling just below the surface even when she's outwardly calm. That felt very true to canon Quinn, and the way she kept repeating 'I'm stable' almost broke me.

All of the other characters were right on, too. I especially loved Judy, who managed to be even more useless than Mr Schuester, and simultaneously kind of terrible.

[ellydash]

You are the nicest and this is the nicest comment -- thank you so much! ♥ It's one of my favorite ships too, and I wish there was all the fic in the world for it, or at the very least more canon interaction to provide the impetus for more fic. ;__;

[abluegirl]

Thank you so much for writing this for me. ♥ This is just perfectly bittersweet and well done from the disconnected, disoriented beginning to the wonderful ending, and I adored it. The exploration of the aftermath of Quinn's accident and how everybody reacts to it is fascinating, and your characterization is flawless as always - especially your Sue (I just love how you write her). Her quiet moment with Quinn in the hospital was just perfect.

I just loved this. ♥

[ellydash]

You're so welcome, bb! Thank you for this lovely comment. &heart; And I'm so glad you liked that Quinn and Sue moment in the hospital, because, ngl, I really loved writing that part.