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kovacsisdead

A Nightmare and a Dream

Feb 05, 2010 17:15

Title: A Nightmare and A Dream (Part 1/3)
Characters/Pairings: Daniel, Rorschach
Summary: Daniel was a parasite, but he tried to move on. Rorschach, nightmare that he is, hasn't let him.
Rating/Warnings: PG13/R
Notes: This is not my first attempt at writing, but it is the first thing I am ever throwing out for the public to look at. Hopefully it's not ( Read more... )

comfort, its not what you think, watchmen, gore, slash, don't go

Comments 6

kovacsisdead February 5 2010, 22:17:44 UTC

-snark- Can't make LJ cut work.

daylilymoon February 8 2010, 02:51:59 UTC

Wow. This is not awful and not just palatable--this is really, really good. This is such an insightful exploration of their personalities and the complicated mechanics of their relationship. There's a lot of things here that no one's really touched on before in Dan/Rorschach fic. I'm glad to know there'll be more; I'm looking forward to it.

kovacsisdead February 8 2010, 17:03:59 UTC

Heh, wow, I'm... amazingly flattered to have you of all people leave such a glowing review.

I've read a lot of fanfiction for this couple- which is, without a doubt, my favorite fanpairing of all time- and noticed a certain lack of addressing on certain issues. I was a little nervous to post something that seemed so different from the normal concerns of the pairing, but at the same time, I figured fresh blood might be good.

I'm glad my writing didn't make you suffer.

daylilymoon February 8 2010, 20:57:20 UTC

Fresh blood is always good!

etherati February 12 2010, 22:31:41 UTC

This entire thing is amazing - such a really nuanced, painful look at the relationship and its decay over the years and Dan's mental state in how he chose to deal with it - but this:

Because if it's ripped out, it rips out what was originally there to begin with.

Really sums it up perfectly. This is the danger of growing too far into someone else; these things become inextricable, eventually, especially when you've given so much of yourself over to an ideal or to an identity-construction that requires a specific support structure to not cave in under its own weight.

Can't wait to see more!

kovacsisdead February 12 2010, 22:46:05 UTC

.////. hrn, thank you. Very flattered to have such a compliment from someone I respect so much as an author.

Going to post more soon. Really can't express how delighted I am that you like this story.