The Appetence of the Dead

[ladyofpride]

Title: The Appetence of the Dead
Fandom: Tanz der Vampire (The Fearless Vampire Killers)
Pairing: Herbert/Alfred, and minor Graf von Krolock/Alfred
Rating: Mature (Nc-17)
Disclaimer: The musical belongs to the Germans and the original plot belongs to Roman Polanski. I own absolutely nothing.
Warning: Well...smex, hypnotism, and angst (since Alfred

Comments

[supercrook]

I read your most recent fic at the musicals fic comm and I was intrigued, so you've done your job well!

I love reading these two and the various dynamics different casts and different writers can set them in -- this one's so very dubcon when there's other writers who would cast Alfred as willing and able, just fearful. It's really interesting and it suits their characterization well -- I've never seen another fic handle the whole Vampire Mind Whammy thing and its intoxicating capabilities. Poor Alfred, though! Even through the dreaminess of mind-whammied Alfred the imagery is all very physical and visceral. Good job!

[ladyofpride]

Thank you for the kind review! I'm usually squeamish when it comes to non-con/dub-con but my mind managed to wander there on its own, and, well...*sigh* Sometimes, there's no getting rid of an idea until it's down on paper, you know?

In any case, I'm glad the fic pulled through for you---I'm always afraid I'm under/over-doing it. I also enjoy the various takes on the characters which makes writing them a little easier, and I'm so terribly tempted to see the newest production in/by(?) the Ronacher Theatre (although, I live all the way in Canada, so that'll take some serious planning...). Maybe someday I'll be lucky enough to see it live. ;)

Once again---thank you! I hope you have a wonderful evening/day.

[valancystar]

I also found this through your other fic in the musicals_fic community, I didn't have time to read that one yet but I read this and was very impressed. It's hard to find good Tanz der Vampire fic, and good Alfred/Herbert fic, but I really enjoyed this one. Though I do not normally read non-con/dub-con, you don't need to apologise for it, because in this case you made the whole scenario work very well. It's delicious in the twisted and creepy way that Tanz can be if you stop and think about what is actually going on, and the characterisations are spot-on. The difficult thing with Alfred/Herbert is that when you're writing Alfred as a human, then you can't have him be all approving of it or he's not going to be Alfred anymore. At the same time being honest about it can result in non-con that is not so nice... But you handled it beautifully and the vampire-hypnotism works as the method

[ladyofpride]

Oh, you're such a darling, you know that? :) I apologize for writing the narrative in present tense --- I've been experimenting with different perspectives and I think I'll be switching back to past tense very soon. It's difficult to like at times and it makes editing a pain when I accidentally revert back to past tense somewhere in the middle of a paragraph (argh). Speaking of which, I just re-read this piece and realize there's just something off about it... (double argh

[valancystar]

You're welcome, as I write myself I know how nice it is to get feedback, and in such a small fandom as this I must ensure that writers whose work I like know I appreciate it. :-)

Heh, I'm in a writing group at the moment and for last week over half of the texts of other people were written in present tense, so I had a little overdose of it. :-D Though oddly enough, since I read this I got a fanfic idea which I think may require being written in present tense. You're corrupting me. ;-) I have to write it and see how it works out. It's not Alfred/Herbert, though, but bizarrely Alfred paired up with his dream self. My mind is strange. I'd like to write some more Alfred/Herbert as well, but at the moment I'm at loss for ideas.

Yeah, it can depend a lot on the actor's interpretation how the Alfred/Herbert stuff comes across. On the other hand, that gives lots of options to play around with!

[ladyofpride]

I'm willing to feed that bunny. I'm shamelessly intrigued with your idea now... Usually I'm not into character/self stories, but yours is just...wow, I can see how that could work. It would work, dammit.

XD

Okay, now you've got me excited. I hope you write it --- but no pressure, 'kay? I know how stressful it can be sometimes when a person consistantly tries to prompt you into writing. The story just doesn't seem to flow...

In any case, I read your other comment and I thank you kindly for all the references! I can't believe I forgot about yuletide...Herbert/Alfred must've fried my brain... ;P

[love_michiyuki]

"how insatiable you be"
It should be "you'll" and "Liebling" is written with capital L :)

"as another body moves frenetically above him"
Did you really mean "frenetically" instead of "frantically"?

So~ wow!
That was intense!

The way you described Alfred's visions and how they combined with the real world was exquisite!

For sure didn't expect von Krolock to suddenly turn up either!