FIC: Waiting for the Miracle
I promised this fic, to those of you who care, weeks ago. It's been finished for about as long. I wrote it before the show's first season came to a close, and I knew -- from what I had read of what was to come -- it wouldn't contradict upcoming canon, as best I could predict, and should fit rather nicely between episodes 1x09 and 1x10. Looking
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(oh & i want that t-shirt)
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(I love this shirt. Any time you can wear something that immediately gauges the intelligence of the person opposite you, hilarious tiems inevitably ensue.)
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Second of all, the dust jacket' is absolutely beautiful.
Third of all, beautiful fic. Really. It was in-character and I smiled to myself at the X-Files reference. I believe that that is exactly how Becca feels about Hank and the part 'He knows it won't be long before she outgrows them, outgrows him, and gets too big, too old, too jaded to hug him back like she does now.' is so true.
That really applies to kids nowadays. I should know because I am technically still kid. I mean, our parents love to hug us, kiss us on the cheek but as we grow older, we tend to turn away and avoid them because in our mind, we think it's embarrassing. But I think that we should let our parents do that (I know I do) because I know that one day, we'll actually miss these little things that shows us how much our parents really love us.
I really don't know what else to say, but beautiful fic. Great job. :D ♥
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A sentence like this says so much more than what's on the surface, and shows where your particular talent lies, I think: Hank is looking for someone who will stand still in the center of his livid orbit, who'll maybe even yell back...
I'm in a hurry today and skimmed part of this... but on the other hand I got sucked in for quite a while before I had to move on, definitely due to your writing (typically, I tend not to be attracted to self-absorbed characters.) Anyway, great job. Keep writing. The world could use more of your prose floating down upon it. :-)
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(someone once described a first dip into the fic of a fandom you don't know as comparable to starting to read a book in the middle, and I think that's very accurate)
Very true! I honestly didn't expect anyone who hasn't seen the show to bother to read this, so it was a really nice surprise to receive a comment from you on it! It also means a lot that you think I was able to convey the characters that I did (which was most, though not all of them) in a way that even you, without having seen the show, could grasp easily.
(typically, I tend not to be attracted to self-absorbed characters.)
Same! There is just something about Hank... but nearly all the critics have said it, and I'll say it again: David sells this character, 100%, and I can't picture anyone else doing it.
Anyway, great job. Keep writing. The world could use more of your prose floating down upon it. :-)Thank you so much, Susan. I'm not quite sure I can properly ( ... )
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Enough about me, though. Let's talk fic.
From the first paragraph, I said, "Oh, she's got it. She has Hank." And you did. All through this fic, you had him perfectly. There were so many instances of beautifully raw prose, stuff like he might have written once, that I can't possibly pick them all out. I'll point out a bunch, though:
01. She's sixteen, for fuck's sake, you're supposed to grow into that kind of shit.
02.In dreams, Karen looks like fading sunshine, strands of yellow-orange light woven through her hair like the threads of a dream catcher's web. Sometimes, in his less drunk and more poetic moods, ( ... )
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From the first paragraph, I said, "Oh, she's got it. She has Hank." And you did. All through this fic, you had him perfectly. There were so many instances of beautifully raw prose, stuff like he might have written once, that I can't possibly pick them all out.Goddamn it, you! I don't even know what to say to that! I was always worried about wrestling Hank in, getting him to cooperate with me -- he's angsty and fiesty and generally a pain in the ass, lol -- but if you think it worked, then I feel confident enough to say I managed it. I'm so glad you think that I did, because that endorsement is worth loads to me ( ... )
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NO WAY. How did I miss that? *uses icon from that episode, which is, incidentally, her favorite episode*
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Goddamn right. Your Hank breaks my heart. Somehow you cracked his soul wide open and made it accessible to anyone who's seen this show or not. This contains some seriously beautiful writing. This is what happens when you stand on the years of your life and look around. Thank you.
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As to what you said, I'd quote you back on the parts that meant the most to me, but seriously, everything you said means more than you know. Thank you so much for the wonderful feedback. :)
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