Comments | leucocrystal: FIC: Things Already Done

leucocrystal

FIC: Things Already Done

Jan 28, 2009 04:47

Once upon a time, I wrote a fanfic for this show. People seemed to dig it, so I wrote another.

TITLE: Things Already Done
(alternate link @ AO3)
FANDOM: Californication
SUMMARY: She was having a drink with Hank, and only Hank; something unusual in and of itself.
CHARACTER(S)/PAIRING(S): Marcy, Hank; slight Hank/Marcy overtones.
SOUNDTRACK: .. ( Read more... )

fanfic: californication, tv: californication, art: fanart

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paperskies January 28 2009, 13:28:59 UTC

I am FLIPPING OUT over this! HANK/MARCY!!! Or close enough to it! I need to go to bed now so I'm not a complete zombie at school tomorrow BUT I reserve the right to come back and reply to this comment with a MASSIVE COMMENT about how AMAZING this is. So watch this spot ;)

leucocrystal January 29 2009, 07:39:13 UTC

Haha, yay! I'm so glad! This was a really encouraging first comment to receive, let me tell you. Anyway, I would love to hear anything more you have to say about it, thank you! I'll keep an eye out. ;)

hankmoodyblues January 28 2009, 13:59:01 UTC

Heh, I can now officially say I betaed for you! Fuck me sideways. I bow down to your writing prowess.

leucocrystal January 29 2009, 07:39:41 UTC

Yes, you can! And as soon as I've got an hour or so of free time tonight, I'll be able to return the favor, whee!

hankmoodyblues January 29 2009, 08:08:25 UTC

Heh, don't look forward to it that much! When I was going to bed last night I thought of something I'd missed out and nearly loaded the laptop up again to add it in but couldn't be bothered.

Stupid muse!

leucocrystal January 29 2009, 11:01:44 UTC

Yeah, I feel you there. I think that's why I'm (a) glad my stories always seem to flow all out in a single night, and (b) terrified of ever posting that gigantic XF fic I keep plugging away at. That one has just taken so long, in so many fits and starts... it scares me!

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kirstie89 January 28 2009, 18:20:50 UTC

I generally stay away from fanfiction, but I had to read this one, because I know that whatever you create turns out amazing, and I'm so glad that I did, because it really was beyond fantastic. Your portrayal of the characters was absolutely perfect. *applauds loudly*

leucocrystal January 29 2009, 07:40:51 UTC

Aww, that's about as flattering as it gets! Thank you so much for taking the time to read and letting me know you liked it, sweetie. :)

yendrie January 28 2009, 19:50:36 UTC

Okay.. this.. I have no words to tell you how much I liked it, woman. This part made me smile like crazy:

Marcy wrinkled her nose. "You'd better shorten that, or you're both toolier than my screwdriver."

"It wasn't my idea," he said quickly, but still with a trace of that laugh in his voice. He couldn't seem to stop smiling, his eyes crinkling in a sweet way at their corners. "It means 'to bind'. I could go for a screwdriver about now," he mumbled to himself vaguely, in that way he had of taking a pun or an entire conversation too far.

The way you see into Hank's head (and heart) is so incredibly in character. Are you sure you're not one of the writers of the show?? XD Anyway, the screwdrivver thing made me laugh like mad. And then:

"Score one for Auntie Smurf ( ... )

leucocrystal January 29 2009, 07:53:54 UTC

Oh yay, this is such lovely, meaty feedback -- the best kind! :D

I had a lot of fun writing that scene in the maternity ward, I'm glad it shows. There wasn't much dialogue in the fic overall (much like my first Cali fic, actually, lol), so that was really my one main shot to work with them both.

Thank you again so much for reading and leaving such a wonderful comment dear (and THEN pimping it in your own LJ!), I'm so flattered.

yendrie January 29 2009, 23:19:46 UTC

Hehe, meaty feedback indeed. I would have quoted all my favorite parts, but I don't think LJ permits to post so much in a comment.

♥

leucocrystal January 30 2009, 01:22:18 UTC

Aww, thank you sweetie. *hugs* That really does mean a lot.

memories_child January 28 2009, 19:58:13 UTC

I love this. It's beautifully written, and I think you really get Marcy; some of those lines Ican see her saying aloud in my head. The Hank/Marcy ship is made of win, though Hank and Karen will always be 'the two' for me. Hank is captured so well in this too - it really is DD I'm seeing in my head reading this. Great job.

leucocrystal January 29 2009, 07:42:19 UTC

That's such a relief to me, like you wouldn't even believe. When you think about it, we don't know nearly as much about Marcy as we do about Hank, but I love her like crazy and wanted to take a shot at her. Getting anywhere near an "in-character" area is definitely a success in my mind. Like you, despite the many issues I have with Karen, she is Hank's #1 lady, much as I do love Marcy. But it was still fun to step outside that line for a bit to play. ;)

memories_child January 29 2009, 17:36:28 UTC

Aw I'm glad. Though seriously - you should worry, it's good. We don't know as much about her, but she's such a strong character - she seems very what you see is what you get, and I don't mean that in a bad way. Playing with that was so good too.

Incidentally, when I'm a published author do you want to do a dust jacket for me??

leucocrystal January 30 2009, 01:17:32 UTC

Awesome, you got it! That is, that I also wanted to play with how up-front Marcy appears to be. She does often seem to be very "what you see is what you get," and yet in the two seasons we've known her she's fallen into sexual and drug experimentation, which definitely suggests some interior issues. I had fun playing around in there for a bit, too.

Hah! Believe me, you could get much better people working for you at that point! I'm flattered that you'd ask, though. ;)

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