We too have lived in Arcadia (K/Mc, NC-17, MU), Part 2

[lindmere]

Comments

[yeomanrand]

Ah, Pike, so crazy clever. And somehow I doubt he's really done with either boy yet.

Lovely, my dear.

[lindmere]

Hmm, that's a good point--manipulative, sexy bastard that he is, it does seem like he gave up too easily.

Thank you so much for the lovely comment!

[spikeface]

I really loved this. It's a smart, fresh take on the Mirrorverse and relationships in it. Everything about it was intensely readable, appealing on a large and small scale. I'd love to see more Mirrorverse from you, whether in this 'verse or another.

[lindmere]

I'm happier than I can say that you a) read it and b) liked it, since you're one of our wonderful Masters (or Mistresses) of the Mirror Universe (I will be happy to write a book jacket blurb for you along those lines.) Thank you so much!

[savoytruffle]

I can't tell you how compelling this was. I was glued to it the whole time. The instant connection between Kirk and McCoy, the desire, the desperation, the loyalty, the UST - it all held me in its grip just the way it seemed to hold them.

And the relationship between Kirk and Pike, which McCoy will probably never be able to understand, was equally powerful and equally well drawn.

Amazing.

[lindmere]

Oh my goodness--what a gorgeous compliment. Thank you so much!

I purposely left the relationship between Kirk and Pike vague, as I think it's creepier that way, as well as more clearly mutually dependent. It's a good (and scary question) what it means to have a truly trusting relationship in the MU.

[lindmere]

I know! It's the proverbial "Nice (?) place to visit but I wouldn't want to live there." Even in my imagination, I'm kinda glad to be home.

[sangueuk]

Dear God, woman, this is fucking stunning, simply fucking brilliant. A few tweaks and this has gone from fantastic to a masterpiece. It was an amazing experience stepping back and re-reading it now it’s up and totally perfect. Oh, and the opening scene - well - you are something else, bb, what a perfect addition!

Pike is a amazingly drawn, so himself, so MU, so fucking scary and his unique perspective on love and power and loyalty has been the making not the undoing of him. An amazing insight, by you, into human nature which just makes him leap of the ‘page’. I particularly loved this chilling little line:“McCoy.” Pike places a hand on McCoy’s shoulder and bends toward him with friendly confidentiality, as if they aren’t inches from Kirk’s naked, sweating body. “Do you play cards?”I love this take on the MU, and you’ve made it your own, and totally coherent. I love all the little original touches, like double eagle, the hard slave labour, the abstract theory of loyalty, and the press gangs. It’s a stroke of genius to have Kirk not ‘

[lindmere]

Oh my goodness, sweetie--I owe you so much for this lovely comment, on top of the fact that your brilliant beta reading made it so much better than it was. You gave me so much to think about and really challenged me, especially on Pike's character and the nature of the relationships, and I am heartily grateful!

In hindsight, I'm not really sure if Kirk has "graduated" from Pike's mentorship, or if McCoy has effectively ruined him from Pike's perspective. Pike's ways are too deep even for me, apparently.

[sangueuk]

Yeah, but WHAT ABOUT THE MOVIE! My daughter could design the costumes, WE could fit them! I'd keep re-arranging Pine's thighs so they spread just like in your fic. We'd have to be really careful with the cross at the end though, that it's not all splintery. Someone would have to check his buttocks after shooting. Okay, going now...

[lindmere]

That movie is going to be way over budget, and I dread having to explain to the studio why we had to reshoot the thigh scene 1,000 times. Part of the contract for the rights would have to be that you act as fluffer.