Of 'Lockon Stratos' and Living up to it

[linsetsu]

Title: Of 'Lockon Stratos' and Living up to it
Author: LinSetsu
Fandom: Gundam 00
Genre: General
Characters: Lockon Stratos, Lyle Dylandy, Neil Dylandy
Rating: PG-13 (for some swearing)
Warnings/kinks: no kinks. AU. Spoilers for those of you who have not yet seen the latest episodes of Season 2.
Summary: The 6th and final Part of the AU series "Of Living

Comments

[carameltrap]

BAWW. End already? T_T

Lovely, lovely chapter and the interactions between the brothers are just so sweet and yet so wistful at the same time that it aches. Thank you for writing this and sharing it. ^^

[linsetsu]

Well, the original plan was for it to only have 3 parts. So, it's been stretched double the length, thanks to all you wonderful readers ^_^

I'm so happy you liked it, and I'm glad the mood was properly conveyed! Thank you for continuing to read the story and for your beautiful comments! *hugs*

[fencergirl07]

Awww~! Its perfect!
Great job <3 <3 <3

Better than the endings I'd imagined.

[linsetsu]

Thank you~!!! ^_^ I'm glad you liked it! And I'm relieved it wasn't a disappointing ending!

[orion_nightbane]

T__________________________________T SO LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i think that u've wrapped it up pretty well, in some sense. like the whole "and so time moves on" kinda way, or something, but more would be fantastic i suppose :P a slight epilogue maybe? but then again maybe not. idk. lol. Thanks for bringing us along such a wonderful ride XD Really love this fic :D

[linsetsu]

THANK YOU----!!!
M-more?? O_O I'd be rewriting the whole of Season 2 if I went on further than this! ^^; But yeah, I'm thinking about an epilogue. Dunno when that'll come out, but I think it will eventually.

Once again, thank you, thank you! ^__^ You made it possible! I'm very happy you enjoyed it so much!

[thelansera]

OH MY, THIS IS SO MUCH LOVE!!!
The tranquility between the conversation of the brothers is really well written. And no, you don't suck at wrapping things up at all, you've explained well enough and you also left enough for the readers to ponder :)!

I remember a few chapters ago, in Lyle's flashback, Neil went out to "buy fish" (or was it chicken? I can't remember, hahaha). Apparently, Lyle knew where he went, but as readers, we weren't given the information of where exactly Neil went. So where did Neil go? Practice running? Shooting empty cans XD?

[linsetsu]

Thank you~!!! Phew, I'm glad it wasn't that bad. I didn't want to really narrow the ending, so I left it a bit open. The epilogue might come and trash it, though... ~.~

I think it was chicken ^^; (fish was what their mother was making during the cross country flashback). Ah, sorry, I guess I didn't make that clear enough. A few sentences above that short flashback, Lyle said that the last he saw of Neil was of his back when he told Lyle he'd be right back.

And then, "I'm going to buy chicken. I'll be right back." ... but he never came back...

Something like that. Sorry, I wasn't clear enough >_>

[thelansera]

Ahh okay, haha, sorry I wasn't clear when I state my question either XD. But yes, my question is, where did Neil went after he said he's going to buy chicken, since he never came back. Or is that "never came back" portion of the sentence just a metaphoric/dramatic way of saying, that Neil in general never came back until the beginning of your fiction?

[linsetsu]

heh? I think you may have lost me at the end...
Um... He never came back, as in, he never went back to Lyle. As for where he *did* go...that's another story altogether. ^^; Primarily, though, he went to earn money. Lots of money...

[mangaka_chan]

I love it. &hearts It's wonderful how you incorporated the information from the novel into this chapter. It adds an extra dimension to their relationship when they talk about what Neil had done for Lyle and Lyle wondering if he's a brother Neil would be proud of. I really wish you would go further with this story, but if you choose to stop here I understand that as well. In any case, it was a most enjoyable read, and I hope to see an epilogue from you soon. :D

[linsetsu]

ahaha, I'm glad you noticed that novel details ^^; It was kind of sudden information, but it fit well, so I thought, why not?

Thank you, thank you for your support the whole way through! A continuation is so very tempting, but I'm doing my best resisting...(although, I have an idea for what *could* happen, *were* I to continue...oh my, *is shot* >.<)

But you'll definitely see an Epilogue from me yet!

[mangaka_chan]

Do not resist; resistance is futile! D= *shot*

I'm going to say this again, but I just love this story so much. I can tell a lot of thought went into it and you studied the characters very hard before you wrote anything. That's some dedication right there. If it weren't for the fact that school is eating me alive, body and soul alike, and I already have unfinished drafts up the wazoo I would be so tempted to illustrate or doujin this story. ;_;

[linsetsu]

Resistance /is/ futile...I agree ^^; *gets shot together*

OH MY HARO-GOD!! Doooo iiiiitttt!! (I really shouldn't be encouraging people to ditch school work, I'm sorry dear parents >.<) hahaha, well, I understand that school is really time consuming. I should be studying more myself, since I'm falling behind, but I really couldn't concentrate these past two weeks, so I gave in to the temptation of joining the dark side. XD

But yeah, an illustration would be FRIGGIN' AWESOME----!!! A doujin would just simply downright KILL me with happiness and honour! ^_^

[animegoil]

Wait, what? It's done? .... *pout* Though I suppose it's not a bad ending. Surprising, but fitting. Not being Lockon anymore, Neil wouldn't have a reason to open up old wounds and meet Setsuna or Tieria or Allelujah. And Lyle's fixed his brother-complex. <3 Great job with contrasting Lyle and Neil's different views on the same things <3

[linsetsu]

Was it surprising?? I was worried, since I thought it would be so very obvious... maybe not ^^

Ah, well, I wasn't intending on bringing in more of the Meisters. It was just kind of the behind-the-scenes-AU take on Lyle and Neil's interactions. (And Yes! Lyle more or less got over his brother-complex XD) It would have been fun to write about Tiera/Allelujah/Setsuna's reactions to him being alive, but that's been done by so many people, it would be hard not to make a repetition...although if I tweaked the situation a bit... ~_~ Should NOT be thinking about it!

Anyways, THANK YOU SO MUCH! for being so supporting and always leaving wonderful comments!! ^___^

[animegoil]

^_^ No prob. And, I need to friend you-- I can't remember what we were talking about, but we have other series in common? DGM? Kuroshitsuji? Something?

[linsetsu]

We have a lot in common ^_^ I wanted to send you a PM with the whole list, but it didn't work ~_~