This fic is so lovely. Very intimate with the prose atmosphere to sustain it throughout. Great work, solid, and packed together so that it comes naturally without becoming condensed. It reminds me of an autobiography. I've been reading all these books about Chicago Blues artists and they talk about the writing, the relationships, the frustrations and the inspirations. I feel like you really got it here, like if people in the future want to know about Empires, there'll be these type of works, that bring it all to life with a simple eloquence.
Bwaaaaaaaaah *blushes all over the place* Man, I've missed your input. You have a way of pinpointing exactly what I was trying to do -- you just get it, and that's so rad. I really did try to capture that! Like I've said (?) much of this comes directly from Tom's old blog entries on the Empires Myspace and on the ForeverNever blog before he deleted it (boo) -- fall is here at our front door and i definitely sleep with my windows open; sometimes all it takes is to walk away from what you know, into a place like this with a voice like that; we've learned not to rush, strike when it feels right, and most importantly, we are here to enjoy this -- and I really loved that about this fic, that I really felt like I was writing up what had actually happened, something I've pretty much never done before. Thank you ♥
This is so gorgeous. I feel like you captured their voices perfectly and the way the band dynamic works seems really plausible to me, with them being band reliant on compromise. The way you write Tom and Sean as a couple is wonderful, but most of all it's believable. The way they slowly grow closer until they fit in each other's space and how the lines between them get a little blurred after a while. I also really love how you didn't have to force a situation to become conflicted, you just sort of went with the natural human emotions of insecurity and fear and managed to write something incredibly relateable. Overall this piece just has the most incredible flow, like I could picture the places and backgrounds and the feelings they brought on perfectly. I feel really sad it's over actually, but at the same time I'm in this really content headspace, like I just finished something good and I'm ultimately satisfied with the world. I'm rambling sorry it's late
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Anyway, this is great. I'm glad you finished it.
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Man, I've missed your input. You have a way of pinpointing exactly what I was trying to do -- you just get it, and that's so rad. I really did try to capture that! Like I've said (?) much of this comes directly from Tom's old blog entries on the Empires Myspace and on the ForeverNever blog before he deleted it (boo) -- fall is here at our front door and i definitely sleep with my windows open; sometimes all it takes is to walk away from what you know, into a place like this with a voice like that; we've learned not to rush, strike when it feels right, and most importantly, we are here to enjoy this -- and I really loved that about this fic, that I really felt like I was writing up what had actually happened, something I've pretty much never done before. Thank you ♥
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