Comments | missymeggins: as close as this; castle fic

missymeggins

as close as this; castle fic

Feb 22, 2012 23:02

as close as this | castle; castle/beckett | 1495 words | pg | birthday fic for shimmeryshine

( There are these small moments with him where she breathes in and what she feels is completely weightless; what she feels is happiness. )

fic; castle

Comments 35

sparkles_mouse February 22 2012, 15:03:51 UTC

I got up early today! And then I found this and that whole goal of being early or on time flew out the window. Is it weird (and maybe a little creepy?) that I wish I could go back to sleep after reading this because it's so lovely ( ... )

missymeggins February 23 2012, 08:00:34 UTC

Eeep, I'm sorry if I made you late! LOL.

But thank you so much for the lovely comment, I'm thrilled you enjoyed this.

(And ha, don't even worry, that happens to me all the time. I have an idea or something and then I read it in someone else's fic and think 'nooooo!' But I would never for a second assume you'd plagiarised.)

ghostwriterlost February 22 2012, 16:56:30 UTC

This is lovely and so positive, it almost serves as an effective antidote to the mess they are making of the season on the show itself.

Then she stands and tugs at the button on her jeans, shimmying out of them as elegantly as one can manage when removing skin tight denim.
This line made me laugh out loud, because it was so sexy and so practical at the same time. Fanfic gets her out of those painted on pants as though the would just drop off when the fly was undone. Not happening people - very determined peeling of the outermost layer of the Beckett onion required.

He understands. They've made a mess of each other over the years. This relationship is as much about reparation of old wounds - his, hers, theirs collectively - as it is about building something new together. She's allowed to cling to the familiarity of the old walls if she needs to.
Perfect. Would that he knows this although i suspect not.

missymeggins February 23 2012, 07:58:34 UTC

Thank you so much, I'm really glad you liked it!

I'm glad you appreciated that line! For one thing, I'm terrible at writing about people taking off their clothes because I just don't feel like I can ever do it without sounding ridiculous. So I have to just be super simple and realistic about lol. But also, yes, come on there's no way that those jeans come off easy. And also, I cannot picture Beckett ~trying to be sexy as she removes her clothes, especially something like jeans. It doesn't seem like her to make an exhibition of it, you know?

effie214 February 22 2012, 21:22:24 UTC

Meg. MEG. Let's talk about this. Well, actually, let's not. Because truthfully? I mean, really, truly, unabashedly, unashamedly. no-funny-business-allowed-in-this-moment-even-though-I'm-the-funniest-person-in-the-history-of-the-universe honestly? I am sitting in my living room in tears, truly and seriously and so very marvelously moved by this. I don't know how I couldn't not be. And though I know I say it on every piece of yours, because to me you are unparalleled in this fandom, this story -- this invigorating encapsulation of life, liberty and the pursuit of not just happiness but love -- this is truly a work that wraps itself warmly around me, that I will carry proudly with me, the perfect example of not a story but feelings, of life; a movement that swells and undulates and carries you down a river of cautious understanding, meandering meaning, and a sense of hopeful accomplishment we somehow know is not fleeting, making the trip down the rapids and ever the bumps over the rocks not only worthwhile but entirely anticipatory. ( ( ... )

missymeggins February 23 2012, 07:52:47 UTC

OMG EFFIE SHUT UP! When I said give me 'actual thoughts' I just meant like, 'It's not awful. This line was kind of nice.'

YOU NEED TO STOP THIS. SERIOUSLY.

Anyways, the thing is, this came completely out of nowhere. There no plan for it or any kind of conscious thought, I just had these pictures in my head of them in a relationship, and trying to figure out where they fit, and struggling but having these lovely moments that were close to perfect. And she was naked in all of them lmao. But, I don't know, I just like the idea that she would struggle with openness in other ways, but with that she would be completely raw and unafraid.

(You bias and love for me are almost certainly factors but I still love you more than anything and I'm so grateful for your support when it comes to my writing. <3)

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missymeggins February 23 2012, 07:54:39 UTC

STEEEEPH! Thank you so much, you're just killing me with this. I really didn't expect people to have this kind of response to this fic! <3

sonni89 February 24 2012, 02:45:52 UTC

This is SO BEAUTIFUL!! I love this immensely. I love them and how you wrote them in a relationship, and if it actually happened this way on the show, no one can EVER talk to me about how things get ~ruined once a UST couple gets together, because if things go like this, it'll be THE MOST AMAZING.

missymeggins February 24 2012, 07:55:58 UTC

Thank you so much, I'm really so glad you enjoyed it!