Red Dwarf Drabble 1
TITLE: Untitled Set of Red Dwarf Drabbles and short stories: Drabble 1
RATING: PG-13, future drabbles may vary in rating.
SUMMARY: A slightly alternate universe from the original Red Dwarf series where Lister and Rimmer got together as a couple rather than completely disliking each other.
AUTHORESS' NOTE: Anyone who has seen the majority of Red Dwarf ( Read more... )
RATING: PG-13, future drabbles may vary in rating.
SUMMARY: A slightly alternate universe from the original Red Dwarf series where Lister and Rimmer got together as a couple rather than completely disliking each other.
AUTHORESS' NOTE: Anyone who has seen the majority of Red Dwarf ( Read more... )
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Hahah wanting revenge for the diary thing is so totally Rimmer XD And the schoolgirl hearts thing cracked me up.
That was adorable :) It even got me to stop writing the next Silver/Jim lemon and squee over L/R instead :D Now I want to go finish season seven (Kochanski, shudder) so I can watch season eight and then write my own :D
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Living Rimmer is really a piece of work though, so that makes Season 8 really worth seeing, but they were running out of ideas by that time so it's not as amusing... or maybe I just like Rimmer and Lister being alone better... xD
Yeah, admittedly I'm obsessed with the idea of grown men doodling hearts in their diaries or something of the sort. I think it's cute.
It even got me to stop writing the next Silver/Jim lemon and squee over L/R instead.
FOMG... I don't know whether to be horribly pleased or kick you and tell you to keep writing xD
There are more drabbles to come in this fandom, but I've got a ton of stuff to write, so who knows when they'll get posted. I procrastinate a ton too... eheh -_-;
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Join usssss.... ;)
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First of all, I think you have a good handle on the core of the characters, which is one of the most important things, IMO. Rimmer wanting to read Lister's diary more urgently than he wants to have sex - totally in character. And Lister kissing Rimmer before going into stasis just to torture him (and not realizing the concequences this would have) - not only totally in character, but inspired! I applaud you!
I also think you've gotten Lister's spirit across quite well in the diary excerpts. I'm not sure if he'd write quite so much though; Lister doesn't seem the type to write or read much. I'm just not sure he'd be up to writing that much. Even if I wasn't harboring a small crush on him to begin with (see earlier pages) I'd have a ton of fun torturing him with this little detail.) is a perfect example; I love what you've done here - the "see earlier pages" thing is very Dwarfian... but would he write it out so eloquently? Hm ( ... )
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And Lister kissing Rimmer before going into stasis just to torture him (and not realizing the concequences this would have) - not only totally in character, but inspired! I applaud you!
Admittedly I thought it was too xD
... but would he write it out so eloquently? Hm...
the diary was giving me a hard time actually. I wasn't sure how to get across what I wanted to get across and make it still be... Lister-y. I would however like to point out that a lot of people aren't eloquently verbally but can practically write Grade A essays in their sleep. So I don't think it'd be TOO far a stretch...
And no offense to Lister, but I have a hard time dumbing down my writing that far sometimes.
As much as I adore the idea of Rimmer writing little hearts in his diary and admitting his love for Lister there...etcYeah... I agree... but I sort of envisioned ( ... )
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I would however like to point out that a lot of people aren't eloquently verbally but can practically write Grade A essays in their sleepOh, certainly! Perhaps I phrased that badly; my point was that I think Lister IS eloquent verbally - he's just not much of a writer. Both in terms of spelling, etc. (as in my icon), but also in terms of just not wanting to bother. I do see your point about this being difficult to get across in fic. What I would do in such a case would just allow the reader to see short snippets - for example by having Rimmer read the diary (silently), and reading certain segments aloud from time to time. Like ( ... )
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Well, I'm a naturally paranoid person, so feel free to just have at next time xD
I think Lister IS eloquent verbally - he's just not much of a writer. interesting how I think just the opposite... I guess it's all just how you look at it. I'm confidant that middle ground shall be reached as my writing progresses though.
What I would do in such a case would just allow the reader to see short snippets - for example by having Rimmer read the diary (silently), and reading certain segments aloud from time to time. I wanted to do something like that, but I felt I would rather have just put the whole entry in there instead rather than Rimmer's reactions and things mostly because I have lots of stuff involving Rimmer later down the line planned and so very little Lister. And I wanted to get the mutual ( ... )
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