Comments | nitro26: fic; they hung us from shooting stars (heroes, pg)

nitro26

fic; they hung us from shooting stars (heroes, pg)

Mar 19, 2010 23:26

they hung us from shooting stars [ao3]
nathan petrelli, 1700 words, pg, spoilers for 4.12
But there are chinks in his armor, holes in his story full of people and faces and things.

( they will fill you with big ideas, they'll hang your heart in the sky. )

favorites: nathan petrelli, fic: heroes

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mumblemutter March 19 2010, 23:00:50 UTC

Oh god I'm so sad now, I don't even know what to say. I mean, I knew what would happen in the end, but. Really, I just want to curl up.

This was beautiful and heartbreaking and I loved that inexplicable happy-sad, quiet edge of bruise that would ache of something like packing up and leaving and goodbye and somehow the extra weight tips the world right back into balance again and their edges are sharp and jagged and they will keep cutting each other, over and over and over and, uh, also everything else, and I love how much this is about all the outside forces in Nathan's life and less about the choices he himself made, because I feel Nathan just likes to delude himself sometimes. *ahem* And still he's so aware of the many ways in which he has failed.

In conclusion, :'-(

nitro26 March 20 2010, 13:24:27 UTC

Thank you so much for such wonderful feedback. ♥ For someone whose job pretty much comes down to manipulation, Nathan's very easily manipulated himself. And there's always such a stark contrast between when he's Congressman Nathan Petrelli and when he's with people like Claire and Peter and that's where you see the real him coming through. I think that there was always this part of him buried somewhere deep that knew that as well. But anyway, I'm so glad that this Nathan worked for you; with him, there are so many loose ends and strings attached and I was afraid of not being able to capture him well enough.

And I'm sorry I made you sad! :( Here, have some cookies, please, IT'S FOR MY CONSCIENCE. *gives you tons and tons*

mumblemutter March 20 2010, 13:55:13 UTC

I think capturing Nathan's character basically comes *down* to loose ends and jagged edges and self-deception. We have the show to thank for that. (And, you know, for the fact that he's DEAD. *ahem* Sorry, bitter.) But this was lovely, in any case.

*takes cookies, nibbles sadly*

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nitro26 March 20 2010, 13:33:34 UTC

Aw, such lovely compliments, thank you. <3 I'm so happy that you liked the ending; I'm always so nervous about writing those. *gives you cookies as well*

adeline March 20 2010, 15:00:46 UTC

Oh man, Sarah. This was absolutely, heartcrushingly gorgeous. Thank you so much, I love my gift. ♥

nitro26 March 20 2010, 18:36:38 UTC

Weee! ^_^ Thank you! I'm so glad you liked it. You're very welcome hun. ♥

heartsonwings March 21 2010, 18:48:44 UTC

Oh hun, this was just so beautiful!! <333
You have no idea how much I love this! You have such a way with words and oh my god, I just want to draw hearts all over it ♥ ♥ ♥

nitro26 March 21 2010, 18:54:45 UTC

D'awww, you. ♥ You have no idea how happy I am that you like it; it really means a lot coming from you. Thank you so much for all the kind words and inspiration. *twirls you* <3

heartsonwings March 21 2010, 18:56:12 UTC

I'm gonna save it to memories so I can read it over and over! :D

nitro26 March 21 2010, 18:59:54 UTC

Aw, stop, you're too nice, you're making me look like a tomato here. :p

♥

anansie_s March 23 2010, 05:16:21 UTC

Wow, this was intense. It's a harsh but lovely unpacking of Nathan's character and I really liked your unique way of expressing his connections to Peter, especially (and also Claire and his kids and Angela).

And it’s strange the way they fit together. Or more like the way they don’t really because their edges are sharp and jagged and they will keep cutting each other, over and over and over, rough tear of scrapes and bruises brought to the surface, a cycle reborn completely

Sigh. Excellent writing. *counteracts sadness with baby Pasdar icon*

nitro26 March 23 2010, 18:30:03 UTC

Thank you so much! :) I originally started out writing this with just a focus on Nathan's relationship with Peter in mind and ended up adding everyone else in later when I decided otherwise. I'm really glad it flowed naturally to you and that you liked those parts as well.

EEEEEE. ♥ Okay, that is the awesomest icon on LJ. PERIOD. I think we should all have baby Pasdars of our own to keep in our pockets.

anansie_s March 25 2010, 02:57:16 UTC

Baby pocket pasdars for everyone would be so useful! There would be no more war ever. He'd just wear weird clothes and make everyone happy.

PS, I hope this isn't out of line for me to say but the small lightish-gray text on white background is kind of hard to read. I had to switch to black/white style to read the fic (and I'm so glad I did, it was wonderful). I just wanted to mention it.

nitro26 March 25 2010, 14:14:48 UTC

And awesome hair - don't forget the awesome hair, that part's important. ;) Hehe, exactly - Baby pocket Pasdars will bring world peace, whooo! \o/

Hey, not out of line at all. :) It is strange though, since for me, the text shows up pretty dark. Huh. I guess it's the same for the comments, too, right? Maybe the colours show up different on my computer or something? Or maybe it's just LJ screwing with me; it does seem to enjoy doing that. *sigh* I guess I should ask around and see if I'm the only one. Thanks so much for the heads up!

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