Omgosh, this was great. I actually cried once. Maybe twice.
About halfway through, I started thinking about how this actually happened. Is happening right now. Somewhere out there, there's some kid stuck in a situation exactly like this. Being bullied and made to not feel safe. It's just heartbreaking and I felt so helpless.
Thank you for this story. I love it so much. High school fic mixed with mystery and the supernatural?? Too many reasons to list. I'd probably end up with some incoherent, rambly essay. And, I think I can almost taste the dirt and woody air and mist..you used the setting in your story so well. The only word that comes to mind is organic.
It's now past midnight and I've been reading this for half a day. It's like barely any time has passed, haha.
Nope, Frank is stuck trying to puzzle out Gerard's twisty brain on his lonesome most of the time, but I could definitely see how it would seem like that! Gerard is on occasion extremely obvious about what he's thinking, heh. An open book that has occasional passages in Klingon. Frank loves it. *G*
But yeah, it's definitely a really serious topic, and I wanted to try to do it justice, so this comment means a lot to me -- thank you so much. I like to think despite all the darkness, it's a hopeful story, that the people who were doing the bullying learned from what happened. Because that's the thing, you know? It's usually not that people in high school are evil, they're just arrogant and shallow and self-absorbed and too lost in their own worlds to care about other people. They can learn, and do better, and remember.
And oh, thank you! The setting was such a huge part of the story for me, and I loved writing about it -- my betas occasionally had to tell me that no, I'd already written a paragraph describing the fields and the trees, time for plot now. Heh.
ugh, i stayed up till 4:09 to read this because it was that fucking good. okay, this is the kind of story that goes down in fandom history. this is like unholyverse good, i'm not even kidding.
!!! Oh wow, that is such a fantastic compliment I can hardly parse it -- unholyverse is one of my tiptop favorite works of fiction ever, on the internet or off. Thank you so much!
yes, well i agree with you.the unholyverse is takes up three places in my top five favorite fanfics ever. and now yours takes up one of those places as well. great job! :D
Argh, so, I don't even really know where to start. I guess, to make it easy -- I love the way you write Gerard's POV, that mix of intelligence and enthusiasm and dorkiness and darkness all at once, how you get him so right every time and I completely forget that you're not, actually, you know, this version of Gerard Way in real life. I think “Ah, yes, I finally get my superpower,” Gerard said solemnly. “Tripping people that walk backwards. Fuckin’ A. I vow to use it only for good.” is still perhaps my favourite line in the history of fic and I still laugh embarrassingly loudly despite having read it in at least three drafts before this, oh man, but also ‘The undead are real! My life is validated!’ and his relationship with Mikey, and the guys at school, and the way he will cheerfully save Ryan Ross from being beaten to a pulp but then also COMPLETELY FORGET who he is, it's ridiculously adorable and charming and sweet and I love him completely
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YOUUU. Oh my god, this comment, I want to print it out and carry it around in my pocket forever. I love this Gerard (possibly you can tell, since I wrote 107k words of the little dork), and I wanted to make him as realistic and teenaged and flawed as possible, so thank you thank you thank you. I'm glad you love him too. And OH, FRANKIE. Why do I always write you as a dead boy, Frank? HE JUST MAKES SUCH A CHARMING GHOST, I CANNOT HELP IT.
And you know, those early drafts, you helped so much with the realization that it couldn't be easy between them, so <3 <3 <3. You made this story so much better and taught me so much about writing, you know. I have so many hearts for you, honestly. I love that we both love magic, and I love the way YOU write it, too, and oh, I am just altogether happy and delighted and yes, I am proud it is finished. For the longest time I thought it wouldn't be, and it's the best feeling in the world, having it out there and knowing other people are enjoying it. *twirls, collapses in heap of fallen leaves
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Thank you! Ahaha, I had a lot of fun with teenaged Gee and his sulks and obliviousness and general dorktastic self. Geraaard. And yaaaay, I totally fucking adored getting to play around with the ghost story aspect of things and creating my own little mythology sandbox to stomp around in. I'm so glad you enjoyed it! *dances happily*
this is one of the best things i've ever read, full stop. it was beautiful and completely heartbreaking at times and you totally made me cry at the end when frank's mom showed up, and i NEVER cry at fics so that was a real first. i really, really wish i could give you the feedback that you so rightly deserve but my brain is so tired from staying up to read this. but you should know that i love this with all my heart and i'm so going to rec this in my journal because everybody needs to read it! i for one really can't wait to go back and read it all over again. thank you so much for sharing! :)
Ohhh, I don't think you know how much your comment filled me with happiness, seriously. This story is such a huge thing for me -- it's been in my head for years, will probably be in my head forever, so oh, thank you thank you. It means so much to me to know that you loved it, honestly. &tenthousandhearts;
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About halfway through, I started thinking about how this actually happened. Is happening right now. Somewhere out there, there's some kid stuck in a situation exactly like this. Being bullied and made to not feel safe. It's just heartbreaking and I felt so helpless.
Thank you for this story. I love it so much. High school fic mixed with mystery and the supernatural?? Too many reasons to list. I'd probably end up with some incoherent, rambly essay. And, I think I can almost taste the dirt and woody air and mist..you used the setting in your story so well. The only word that comes to mind is organic.
It's now past midnight and I've been reading this for half a day. It's like barely any time has passed, haha.
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But yeah, it's definitely a really serious topic, and I wanted to try to do it justice, so this comment means a lot to me -- thank you so much. I like to think despite all the darkness, it's a hopeful story, that the people who were doing the bullying learned from what happened. Because that's the thing, you know? It's usually not that people in high school are evil, they're just arrogant and shallow and self-absorbed and too lost in their own worlds to care about other people. They can learn, and do better, and remember.
And oh, thank you! The setting was such a huge part of the story for me, and I loved writing about it -- my betas occasionally had to tell me that no, I'd already written a paragraph describing the fields and the trees, time for plot now. Heh.
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Argh, so, I don't even really know where to start. I guess, to make it easy -- I love the way you write Gerard's POV, that mix of intelligence and enthusiasm and dorkiness and darkness all at once, how you get him so right every time and I completely forget that you're not, actually, you know, this version of Gerard Way in real life. I think “Ah, yes, I finally get my superpower,” Gerard said solemnly. “Tripping people that walk backwards. Fuckin’ A. I vow to use it only for good.” is still perhaps my favourite line in the history of fic and I still laugh embarrassingly loudly despite having read it in at least three drafts before this, oh man, but also ‘The undead are real! My life is validated!’ and his relationship with Mikey, and the guys at school, and the way he will cheerfully save Ryan Ross from being beaten to a pulp but then also COMPLETELY FORGET who he is, it's ridiculously adorable and charming and sweet and I love him completely ( ... )
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And you know, those early drafts, you helped so much with the realization that it couldn't be easy between them, so <3 <3 <3. You made this story so much better and taught me so much about writing, you know. I have so many hearts for you, honestly. I love that we both love magic, and I love the way YOU write it, too, and oh, I am just altogether happy and delighted and yes, I am proud it is finished. For the longest time I thought it wouldn't be, and it's the best feeling in the world, having it out there and knowing other people are enjoying it. *twirls, collapses in heap of fallen leaves ( ... )
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this is one of the best things i've ever read, full stop. it was beautiful and completely heartbreaking at times and you totally made me cry at the end when frank's mom showed up, and i NEVER cry at fics so that was a real first. i really, really wish i could give you the feedback that you so rightly deserve but my brain is so tired from staying up to read this. but you should know that i love this with all my heart and i'm so going to rec this in my journal because everybody needs to read it! i for one really can't wait to go back and read it all over again. thank you so much for sharing! :)
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