a great, dark, soft thing || tvd fic

[petitebelette]

This should actually go in a fic journal somewhere, but as I am between fic journals and do not have one (plus maybe three people in the fandom will have any interest in reading this) I'm just going to leave it here.

a great, dark, soft thing
the vampire diaries
anna-centric, damon/anna, circa 1864

Comments

[youcallitwinter]

Oh my god, what is this fic even? I honestly thought I was possibly the only person in the WORLD who shipped these two and had written for them and now there's this and I'm pretty sure my life's complete.

The style is lovely, it's evocative and quiet and I especially love this constant contrast wherein she sounds so old when she's thinking about him and then the moment he acknowledges her she's a teenager again. And that hint of what it means to be stuck on just the edge of being a woman. I also love the reference to his "common blue eyes" because usually we're all more than a little in love with Damon Salvatore's eyes, and Anna's lived long enough to not be.

Basically, why weren't we friends before?! D:

[petitebelette]

I thought I was the only person! For so long! Jesus, okay, brb reading ALL YOUR FIC at this point klsdjfsa;

Thank you so much! Hnn, it's pretty much exactly what I was going for and damn, everyone loves the common blue eyes bit. I should just frame it or something. It's true though; Anna has lived long enough. Appearances don't mean quite the same things to her.

I HAVE NO CLUE! D: I'm so glad we fixed it.

[dante_kent]

Wow, this is gorgeous. I always felt like Damon and Anna were underexplored, because they are both the survivors of this whole 1864 disaster. Neither have moved on, they still live for what went down, and they cross paths in their unrelenting desire to fix what happened, because their lives have been on hold since. Damaged people (vampires). Love them.

Your writing style is beautiful, and it really suits Anna. She's not flashy or dramatic or loud, but she sees things, and she understands things. Her simultaneous fascination and condescension towards Damon is so fitting, because she's older and stronger and often smarter then him, but he's also Damon, and he has this appeal to him. And they're kindred spirits, controlled by someone they love and willing to be controlled because of that great love. This is such excellent writing. I'm so glad I found this story! Hope to find more from you soon.

[smokeandsong]

So, so beautiful. I can't even.

THANK YOU FOR LINKING ME, WIFE.

[sidesmile]

OMG. I discovered this linked on tumblr somewhere and this is gorgeous. I really wish they had explored this relationship more. Kudos to you.