Fic: One Eye Pointed Upwards

[rachg82]

Title: One Eye Pointed Upwards
Fandom: Bones
Author: rachg82
Rating: PG-13
Characters/Pairings: Brennan, Booth/Brennan, the whole Scooby gang
Word Count: About 7,800
Spoilers: Season 6, but nothing for "The Doctor in the Photo." I have yet to watch the episode & have been working like a mad woman all day to finish it.
Disclaimer: I don't own the

Comments

[cardiogod]

The thought running through my head through the whole first half of this: Oh my god, this is GORGEOUS.

The thought running through my head through the whole second half of this: Oh my god, it's almost over. NO.

What a beautiful, beautiful piece of writing. And very insightful. I haven't read much fic that's come out of season 6 because, frankly, I don't have a lot of positive things to say about the show itself right now, but I am so, SO glad that I read your piece. It reminded me of all of the things that I used to love about Bones and made me think that maybe that love isn't lost after all.

Thank you.

[rachg82]

Oh my goodness, thank you so much! I've been working on this for about a month now & was just about shaking after I hit post; I was so nervous. Ha. I feel like I can relax now.

[makd]

Same feelings here about this fic.

I love Brennan. In the beginning, I loved Booth more, but after 5 years, Brennan's my gal.

I cried through most of it. Still crying.

Your fic gives me more hope than the series. ::hugs::

[rachg82]

Brennan's been my homie since day one. She's like a science-y version of Anya (from Buffy); I can't get enough of her. Heh.

Thank you x1,000 for your lovely comment. It means so much to me. I'd say I'm sorry you cried, but I know that's usually actually a good thing when reading fic, so I'll take it as a compliment. *hugs you back*

[girlkamikazi]

This was amazing. Such beautiful writing and I think you captured everyone's voices spot-on. Loved all of it! If I were to copy and paste what I loved, you'd be reading it all over again. Seriously. I hope you write more soon!

Thanks so much for sharing!

[rachg82]

Thank you! ♥ I was worried about getting the voices correct. Brennan is easy for me, but I had to edit the section with Angela quite a bit to avoid straying over into cliche-ville.

I hope to write at least one more. Tonight's ep was--whew! I expect fandom to implode. Ha.

[bantam_shine]

This was absolutely beautiful. I've been really disheartened with this season, but it's fantastic stories like yours that keep my love for B&B alive. I've got a ton of specific things I loved about this story, but here are a few that particularly resonated with me

[rachg82]

This is basically the best comment ever. I might print it out (on my non-working printer--err) & laminate it for posterity.

I am so not used to praise, haha. *purrs*

Seriously though, thank you so much for the detailed critique. It's really helpful to know what worked for people so that if I write again, I won't go in blind. I'm thrilled the response wasn't, "IT SUCKS!" Ha.

*edited for brainfail

[bonesparticulat]

Crying again. When will it ever stop?

[rachg82]

For serious, girl. *hands you a tissue* Season six--what the hell, yo? It's like a trainride to Emo Ville with a pitstop at Grand Depression Station.

Also: thanks. Hee. I'm really touched that I was able to bring out emotion in people. ♥

[enigmaticblues]

This was just gorgeous. I feel like you really nailed Brennan's character and her struggles on the head. Wonderful work.

[rachg82]

Thank you! Brennan owns my heart like no other & getting her voice right was really important to me. I'm so glad you enjoyed it.