Fic: Bel Canto

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Title: Bel Canto
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Sam/Gene
Words: 6,000
Warnings: nada
Notes: A million thanks to elynittria, a far better beta than I deserve.
Summary: Sam and Gene investigate theft at the Manchester Opera House.

Comments

[talkingtothesky]

This is so wonderful. I love how you mix the plot in without letting it get in the way of the characters.

I ended up liking Donna by the end but for a lot of it I was so worried about her. What with Gene's paranoia at the start, the way she so easily picked up on their connection made me nervous. It seemed like she tricked Sam into confirming her suspicions and I thought she might be out to ruin them. Thankfully she wasn't!

Gene being all schmoozy and 'Ciao' was a joy to read, thanks for that. And the lovely mental image with the tux! ♥ Gene is just perfect all the way through, actually. Sam's "I'm not worth it" outburst is really well done too. Even as I worried that he was jeopardising everything, his insecurities and doubts seemed very real and understandable. And the moment with them both standing backstage as the music swells is absolutely... wowLastly, thank you so much for inadvertantly educating me, lol. I'd heard the name, knew it was an opera, but that was it. Now I've been Youtubing and know a little more about it, even

[rubberbutton]

Gene being all schmoozy and 'Ciao' was a joy to read, thanks for that. And the lovely mental image with the tux!

:D I aim to please! Really, next time, I'll just write a fic titled Gene Hunt Standing About in a Tux and Looking Fine.

Lastly, thank you so much for inadvertantly educating me, lol.

Fanfic: It's educational! Lol, I thought about putting a mix together to enhance the reading experience.

my very limited previous experience of opera has been shrill enough to give me headaches, what I see as pointless melodrama, and my falling asleep halfway through, frustrated at not being able to understand the words.

Haha, yeah, I've definitely been there -- you drift off and when you wake up thirty minutes later, nothing's happened. Opera isn't the most approachable; it can be both dour and dopey, frequently at the same time. It's easiest to appreciate when you're familiar with the story and music, but it can take a lot of work to get to that point.

On the other hand it's really gratifying to be able annoy impress your friends by

[archraven1234]

This is beautiful! I loved it so much! You show Gene/Sam's relationship so well through your writing, and your OC is really interesting as well! I was on Sam's side all the way while I was reading your fic - felt really sad for him - especially when Gene flung the coffee away. I can picture Sam's heartbroken face - awww.
But then you made Gene do a speech - and i loved Gene again. You've written Gene really well - and he is a really tough guy to write about.
Loved it, loved it, loved it! I really want more!

[rubberbutton]

I can picture Sam's heartbroken face - awww.

Sam does the puppy face exceptionally well. Of course, he gets a lot of practice; everybody's always being mean to him. ;)

Thanks so much for the feedback! ♥

[sytaxia]

I really, really loved this fic - you have their banter so completely and totally down - would it be completely wrong of me to say that this fic had me at arugula?

Gene was the best part of this - so perfectly on form, from the aggression to the confusion to the language - 100% pure Hunt, and that can be a tough thing to pull off in a fic.

The Sam/Gene aspects of this were really well handled, as well, and the way that they play off of each other, not just in the banter, but in the actions that they take - is just perfect.

Very well done!

[rubberbutton]

would it be completely wrong of me to say that this fic had me at arugula?

Well, arugula is extremely delicious, so no! I think arugula would be a fic's main selling point really.

I'm so glad you enjoyed the story, and thanks for commenting, kiddo.

[vermin_disciple]

The story Gene tells about his childhood and Madame Butterfly is lovely. Aww. Your dialogue is excellent - you continue to impress the hell out of me with your knack for capturing Gene's creatively vulgar turn of phrase. And I liked the reveal of Donatella's real nationality. *g* Great work!

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you continue to impress the hell out of me with your knack for capturing Gene's creatively vulgar turn of phrase

*blushes* Aw, I really shouldn't be as flattered as I am to hear that. What can I say? Vulgarity just comes naturally to me.

[saintvic]

Thought this was wonderful. Really like the confusion, pain, anger, passion all mixed up together to give us this vivid and real picture of what Sam and Gene's relationship would be like. Thank you for this ♥.

[rubberbutton]

Thanks so much! I'm really glad you enjoyed it. :D :D :D