The Treatment, Part 3 of 3

[septemberoses]

Title:  The Treatment (aka the Dark Fic)
Author: septemberoses
Fandom: True Blood
Pairing: Godric/Eric/(Pam)
Rating: NC17 for violence, torture, abuse, mindgames, angst, betrayal
Words:  16,000 total (LiveJournal is forcing me to split it into sections)
Summary: Godric is losing his mind, and Eric is determined to save him from himself.
Note: Those who'

Comments

[moon_lover68]

Hello, just a lurker here :) I really enjoyed this story - you write very well.

[septemberoses]

Hey, thanks for delurking! I lurked forever on LJ before commenting. I'm glad you enjoyed this story. Stay tuned for the follow up.

[septemberoses]

YOU KNOW THERE'S A SEQUEL, RIGHT? Which I'm working on? Because I couldn't possibly LEAVE them like this?

Okay, now I feel like a bit of a shit - you gave me that wonderful gift fic and I gave you .... this. I am hoping never to write anything like this again (a sentiment shared, I am sure, by more than one person reading it.) But this was The Dark Fic. I couldn't bring myself to tack another ending on, a happier ending, it felt like a cop-out. BUT that's a bit of a cheat on its own, isn't it? Because I was already working on What Happens Next In This Story, so I didn't get hung out to dry.

The shrink is insane, for sure. And possibly evil. I have a feeling this isn't going to work out well for him.

[septemberoses]

Okay, I feel better now. I don't like feeling like I drove people to the Valium and drink :) And yes, this was some serious envelope-pushing for me.

I think you'll find the next bit easier on the eyes.

[laorion]

I know a lot of people were uncomfortable with this fic, but i absolutely love it...i've read it, umm, about 20 times...definetly looking forward to what happens next...just want to say that you're sick, twisted, rather f'd up...and i'm lovin it ;)

[septemberoses]

People seem pretty divided on this one -- either they loved it (and your comment is a huge hug for me, so thanks) or they really, really didn't. 20 times? I am so pleased.

[laorion]

well then consider this a huge monstrous viking sized hug cuz i adore all your darker fics, especially this one...and i'm up to 22 times now (i'm really not making these numbers up!)

[almeerah]

That doctor is such a creep! And a deviously intelligent one at that! He manages to fool Eric - that's not easily done. And those truly disturbing things he says to Godric at the end made my skin crawl...Psychological horror always gets me more than torture/gore.
Really well written as always...you managed to shock me with the last paragraphs. That's a compliment to your talents as an author. It's probably as difficult to disturb me as it is to fool Eric ;-)
I needed Coda to recover. I'm ok now...;-)

[septemberoses]

Hey, there. I debated over and over about what to do/where to draw the line with Eric. All I can say is, I think the doctor is insane enough (rather than just evil) that on some level he believes he *is* doing the right thing. Because, yeah -- Eric's hard to fool. Although he HAD doubts, like the silver. Which is in part why he feels so incredibly guilty afterward.

Mmm, yeah, this was a whole different level of creepy, yes? Because I've done, essentially, torture-porn elsewhere. To get inside the doctor's head and spin out his sick I'm-going-to-make-you-my-infant and the rest of it, creepy but not overtly explicit? That was curious to write.

[septemberoses]

This fic ... this fic was like hitting myself in the knee with a hammer by the end. I mean, from a writing perspective I am so proud of it. But it left me feeling pretty shaken. I am wowed by your comments -- you were on to the doctor and his wrongness early on! And the part with Eric at the end, where he signs the papers, made me cry. And I wrote the thing! You'd think I'd be immune.

Anyway, you probably already know this, but I did continue this fic. The next part is called Coda, and I think there's a part after that called The Dream. I need to work on my tags. :) Thanks again for your comments.