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shelbecat

FIC: A Separate Peace

Jan 14, 2009 17:03

Title: A Separate Peace
Author: shelbecat and rachel_wilder
Rating: T
Pairing: Tim/Lyla
Spoilers: 3x12 (not based on any spoilers for 3x13)

( Football was never going to be his life. That was Jay’s thing, and as much as Tim respects his best friend, he never wanted to be Jason Street. )

fic, fnl

Comments 11

kadymae January 14 2009, 20:51:48 UTC

Very complicated and while I really do hope that Tim goes to college, I can equally understand why this is also a good choice for him.

And Billy's going to be wicked pissed for a long time.

But at the end of the day, trying to make Tim do something he doesn't want to do? It's like trying to drive a nail into a brick, and you capture why that is in this story.

shelbecat January 14 2009, 21:49:10 UTC

I was pushing for Billy and Tim to hug and make up but I don't think they would...maybe?

Anyway, I just love me some Hands-on-hips!Billy :)

forthelongrun April 5 2009, 10:03:42 UTC

So well-written - I can see it all unfolding in my head.

I'd bookmarked this until this weekend because I'm a big-time spoiler avoider. Both the episode and this story were well worth the wait.

rachel_wilder April 5 2009, 21:17:43 UTC

I'm glad you came back to read the story--thanks so much for letting us know you enjoyed it.

fleurlb May 23 2009, 13:37:58 UTC

I am beginning to think LiveJournal hates me. :) It keeps eating my comments or telling me the form is invalid.

So - if it hasn't already come through. I loved your story. So well-written and I loved reading Tim's thoughts.

shelbecat May 25 2009, 15:30:40 UTC

Thank you so much (and only one comment came through :))

We do love Tim around here - or at least love torturing him ;)

echoing_dream July 25 2009, 22:13:46 UTC

Wow. This is one of the most real FNL fics I've ever read. Tim's voice and headspace are just perfect. It broke me a little when Tim left his cleats, but I also thought it was something he needed to do, and this just expresses that brilliantly. Gorgeous fic. ♥

rachel_wilder September 13 2009, 22:20:00 UTC

Thanks so much for reading! It's really fun to write introspective Tim--he's definitely one of those surprisingly multi-layered characters.

khemlab September 13 2009, 19:53:44 UTC

Wow, this is a gorgeous piece of work. So real, so intricate, so semi-grown-up S3 Tim. I've never thought of Lyla pushing Tim as some way of making him into a new Jason, but I think you've hit the nail on the head there. I adored it, even though it had me in tears, lol. Just like this silly show does to me every time.

rachel_wilder September 13 2009, 22:18:46 UTC

Thanks so much for the feedback. I have to admit, I'm really fond of this story. The nice thing about fanfic is that we can pull any character back in without having to worry about contracts and appearance fees--it just seems like Tim and Jason would still have contact, even though we don't see Jason anymore.

shelbecat September 14 2009, 13:59:12 UTC

Thanks so much for this - I had forgotten about this fic, but I loved it so much when we finished it. Tim is always so sad, or so easy to get to sad, and writing about the comparison of him and Jason is a perfect way to explore that. Glad you "got it" :)