Comments | shesthesmoke: Scar Tissue [1/1]

x_forgetromeo in shesthesmoke

Scar Tissue [1/1]

Mar 28, 2011 01:14

Pairing: Reid/Prentiss
Rating: PG-13
Summary: He doesn't tell her that it's over.
Prompt: "Scars" for angst_bingo
Note: Major spoilers for "Lauren".

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character: emily prentiss, author: cait, pairing: reid/prentiss, character: jennifer jareau, fandom: criminal minds, character: spencer reid, challenge: angst_bingo, type: fanfiction

Comments 15

justams March 28 2011, 15:55:20 UTC

Just so beautiful and heartbreaking and...I love it.

rewindclunkplay March 28 2011, 16:09:12 UTC

this is amazing in every little way, chilling and heartbreaking and beautifully written and the emotions just fly out of it. It's perfect, really.

x_forgetromeo March 30 2011, 02:34:11 UTC

Oh my goodness thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

freddlerabbit March 28 2011, 16:43:55 UTC

Oh, heartbreak. "Because you lied for me. The realization hits her and Emily flounders for words. " - that especially was so hard to take.

x_forgetromeo March 30 2011, 02:33:50 UTC

Eek, thank you so much for commenting.

just_jasper March 28 2011, 19:01:46 UTC

Ugh crying. It could never go straight back to sunshine and smiled after what happened, but this is still terribly sad.

And I sort of wonder where he got the scar. I had this image of him getting it somehow in grief, doing something foolish or careless because he's thinking of her.

x_forgetromeo March 28 2011, 19:15:37 UTC

It ended up far darker than I actually intended it to. I wrote the last section the night "Lauren" aired, and intended that to be the first part, and then go through them putting the pieces back together, but I liked it more this way. /over-explanation

I'm actually thinking about working the scar into one of my other angst_bingo one-shots, which would be a bit of a prequel to this, so I'm glad you picked up on that. :)

ginny214 April 12 2011, 01:16:59 UTC

This is really lovely, and so sad. What I like most is how you let the small scenes speak for themselves without hitting us over the head with meaning. You convey the pain Reid, JJ, and Emily are feeling so subtly, which is what makes it so powerful. This piece is all about distance between the characters, and the narrative mirrors that and makes it just that much more powerful. Just really well done.