ST fic: The Man-eater (Sweeney/Lovett, R, 1/1)

[shyaway]

Title: The Man-eater
Author: shyaway
Rating: R for blood and sex
Pairing: Sweeney/Lovett
Disclaimer: Not mine. Used without permission or remuneration but with as much love and respect as Sweeney has for his friends.
Prompt: The Queen of Hearts, for 6impearfics. Lily of the Valley, Calla Lily, stephanotis and a drop of cherry. Table here.
Summary: It was easy to get

Comments

[das_mervin]

*applauds*

Loved it. Mrs. Lovett, delusional as ever. Everybody was delightfully IC, and I loved how you incorporated little things from all your previous ST fics, thus keeping your canon completely intact (I have a bad habit of seeing "How many different ways can I write Sweeney/Lovett sex without it being romantic?").

Very lovely writing, as well. *gives you flowers*

[saime_joxxers]

Wow, that was really beautiful.

And I mean in the delusional, Sweeney Todd/ Mrs. Lovett way, that is completely and frighteningly in character, and yet somehow manages to be so twisted that it's less horrible and really quite touching.

Which... doesn't make sense to me either. xD

But I really enjoyed it, and it was really well-written. Poor Mrs. Lovett and her constant attempts to ignore reality, always seeing love everywhere that it is not. And the end sentence is wonderfully haunting. Very perfect.

Sorry this review is not more coherent. I started to type and my mind became mush. Please be satisfied with the translation that I honestly did enjoy it very much and I thnk you did a spectacular job at keeping them in character and playing with the heartstrings.

[shyaway]

Thank you very much! her constant attempts to ignore reality, always seeing love everywhere that it is not - exactly what I was going for, so I'm pleased it came through. :-)

[shyaway]

Thank you! I like doing that with incorporating things from other fics too - sort of the 'collection of connected short stories' idea...

I have a bad habit of seeing "How many different ways can I write Sweeney/Lovett sex without it being romantic?"

That's not a bad habit. Keep at it! ;-)

[kurozukin_a]

Oh man. That last line. What a killer.

Nice work.

[shyaway]

Thank you!

[hereswith]

You know I think this is great, but it bears repeating :-) You write the two of them so well and this is incredibly creepy, in so many ways, but compelling and, of course, beautifully written.

Also, I just noticed your new layout! It's very fitting. *g*

[shyaway]

Thank you again! And yes, something darker for autumn. :-)

[sandsdream]

I somehow missed this fic, so I apologize for the late comment. But this is excellent, from the very first sentence. Great opening line. :)

[shyaway]

Thank you!

[shyaway]

Thank you very much, for all your feedback! You may have already seen me mention these, but for Sweeney Todd fanfic, I always have to rec mervin_fics, athousandwinds, and sandsdream. They're all awesome. :-)