ST fic: The Lady of the House of Lovett (gen, PG-13, 1/1)

[shyaway]

Title: The Lady of the House of Lovett
Author: shyaway
Rating: PG-13 for mild sexuality and horror
Characters: OMC, Mrs Lovett, Sweeney Todd
Disclaimer: Not mine. Used without permission or remuneration but with as much love and respect as Sweeney has for his friends.
A/N: Thank you to hereswith for betaing, and apologies to Angela Carter for the title.
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Comments

[sandsdream]

It's nice to see new fics from you! And this one is wonderfully written, as always. There are so many lovely lines I could single out, but this one in particular struck me:
Mrs Lovett met your gaze. In her the apple had been bitten, the fresh cream skimmed.

[shyaway]

Thank you! :-)

[sweety167]

Oooo That was great! Just the right amount of unfamiliar, yet familiar, to make it rather chilling.

and tasted her wares that were as sweet and strange as a first kiss. is such a beautiful line.

And this is just such a great example of the dry humour:
“You keep a dark establishment,” you said, in an attempt at civility, to lighten the silence.

“Very dark.”

Wonderful work.

[shyaway]

Thank you very much!

[justawench]

I haven't read any Sweeney fic in so long and this is the first I've seen from the victim's POV.

"a primitive wooden throne" - Great imagery here and throughout. I love the victim's sudden feeling that Mrs. Lovett had sent him to her husband/lover and then the easing of his fears when he sees the living space. Beautifully written!

[shyaway]

Thank you! For that part, I was sort of thinking of the scam by two innkeepers, where the wife would sleep with a customer and then he would have to surrender all his money to avoid getting beaten up by the husband. :-)

[melodywilde]

When I read a story like this, well-written, characters being themselves, and a clever new take on the whole Todd legend, I go speechless. This is awesome and brilliant and all things good, with a super helping of great lines. My favorite has to be, "his voice was a velvet cord in the darkness", just because...

You've brightened a gloomy, rainy, new-headcold-icky morning! Thanks!!!

[shyaway]

Ooooh, thank you! :-D I hope your cold is getting better.

[shyaway]

Thank you! the ending so precise like a cut - yay, just the effect I was hoping for. :-)

[puremalevolence]

I'm sorry, I know this is quite old, but I have to say, your icon cracks me up. That's exactly what's going on here XD. How sad.

Also, good little story. Intense. Appropriate. Appropriately intense?

[shyaway]

Thank you! *twirls icon* It's by mervin_graphics.