[Fic: Durarara!!] The Stuff of Legend

[summer_sierra]

Title: The Stuff of Legend
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Shizuo/Celty + Izaya
Rating: PG
Warnings: none
Summary: They dance a fragile two-step in the city’s limelight.  He watches, intrigued, from the sidelines.
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Comments

[ibuberu]

Oh my, this wins because it is ShizuoCelty, and a very wonderful one at that. I fell in love with the flow of the fic, from the people watching, to just the two of them, to Izaya scheming in the background. The last few paragraphs were very well-handled, especially the way you crafted Izaya's thought process. The cute scene between Shizuo, Celty and the camellia was very sweet too - surprising, because they were so wonderfully in character.

If anything, I like your writing style and the wide range of vocabulary used, but do watch out, you may be overusing too-complex words for readers to understand - try more moderation with these words. It's really just a suggestion on my part. Because at some places, it really was lengthy and hard to grasp what was trying to be brought across such as 'A mere lovers’ sunset stroll through the park has never before triggered such a paradoxical incongruity of awe and fear stamped so plainly on the faces of the self-proclaimed “jaded” denizens of Ikebukuro'. I do actually get what you're trying to

[summer_sierra]

First of all, thanks so much for taking the time to leave such a thoughtful comment! I really appreciate it.

I completely understand (and agree with) what you've written, since it's an issue I usually have to negotiate when I write. Truth is, not only had I been stuck with writer's block for a while before writing this fic, but once the words started flowing (rather over-enthusiastically, apparently), I also ended up writing the majority of it in the early hours of the morning, which is a recipe for issues like this. Next time around, I'll mind that nagging impulse to keep everything in moderation. :D

Thanks for reading! I'm glad it was at least enjoyable, despite the vocabulary mumbojumbo. ♥

[schandefreude]

Hi, looks like I've found someone who writes like me.
I've been effaced for "bombarding" (I feel indignant)people with queer and alienable vocabulary in my writings before and when I read your story (brilliant by the way) I found some reassurance. Sorry, this sounds like a personal soap box!

Anyway, I enjoyed how you pulchritudinously captured the amorous side of our enigmatic sommelier Shizu. Great work, cheers:)

[summer_sierra]

I'm glad my writing was at least worth some reassurance, then! ♥ I've experienced the same problem, since I never intend to "bombard" people with superfluous vocab; everyone has his own style, right?

Thanks for persevering through my etymological lucubrations. XD

[scratchmist]

I've been looking for some more Shizuo, Celty fic (mostly because I'm very intrigued by their friendship) - so I'm glad I found this. I liked the flow, and the writing is original. I thought Izaya was in character - I'm a little more doubtful about Shizuo, because I share Izaya's disbelief that Shizuo could be that sappy, haha. Well, I thought the wording carried that scene through regardless. I also like the song you shared. :)

[summer_sierra]

First off, thanks very much for reading and taking the time to comment! I've been meaning to write some more humorous fic with these two, since there's never enough of it to go around. :]

I agree with you about Shizuo, though I would think that softer side might stem from him never having experienced this kind of relationship before. I'm glad Izaya was in-character, at least. Haha, that song just fits him so perfectly. XD

[obviouslygeeky]

Fantastic! I really enjoyed this (I love Shizuo/Celty friendship in the anime) - very well-written, thank you for sharing ;)

[summer_sierra]

Thank you~! Yeah, I love the way they interact in the anime/novels; their scenes together usually make me laugh. :D Thanks for reading!