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the_empiricist

and you owe me nothing in return

Feb 25, 2011 00:09

Title: And You Owe Me Nothing In Return
Author: beanarie
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Character death from canon
Characters: Arthur, Eames, Mal, Cobb
Summary: His back flush against Eames’s chest, Arthur just breathes for a while. He breathes and he sees her.
Author's Note: This takes place in the same 'verse as my earlier story, My Bruise, but it's not ( Read more... )

arthur/eames, i like dominic cobb and i am not ashamed, bummed cigarettes au, fic, inception

Comments 13

fae_boleyn February 25 2011, 06:29:25 UTC

Loved this, especially as I loved "My Bruise" (reviewed it on ff.net). It's a great little snippet of how Mal's death hit others besides Dom.

the_empiricist February 27 2011, 07:51:47 UTC

Thanks so much. I'm really glad that both stories worked for you.

clair3 February 25 2011, 08:54:38 UTC

lovely!

the_empiricist February 27 2011, 07:48:03 UTC

Thank you, dear!

hesselives February 25 2011, 10:11:26 UTC

this is so quiet and lovely. ♥

the_empiricist February 27 2011, 07:52:30 UTC

Thank you. I really appreciate that. ♥

laria_gwyn February 25 2011, 22:01:05 UTC

I love this 'verse. :)

I like everyone's reactions, they feel very IC.

the_empiricist February 27 2011, 08:02:23 UTC

Gosh, thank you. :D I'll see what I can do about adding to it.

These characters are pretty much my favorites ever, so it's really wonderful to hear that I've done them justice.

gollumgollum February 26 2011, 06:13:28 UTC

Pffft. You did all the heavy lifting. I just got the sneak preview. (:

I love Eames turning the phone over in his hands. That struck a chord, this time through--something so small and so incidental, but it speaks volumes.

the_empiricist February 27 2011, 08:41:54 UTC

Shush, you helped a ton. ♥

Cool, thanks. :) You know, it's funny. Several of the things you pointed out were details about Eames. Originally it was straight up and down Arthur, but then I started adding in little bits about Eames and I feel like it made a huge difference in the story.

gollumgollum February 27 2011, 18:30:54 UTC

*blush* <3

I love Arthur, but i get Eames, if that makes sense. And yeah... it means he's more than just someone for Arthur to bounce against, and instead an agent in the relationship in his own right. I love the Eames that leaks through in this, because it very much feels like there's a lot of depth alluded to here.

the_empiricist February 28 2011, 04:53:42 UTC

I know what you mean! To write from a character's POV, you have to kind of inhabit them, or at least empathize with them. And it's totally easier with some characters than others. Also, thank you. There is so much going on in this verse in my head.

Oh, I love that you used the word "agent". I've been obsessing over the idea with my Mal/Eames fic. The last few posts on inception_meta have had me going, "How do I give Mal agency as a character?" RANDOM.

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