Complications (1/?)

[trublusvufan]

I finally, finally, finally, settled down enough to write some fic. I've been dying for some good Olivia/Kim fic... so I'm trying to write one that's at least mediocre. :P

Title: Complications (1/?)
Rating: PG for now, but don't get excited, I don't normally write smut.
Pairing: Eventual Olivia/Kim. I take it nice and slow.
Spoilers: Takes place

Comments

[lilysela]

There's hardly enough Kim/Olivia fic around! Please continue with this, I'm really interested to see where it goes.

[trublusvufan]

Thanks so much! I hope to have another chapter off to my beta soon. :)

[a_parody]

intriguing. i have to say that i'm not impressed with kim on the show (perhaps because she was too recently a teenager for my taste.) but a story where they go slow and start out not being friends just might work.

however, i'm really just holding out hope they she's just a sub. at first i was wanting them to bring casey back -- but since alex is there now, she'll totally do.

[trublusvufan]

See, I really want to like her character... the writers are making it insanely hard, though. We know nothing about her, she seems like she purposefully takes the path of most resistance, and she hasn't really attempted to make friends with the squad, or fit in in any way like Casey did. Her and Alex each got their moments; Alex called in a favor her first day, and Casey found a missing girl. But Kim hasn't gotten hers yet, and I think it's why so many people dislike her... but it's not really her, or Michaela's fault, for some reason the writers are holding out. To be honest, I haven't liked SVU's writing in a long while, but I can't stop watching after all the time I've spent doing so.

[a_parody]

yeah. perhaps my real problem with her is how much i loved casey. and the fact that michaela in real life is a few months shy of 26 but has a long backstory (big shot dc lawyer, divorce) behind her that makes it seem like she would be much older. diane is 32 and beautiful and i'm pissed that she was replaced with some sweet, young thing.

i think i've not been forced to like her because it's almost as though she isn't in the show. i mean, has she had more than 20 minutes combined screen time this whole season?

sorry, i tend to ramble when i'm angry. all that said, i do fine this story interesting. no one has been writing greylek because the writers on the show haven't been doing it either.

[trublusvufan]

I do see what you're saying. Without trying to start a controversy or rumors, I have always been of the personal opinion that Diane didn't leave 100% under her own accord. That's not to say that Baer and Wolf forced her out literally, but given that her character was eventually thrown to the wolves I wouldn't want to be on the show, either.

One of the things I am excited about is that I kinda have an untouched palette to to work with. While Olivia is very established, I can characterize Kim the way I want, and therefore have a little more freedom in crafting my story while still staying within canon.

[meelsie_love78]

Seconding the request for more of this!! I really like your take on Kim putting on a 'bitch' face to avoid dealing with the squad shutting her out. And Olivia checking her watch and getting bored with the boys club/conspiracy theories!
Seeing as the writers are giving Kim short shrift, I would love to see how you develop her character and her relationship with Olivia. 'Cause Mariska and Michaela are hot. Very hot.

[dark_weezing]

Of all the SVU writers out there, you and one other are the only ones that attempted to portray Kim in a non-negative light in fic. You definitely succeeded in your first chapter.

Your narration quite actually enhanced Kim's emotional range and her "bitch face," as you call it. A good back-and-forth with proper flow, which is what you need for an attached narration. You also had good descriptions and the occasional body language, so, overall, it's a lovely start. I can't say much else, until there are future chapters.

I also liked the shout-out to Jack, although, he's a scotch kind of guy. Heh.

(I'm also writing Kim fic, so I can appreciate your struggle, as in the comments. Not our fault the writers freaked on her, so we have to do it.)

[dark_weezing]

I also should give a shout out to Katherine, in how she doesn't come off as a Mary Sue (not yet, anyway). It's a rare gift, so I'll be interested to see where she goes, too.