FIC: SPN/FF crossover

[vaznetti]

Xú Landing, 2
by Vanzetti
Firefly/Supernatural
John/Zoe
Rated R, spoilers for Serenity

Previous Parts:
Eurydice Settlement
Caieta Port
Xú Landing, 1

Comments

[iseult_variante]

I actually went, "Yay, Inara!" ;)

And, yeah, as you say, she would be the more unsettling to John. I hope you are able to have more Inara + Winchesters interaction, because I think they would be very intriguing to her.

Ooo, beginning of plot! *is excited* Also, boys, yay! :)

[vaznetti]

I like Inara a lot, but she's hard to write because she's so controlled. And yes, she'll get to meet the whole family, which will be fun for her, I suspect.

yay! for plot, and Dean and Sam. Because John's not really his whole self on his own.

[iseult_variante]

Fun for her, fun for us. ;)

And, I forgot to mention - I liked the idea that John would have traded River to get The Demon. That was iiiinteresting.

[vaznetti]

I liked the idea that John would have traded River to get The Demon. That was iiiinteresting.

John would have traded anything short of Dean and Sam to get the Demon, and sometimes he wasn't even sure about that exception. I think this explains a lot of his behavior, actually.

[the_grynne]

"River isn't only a reader," Inara says. "And she isn't only a weapon. But she was made into one."

I think that's one of the most accurate and succinct humane descriptions of River I've read. Wonderful.

It's common threat that gives them focus, against their differences and family bickering, and I can see everything pulling in together now. And how natural does it feel to have River once again be the source of the conflict. I can't wait to read more.

Also, your Inara is brilliant. Prim but direct, with a core of iron.

[vaznetti]

I'm having a lot of fun playing with the different family dynamics here -- Sam and Dean on the one hand, and River and Simon on the other, because there are a lot of parallels. So I'm playing with echoes here.

I'm glad that Inara comes through here. She can be hard to write, because she's self-contained; but you're right, she has a kind of inner strength and quiet bravery that doesn't always come through well.

And I'm glad that description stood out -- I worked it over a bit, as the story progressed, trying to figure out what Inara would say there. (And John, thinking of the way he raised his sons, of course -- because he did the same to them.)

[bluesister]

"Mal wanted to come see you, but we decided that this way it was less likely to end in shouting or violence."

Such careful writing. I like that I can relax into your stories 'cause I trust you as a writer. And this is good, good fun.

Yeah, made into a weapon and the way John raised his kids. That had an interesting resonance for us to witness.

[vaznetti]

I'm very glad you like it -- and pleased by your faith in my writing! It can be hard to draw out the parallels without hitting the reader over the head with them, you know?

[ellipsisblack]

Okay, usually people lose me at the transition point from set-of-connected-stories to work-in-progress. But ain't no way I'm leavin' this 'verse 'less you carry me out on a stretcher.

Because, yes, I caught the name-drop of a certain green-eyed rogue, and since I've been waiting for him to drop in since the first of these, can I just say, "wheeeeeeeeee~!"

Oh yes, and also, I think you do crossovers extremely well. Many get bogged down in the introducing worlds, introducing characters, introducing characters to each other... etc, which gets boring and feels clumsy. But you didn't; you took the world as read and let us pick up the details on our own. I like that a lot.

[vaznetti]

Thanks!

But ain't no way I'm leavin' this 'verse 'less you carry me out on a stretcher.

Lucky for you, I seem to feel the same. The amount of fun I'm having writing these ought to be illegal. If all goes according to plan, Dean will show up early next week.

Thanks for the note on writing crossovers -- I write a lot of crossovers, so I think the practice helps. And I tend to feel that if I don't have to say it, I won't. Nobody loves infodump, right?

[snookscribbles]

Whoo hoo! I loved the first few stories (bad lurker, no feedback, no cookie), but I just thrilled that you're going to develop this into something more, something longer.

Your John and Zoe just click and they both deserve more than life without Mary and Wash. I'm glad you're giving them that, and I'm really, really looking forward to how you develop their relationship, especially as you bring in the rest of the cast of characters. Jayne and River's response to John just cracked me up - so true, so in character - that I can't wait to see how Dean and Sam are going to react!

I hope you don't mind if I friend you.

[vaznetti]

Thank you so much! I hope you continue to enjoy the story -- balancing the plots stuff with the emotional stuff becomes a bit more difficult, you know? But about John and Zoe -- as first I was just, oh, they'll hook up and that will be that. But there seems to be a real relationship developing there.

And welcome -- I don't automatically friend back (especially as the next month will be RL busy), but I look forward to seeing you around.

[snookscribbles]

But there seems to be a real relationship developing there.

That's so cool when that happens! :)

No problem about the friending back. I hear ya about the RL thing - whoo boy, yeah - and I don't write in either fandon. So yeah, I understand.

*smooch*

Good writing, hon, I look forward to reading more!