on the lam

[wldnst]

It's been awhile, hasn't it? I wouldn't say I'm back, exactly, but here's a story.

.on the lam
in which a tea kettle explodes, yusuf keeps his wits about him in the face of unprecedented adversity (read: a bear), and ariadne tames a raven. written for this prompt.
r . 7412 words

Comments

[gollumgollum]

a;lfjka;sjfd;

i am torn between twirling you around in happiness just because you exist (which is not to imply that you don't exist outside of the internet, only that there's no chance for me to twirl you there) and being full of ~feelings for Yusuf, and for Ariadne, and all the things they want and don't have and do have.

and the raven. the Raven.

<3333333333333333

[wldnst]

It is nice to exist on the internet! And poke my head out of the hole in the ground where I had previously resided, while existing on the internet.

& thank you for commenting, &c., &c. Seriously, I am always glad when a story hits the mark (whatever the mark is--I guess I mean when emotions ring true) because sometimes when I'm writing it it's hard to tell. This one--I started over a month ago (!) so some things have gone through a few iterations and I wasn't always sure what I was doing. Yeah. But ~feelings are what I'm usually doing.

And hello again!

[katherine_tag]

Welcome back!

I liked Ariadne a lot. She's very put together in the movie, getting over the omg!dreaming! thing pretty quickly. I like to imagine that she'd roll with the punches and have hidden depths, like you've written for her here. Lovely!

[wldnst]

Thank you! I can't say I'll be any more present now then I have been for the past few months, but it's nice to pop out of the woodwork for a visit, yo. And I'm glad you enjoyed the fic, and Ariadne especially. She is probably my favorite character in the movie--even though she's partially an exposition device, that makes her more relatable than the others, who are already established mind criminals, etc., etc. So...yeah.

[katherine_tag]

It's nice of you to pop in for a visit bearing such lovely gifts :D

Of course we wouldn't have know half of what was going on without Ariadne's character, but I also liked her for her nosiness, her clear-eyed wonder, and her highly developed sense of accountability. <3

[laria_gwyn]

HI BB HI

This is such a lovely story. I adore BAMF Ariadne, and ambiguously untrustworthy Yusuf, and how they navigate all the things they're not saying. Your Ariadne is my favorite Ariadne. <3

Also! *GIANT HUG* Hi there, darling, you have been missed! <333

[wldnst]

Hi! Hugs! :) It's good to be able to stop in. I wish I could say that more presence and/or writing is coming--but that's no promise I can make (though part of me wonders if I should be hunting for another fandom to write for...which is probably a terrible idea for my real world productivity).

ANYWAY, I'm glad you enjoyed this. I feel like with my Ariadne/Yusuf fics I've been gradually circling specific characterizations, which can kind of be summed up as Ariadne being tough and Yusuf being untrustworthy. Which is by contrast to my Arthur/Eames, where my characterization is all over the map and I like it that way. But that's how they make sense to me--pretty dysfunctional and bad at communication, but fitting together nonetheless.

[openmydoors]

Your Ariadne is quite possibly my fave Ariadne ever. It's nice to see you around here again!

[wldnst]

Thank you! I like Ariadne a lot; I think that helps me write her. I can't promise I will be around with any consistency, but it was nice to be able to drop back in.

[jibrailis]

This is so tender and lovely. Your writing is like holding breath underwater, every moment parceled out because it is precious. It sends me into shudders of envy. Please never stop.

[wldnst]

Please you never stop leaving such charming comments--they're so lovely and encouraging, little gems all of them. Thank you.