Comments | xhaleslowly: New Fic: 507 Gapfiller: Kaleidoscope

xhaleslowly

New Fic: 507 Gapfiller: Kaleidoscope

Jun 29, 2005 18:08

Wow. Talk about bittersweet. 507 was one of the strongest episodes of the season. But...

*sigh*

Well. I guess we knew it was coming :(

So... I have something a little different this week. Three POVs, all second person (thanks burnitbackwards for the encouragement!). And much love to ragingpixie for the read-through. *kisses*

No spoilers beyond 507.

( 507 Gapfiller: Kaleidoscope )

Comments 181

susanderavish June 30 2005, 02:32:09 UTC

I am crying and it is your fault.

xhaleslowly June 30 2005, 05:00:56 UTC

So sorry sweetpie :(

*passes Kleenex*

mi_nion June 30 2005, 02:32:46 UTC

I don't think I have ever told you how much I love your writing? I think I stumbled across it with the "Try" series and I was instantly hooked. I love the way you capture the angst & pain and make me feel it and want to cry at the same time.
Seriously, I don't think I have ever said thank you. So thanks for writng and thanks for making season 5 bearable.

xhaleslowly June 30 2005, 05:15:29 UTC

Wow, "Try"! That was a loooooong time ago! Makes me realize how long I've been writing. Holy crap :|

I love the way you capture the angst & pain and make me feel it and want to cry at the same time.

Thanks for this... I will admit that I do kinda enjoy writing the angst stuff. And the porn stuff too :P

So thanks for writng and thanks for making season 5 bearable.

Well thank *you* for the comments and feedback :) Without you guys this wouldn't be nearly as much fun!! lol!

jenepherre June 30 2005, 02:37:27 UTC

jenepherre: Will I cry?
xhaleslowly: ummmmm.. well it *was* 507 ;)

The most beautiful angst, Ethan... ::sob::

Writing it in the second person was a perfect choice for this story, and you did a fantastic job with it.

And thanks for the "bit of porn" too! ;)

xhaleslowly June 30 2005, 05:19:00 UTC

Well, I did kinda warn ya... ;)

Thanks so much for the comments about the second person... I've not done it that much and I wasn't sure if I could pull it off for not only such a long fic, but also for three separate characters in the same fic. But I'm so glad it worked for you.

And thanks for the "bit of porn" too!

Hey, I'm trying to fit it in where I can :P *Next* week might be a challenge tho! lol! Hmmm... I may have to get reeeeally creative... ;)

jenepherre June 30 2005, 05:27:10 UTC

Hey, I'm trying to fit it in where I can :P *Next* week might be a challenge tho! lol! Hmmm... I may have to get reeeeally creative... ;)

If anyone can find a way, you can. ;) But I'll read it - and undoubtedly love it - whether there's porn in it or not. And honestly, I cannot say that of every author I read. LOL

xhaleslowly June 30 2005, 05:32:21 UTC

Aw, thanks Jen :) *hugs*

bbkittie June 30 2005, 02:42:34 UTC

I really had to stop and get the puffs out of the bathroom. My heart is just breaking. I'm still a spoiler virgin and so the not knowing what is going to happens is just killing me. I knew on Sunday night that Wednesday's gapfiller was gonna be a tough one for you. (as soon as the credits were rolling, with you are my sunshine, i was sobbing) I always look forward to them now. Please don't stop.

xhaleslowly June 30 2005, 05:30:48 UTC

I knew on Sunday night that Wednesday's gapfiller was gonna be a tough one for you.

Yeah, this one definitely was :( It was hard to write because of the emotion and trying to put myself in each of their heads without wanting to rationalize any of it. It's frustrating because you know they *want* to be together, but they just can't make it work right now. But I do think that if they had to end it, the scene they gave us was truly the way it should've happened. I'd hate for it to have ended with shouting and harsh words that couldn't be taken back.

I always look forward to them now. Please don't stop.

Thanks for such awesome encouragement! As long as you guys don't get sick of me, I'll be writing till the end :)

happier_bunny June 30 2005, 02:50:41 UTC

You just completed that episode for me. Your words filling in all the blanks for the three of them. I think this was the best episode yet this season. Justin's resoluteness. Brian's uncertainty. Michael's (somewhat) maturity. You've conveyed it all brillantly and made me cry.

xhaleslowly June 30 2005, 05:35:31 UTC

This is such fantastic feedback, thank you!! I agree - this was the best episode all season. And because it was so good, I really wanted to make sure that I didn't overstep or go overboard on the gapfiller. But to hear you think I "completed it" is amazing. Thank you so much :)

And I'm glad you liked all three POV's - I felt like I was maybe stretching a little to fit Michael in too, but I think that sometimes adding an outsider's perspective lets you see things you might not see otherwise.