Cheer Me Up, Please!

[scribblemyname]

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Re: Seeing Red

[lithiumlaughter.livejournal.com]

Lord a'mighty woman, you do know how to hit all my sweet spots.

You are a master of atmosphere. You need to know this. There's this dark sort of shroud that hangs over the story, much like some darker memories hang over the characters themselves. It's almost funerary, actually, and that's perfectly suited to what you're doing here.

I think the characters are especially amazing. In a few short clips of dialogue, you've created memorable, unique personalities for them that fit this sort of alternate universe but stay true to the source characters. They're laden with baggage we don't see in this short, but can feel. You do this fantastic cat and mouse thing with them, and what makes it work is that you're never quite sure who's the cat and who's the mouse, and as soon as you think you do, it switches. That's awesome for such a short little piece.

The throwaway reference to Wolverine as Anna's father made me smile. Thanks for that. What's going to stick with me though is that final image of 'Fatale' throwing a punch that's caught by 'Diable'. Holy crap. It's a couple sentences, but that's such a potent moment that's well captured.

In short? This was beautiful, wonderful, and thank you.

Re: Seeing Red

[scribblemyname]

I could kiss you. Every single thing I was going for, you commented on. Makes me want to get Queen of Thieves pulled together. :eyes docket speculatively:

Re: Seeing Red

[lithiumlaughter.livejournal.com]

Heh. That reaction on your part to my little run down just speaks to how good a writer you are. If I can get out of it what you've intended to put in, then you're doing it right. Thanks again for writing it!

*eyes docket along with you, and then looks to hers* Hoooooboy.