Fic - Now I Cling to What I Knew (Jenna, John/Jenna) R, 1/1

[abvj]

Title: Now I Cling to What I Knew
Summary: Here's a truth Jenna doesn't like to share, but everybody already knows: She was never her mother's favorite daughter. Falling into old patterns has always been easier than not.
Rating: r
Author's Notes: 2,502 words. General series spoilers. Set pre-series. For empressearwig who requested the prompt and sometimes I find

Comments

[empressearwig]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THIS IS EVERYTHING I WANTED, OH MY GOD.

No really, this is PERFECT. Just -- Jenna's relationship with Miranda and John's with his brother and how sex was never, ever the problem between them and of course they had sex after the funeral. Of course they did.

"I always cared, Jenna."

"About yourself, maybe," she snorts something unladylike, something Miranda probably would have laughed at. "About the best way somebody's presence in your life you could benefit you."

This really is their relationship as I see it in a nutshell and just. Have I told you that this is perfect enough times yet? Because it is.

PLEASE WRITE THEM AGAIN, PRETTY PLEASE WITH A CHERRY ON TOP.

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!

[abvj]

I AM SO RELIEVED THAT YOU LIKE IT. When I was writing this I kept thinking that it was probably the most self-indulgent thing I may have ever written and how you were probably going to hate it, but you don't and I'm glad. Apparently we share the same brain? LOL I would never want these two in the long-run or even in a truly functioning relationship together, but the absolute fucked up-ness of it all just works.

[justforyoudear]

okay. So, this is definitely nothing I've ever thought of outside of what they've mentioned on the show, but this is great. The insight to Jenna, the relationship they shared, his relationship with his brother and father! AHHH. I love that when you write something porny, it's so much more than just something porny. It's awesome.

[abvj]

Glad you approve, bb! Thanks for reading :)

[advwritingqueen]

this is really good. never thought about these two together, but I read it because it's you, and this is good. tahnks for sharing.

[abvj]

I had never really given them much thought, either. This sure was fun to write, though. Thanks for reading!

[anonymous]

glad i went to see if you had written more stuff. this was great to. never thought of these two as anythign romantaic, but this works.

[abvj]

Thank-you!

[midnightblack07]

this was wonderfully done!!
You know, I just realized through reading this that Jenna's character doesn't get enough credit. She's a young woman who has taken on a massive responsibility and she really seems as if she's shouldering it as best she can *-)

I love the parallels you drew between Jenna and John in having them both feel less adequete in comparison to their siblings (and the contrast between how each of them handled it), it really gave a special dynamic to the relationship between the two of them and made it so that they could understand one another in a very fundamental way; great stuff!! =)

[abvj]

Jenna is a bit irresponsible, I'll say that much, but she's doing the best she can, like you said. I still love her character and her dynamic with John. It's something nobody really cares about... but, naturally, those are things that I care about lol

Thank-you for reading. I appreciate it!