Comments | arsenicjade: <strong class="lj-user"><a href="/read/user/14valentines">14valentines</a></strong>, Day 13

arsenicjade

14valentines, Day 13

Feb 13, 2011 12:16

Title: Just Words on a Page
Author: arsenicjade
Theme: Education
Rating: G
Fandom: Buffy

( Faith remembers a time when Dawn annoyed the everloving shit out of her, but she can’t precisely remember why. )

fic, fic: buffy

Comments 18

crowgirl13 February 13 2011, 18:45:19 UTC

Oh gateway fandom, how I love you.

I am torn between flailing and drawing large hearts in this comment, as I have an overwhelming amount of love for this fic. Faith is my favorite female character in Buffyverse; there's little I adore as much as a quality Faith rendering, especially a post-prison one. Dawn is the major character I waver the most on, as even Joss's posse had difficulty writing her well. You sketch out a relationship between the two women that grants them their complexity and dignity. There's a fundamental understanding between outsiders here that feels true.

I would *love* to see these two after the final battle, working together and starting over.

arsenicjade February 14 2011, 03:20:04 UTC

LOVE the icon. Faith/Dawn is my sekrit OTP in that fandom, no lie. I owe that mostly to idyll, but not in any obvious way. (She would prolly be all, "wut?") Agreement and a half re: Faith and post-prison.

elucreh February 13 2011, 19:26:15 UTC

*flail all over*

arsenicjade February 14 2011, 03:20:15 UTC

Back atcha. Mwah.

harborshore February 13 2011, 20:58:36 UTC

This is awesome.

arsenicjade February 14 2011, 03:20:25 UTC

Like YOU.

turps33 February 13 2011, 22:55:57 UTC

I know this one!

There's something so special about reading outloud, I really like thinking about the telling of the story, how they slowly become friends.

The ending was just lovely, too.

arsenicjade February 14 2011, 03:21:08 UTC

AHAHAHAHA, you're all, "jfc, FINALLY." I think there's a lot of wistfulness about things in this story for me, and I think you heard that. *hugs*

turps33 February 14 2011, 16:47:46 UTC

Well, if a finally is there it's because I know commenting without knowing the source material isn't as good a comment for you.

But yeah, wistful is the word.

arsenicjade February 15 2011, 05:37:51 UTC

You commenting always and forever makes my day.

inteligrrl February 13 2011, 23:27:57 UTC

*flails* Love seeing Dawn being awesome and Faith gaining some confidence.

(also, extra thanks for being awesome with Dawn - I know 90% of people hate her, but I just adore the pants off of her)

arsenicjade February 14 2011, 03:21:38 UTC

Dawn took me a while, but once I got there, oh man, I GOT there. I love her. So, yes, we have the same character kinks here.