Reading fic like this is kind of like a guide for myself; even though I'm currently stuck on shippy fic, it's good for me to look into other genres and methods of narration.
I'm really flattered that you'd think that highly of something like this. I'm always criticising my own writing for mistakes and bits that I think could have been better, but it's nice to know that a few people like something I wrote. Or at least think it's something different. :) THANK YOU.
It's so nice to see that the characters are being explored by writers like yourself in ways others than them simply hooking up with others
I'm one of those weird people that doesn't like shippy fics and pr0n. I still read them sometimes - there's definitely good ones out there - but since the shippy aspect doesn't interest me, there has to be something ELSE about the story that's awesome enough to draw me in (an interesting story premise, great writing, humour, an author I like, accurate characterisation, whatever). Stories like this are what I like to read, so they're what I tend to have the most fun writing.
Actually, that bit reminded me of Stephen King's novella The Langoliers
Hm, I've never read that novella. I just think deep sea animals are awesome. And they look like real-life monsters, so they make for great imagery. (Holy crap, that hairy angler fish in the video would have given me NIGHTMARES when I was a kid.)
it gives a glimpse into his personality disorder - whatever it may be - but in a subtle way (i.e. his demeanor during the aftermath of the fight and placing all of the blame of it on the other children).
You nailed it again. Gabriel/Sylar loves to justify and rationalise and twist things around until they're not his fault. Makes sense to me that it would have started early on. Gotta start SOMEWHERE if you're eventually going to get to the point where you can rationalise away causing your mom's death.
I kind of get conflicted that way when watching movies or reading stories; I want to know more, yet I also realize that in a way, it's better for the interpretation to be left open so that I can come to my own inclusions.
I hear you. Answers are good, but there's a certain appeal to ambiguity as well. (But then, you went for that approach in The Cave to some extent, so you already know that. ;) ) Movies like Pan's Labyrinth tend to work for me BECAUSE they stay ambiguous, and don't completely reveal how much of what happens was real and how much was a metaphor/dream/imagination/whatever. (Speaking of kids and nightmares... MAN. The Pale Man in Pan's Labyrinth was all kinds of freaky. Kiddies get to face ALL the best monsters, heh.)
I'm really flattered that you'd think that highly of something like this. I'm always criticising my own writing for mistakes and bits that I think could have been better, but it's nice to know that a few people like something I wrote. Or at least think it's something different. :) THANK YOU.
It's so nice to see that the characters are being explored by writers like yourself in ways others than them simply hooking up with others
I'm one of those weird people that doesn't like shippy fics and pr0n. I still read them sometimes - there's definitely good ones out there - but since the shippy aspect doesn't interest me, there has to be something ELSE about the story that's awesome enough to draw me in (an interesting story premise, great writing, humour, an author I like, accurate characterisation, whatever). Stories like this are what I like to read, so they're what I tend to have the most fun writing.
Actually, that bit reminded me of Stephen King's novella The Langoliers
Hm, I've never read that novella. I just think deep sea animals are awesome. And they look like real-life monsters, so they make for great imagery. (Holy crap, that hairy angler fish in the video would have given me NIGHTMARES when I was a kid.)
it gives a glimpse into his personality disorder - whatever it may be - but in a subtle way (i.e. his demeanor during the aftermath of the fight and placing all of the blame of it on the other children).
You nailed it again. Gabriel/Sylar loves to justify and rationalise and twist things around until they're not his fault. Makes sense to me that it would have started early on. Gotta start SOMEWHERE if you're eventually going to get to the point where you can rationalise away causing your mom's death.
I kind of get conflicted that way when watching movies or reading stories; I want to know more, yet I also realize that in a way, it's better for the interpretation to be left open so that I can come to my own inclusions.
I hear you. Answers are good, but there's a certain appeal to ambiguity as well. (But then, you went for that approach in The Cave to some extent, so you already know that. ;) ) Movies like Pan's Labyrinth tend to work for me BECAUSE they stay ambiguous, and don't completely reveal how much of what happens was real and how much was a metaphor/dream/imagination/whatever. (Speaking of kids and nightmares... MAN. The Pale Man in Pan's Labyrinth was all kinds of freaky. Kiddies get to face ALL the best monsters, heh.)
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