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bob_fish

Fic: Fight On, Second Lieutenant!

Aug 05, 2009 18:39

Another fma_ihopkinkmeme fic. The prompt was: “wheelchair sex to remind Havoc that he is still attractive and useful”. For some reason, my brain decided that the best approach to writing about paraplegia and post-traumatic stress was a silly fic involving red cars, willy jokes, beer and one-night stands. I’m not sure if this turned out quite as well as “ ( Read more... )

[fic series] wrong turn 'verse, [fanworks] fic, [fandom] fullmetal alchemist, [pairing] havoc/rebecca

Comments 55

shoats August 5 2009, 19:41:40 UTC

"Falman had just said, “good car”, but coming from him that was crazy enthusiasm."
Ha! That made me laugh uncontrollably for some reason. As did "Maybe he should get Hawkeye to announce it at the Annual General Girl Meeting or something."

Anyway, you write Havoc really well! He needs more love (as does Rebecca, who is awesome and made of win) ♥

bob_fish August 5 2009, 19:48:43 UTC

Thank you! Yes, Havoc needs more love, dammit (hence the fic). There should be more Rebecca for all! I actually just came across some actual Rebecca-centric fic here:
http://metisket.livejournal.com/11173.html

Haven't read it through properly as it looked intimidatingly awesome, so I decided to save it for a treat when I was done editing my own fic.

became_fire August 5 2009, 21:00:28 UTC

Oh wow, this was you? I should have guessed, it's my other favourite fic from the kinkmeme! This and Sky Dark's Havoc/Mustang one and the WIP Roy/Ed 'sharing a sleeping bag' story. I'll stop waffling now.. But yes, I loved this one, great Havoc perspective, I do love his character and agree also that he needs more love <3

bob_fish August 5 2009, 21:34:35 UTC

Thanks so much! I'm loving that sleeping bag fic too, dialogue is absolutely hilarious. Most of the Ling ones on the meme seem to be pretty ace, too, for some reason - maybe he just attracts good fic?

became_fire August 5 2009, 22:11:11 UTC

I've not read any Ling stuff really - I've not reached his place in the manga yet and of course he never appeared in the first anime, so I don't really have much of a sense of him as a character, except as a bit part in some fics I've read. I'm sure this will change as soon as I've read about him, he seems to inspire much love in the fandom so I imagine I will like him too!

I'm glad you're enjoying writing Havoc too, I'd love more Havoc fic. And if you ever had the urge to write Havoc/Mustang then I'd quite possibly love you forever. Or at the very least send you sweets. ^_^

havocmangawip August 6 2009, 03:22:30 UTC

This just blew my mind over at the meme and it's even better over here!

Oh... and this is me coming out. ;) It has been my "mission" in fandom since chapter 38 came out to get Havoc: Well adjusted, happy, productive and laid/touching boobies that don't get him nearly killed.

I LOVED it when he blamed his team member for wanting to bang a homunculus.

AND the snark of being thankful for knowing how to read the metro map, but not THAT thankful that it made up for the stabbing part.

You have him so dead on. He is a smart ass. A well meaning smart ass... but a smart ass.

bob_fish August 6 2009, 06:50:26 UTC

Thanks so much! Glad you can see a little improvement from the kinkmeme version - I gave it a little polish before it went up here.

Yes, Havoc of all people deserves a bit of a break - I'm holding out for a cheerful ending for him. Glad you thought I did justice to his character - he's not book smart but he's certainly a smart ass, which is why I thought being Mustang's fixer could be a plausible new career for him.

Rereading the chapters around 38/39 for this fic has really tempted me to write Havoc/Solaris - I love that his attraction to her seems about equal parts "aww, it was so nice of her to help me get settled in the big city" and "whoa, boobies". Tells you so much about the guy, and also means that poor old Lust would have in fact have had to help him unpack and show him how to read the metro map as well as jumping him. Snort.

sister_coyote August 6 2009, 03:23:43 UTC

Wow! Not one but two of my favorites for the kinkmeme turned out to be by you!

I loved this one; Havoc has always been a favorite and I like a happy ending for him (or at least a hopeful one), and Rebecca is one of my favorite minor-ish characters. Very realistic, too, and nice portrayal of his thought processes.

I also -- in both this one and "Wrong Turn," love the way you handle female characters. Good, nuanced, believable portrayals of the women can be hard to find -- I remain delighted by how well you portrayed Hawkeye in what was essentially a Roy/Ed fic. Very nice indeed.

I will be hoping to see more from you! :D

bob_fish August 6 2009, 07:55:03 UTC

Thanks! I struggled a bit with trying to portray Havoc as angry and depressed, yet still Havoc - he's not naturally depressive or someone who overthinks, so it was a challenge trying to capture him in that frame of mind. Glad you think it works!

Thanks for your comments on "Wrong Turn" - I like it when shippy fics give some love to the ensemble cast, and especially when they make Roy/Ed work without pushing Hawkeye, Al and Winry from their central places in those characters' lives. Arakawa writes a lot of terrific, interesting female characters and in the manga especially, Hawkeye's a character with a lot of subtle snarkiness and strength of character - much more fun to bring that out than to have her just stand around with a clipboard. Incidentally, I loved what you did with Hawkeye and her closeness to Roy in "Invincible Summer" - looking forward to chapter two!

silent_bunny August 6 2009, 03:55:47 UTC

&NF$@WC%#S#@G*&!!!

You wrote this one? I read the first part of this on kinkmeme going, "OMG OMG OMG LOVE!" I love it when I laugh just as much over the way fics are written as much as the funny things that are going on, and you *nailed* Havoc's voice.

I'm just quickly checking my flist while I'm on vacation and I have no idea when I'm going to get a chance to finished, but I HAD to tell you how much I loved what I already read, and that you are awesome and hysterical, and I'm looking forward to reading more from you :D

bob_fish August 6 2009, 07:55:31 UTC

Hoorah! Thanks for lovely comments. I'm working on more.

silent_bunny August 12 2009, 00:50:32 UTC

Read the rest and *FLAILS*

Havoc considered whether it was something to do with the revelation of their innate femininity, and then thought, nah, a lot of it was probably that those uniform jackets hid their boobs.

HEE. I love this SO MUCH *hugs it* It was such a blast to read, so many sentences and places where I laughed so hard I think I scared my landlady's cat. All without skimming over Havoc's frustration and anger and the fact that the situation does in a way suck (but he comes out of it kicking ass and picking up a hot babe anyway :D) The scene with him and Mustang was well-done and true to their characters. I love what you wrote about Mustang trying his "here's my back" thing.

And Havoc flirting with Rebecca and her flirting back? So hot, so much fun. I love your Rebecca as much as I love Havoc.

This was an absolute delight to read. Thanks so much for writing it.

bob_fish August 12 2009, 07:11:47 UTC

Thanks for moar lovely comments!

I really enjoyed getting Havo to mock Mustang for the "here's my back" thing - glad someone who wasn't me was amused! Getting the right tone for the serious bits of that scene and keeping them both in character was the most challenging bit of the fic for me, so glad you think that works too! And yeah, I really wanted to have Havoc come out of the whole thing kicking as much ass as possible! Mind you, I am totally amused by the idea that he would get back to Central then discover that Rebecca is a seriously high-maintenance girl. Poor Havo, do his lady troubles ever end?

Anyway, yeah, I love Rebecca too, I wrote a chunk from her pov in the sequel to this and "Wrong Turn" and had much fun imagining things from her perspective.