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Fic: Cup Of Tea (1/1)

Jul 18, 2009 21:45

Title: Cup Of Tea (1/1)
Author: BradyGirl_12
Pairings/Characters: Melvin Purvis
Fandom: Public EnemiesGenre: Drama ( Read more... )

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Comments 14

gairid July 19 2009, 03:55:48 UTC

Well-researched and spot on characterization. I love it! I am very envious of your writing, m'dear!

bradygirl_12 July 19 2009, 04:06:49 UTC

Well-researched and spot on characterization. I love it! I am very envious of your writing, m'dear!

Whee! My first Public Enemies comment! :)

Thanks, Gairid! :)

*blushes*

Well, I think it helps that this is a brand-new, shiny fandom for me, and I feel that first blush of excitement, y'know? I have a few more gen ideas to write, then I have a longish slash idea that will take lots of plotting! ;) It's Purvis and Dillinger together, because 'they made history together'. I kid you not about that quote! ;)

waitingtobelit July 19 2009, 12:32:53 UTC

After I saw the movie, I was so hoping someone would write fanfiction for Public Enemies! You've definitely set a standard, here.

This is really well written. I love the elegance with which you describe Purvis' increasing struggle with morality and the expectations of his job. You've taken one of my favorite aspects of the movie and made it your own. I especially love this part:

He stared down at his teacup.

Maybe all this wasn’t his cup of tea after all.

Just...beautiful. It's a great play on words, and really adds to the emotion of the piece. I hope you write more for this fandom! This is really well done. :)

bradygirl_12 July 19 2009, 20:50:12 UTC

After I saw the movie, I was so hoping someone would write fanfiction for Public Enemies! You've definitely set a standard, here.

*beams*

Thank you! :)

This is really well written. I love the elegance with which you describe Purvis' increasing struggle with morality and the expectations of his job. You've taken one of my favorite aspects of the movie and made it your own. I especially love this part:

He stared down at his teacup.

Maybe all this wasn’t his cup of tea after all.

Just...beautiful. It's a great play on words, and really adds to the emotion of the piece. I hope you write more for this fandom! This is really well done. :)

*bows*

Thank you for the wonderful words! It's my very first Public Enemies piece and you're always a little nervous posting something in a new fandom. :)

As for stories, I have a bunch of ideas! I created guns_fedoras so I'd have a place to put them besides my LJ. *laughs ( ... )

astral_sapphire July 19 2009, 16:14:56 UTC

It makes me so so happy to see Public Enemies fanfiction, especially something as well written as this beautiful piece <3

I really love how you explore Purvis finding his honour slipping away from him the harder he has to fight to catch Dillinger. It's something only subtly shown in the film as he spends all his on screen time working but I love how you've written him off the job in a moments contemplation.
For me, he maybe wasn't particularly humanized in the movie but here you have managed to craft him into a more tragic, emotive figure. Wonderfully written!

I really look forward to anything else you plan to write for the fandom. Particularly slash, which I have had a serious hankering for the second I left the cinema xD

bradygirl_12 July 19 2009, 20:56:47 UTC

It makes me so so happy to see Public Enemies fanfiction, especially something as well written as this beautiful piece <3

Thank you kindly, Sapphire! :)

I really love how you explore Purvis finding his honour slipping away from him the harder he has to fight to catch Dillinger. It's something only subtly shown in the film as he spends all his on screen time working but I love how you've written him off the job in a moments contemplation.

I love the 'behind-the-scenes' stuff. Fanfic is a wonderful vehicle to explore that. :)

For me, he maybe wasn't particularly humanized in the movie but here you have managed to craft him into a more tragic, emotive figure. Wonderfully written!

Thank you! I think Christian's performance was quiet and understated and left us to fill in what was going on beneath that beautiful, ahem, controlled exterior. ;)

I really look forward to anything else you plan to write for the fandom. Particularly slash, which I have had a serious hankering for the second I left the cinema xD*grins ( ... )

astral_sapphire July 19 2009, 21:18:14 UTC

Indeed Christian's performance was impeccable, as were his suits 8D.
Perhaps it's the difference between Dillinger, who is often seen relaxed in hotels, restaurants etc. and Purvis, who we never see in an environment outside of his office or on the streets hunting criminals that makes him [Purvis] appear (on the surface) another cold, calculated cop. He's certainly a character that one really needs to think about and read between the lines to understand the many layers of his character; which is of course the beauty of Christian's performance =D

...well that and *droooool*

//end ramble

I haven't found any either so you will most likely have the honour of writing the first PE slash fic 8D
Three slash ideas?! *Worships* Can't wait to read them <3

I think it was the super-sexy-tension-filled jail scene that did it...And then the crushing disappointment of going home and trawling the net to find...nothing :(

bradygirl_12 July 19 2009, 21:42:16 UTC

Indeed Christian's performance was impeccable, as were his suits 8D.

LOL! I plan to post a gushing entry about Christian and those suits. :)

Perhaps it's the difference between Dillinger, who is often seen relaxed in hotels, restaurants etc. and Purvis, who we never see in an environment outside of his office or on the streets hunting criminals that makes him [Purvis] appear (on the surface) another cold, calculated cop. He's certainly a character that one really needs to think about and read between the lines to understand the many layers of his character; which is of course the beauty of Christian's performance =D

Yes, we never got to see him relaxed or even mention if he had a family. I know he eventually married and had a son (and might have had more kids, I can't remember, have to check that). I don't know if he was married or had any children at the time of the events of this movie. So we had to go with the Clark Gable of the Bureau at work. Yep, Melvin Purvis was known as the Clark Gable of the whole damned place! ;)

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Thread 8

stinglikeabee July 20 2009, 03:07:23 UTC

bradygirl_12 July 20 2009, 03:14:42 UTC

Haven't watched the film yet, but am now really intrigued by the source material. Purvis exudes gentility, yet his remark about colds being a bitch put me off guard. This is definitely a man who has brutal hidden depths. Well done!

Thank you, Bee! :)

When you see the film you'll notice that he's a bundle of contradictions, yet fascinating ones. Not to mention yummalicious embodied by Christian! ;)