[ian/nina/paul] it's all about perspective

[cathiexx]

Title: it's all about perspective
Fandom: rpf (real person fic)
Characters: paul wesley, nina dobrev, ian somerhalder, mentions of other cast and crew.
Word Count: 6,980 (eep!)
Rating: nc-17
Spoilers: none ♥
Disclaimer: rpf is my guilty pleasure. if it's not yours, this is not the place for you to be.
Summary: Nina and Paul are talking in a corner

Comments

[awesomemorning]

OKAY, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO START...OH WAIT, YEAH I DO, PART 2.

DUDE, YOU HAVE TO, OKAY? YOU HAVE TO BUT JUST, LET ME CONTINUE ON WITH THE REST OF THE REVIEW AND THEN'LL I'LL START WITH THAT AGAIN:

I seriously don't know where to start, I took notes as I was reading just to remember everything so maybe I'll start there:

- PERFECT, PERFECT, PERFECT...(as in you obviously have been a fly on the wall around these people so you know them), characterisation. Perfect Ian. Perfect Nina. Perfect Paul. Just. Perfect. They are them, perfectly. To voice, to mannerism, to energy etc etc etc. SO. PERFECT.

- I love how I FELT Nina and Ian together which is so unbelievably weird to me (in a good way) because I have never felt them looking at pictures, looking at video footage if that makes sense? But I thought of THEM (so vividly, I heard Nina's voice the most I think, I heard them all but Nina's I heard crystal clear in my head) while reading this and I could feel that relationship and his love (far out, the way you wrote his love for her WAS. PERFECT.) for her and her wanting to love him and knowing she does but there's just this...air about it and I could feel it, Cathie, I could. Also, I could've read this having NO CLUE that there was such an age gap between them and I still would have thought that there was. It was so subtle but it was so there and that he doesn't ever use it in a way of overpowering her (and I honestly, HONESTLY think Ian does really try hard not to do that with Nina because you can tell that people think that he does but he just doesn't.) even though sometimes you could tell that HE could feel the age gap himself. That is such subtle and lovely writing and you did it so, so well. And like I said, you made me LOVE THEM and WANT THEM and bloody hell, Cathie, I cannot even. More than once I openly, "Awed." at one of their moments and this especially:

unsure of why he feels the need to do something, to show themselves as a united front.

ESPECIALLY that because it's such a quiet line, it's so quiet but so perfect and lovely and IAN, YOU ARE SO SWEET WANTING TO PROTECT HER EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVE NO FUCKING IDEA WHAT IS GOING ON BUT YOU KNOW SOMETHING IS AND YOU PROTECT HER ANYWAY. That is Ian. That.

I loved that it was Ian's perspective as well, that was absolutely perfect, such a brilliant way to go.

Now: Paul and Nina. My heartbrilliant. And I know I said it before but PERFECT. PAUL. PERFECT. And that meeting at the restaurant? SO WASN'T EXPECTING THAT AT ALL BUT SHIT. His behaviour and the way he was acting off her, knowing that he fucked up and he's so sorry but not and shit, he just, fucked up and he knows it and he has to stand there holding Torrey's hand, while looking at Nina and shit my heart was aching. Ach-ing.

And then THE PHONE CALL, fuck Cathie:

“She looks happy, Ian.”

MY. HEART. That's when I got tears in my eyes. That line. His voice and that line and Paul. He just knows and you can feel it and he doesn't have to say anything other than THAT and you just know. And you just, want Nina and Paul to talk so much but you also have Ian and his anger and hurt and you're feeling it through him and you did that so well, so so SO well, Cathie.

[awesomemorning]

And so I've got tears in my eyes and my hearts you know, on the floor and then reading that things are weird and OFF between them? It broke my heart. It really did. I love the way you wrote it (I love you're writing, can I just say, have I said that yet? Because I do, so much, it's so good) and it was so heavy and filled and hurtful. And I want more, I'm going to read this again and again and AGAIN but god, I want more. I know how much work you put into this and time but please, please just think about it. I feel like there is more, I really do and of course it's perfect as it is, this perfect fic but I just want

[cathiexx]

♥ ♥ ♥ You literally cannot wipe the smile off my face after reading these comments. You really seriously can't.

First of all: I really need to thank you for helping me finish this. Because I went back and reread your Such Great Heights and honestly, you did SUCH an amazing job with them there that I got pretty discouraged. I just.. didn't think I could do them any justice after the completely raw and real and amazing writing you did there. But then you just kept encouraging me. You kept helping me work through it. And your constant excitement just helped me get back on track. So, thank you for that. I owe you. x

I am SO SO SO glad you enjoyed. After all the time/effort it took, I actually really enjoyed writing it. I enjoyed exploring the relationships from Ian's POV and I enjoyed going back through the events and trying to put my own spin on it. So I'm so so glad that it worked for you as well, honeypie.

asdiaslihdaslih! And the fact that you picked up on the age gap thing? Makes me so happy. It definitely wasn't something I was trying to put out there all in your face like, but I was trying to have that... vibe, you know? Because he IS ten years her senior and that haaaaas to play a role in their relationship. Even if it's just the fact that Ian's constantly aware of it.. you know?

I just. I can't. You are far too kind with all your lovely words, Kenz. You make me smile and I'm just so incredibly happy that you enjoyed it and liked it and thought it worked. AND WHO AM I KIDDING, I AM ALREADY THINKING OF WRITING MORE. Glutton for punishment, I am.

XXXX THANK YOU SO MUCH. Love love love you!