Fic - "A Private Little War"

[colonel_bastard]

Title: A Private Little War
Author: colonel_bastard
Characters/Fandom: Basil, Ratigan, Dawson. The Great Mouse Detective.
Word Count: 4,000
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Between the capture and the kill, Ratigan savors the moment. Dawson observes and intervenes.
Warnings: Molestation, an F-bomb, general desecration of beloved Disney characters.
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Comments

[colonel_bastard]

I have to say that I am so flattered and honored that you would leave such a long, thoughtful review of this piece. Really. I appreciate every last word of it, and the time that you must have put into writing it. I'm so lucky to have readers like you. <3

Dawson was the reason this fic took so long! I'd gotten so used to writing just Basil and Ratigan, I was really thrown for a loop when someone prompted a third party, and especially one of such significance. I really wanted to do his character justice (considering the importance he'll eventually have in Basil's life), and I'm just so pleased to hear that it worked.

FEEL FREE TO SEND PLOT BUNNIES. SERIOUSLY. This entire series has been built on prompts!! It's the plot bunnies from you guys that make it happen, and I would love to hear what you have to say. ^_^

Ratigan has become very dear to me over the course of writing these stories, and considering this would be his last appearance in the canon timeline, it had to be intense and magnificent. You've cited many of the moments that I worked very hard on, and I'm just--- ah, I'm relieved. Ratigan deserves it. I feel like I owe it to him. :D

And I'm just--- humbled by the depth of your emotional reaction. I've had this epilogue scene in my mind for a very long time, and I wanted it to be absolutely perfect. Judging from the response, I'd say I must have done something right! I just realized that the end of the film is a huge turning point in Basil's life, the night when he loses Ratigan (who has been the most important person in his life) and gains Dawson (who will become the most important person in his life). That's some seriously complex territory to explore, and "sparsely gut wrenching" was exactly what I was going for, so thanks so much for saying that. <3

There is going to be a lot more fic! I've got years to cover. I've got to get them from sexy flirting at the masquerade (their last interaction in the series) to this horrible, awful night when they realize that only one of them can survive. It's gonna be fierce, it's gonna be crazy, and most of all, it's gonna be messy. We're only at the beginning of that very long battle, and I can't wait to write more.

Thank you so, so much for taking the time and energy to leave me this wonderfully thoughtful review. Writing is my greatest passion, and to see it evoke such passion in others is just all I could ever ask for. Thank you. <3

[unsettledink]

Ah, sigh. The REAL reason I leave these replies is because I can't shut up. But at least someone finds my babbling endearing!

He does deserve it, and you gave it to him. :)

Oh, I'll admit, I cry over fiction very easily. But it still takes something special to just continue breaking me down again and again.

It's funny, it's been so long since I saw the movie that it had slipped my mind how much he lost and gained in one night. And, oh dear, I can just see some of the unwilling mental comparison Basil is going to have running for a while.

Yay yay yay much more fic! I did kinda assume so, since there's years between there, and then there's backstory, but it's good to have it confirmed ;)

(and I'm remembering why I was so bad about leaving comments: I either say nothing more than "nice", or do this^)

Am totally sending that plot bunny. But by PM, because it's ridiculous and long and detailed.

[colonel_bastard]

I am a total babbler and a crybaby, lol, so I empathize. <3

Yeah, I watched the movie for the first time in a long time when I first saw anneka's original prompt (so long ago...!), and I was just struck by how intense and frantic this, like, twenty-four period is! A ton of shit goes down in basically one day! No wonder Basil has a mental breakdown! o_O

It's definitely confirmed. Just go over to the "unfilled prompts" section at the kink meme and see what I've got piling up on my plate. :D

Your babbling is totally endearing. Consider me endeared, my dear. :3