#03, Domesticated

[das_kabinett]

Title: Domesticated
Author: Becca / das_kabinett
Disclaimer: Not mine!
Prompt:
Let me stop here. Let me, too, look at nature awhile

Comments

[hypothalamus]

Yeah, so I gave you that detailed cooing over IM, but I wanted to comment here, too: this fic is gorgeous. I love it, especially the humanity themes.

[das_kabinett]

*loves intensely*

[cardboardstar]

Oh this is beautiful. That last sentence, just, wow. This is lovely.

Can't catch the made-up word though, harhar.

[das_kabinett]

Thank you so much! I was really worried about that last line, and I'm estastic that you liked it.

Hee. It's very subtle; if you don't read vowels, it's a real word.

[paulamcg]

I don’t usually care for fics about kisses (and there is not a single explicit kiss in my fanfiction, even though it can all be interpreted as R/S). Instead, I love food as the topic of fiction, and having enjoyed a lunch in your Marauders’ company yesterday, I simply have to start commenting, now that I’ve encountered, as you say, something completely different

[das_kabinett]

This review absolutely made my lifetime and I'm really, really grateful.

That being said, let me explain what I meant by the piece a little bit. It is a difficult duality, in my mind, because the narrative voice is so tight on Remus. In other words, all of the description and narrative is from Remus' point of view and Remus' thoughts on things, despite any manipulation that might mean. I love unreliable narrators.

So, the point of the piece from Remus position, is that it is a struggle against the werewolves for his humanity. He has to fight to keep this conception of identity that he holds so dear; a conception that he has created through years of living despite being a werewolf and now has to defend because he is on a mission since he is a werewolf

[paulamcg]

Thank you so much for the explanations - or rather for your interpretation of your writing. This piece of fiction is enough to make me feel I found a gem. However, it’s a further pleasure to meet a writer who seems to share some of my understanding of what art is. I always leave space for my readers’ interpretations, and even though I enjoy discussing my stories as well as my expression with them in detail, I emphasize that I have no correct answers to their questions

[das_kabinett]

Oh yes, I'm all about the idea that I offer a text to the world and the world is free to offer their own thoughts about it. That's the beautiful nature of any piece of art; the space between intended interpretation and the message recieved by the viewer, in my opinion, is the most contentious and expressive part of a work

[la_onza]

That's utterly fabulous, so precise and evocative. The language has a spare, spartan quality with little flourishes of poetry that perfectly matches the narrative. Really brilliant.

[das_kabinett]

I'm really glad you like it! It's always difficult for me to insert this much description, considering my writing is normally so very straight-foward, so I'm particularly glad the balance worked for you.

[minnow_53]

Scuttering.

Yes, this is a very original and interesting take on the first kiss theme. I love the way you keep the magic universe at the forefront of the story while your descriptions are so realistic. Really well done.

^_^

[das_kabinett]

Got it in one! I was very displeased with MSWord for not having that word, so I used it anyway.

And thanks! That's one of the reasons I love fanfic; JK's magic is so cool.

I'm glad you liked it.