fanfic: Three Years - Part 7: Old Friends

[deinonychus_1]

Series: Three Years, part 7

Title: Old Friends

Author: Athene

Fandom: Primeval

Characters/pairing: Ryan/Connor, Cutter, Stephen, Helen, Abby, OMCs

Rating: 15

Warnings: AU, occasional language, violence.

Spoilers: Anything through to episode 1.6

Disclaimer: Not mine. ITV and Impossible Pictures own them.

Word count: approx 5800

Summary: Out of the Jurassic

Comments

[fredbassett]

Well, I don't call this too late in the evening, hon! What an excellent surprise :)

OH. MY. GOD. I was on the edge of my seat the whole way through this chapter, wondering what was gong to happen next!!

Really tense, and incredidly well-handled with the number of characters involved and the amount of stuff goig on, but it never got confusing or slow for a second. A real roller-coaster of a ride!

I love your special forces boys (well, Ryan's ex-lads anyway, 'cos Thomson's a git!).

And there's something nasty lurking in the woods ..........

*runs and hides*

[deinonychus_1]

I'm glad you didn't get confused, because I was quite worried about having that many characters running around in different places and people getting confused about who was where in relation to each other. I think I may have even confused myself at one point while I was writing this chapter!

There will be more of Ryan's ex-lads in coming chapters. Nice to know they are working out as characters. The boys aren't out of the woods yet, litterally or metaphorically.

"And there's something nasty lurking in the woods .........."

*whistles innocently*

[telperion_15]

I've been saving this to read all evening so I could sit down and peruse it at my leisure!

The mystery deepens... *is intrigued* And I really liked the handling of all the different elements from Connor or Ryan's pov. The issues between Nick and Stephen, the way they were rounding up the Spikysaurus (*sniggers*), what was going on with Helen. Because Ryan and Connor don't know exactly what's going on, neither do we - it adds a whole extra dimension of interest to the proceedings. It definitely keeps you reading! *g*

But meep! T-Rex's cousin is lurking in the woods! Are they going to let the others know? Or are they going to leave? What will happen? Find out in the next thrilling installment! :-D

[deinonychus_1]

Thanks, I like that you're intrigued. And I'm glad the limited pov works as well, and adds tension. It might not have worked, and people might have started complaining about not knowing what was going on with the others, but I always wanted this to be purely about Ryan and Connor. The real problem would have been if I'd decided to stick with just one pov, like I did for 5D which was entirely Connor. That *so* wouldn't have worked for 3Y, though, and I'm glad I realised that early enough in the series, because originally I had been intending to have 3Y just from Ryan's pov.

What happens next? Well, that would be telling... *very evil maniacal grin*

[telperion_15]

I love that we only see things from Ryan and Connor's pov. It keeps us the readers on the back foot (in a good way!). If you started bringing in other povs, it would dilute the tension somewhat, even if those people didn't know what was going on either. When there's a larger group of people who all don't know what's happening, there's at least the security of being in the group and having multiple other people to rely on. Having Connor and Ryan on their own just makes the whole thing even more tense and suspenseful (I think I made that word up... *g*).

What happens next? Well, that would be telling...

Well, I'd quite like it if Thomson got eaten by T-Rex's cousin... *g*

[deinonychus_1]

Having it just from Connor and Ryan's pov also means that the reader doesn't know who they can trust either. The only problem I was worrying about was ending up needing to have other characters coming in and info-dumping just to get stuff into the plot that R and C would have no way of finding out any other way. I hope I've managed to keep that to a minimum. It was something that I specifically asked my proof reader to look out for and tell me if I was doing it, and so far he hasn't had a problem with it, which is a relief.

Thomson eaten by big nasty creature? I can't possibly comment. But, hot off the spoilery press, I promise there will be wet!Connor in the next chapter. And rather wet Ryan as well, for that matter. But not necessarily in a good way...

[adafrog]

Oh wow. Very cool.

[deinonychus_1]

thank you. nice to know you liked it.

[bigtitch]

Lovely! Much Ryan and Connor goodness. Lurking!Connor ftw!
And Thomson shot HELEN! If he keeps this up I could get to like the guy.
Can't wait for the next part!

[deinonychus_1]

Yep, Helen got shot (sorry Rodlox). Problem is, Connor and Ryan are wanted just as much as Helen is, so if they get spotted by Thomson and co...

Lurking!Connor is fun. And slightly damp. *evil giggle*

[byrons_brain]

::bites nails:: oh noes..... what next!

[deinonychus_1]

That would be telling... *evil grin*