follow me down by DivineProjectZero (PG-13)
Title: follow me down
Fandom: Kingsman: The Secret Service
Pairing: Harry Hart/Eggsy Unwin
Categories/Genres: Post-Canon, Fix-It, Action/Adventure, Drama, Romance, Fluff,
Length: Medium (4490 words)
Warnings: Descriptions of violence
Author on LJ: N/A
Author Website: DivineProjectZero
Summary:
Harry Hart has seventeen years worth of mistakes.
Of all the mistakes he made, this is the one he regrets the most.
Review:
When I first read this fic, I knew that I had to rec it. DivineProjectZero is a master of the cunningly placed detail, fostering an increasing sensation of surreality with an escalating series of details lifted right from the movie itself. It's a true joy to watch Harry slowly piece together the odd inconsistencies he stumbles over until he finally fits them together into a person-shaped gap that he knows he must strive to fill.
Another thing that gives me extreme joy is DivineProjectZero's backstory. It's unflinchingly brutal at points, never shying away from the violence and danger that come part and parcel of being a Kingsman agent. But for each of those there are also quiet moments, humorous moments, happy and sad moments that truly flesh out the life of a Kingsman in ways that the movie simply didn't have the time to touch upon.
More importantly, they offer glimpses into Harry's wholly ignored tenure as an agent that are entirely in character. In fact, the only part that didn't feel entirely true to the character's canonical representation was the romantic confession at the very end. Yet even as I say that, it feels misleading, because the emotional attachment to Eggsy that haunts Harry through the fic feels entirely natural for the character. It's only the outward admission of it that feels out of place, because the characterization otherwise mimics the original with such remarkable precision. Which feels like such a strange thing to complain about, considering that I'm unrepentant shipper trash.
follow me down
Fandom: Kingsman: The Secret Service
Pairing: Harry Hart/Eggsy Unwin
Categories/Genres: Post-Canon, Fix-It, Action/Adventure, Drama, Romance, Fluff,
Length: Medium (4490 words)
Warnings: Descriptions of violence
Author on LJ: N/A
Author Website: DivineProjectZero
Summary:
Harry Hart has seventeen years worth of mistakes.
Of all the mistakes he made, this is the one he regrets the most.
Review:
When I first read this fic, I knew that I had to rec it. DivineProjectZero is a master of the cunningly placed detail, fostering an increasing sensation of surreality with an escalating series of details lifted right from the movie itself. It's a true joy to watch Harry slowly piece together the odd inconsistencies he stumbles over until he finally fits them together into a person-shaped gap that he knows he must strive to fill.
Another thing that gives me extreme joy is DivineProjectZero's backstory. It's unflinchingly brutal at points, never shying away from the violence and danger that come part and parcel of being a Kingsman agent. But for each of those there are also quiet moments, humorous moments, happy and sad moments that truly flesh out the life of a Kingsman in ways that the movie simply didn't have the time to touch upon.
More importantly, they offer glimpses into Harry's wholly ignored tenure as an agent that are entirely in character. In fact, the only part that didn't feel entirely true to the character's canonical representation was the romantic confession at the very end. Yet even as I say that, it feels misleading, because the emotional attachment to Eggsy that haunts Harry through the fic feels entirely natural for the character. It's only the outward admission of it that feels out of place, because the characterization otherwise mimics the original with such remarkable precision. Which feels like such a strange thing to complain about, considering that I'm unrepentant shipper trash.
follow me down