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fae_boleyn

Lead Us On A Merry Chase

Nov 18, 2010 02:00

Series: Three Is More Than Just Company, AMTBR (peripherally)
Title: Lead Us On A Merry Chase
Fandom: Inception
Pairing: Ariadne/Arthur/Eames
Summary:A moment between Eames and Ariadne makes Arthur misconstrue his place in their triad, and he takes off. The other two aren't having any of that, however.
Disclaimer: If I owned it, would I be writing ( Read more... )

three is more than just company, inception, ariadne/arthur/eames, fanfiction

Comments 12

butterflys_fics November 18 2010, 09:10:05 UTC

Lovely story.

And the song quoted at the beginning = love. <3

fae_boleyn November 18 2010, 14:50:25 UTC

Yeah, I'm quite fond of the song myself, and it just seemed to fit.

elliesmeow November 18 2010, 17:44:31 UTC

Glad they were able to find Arthur, keep him from being seriously hurt and convince him that they love him.

fae_boleyn November 18 2010, 17:48:45 UTC

Yeah, so am I, believe me. The later part of this went through a couple of other options, one of which being Arthur getting much more seriously hurt. I vetoed it as being too melodramatic. The other was kind of the reverse, and had too much mood whiplash. Glad you liked it!

eustacia_vye28 November 19 2010, 04:51:57 UTC

I definitely want to squish Arthur to pieces in this one. Oh, Arthur. I'm so glad they were able to finally convince him that it was worth it.

fae_boleyn November 19 2010, 04:59:56 UTC

I think Eames and Ari beat you to the squishing. (I was thinking of your previous comment about that when I wrote it, I must confess.) I had a bit of trouble writing this - originally he was going to get hurt much worse, then I had an almost flippant ending. That one actually made it into the longhand draft. Then I looked it all over again and it didn't work. Also, I was so upset for them all, because this was not an easy one for anybody.

eustacia_vye28 November 21 2010, 00:30:10 UTC

Yeah, they did. That was good to see, because that state of mind is really painful to be in. I don't think a flippant ending would have worked, because this series is so straightforward.

It's not an easy ending, but it's a real one. It's one they've earned, and they'll definitely appreciate.

fae_boleyn November 21 2010, 06:48:26 UTC

In some ways it's a pity the more flippant ending caused serious mood whiplash when I reread it, because the interaction was actually really good. I reused a bit of the dialogue in the road trip fic that follows this one, though, so it's not a total loss.

He needed a hug desperately - I'm sure there was less... innocent reassurance later, but I leave that up to my readers' very fertile imaginations to devise. And yes, I think they've earned it too. I don't even want to know what might have happened with the first ending - if they'd found him as badly off as the initial plan went... Er, yeah. This one allows for some closure and I think it ends on a hopeful note, if not a purely happy one.

tigriswolf March 7 2011, 04:14:23 UTC

I really enjoy this one; I keep coming back to it for rereading.

fae_boleyn March 8 2011, 02:48:03 UTC

*blushes* Thank you so much!

Yay!! :D darkseeradept March 11 2011, 03:34:13 UTC

Out of all the stories in this series, I think this one has to be my all time favorite. It could just be because I'm a sap for Arthur and all of his insecurities, But I think it also has to do with how well you wrote Ari and Eames.

Would have loved to have read the part where Arthur was hurt a bit worse *hint hint* :D Love this more and more every time I read it!!

Re: Yay!! :D fae_boleyn March 11 2011, 03:54:00 UTC

Just look at a few of my other fics where Arthur ends up in a coma and you've got it. Specifically, The Final Dance has a scene where Arir and Eames find Arthur that is basically what I originally planned for this one. I like to recycle. :D

Glad you like this so much, it may actually be my favorite as well. :D