FF: The Letter (Harry Potter)

[morte351]

Fandom: Harry Potter
Title: The Letter
For: celeria

Rating: A for high angst

This is a very belated gift for celeria a writer whose work I have always enjoyed and admired. It's not really worthy but it's all I could write. So as per request Harry Potter, couple unspecified, any rating.

Comments

[thepastperfect]

oooh, i liked it. i'm a sucker for letters (i think hp100 did letters as a challenge once and it was my favourite) and this one seems very resigned with a hint of barely-buried angst. even though i don't know the circumstances of ginny's relationship, i feel bad for her (though of course, she is one my favourite characters).

i can see everyone else's points about it not seeming like fic or not seeming like femslash - the first because i've been guilty of the same thing, written something that's more like an experience or a philosophical thought masquerading as fic, and then i'm often not sure if it's "fic" enough. specifying a pairing would probably rectify the problem of the story not seeming like femslash, but then the pairing you give it changes the story as well. since i read/watch everything as slash, if i read this on an unrelated community i would probably assume it was fslash, but not everyone does. if you assume it is, it gives the line To find that special person, that guy a different kind of weight. but i guess you can never count on fandom to assume things.

anyway, thank you for my story! :)

[morte351]

specifying a pairing would probably rectify the problem of the story not seeming like femslash, but then the pairing you give it changes the story as well. since i read/watch everything as slash, if i read this on an unrelated community i would probably assume it was fslash, but not everyone does. if you assume it is, it gives the line To find that special person, that guy a different kind of weight

Precisely, I read everything with an eye to femslash and this was written for a femslash community so the need to define it concretely as such (either through example or by naming names) was not something I believed necessary.

Therefor the line To find that special person, that guy does indeed carry a different kind of weight, a subtle one for the reader that is really a crushing anvil for the writer.

I am glad to know that you liked this and that you are not overly disappointed with my effort. You should know that I did indeed start a fic for your primary request (Populara Brooke/Sam) and I shall endeavor to complete it in a reasonable amount of time and forward it to you. I make no promises though because, well right now, I am floundering, adrift and very much resigned and filled with angst.

[thepastperfect]

i'm sorry. :( i hope everything's getting better for you, RL or otherwise. i know how hard it can be to even get through your daily routine when stuff's going wrong. let me know if you need to talk.

i am also impressed and pleased that you started the brooke/sam. i had no idea what Popular was until my girlfriend bought the first season and watched it all last summer, and then i had no idea that brooke/sam was such a big pairing till i was poking around ff.net. so i've officially become hooked.

[morte351]

Time does heal all wounds and well nowadays I have lots of free time.

Popular was actually the first fandom I ever wrote though I did not actually ever see an episode until this year when I bought myself the dvds for Christmas.

The most comprehensive femslash site for Popular that I have ever seen is The Realm. A site I am more than happy to pimp.
http://www.realmoftheshadow.com

Sam/Brooke was the pairing I first started out with but I have found that my preference is for the spectacularly unconventional pairing and not just in Popular fandom.

Thanks for the offer of a kind ear. Most of my friendship circle of the past 8 years was 'our' friendship circle and, unfortunately, it appears many aren't actually my friends.