Looking for a Happy Ending - Part 5C
Title: Looking for a Happy Ending
Author: firefly_caPairing,Character(s): Kurt/Blaine, with eventual appearances from pretty much everyone ( Read more... )
Author: firefly_caPairing,Character(s): Kurt/Blaine, with eventual appearances from pretty much everyone ( Read more... )
Seriously, I am incoherent with everything this section was right now. I'm so, so excited to read the epilogue, and this chapter has just devastated me, and I can't even figure out my thoughts in a sane order, so we're just going to have to do this with bullet points because I am beyond words about how good this story is.
-- Oh my god, Stevie. ;_______; I just... I was seriously squirming and recoiling and feeling physically ill when I realized who Tom was going to be taking, and I just kept on doing those things through most of the chapter. It's just so, so unfair and I can't. It's just... vile, and awful, and unimaginable, and Tom wanted Blaine to participate. That honestly makes me feel even sicker than anyone else. And... god, the long-term feel of it all just made my skin crawl. The way Tom was preparing him to become what Blaine had been... god, I can't.
-- I really, really loved Blaine and Stevie's relationship. The hesitant trust, the fierce protectiveness despite having almost nothing to fight with, what Blaine does to get them away, how Stevie clings to him so hard amid. And they saved Horton I cannot even. Just... the bravery and staunchness and determination of these two together just made my heart soar.
-- You really described Blaine's injuries incredibly effectively. I was just wincing and recoiling every time you talked about how much his chest and ribs hurt, and his difficulty breathing, and oh god when Tom made him get on his knees I was just a mess.
-- I can't even fully convey how very, very disturbed that line about 'wanting Blaine to become Tom's wife now' affected me. Just... helpless shivers. I can't, oh my god.
--I love how they escaped, I love that they escaped, I was basically dancing in my chair. OH MY GOD YES. And they called the police, and Burt and Kurt are coming, and Stevie's parents are coming, and they're getting figured out at the hospital, AND DETECTIVE BECKETT IS THERE SO NOTHING CAN GO WRONG!!!!!
-- Seriously, I love that Det. Warren was basically Det. Beckett. SO perfect, and I could completely tell through your writing. She was the perfect character to be with the boys, and I love how you captured her impatience/conviction/care. Just perfect. It made me so at ease that she was there, seriously.
I'm dying from excitement for the epilogue, bb, I can't even say! Thank you so, so much for tackling such a difficult and emotional topic in such an amazing way!!!!! You are an amazing author!!
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The whole concept of the kidnapper abducting another kid after the first one gets to old unfortunately isn't one I came up with on my own. It's not even exclusive to the Stayner story. There are a lot of similarities from one abductor to the next and one of the creepiest and most disgusting is that a lot of them try to get new kids when the first one passes a certain age. In some cases the new kids are ones that they've actually fathered with the first victims. It's just horrifying on so many levels.
I really think the relationship Stayner had with Timothy White (the other little boy who was kidnapped) is one of the most incredible things in his story, so I really tried to draw from that while I wrote the relationship Blaine has with Stevie. I don't think Stayner or White would have ever escaped without having each other to rely on. They stayed close after they got away as well.
And Horton! Haha that stupid elephant! He started out as a completely shameless MacGuffin to get Blaine to go with Tom and then I had an idea for a throwaway moment that I wanted to use him for in the sequel. Since then I've been having to drag him along for all the ensuing action and make sure he doesn't get left behind anywhere. "Don't forget your elephant, Blaine! I need him later!" XD
And yay for Beckett! I almost left her name as is, but decided not to because I really didn't want to turn the story into an official crossover at this point. I initially put her there as a filler (like there was a note to have Blaine interviewed by a "Beckett-like" detective), but I couldn't use anyone else once she snuck into the story. She's so...stable and reassuring in an interview, and I've done so many awful things to Blaine in this fic. He deserves his first real experience with a police officer to be with Beckett, dammit!
Thanks again for the comments, I will post the ending soon!
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