Comments | geonncannon: FIC: "The Bandage and the Blade," Helen/Will/Nikola, Sanctuary, NC17

geonncannon

FIC: "The Bandage and the Blade," Helen/Will/Nikola, Sanctuary, NC17

Jun 30, 2011 15:36

Title: The Bandage and the Blade
Author: geonncannon
Fandom: Sanctuary
Pairing: Helen Magnus/Nikola Tesla/Will Zimmerman
Word Count: 2,432
Category: AU, Angst, hurt/comfort, drama
Spoilers: End of Nights, Vigilante, One Night, Wingman, Carentan, Out of the Blue
Disclaimer: They don't belong to me.
Rating: NC17
Sequel to: The Whisper and the Shout, but it's ( Read more... )

helen/will, helen/will/tesla, threesome, helen/tesla, sanctuary, fic

Comments 28

sentient_mist June 30 2011, 21:22:04 UTC

They are pretty and shiny and lovely. And so absolutely beautiful. God, I love them. To a completely unnatural degree. I want to hug them and their sad, broken, beautiful perfection.

I make such sense this evening.

geonncannon June 30 2011, 21:25:15 UTC

Aww. ~pets and hugs~

sentient_mist June 30 2011, 21:31:54 UTC

I had to read it twice before I could even comment. Guh.

How are they so perfect and lovely and beautiful?

They are made of so much <333

I don't understand their power.

They completely own me. And b/c you write them so fucking well, you sort of own me, by default.

I somehow feel I should be concerned by this, but I'm not so much. B/c they are the best kind of broken perfection ever.

geonncannon June 30 2011, 21:33:44 UTC

Aw, that's dedication! And you already have one re-read under your belt! Well on your way. :D

Their power IS hard to quantify. Helen and Tesla alone are just... oof. Whoever is lucky enough to be with them, well... I'm jealous of AND pity them at the same time. ;-D

I own you! Hooray! I will loan you out to kiddie parties as a mime. :D

Thread 5

mishaetal June 30 2011, 21:54:12 UTC

Wow, very powerful. I love your writing, you have a good feel for the characters. Now a little request. Would you make the below paragraph into a fic? It's just sitting there at the end of this one, looking shiny and asking for more to be told.

"After Ashley, I made John and Nikola rape me. I told them to ignore my protests as they tore my clothing off and took me on the desk in my office." Will remembered seeing the mess, and he'd assumed it had been caused by a sudden fit of frustration. He shuddered at the mental image. "After that, I felt... alive again. It's not something I'd ask for in normal situations but right then... in that moment... it was what I needed."

geonncannon June 30 2011, 21:56:59 UTC

~laughs~ The only problem with my writing is that I never seem to be done! ;-D I threw that in because I could just see the roughness mixing with tenderness. Nikola ripping off her blouse before he whispered if she was all right... It really could be expanded... we'll see.

sheikah June 30 2011, 23:11:30 UTC

You really need to put a warning on this that specifies that rape is mentioned. "A little bit of violence," made me think this was just in regards to Abby's death and while this may not be an issue for you personally, rape or the mention thereof is incredibly triggering to some people, myself included.

geonncannon June 30 2011, 23:13:08 UTC

Oh, geez. I'm sorry! :( I really utterly apologize for leaving that off. It was very unthinking of me to put this out there without any kind of warning. I'm really sorry. :(

sheikah June 30 2011, 23:14:27 UTC

It's fine, it's just clicking to read something I might be interested in since it's a pairing (combination?) I like and being bombarded with something that is incredibly triggering to me on a personal level, not so good. I have no doubt that it was unintentional.

geonncannon June 30 2011, 23:16:03 UTC

~nods~ I've added a warning. There's nothing worse than being intrigued and having something like that jump up without warning. I was so focused on the first warning that I completely neglected the second. No excuse. :(

Thread 11

jello_o July 1 2011, 03:28:11 UTC

I can't hide the fact that I'd support this story, even if it was intentionally a "hater gonna hate". Her death is such a minute part of the story, that it wouldn't matter. What matters is the support Helen/Tesla gave. Even after the whiny!Will of the horrible trilogy, this story made me forget that period.
I did love that Helen punched him when he stepped out of line. I thought she'd go the "he doesn't mean it, I'll let it slide route". Very good stuff.

geonncannon July 1 2011, 15:17:03 UTC

Thank you kindly. :) I tried and tried to think of someone else to kill off to get Will to this point, but Abby made so much sense that it would have been dishonest to ignore her.

And of course Helen would punch him. She's no shrinking violet. ;-D

maekala July 1 2011, 07:51:34 UTC

It probably tells you a bit too much about the kind of person that I am, but when you posted on Twitter that you'd triggered and offended people with a story, I *had* to read it. Maybe it's just because I know you can write difficult subjects well, but I would doubly intrigued beyond just "Geonn wrote fic!"

Personally, I loved the story, ending included. While I understand and usually agree with the feminist argument around "women asking to be raped," I still think it fits with Helen's character *in this context*. If that makes sense.

Mostly, I just wanted to let you know that there's another fan who appreciated what you were trying to say with this fic, but it's 3 am here and I'm not being terribly coherent myself. ;)

geonncannon July 1 2011, 15:19:36 UTC

Aw. I appreciate that a lot. Thank you! I think Helen was in a really dark place during those weeks/months, and it just peaked when Ashley was finally taken from her.

~hugs~ Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it. :) I don't think the problem was with the story, just with my warnings for it. Dark!fic happens, like she said. I'm just not used to making it. :)