oldie but a goodie; lol my bff chad!

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i have been listening to fayjay's incredible recording of restraint, by darkemeralds, and this morning in particular was wondering at the jared-chad dynamic in fandom. i am amazed at how steadfast it is in pretty much all rpf; practically a requirement, insofar as to be so compellingly altered and fashioned in a historical au that seriously makes

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omg Restraint. One of the two podfics that will have me heaving sobs into my pillow. Oh Fayjay. She is amazing. Although her Irish accent is not the best /is biased

And Chad. And that clip. That man is a douche, let's not mince words, but somehow, somehow he manages to be an awesome douch. I really do not know how he does it.

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HAHA re: the accent, omg you are so biased YOU TOTALLY DON'T COUNT. neither do i, with as much of your podfic as i listen to XD but omfg that podfic, how utterly inspiring a thing. you are so right. just devastating on all counts. i have half an hour left and i am CLINGING to it, to save it for tonight, with a clear mind, when i can lie in bed in the dark, listen to the end, and then just DWELL on the awesomeness. i refuse to read its end, because i've found i don't like podfics half as much if i've already read the stories, so i now will have to wait for its end to be recorded, with the rest of the patient sum! ughhhh. just the prospect is stressing me out. i hadn't wanted to start listening until it was complete, but roque_classique basically went bananas over it and bullied me into listening. and i'm glad she did! just, the torture, now. ugh.

DUDE, CHAD'S CHARACTER. AMAZING. amazingly written, and performed in a way i feel ABSURDLY ATTACHED TO HIM, and sad, and angry, and like. aw. i love villains i can understand, and he is a great one.

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Okay good. I mean, it's fayjay, she is a goddess among women, among podficcers and I genuinely do bow down before her talent. Hero-worship, I do indeed have it. And I am IN THE EXACT SAME BOAT re reading the end. I will wait for fayjay to finish podficcing it and then I will roll around in it. I won't spoil you for the ending by telling you my reaction but when you finish it LADY, WE MUST DISCUSS IT. IN DEPTH. AND LOVE IT.

He is a fantastic villain because he is human, just a hurt human who acts intolerably because he can't cope otherwise, so angry and feeling replaced and rejected. YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY ONE ABSURDLY ATTACHED.

Did you find yourself speaking in that English? Because I sure did. I listened to all three parts without stopping and I pissed off my entire family by speaking in a language that confused them -- it was FUCKING BRILLIANT!

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HAHA i was just saying further up how i have been all messed up with my manner of speech and my roommate is going to think i am a crazyperson! XD that is a testament to great writing, for sure; i can't even begin to conceive of how much darkemeralds must know of the time period to be writing it so well. good god. especially the dialogue - I DARESAY I CANNOT BEAR IT, FOR HOW WONDERFUL IT IS.

i meant to ask -- what was the other of the two podfics that set you to an emotional mess? if i haven't listened yet, it's gotta be next on my list.

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INDEED, I MUST SAY THAT I AGREE WITH YOU, IT IS QUITE WONDERFUL. XD

You've probably listened to it: For Keeps, For Good, Forever by candle_beck. I had to check which podfic it was and skipped to the ending and promptly lost my shit all over my porridge. Devastating.

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AGH YES. love that one. devastating. i'll have to listen again, because when i listen to one of candle beck's, i tend to listen to four or five of them all at once, and then the details and specifics just kind of run together XD but that's the s2/s3 one, right? OMG. so good.

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The s2/s3 AU, yes. so heart-breakingly gooooood.