Yuletide Letter (how is this so exciting?!?)

[innie_darling]

Hi there, Author/Pinch-hitter/Treat-writer/Excellent person!

Let me say first off - thanks! I think you're nifty to write something in a tiny fandom we share! Above all, if you have a good time writing the story, that will shine through, and I guarantee that I'll enjoy it too.

Comments

[caffienekitty]

I don't know if it's a done thing for non-yuletiders to comment on these sort of posts so I'll understand if you delete or screen this comment, but, just- Mordant's Need and The World's End? Dude! If I hadn't already friended you years ago, I'd friend you again. \o/

[innie_darling]

I'm so jazzed when someone I like likes something that I like, so I know just what you mean! (You don't have to answer this, but - are you purposely a non-yuletider? Do you want to play? If you're overwhelmed by the scale of it or just want to chat with someone about it, please feel free to poke me - I've done it for several years now and always had a blast.) Also, if you're a fan of Mordant's Need, you might really enjoy Doctrine of Labyrinths.

[caffienekitty]

In college I convinced my first year English instructor to let me write an an essay on the Mordant's Need books, something like 'Mirror symbolism and perceptions of personal reality' or something like that. It was a load of pure tripe of course but it was fun.

As to Yuletide, right now RL is sucking up 90% of my time and seems bent on driving me insane, so I'm trying not to make any fandom commitments I'm uncertain of being able to keep. I still owe two auction fics and feel exceedingly crappy about not having those done yet, not to mention the loads of other WIPs I have, posted and not. Yuletide seems like a great challenge, and I will probably sign up one of these years, but RL is sucking too much right now for me to be reasonably sure I won't disappoint someone. :-/

I'll add Doctrine of Labyrinths to my 'watch for' list, thanks!

[innie_darling]

Boo, I'm so sorry that real life is crazy-making right now, and I hope that things get simpler and better for you soon! I must say, that paper sounds like it would have been so much fun to write!

[osprey_archer]

I was also pretty psyched when Rose said no to Charlie. Like, whoa! That's allowed? Charlie is like a nineteenth century Flynn Rider! Heroines are never allowed to say no to the persistent, charming, feckless suitor! Never mind that Charlie in particular would be pretty rotten partner material.

I think it's the part where he's all "YOU CAN LOVE ME INTO MORAL RIGHTEOUSNESS" that wrecked him for me. That is not Rose's responsibility, Charlie! And I could just see him blaming her when he inevitably slips off the wagon, too, and Rose would feel at least a little responsible, even if in her head she knew it wasn't her fault.

I kind of think Charlie died because Alcott was afraid she couldn't make the breakup stick if he stayed around. But still, I loved the fact that Rose got to turn him down.

[innie_darling]

Okay, so, this is most likely WAY too much information, but

[osprey_archer]

Yes! Yes! It's so vindicating! I pretty much punched the air when the narrative made it clear that no matter how much Rose adored Charlie, she was NOT NOT NOT responsible for him or his choices. YES!

"Rose, hey, Rose, hey, remember when you thought I was awesome? Let's do that again! It doesn't matter that you love Mac now. I'm still the Prince!"

Haha OH GOD and you know that is exactly what he would do. He would show up at the family Christmas parties where all the cousins get together and get drunk and drunkenly sing Christmas carols at Rose with an immensely soulful look in his eyes to let her know that actually he was singing about THEIR LOVE, and the entire family would sit there drenched in embarrassment being like "Whyyyyyyyyy

[innie_darling]

an immensely soulful look in his eyes This just made me laugh so hard.