Multi-fandom ficlet series: In Fire, Some Say In Ice

[izhilzha]

All right, you guys, now for something a little bit...different. Back in January, when I was trying to break myself of the habit of sneaking fic at work, I started writing a random series of ficlets with a single common theme

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[mistraltoes]

You'd better have one hell of an explanation for Don taking an overdose, Missy. ;-)

And I particularly liked the opening of the SG-1 section; the voices, pacing, and description are nicely balanced, making a very clear picture in my head. Nice job.

[izhilzha]

I'm glad you liked the SG-1--it's probably my favorite out of these 5, because it just seemed to flow, and I could feel the pace setting itself, and it just seemed so *team*. After I wrote it I was really craving the show. :-)

Re: Don: um... *shifty eyes* I've been trying to figure out what I wanted to say about this one, and not coming up with anything particularly witty. Fact is, this scene was once part of a much longer fic, which canon rendered generally invalid. But when I was trying to come up with a Numb3rs ficlet for this theme (which, if you know the Robert Frost poem the title is from, was something like "ways the world could end," for some very personal definitions of "the world"), this jumped out at me and begged for a rewrite and inclusion.

I doubt I'll ever write a conclusion to it, but in my head, the overdose wasn't intentional. I'm of the opinion that if Don was actually trying to off himself, he'd choose a method which has a better chance of success, you know?

[kalquessa]

OMG! I cannot wait to read these! Gah, but I have to wait until I've seen "The Kids Are Alright" for the SPN one? *sigh* I guess that means I need to work harder on my SG-1 fic, since I'm not allowed any more SPN until I finish it. *determined nod*

[izhilzha]

You know? After I posted these, I realized that probably NO ONE on my flist (except possibly feliciakw) knows all 5 of these fandoms well enough to appreciate the entire series. *facepalm* Oh well, they were fun to write.

Have you read the SPN one yet? Now that you're partway into season 3 it's no longer...um...actually spoilerly. As I wrote it, it's just speculative, and not my fault if any of it turns out to be true later on. *g*

[kalquessa]

My thoughts on the SPN one:

Damnit. *clings to pillow for emotional support* I can really see this happening, though I haven't seen enough to know what the details of it would look like. But this is scary, and perfect, and makes my heart hurt. Dean! Sammyyyy! *flails*

(The second person works really nicely here, I think. And seriously, what is with you always saying you can't write Dean? Hm? You are so totally full of it.)

[izhilzha]

Hahahaha. That's totally the reaction I was going for with that fic. *glee*

And seriously, what is with you always saying you can't write Dean? Hm? You are so totally full of it.)

Well, actually, I'm this close to giving Fee coauthor credit on this one--if you're curious, I can send you what I originally sent her as a rewritten draft, and you can compare it to this one, which owes a huge amount to her help. The idea and structure were all mine, but she did a hugely helpful, very detailed line edit.

[kalquessa]

Okay, I love the Stargate one. As ends of the world go, that's pretty great, and so very them. *grin* You should write more Stargate deathfics, yours always come out awesome and not depressing.

The Numb3rs one left me with a lot of questions (ones that might be answered if I could read more of these ficlets and see the overall pattern to them that I'm pretty sure is there). And I'm never easy with suicide, so the implication kind of made me cringe really hard.

Will come back and read the SPN one as soon as I've seen the appropriate episodes.

[izhilzha]

You should write more Stargate deathfics, yours always come out awesome and not depressing.*g* I don't know why that is. Maybe it's just how many times they've actually faced the end of the world, or something; it's just another day for them, really, in some way. *hugs SG-1

[kalquessa]

Yeah, as modes of ending it all, I don't really see Don as a pills type guy. Guns, cars, and similar, yeah. Pills seem kinda quiet and fuzzy for him.

I forgot to mention that I especially liked the Larry voice in this. Alan and Charlie are good, too, but as usual your skill with Larry shines particularly bright.

Poor Charlie. *pets him*

And don't be sorry about the uncomfortable trigger, it's not like I could go through life watching TV and reading fic without having that particular uneasiness rear its head repeatedly. I can deal. *grin* I only mentioned it because I was trying to justify my initial reaction to the fic (which was along the lines of "But...what? No!") I wasn't trying to make you feel bad.

[whitemartyr]

YOU'RE COMING TO SCOTLAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[izhilzha]

I KNOW YAYAYAYAY! :-)

[rose_in_shadow]

Ack! Is that all there is?? Of the fandoms you have fics for, I only follow the Numb3rs but you can't leave me hanging there!

[izhilzha]

*laughs*

I know, I know, I'm sorry. This scene, the N3 ficlet, was originally part of a much longer fic--which canon rendered completely invalid not long after feliciakw and I began writing it. I'm not planning to continue the fic, but as I said above, I sincerely doubt that Don's overdose was intentional. Just because Charlie couldn't find other variables immediately doesn't mean they weren't there, and if the death of Heath Ledger has taught the public anything, surely it's that mixing prescription drugs can be more dangerous than sometimes thought--although I have to mention, here, that the original of this scene was actually researched and written about two years ago, so the resemblance is totally coincidental.

(p.s. Don survives, of course.)