Comments | kaydeefalls: it was the myth of fingerprints

kaydeefalls

it was the myth of fingerprints

Mar 23, 2010 13:37

First: Happy birthday, Allie! Look, have a Jack fic. :)

Second: this fic is legitimately all tricksterquinn's fault. Seriously. So we were talking last week about songs and fannishness, and using lyrics as titles for fics. And I made the great error of referring to this Paul Simon song, and how this lyric has been in my head as a fic title for years now but I ( Read more... )

fic: torchwood, fic: doctor who

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heddychaa March 23 2010, 18:10:39 UTC

Absolutely wonderful! I think this captured Jack, the real essence of who he is as a man, brilliantly. And it was really sweet to see how that flawed kind of tragic figure could become the peaceful, wise Face of Boe. Bravo! ♥

kaydeefalls March 24 2010, 00:55:54 UTC

Thank you so much! I'm fascinated by the evolution Jack would need to undergo to become the Face of Boe, so I'm very glad that worked for you. :)

rowofstars March 23 2010, 18:12:52 UTC

This is stunning and gorgeous and ... Jack. It's just Jack, the way he's come to be and the way I hope he is in the future, changed by his experiences but also accepting of them.

kaydeefalls March 24 2010, 02:18:43 UTC

Thank you! It's so difficult for me to imagine a happy ending for Jack, so this was quite cathartic to write. I'm glad it worked for you.

curriejean March 23 2010, 18:25:51 UTC

Jack aims his pistol at the middle head of a slave trader in Sector 11, and hears the echoes of Ianto's futile gunshots ringing out beside him.

This whole story hurts beautifully. This line espesh. And then Alice's segment got me teary. And Aazya's bit, more teary. And after that it just got embarrassing. The seeing of people, in the patterns. Fingerprints. I can't add to how gorgeous that is, the idea and your execution of it. I love your treatment of original characters and minor characters as equal in weight to very familiar and well-loved ones.

This is why I love this character, all this, right here.

Thank you for helping me clear out my sinuses. Omfg.

kaydeefalls March 24 2010, 02:22:34 UTC

I'm so glad it all worked for you. Thank you!

euruaina March 25 2010, 06:22:11 UTC

^THIS. Completely and totally.

kaydeefalls March 25 2010, 13:10:54 UTC

Thank you!

badachie March 23 2010, 18:38:41 UTC

This was so bloody gorgeous. Part of why I love Jack is that he strikes me as having an amazing capability to love. And you captured this part of him perfectly.

kaydeefalls March 24 2010, 02:23:19 UTC

Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

jennytork March 23 2010, 18:40:29 UTC

That? Is amazing.

kaydeefalls March 24 2010, 02:23:38 UTC

Thank you!