#467 - [FIC] Thirty Pieces of Silver (Nash/Saito, Cobb/Nash)

[kirstenlouise]

The art for this, drawn by the incredible koushi, can be found here.

Title: Thirty Pieces of Silver
Word Count: ~11,000
Pairing: Nash/Saito, past Cobb/Nash
Rating: R
Summary: Three days after it happens, all of dreamshare knows that Dominick Cobb has been fucked over by his architect, who is now biding his time in one of Cobol Engineering’s holding

Comments

[koushi]

I drooled over this until it was sopping wet while giving the final read-over, and I've just about flooded the room by now. This is, in short, amazing, my new favorite from you, and I'm honored to have my art paired with it. :D

The Nash voice is completely human. He isn't some two-dimensional character being force-fed tropes on his way to a predetermined ending. He doesn't know the meaning of morals, only what really counts in the end: his own self-preservation. I love how well you managed to do first person, addressing the reader, and then first person action, which is damn impressive. And the way that you laid out the plot and revealed it bit by bit with exactly the right timing and leaving the right ratio of doubt v. clarity in the reader's mind... this shows untouchable craftsmanship.

And the ending, god what an amazing climax! It was concise and therefore delivered a mighty punch. I literally gasped aloud and this is while already knowing what was coming. The ending line, like I told you before, is absolutely perfect. I keep staring at it and squeeing TBH.

TL;DR: you're awesome. I can only aspire to your greatness someday. *____* For now I'll content myself with groveling and worship.

[kirstenlouise]

PLEASE DON'T DROWN. I CAN'T LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE YOU DON'T EXIST. <3333333333333333

I'm so glad that you find him three dimensional. I know that when I write Nash, I tend to write him as a caricature, and so a lot of this piece was about fully realizing him. It probably should have been a PWP, BUT I WAS HELL BENT ON CHARACTER STUDY-ING THE FUCK OUT OF THIS THING. ALSO, GETTING MY BDSM ON.

I am so not fit for you to worship me, BUT OH WELL. GROVELING ACCEPTED NOW AND FOREVER.

Thank you so much for such a lovely comment and being so involved in the whole process. You were amazing to work with. ♥