Wow. Okay, attempting to pull myself together now.
This was... rather wonderful, really. I, like many in the Glee fandom, am a sucker for the Kurt angst and you really captured the feeling of hopelessness that I figure Kurt would have felt during these episodes. The overall tone of the fic is great, you can feel all of Kurt's stress and worry and anger; it's the kind that leaves you mildly depressed yet wanting more.
Also, I could tell it was you just by your portrayal of the Hudson's. I love how it's definatly not portraying them in a positive light, yet it's still not really character-bashing. I've never really thought of Carole in that way before, but I see how that could actually work. It's also very nice for me to read some fic with Finn's worst sides being brought to light; given these past two episodes. I just can't deal with him anymore. I've forgiven him for a lot of stuff, but the fact that he betrayed Kurt's trust (he betrayed someone who he had just weeks before promised to have his back, no matter what) so easily, just ruined him for me. I just don't want to deal with him anymore.
... Sorry, that wasn't supposed to turn out as me bashing a character, I just meant that it was kind of nice to read a fic where Finn's not a misunderstood saint for once. Ah well.
Overall, great work on this, I really liked it, and thanks for taking the time to write it.
oh and the art was good too. /sheepish Sorry, I don't really have any constructive critism for that.
Thanks for commenting! I'm really glad you enjoyed the story. And yes, non-positive portrayals of the Hudsons are one of my things...it's always a giveaway. :)
And don't worry, there will be more in future rounds! I have the story of Kurt's first year at Dalton to tell yet.
The stuff with Carole and Finn - and a lot of the other characters too - came out of my observations of the past year or so in mhich my mother has been my grandmother's primary carer, and the way that people who aren't doing the caring and who haven't done anything like it themselves don't understand how intensive and all-consuming it is, and how your life changes. How they can't help but assume that once a medical crisis moment is over everything resets to normal. It doesn't; your life falls into a new shape with everything revolving around the caring situation and everything taking second place to that no matter how much you don't want it to be that way. Carole, particularly, and Finn and Mercedes as well, were very strongly coming from that place where they just didn't, couldn't, and maybe didn't want to, process that change.
But there was also, of course, a certain amount of Kurt being unsaintly. There is definitely some...well, territory-marking going on in his relationship with Carole here. :)
I love the artworks too! They're gorgeous; I'm in awe of such talent.
This was... rather wonderful, really. I, like many in the Glee fandom, am a sucker for the Kurt angst and you really captured the feeling of hopelessness that I figure Kurt would have felt during these episodes. The overall tone of the fic is great, you can feel all of Kurt's stress and worry and anger; it's the kind that leaves you mildly depressed yet wanting more.
Also, I could tell it was you just by your portrayal of the Hudson's. I love how it's definatly not portraying them in a positive light, yet it's still not really character-bashing. I've never really thought of Carole in that way before, but I see how that could actually work. It's also very nice for me to read some fic with Finn's worst sides being brought to light; given these past two episodes. I just can't deal with him anymore. I've forgiven him for a lot of stuff, but the fact that he betrayed Kurt's trust (he betrayed someone who he had just weeks before promised to have his back, no matter what) so easily, just ruined him for me. I just don't want to deal with him anymore.
... Sorry, that wasn't supposed to turn out as me bashing a character, I just meant that it was kind of nice to read a fic where Finn's not a misunderstood saint for once. Ah well.
Overall, great work on this, I really liked it, and thanks for taking the time to write it.
oh and the art was good too. /sheepish Sorry, I don't really have any constructive critism for that.
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And don't worry, there will be more in future rounds! I have the story of Kurt's first year at Dalton to tell yet.
The stuff with Carole and Finn - and a lot of the other characters too - came out of my observations of the past year or so in mhich my mother has been my grandmother's primary carer, and the way that people who aren't doing the caring and who haven't done anything like it themselves don't understand how intensive and all-consuming it is, and how your life changes. How they can't help but assume that once a medical crisis moment is over everything resets to normal. It doesn't; your life falls into a new shape with everything revolving around the caring situation and everything taking second place to that no matter how much you don't want it to be that way. Carole, particularly, and Finn and Mercedes as well, were very strongly coming from that place where they just didn't, couldn't, and maybe didn't want to, process that change.
But there was also, of course, a certain amount of Kurt being unsaintly. There is definitely some...well, territory-marking going on in his relationship with Carole here. :)
I love the artworks too! They're gorgeous; I'm in awe of such talent.
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