Comments | lifein1973: 2008 Ficathon Pinch-hit

shotaphile in lifein1973

2008 Ficathon Pinch-hit

Oct 04, 2008 17:51

Late like woah, and I'm so sorry for that-technically it was done in time for the 30th deadline, but it wasn't really, there were all sorts of problems with the end that were resolved when I wrote a half a page more during Chem. Hm. I should have known meeting one deadline was pushing it, meeting two just wasn't going to happen. Hope you all ( Read more... )

pairing: sam/gene, ficathon 2008

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jean_geanie October 5 2008, 02:16:28 UTC

Kinda creepy but I really enjoyed it. You have a really absorbing writing style and having the first part from Gene's point of view and second from Sam's worked really well. The characterizations were great too, and I loved Ray's words at the beginning.

shotaphile October 5 2008, 16:18:29 UTC

Strangely enough, I wasn't really going for creepy this time around... not quite sure what I was going for, but creepy's always good, so I'll run with it. :D ( ... )

amproof October 5 2008, 05:28:18 UTC

I'm confused about the '2 years later, in 1973' line--did I miss a spot of time travel?

But otherwise, this was a very engaging read. Nothing like some major angst to end a night, and as, jean_geanie said, kinda creepy. LOL

Good job!

gritsinmisery October 5 2008, 15:58:50 UTC

Two years later for Sam, when he finds himself in 1973.

shotaphile October 5 2008, 16:03:40 UTC

Ah! Aren't you the clever one? ;)

P.S. Martha's awesome.

gritsinmisery October 5 2008, 16:06:06 UTC

When she made that gesture in Torchwood season 2, it DEMANDED that caption.

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gritsinmisery October 5 2008, 15:58:25 UTC

That was great, and a good use of the crazy, mixed-up timeline between Sam and Gene.

shotaphile October 5 2008, 16:21:54 UTC

The crazy mixed up timeline is quite possibly the best part of Life on Mars. How could I dare leave it alone?

(And I've been joking about the Gene skulking around the hardware since almost the beginning, so there was no way I wasn't writing this fic, really.)

gritsinmisery October 5 2008, 16:49:21 UTC

He so would, if he believed.

shotaphile October 5 2008, 17:25:55 UTC

And he would so believe, if only to have one over on Annie.

mikes_grrl October 16 2008, 23:30:06 UTC

I don't think it was creepy, oddly enough -- I enjoyed how you built up Gene's desperation and played it off of Sam's innocence. That might be considered creepy I suppose but I thought it was more tragic than anything.

And now Sam has The Date, I wonder if the time line will go wobbling off in a different direction now.

I really love the final lines, though, they are a perfect tie up to everything that went before and Before.

Intriguing story, and well done! Thank you!

shotaphile October 22 2008, 01:40:13 UTC

Yeah, I never really intended for it to be creepy. Tragic is probably a better description, I think ( ... )