"Aliyah" - Tony, on a plane home

[littlesammy]

disclaimer: So not mine. Just borrowed them for play. Put them back unharmed.

notes: It's been a while. I know. I'm still around, though, and these two are still in my head. I suspect they will never leave

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A long time ago, I put you on LiveJournal alert-- and for, what, two or three years, I never thought I'd see another notification. So imagine the way my stomach cannonballed into my toes when I wake up all sleepy on an otherwise inconspicuous Sunday morning to find this.

And-- it's beautiful. It's perfect. It's everything I needed in 1800 words. I'm in a fandom now where novel-length fics are the norm, so I'd forgotten how impactful, how devastating, your little one shots could be. How you could wrap up so many years of longing and pain in just this little morsel of space. How you have always been the fandom writer I looked up to because the texture of your writing, the way the words ache from underneath, is nothing short of extraordinary and I wish I could do what you do. Forgive me the cliche, but God, reading this I felt like I came home too, into the loving arms of a Sammy fic. You posting is memories of NCIS fangirling, reblogging you on Tumblr, being excited for Tuesday's, being a kid in college who just wanted to write all the time.

This review sounds like it's more about me than you, but I think that's a testament to your words, and what you can do to a lady in 1800 words. You are so evocative, so effortlessly brilliant, that I become an over emotional wreck.

We haven't talked in forever but I am so grateful you wrote this and thank you for posting it.

(And if you ever do want to come say hello, I am still a restless thing with urls on tumblr, and my current one is girlmadeoflightning.)

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[littlesammy]

Oh Zay, my dear, sweet Zay - thank you for this. I was on the verge of tears halfway through and my little heart is a mess, because yes, I missed your poetic reviews so much and didn't even realize it. Don't sell your own abilities short, because you know perfectly well how to weave words to evoke emotions. You did with this old lady. I love you and I miss you. (And what is that new fandom of yours that is capable of novel-length goodness?!)

I sometimes glance at Tumblr, but always walk away after just five minutes or so. That time is past for me, sadly. But that doesn't mean this is the last you've seen of me. I am still working on more things, and there's still that wonderful project of turning Flavor into a full-blown historical novel. And one day, I will even finish my Somalia interpretation. It's hard work and it takes a lot of out me and I'm only in chapter 2 of 13. But one day, I will finish it, I swear.