fic: luminous beings are we (8/8)

[luninosity]

And we're done! Finally. :-)

Title: Luminous Beings Are We (chapter eight: with you, always) (chapter seven part two here) (chapter seven part one here) (chapter six here) (chapter five here) (chapter four here) (chapter three here) (chapter two here) (chapter one here)
Word Count: 3,461 for chapter eight
Rating: R, for implied sexWarnings: for

Comments

[garrideb]

So I've been following and absolutely loving this fic, but I wasn't good about reviewing the last few chapters, which is ridiculous because the last few chapters are amazing. I adore all the characterization that goes into James's lightsaber - choosing a "flawed" gem that produces something unique and beautiful - and his test, which was chilling and heartbreaking and just gah. And I love Michael's POV and how he tries so hard to give James the support he needs.

Oh, and bringing in James's animal allergies was a nice touch ;-)

Anyway, since I feel bad for lurking when I should have been commenting, I made you a cover for this fantastic fic. Here:




And a graphic for the darkest chapter, because I am an angst-junkie:




Thanks for providing yet another amazing story that gave me hours of enjoyment!

[luninosity]

OH WOW THOSE ARE SO BEAUTIFUL *in awe*

I love the color in the first one, and James's pensiveness combined with the city; it could be exactly the moment, early on, when he's questioning whether he ought to be there, and realizing how *much* he wants to be there...all the possibilities, and all the weight of it, too, right there in the visual. *hugs you* The motion is amazing, too--like, how do you even make things like this, seriously, you are a magician. <33

And, ooh, the second one! Totally chilling, actually *seeing* that scene, and knowing that that's what James is seeing and reliving, behind blue eyes, which is such a nice color parallel to the lightsaber in visual terms. (Are you planning to put these on AO3/tumblr or someplace shareable? because other people should see the awesomeness!)

Oh, and, re: fic comments: the lightsaber bit was something I had done super-early on and kept pushing back, until it finally seemed to fit! So I'm glad it works! It does sort of sum up James in this fic for me--well, that and the whole ordeal. Poor boys. That whole section was...not hard to write exactly, because I knew it was effective, but I just wanted to give them ALL THE CUDDLES. But they had time to think, after, and to heal a little. And now they have each other. :D :D

And thank you again! *hugs friend tightly*

[garrideb]

Oh, thank you! *intense blushing* I was mostly inspired by how James has had photo shoots where he looks like he's dressed up as a citizen of Tatooine (for the first one, but you can't tell because I ended up cropping too closely around his face) and a Sith Lord (for the second one). But the gifs are not mine -- I just pulled them apart and added my own stuff on top of each frame -- so I'm not sure if I should share them on Tumblr. Is gif plagiarism a thing? Anyway, The first one is almost twice the size limit for Tumblr gifs, so I'd have to either cut out half the frames or decrease the colors by half, or some mix of the two. Could be an interesting and educational challenge, actually. Hmm...

Speaking of the lightsaber and James's eyes... suddenly I'm wondering if I could make the light reflect in his eyes when the lightsaber is activated... dammit, I should be working on Secret Mutant, but this is more fun!

Another thing I love about your story that I forgot to mention before... the sex toys ;-) That was the perfect answer to that mystery, and man, that paragraph near the end where James projects his memory of using said toys was super hot! It was almost unfair to drop something so scorching right at the end of the fic. Don't get me wrong, I love it, but it's something of a tease! ;-)

Anyway, I'm glad you like the graphics. Your fics always make me want to fanmix and play around in photoshop. *All the hugs*