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Fic: Nightmare

Dec 29, 2009 21:55

Title: Nightmare
Fandom: Numb3rs
Pairing: Don/Charlie
Rating: NC-17 FRAO
Spoilers: 02x22 Backscatter
Summary: They got into his bank. They got into his home. They got into his head.

( Nightmare )

numb3rs_slash, numb3rs, eppescest, fic, don/charlie

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Post Script melissima December 30 2009, 05:57:14 UTC

This is a Reeeeeeeally old fic, guys. Like, seriously. I started it as a 5 Things fic, in response to a colors challenge at eppescest...in May of 2007. /headdesk./ Obviously, the fic is no longer recognizable as 5 things fic, but you may have detected residual instances of color significance. ;)

It was partly inspired by East of the Sun, West of the Moon. At one point in that story Don uses a code that only Charlie will recognize; I loved that, and muse Madeleine just had to have a code of her own to play with.

I've lost count of the number of drafts it's been through since then. Suffice it to say I would have given up on it years ago, if not for the encouragement of my slashwife emmademarais. She has read this fic more times than any alpha or beta should be expected to and put up with pity parties galore. She convinced me to let it be for a while. Then, when I was ready, she rolled up her sleeves and dug in (again) and helped me find a new approach that actually works. I am so thankful.

Hallelujah! The damn thing's finished now. Any mistakes that remain are certainly not her fault.

I am also deeply grateful to first reader t_vo0810 for her unwavering support, enthusiasm, expertise and for having a brain that works so much like mine. It's really nice to share fic with someone who's naturally on the same wavelength! /smishes braintwin/

Thank you for reading and celebrating this very-belated fic with me! Woo hoo!

Re: Post Script prairie_city January 16 2010, 19:44:32 UTC

Wow! I really liked the brotherly relationship here. I'm extremely new to this fandom and my incest experience is literally hours old, but the little bit I've read seems to separate their brother and lover aspects. I really liked that in this one, they're brothers and lovers both, all the time.

I like the secret code bit. Wow, that made my muses sit up and take notice. :)

Re: Post Script melissima January 16 2010, 20:19:38 UTC

Well welcome to the fandom! And thank you!

I guess maybe I'm not as good as some writers at envisioning the compartmentalization an FBI Agent is capable of - but in my head Don can't forget Charlie is his brother, even for a moment, even when he would probably rather forget.

Ooh yay another code-loving muse! There can never be enough code stories.

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