Comments | michellek: I Don't Have a Choice (But I Still Choose You) (Liz/Jack, L/Danny, 4/4)

michellek

I Don't Have a Choice (But I Still Choose You) (Liz/Jack, L/Danny, 4/4)

Sep 04, 2010 16:49

Title: I Don't Have a Choice (But I Still Choose You)
Part: Four of Four
Fandom: 30 Rock
Pairings: Danny/Liz, Jack/Liz, Jack/Other
Spoilers: through 'Black Light Attack!'
Word Count (this part): 4,505
Rating (this part): PG-13
Summary: Following Jack's wedding, Liz tries to distract herself. (Sequel to " I Wish I Were the One You're Looking For.")

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liz/danny, jack/liz, i don't have a choice, jack/ofc, 30 rock

Comments 62

frey_at_last September 4 2010, 21:12:50 UTC

OMG, I'm completely bowled over.

michellek September 4 2010, 21:39:19 UTC

Huzzah!

frey_at_last September 9 2010, 19:08:20 UTC

Okay, I am back with commentsss. It took this long because whenever I'd go back to look for specifics I'd get pulled into it again and read the whole thing. DISCIPLINE ( ... )

michellek September 11 2010, 00:04:33 UTC

Okay, I am back with commentsss. It took this long because whenever I'd go back to look for specifics I'd get pulled into it again and read the whole thing. DISCIPLINE!

! I'm glad it kept sucking you in.

Poor Liz loses out on even enjoying being in love for (probably) the first time, which is sadcakes.

That's the thing that's really getting me into a bummer mood with Liz in unrequited love in general, and in this fic in particular. I remember when I first wrote a line that's earlier in the fic, about how scared she is he's going to look at her one day and know, and it just hit me how painful is has to be to live with the idea of someone knowing you love them as a fear.

and I love the little shades of reactions he has that give us a hint that his feelings about her are intense and not exactly what Liz expects them to be. Like how he tenses up when she says she likes having sex with Danny, and like maybe the reason Jack is so strident about Liz's stupid crushes and refusal to have casual sex is because those were things that made ( ... )

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mindymakru September 4 2010, 21:28:36 UTC

This was great. I love Liz kissing him and her swirling emotions and the hints at Jack's. I'm counting on there being more to this...:)

michellek September 4 2010, 21:44:22 UTC

Thank you! A follow-up is very possible, since I couldn't get them at a place where everything was entirely resolved between them. But, if I don't write it, assume they get together.

mindymakru September 4 2010, 22:52:52 UTC

I'm glad you didn't rush to a neat conclusion though after all the angst. It wouldn't have felt right. This is good as is. But more...would be even better :)

michellek September 4 2010, 23:20:38 UTC

I will do my best. :) Part of me wanted to end it in a angsty sex place, but I didn't want Jack to cheat on his wife, and I wanted Liz to have some hope that things were going to be okay. (Also, I am almost done with the Carol/Liz/Jack thing! And will probably get it posted with the week, earliness/lateness depending on how much time I have. It is super weird! But I hope you like it.)

peoplewantducks September 4 2010, 23:54:01 UTC

ANGST!

michellek September 5 2010, 00:25:31 UTC

IS THAT YOU DESCRIBING YOUR FEELINGS OR THE FIC.

YOUR ICON MATCHES MY LAYOUT.

MORE YELLING.

peoplewantducks September 5 2010, 00:33:35 UTC

ALL OF IT!

I'm glad Liz said everything and I hope if Jack isn't keen that he leaves her alone. WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH so sad.

michellek September 5 2010, 00:39:32 UTC

I don't think he's going to screw her around, fwiw! (The way he acted during the love triangle isn't being taken into account in this fic.) I think he will decide for or against reasonably soon, but he needs time to process things.

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muic September 5 2010, 03:07:45 UTC

Oh man I feel like I was knocked over by the intensity of the fic. Was holding my breath for the first 2 thirds ( ... )

michellek September 7 2010, 02:38:09 UTC

Thank you so much! I really love writing long bits of confessional dialogue; it's strangely cathartic (especially considering it's fictional emotions of fictional characters I'm putting out there and not my own). And I really want that for Liz, too... I think that's part of what I adore about Jack/Liz as a ship, is the idea that they could really know each other, accept each other, and love each other the way they both deserve to be loved, flaws and all.

I did ponder angsty!sex, I will admit, but I didn't want things to get worse. I have started work on a follow-up. (Which I was pondering doing as I was finishing this one, since it doesn't have a neat ending.)

I'm very glad you liked this one.

parisgal3 September 5 2010, 04:28:08 UTC

Liz and I let out a breath at the same time at the end. Man, this series was a killer!

I've decided I really like J/L angst as long as we don't know the woman Jack is with. If this was Avery he was married to, I would have not felt nearly as bad for the wife.

I'm so happy to hear there is a sequel in the works!

michellek September 7 2010, 02:42:11 UTC

I'm glad you liked this one. I tend to switch back and forth between how I feel about Jack/Liz angst; I think I would have felt bad for Avery in this situation... but either way, I'd prefer Jack and Liz to get together.

I've got it pretty much plotted out at the moment! Hopefully it won't take too long to finish.