The Temperate Faun - for ceitfianna

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Title: The Temperate Faun
Author: linneasr
Recipient: ceitfianna
Rating: PG13
Possible Spoilers/Warnings: no graphic sex or violence; some intimidation and distress. Many thanks to [redacted] for some invaluable beta-reading.
Summary: MovieVerse, sorry!; Tumnus suffers a freeze and a thaw.

Comments

[lauraandrews]

Oh, yes, I like this very much :D I think I like the last part most, where we see that Tumnus is determined to stop helping the Witch. I think it's wonderful that little Lucy was able to make such a change in him just by being her sweet self. Very good 'filling in the missing parts' fic. Thumbs up!

[ceitfianna]

Oh my, there is so much I love about this. I love filling out his story and the Witch lying about how his father died to get him on her side. His self-pity and how tricky it is to find a sense of self after losing so much. I adore seeing his life and what it might have looked like, he's such a great character without enough back story. This all feels right and wonderful.

All the connections to the cold and how he doesn't like it even though its all he's known, its hard to pick just one line or moment to pull out of this as they all resonate. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Also no need to apologize for movieverse, I love them both. Sorry for the edits, LJ didn't keep my icon choice.

[edenfalling]

I really like the temperature imagery in here. :-) The line about Tumnus's tears being warm until they freeze in his beard in the Witch's house is particularly striking, and makes it clear just how cold and terrifying her presence is.

[rthstewart]

I especially liked the Faun worldbuilding here with the Fatherline and backstory on Tumnus' family. Also, how Tumnus feels "the thaw trailing in her wake before anyone else." This is a wonderfully evocative phrase of the close relationship between the two of them and that he is truly the first to experience the first whiff of the Golden Age to come.

An excellent story. Thanks so much!

[therck]

This made sense as backstory for Tumnus. I could feel his utter terror of the Witch, and I believed in the way she broke him down. I liked his family history.

Thanks for writing!