Afterworld: Into the Arms of Darkness Ch.12

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[stinker_1]

oh my! you leave me with my heart in my throat. such an intense moment....hurry back so we can find out what happens. Something has got to give!

[altfic]

Things are definitely getting a little crazy...somebody more mature needs to make them step back and take a breath. lol.

[wkgreen]

doh!!! Okay, I can see where Natalia is coming from, but D'OOHH!!

Good fight! :)

Waiting for more. :)

[altfic]

Nat's trying to do the right thing, but ...yeah...she's definitely grabbed the bull by the horns...heh.

[marygriggs]

You have created a great pace in this tale and I'm anxious for the next installment.

[altfic]

So glad you're enjoying. Thank you so much for taking the time to let me know. :) Hope to hear from you again.

[resin_ga_miteru]

Aiyeee! The tension is thicker than congealed zed brains.

[zephyr_tempest]

*Flails* I don't know whether to scream or cry. Such an intense and emotional chapter - so confronting, quesitoning what one would do for their child, as well as the more subtle questioning of what makes a good parent?

In the show, Olivia was such a marshmallow around Emma, it was so sweet. This story is so apt in the characterisations, which I take it are from before Natalia softened Olivia's edges a little, and Olivia showed Natalia to stand up for herself. Although - living with zed's would do that too. ;)

Fantastic chap. Can't wait til the next one.

[altfic]

It was definitely a tricky chapter. Hard to write in a lot of ways (and one that got written more than one way). I really wasn't sure about some of the choices, but in the end, even if they disturbed me, I decided it needed to happen. This is a hard place, rules are out the window. It's down to what you're willing to do.

Emma has always been Olivia's weakness in one way...something people could hit at to hurt her (dear god, that kid got kidnapped by everybody), but also her strength...the thing that made her most human, and kept her going. THis is definitely the harder version of Liv...but also a harder Natalia. It'll be interesting to see how they fit, complement each other in this reality.

[triggerhappy]

Phillip, Gus and Reva all nabbed Emma at one point, that I'm aware of. Are there more times?

[altfic]

Lessee, there's also Lizzie. She tried to cause Olivia a miscarriage, and threatened to kill Emma before she was born, then kidnapped her after she discovered she was still alive. Then Alan had Olivia locked up in a mental hospital in order to steal Emma (and constantly threatened to take her away). Marina also threatened Olivia with losing custody if she didn't confess to something or other (I honestly don't remember what). And there was the perfume drinking episode that Olivia thought was a revenge attempt by Ava (though it was an accident), but which sent her absolutely spiraling into nuttiness.

So pretty much, it's a history of people using her to get to Olivia in one way or another.