Die Hard fic for Small Fandom Bang: A Time to Every Purpose

[persnickett]

Title: A Time to Every Purpose
Author:persnickett
Fandom: Live Free or Die Hard
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Matt/John, Lucy, OCs
Rating/Category: R/Slash
Genre: um. Zombies?
Word Count: ~10400
Warnings: No. But hilight for story spoiler: Apparently this is how I do kidfic.

Summary:In a post-apocalyptic world beset with zombie-like creatures called

Comments

[severina2001]

First, I have to say that I love that you did a sequel to your zombieverse... though honestly, you kept that a secret from me? ARGH. ;)

I really enjoyed the format that you chose -- starting in present day, then going back through the major steps in their lives that got us to that point, then finishing back in the present. Your Matt and John -- especially Matt -- just blended seamlessly into the world you created. I thought your creation of the world was pretty much flawless. You chose small moments to highlight which made the Howlerverse more immediate and real to the reader. One that really popped for me is the image of the dresses that will never be worn again hanging above Rett as she tries to hide with her brother. Or the simple description of the barricade. You don't need to go into great detail, you made everything clear with broad strokes.

Also love your description of the Howler at the beginning. Brilliantly done. But really, Lucy, NO WEAPON? I know its been years but your father taught you better than that!

I also grinned at the description of Matt's hair as "kinda stupid and floppy". There were quite a few moments that made me grin and bounce in my chair. Oh, and your Matt-voice is FLAWLESS as always.

This is really great, Snick. Be proud!

“Hey there kiddo, save something for the sequel!”

NOW DON'T BE TEASIN' ME, HERE.

[persnickett]

Aw thank you so much.
HAHA I'm the best at secrets. And you love it because you hate spoilers!

Full disclosure? This is the story I tried to write last year for Small Fandom Bang and I hated it and abandoned it for the romance story about Matt living with his lesbian roommate and building a home emergency response system. I only had two pieces done, the first piece was what made me just not able to stand the story, it was a dream sequence taken from the original movie (yeah I went there), where Matt has a nightmare about the scene were Gabriel is about to shoot John, and Lucy is being held at gunpoint and suddenly in dream-scape she morphs into Rett and Matt wakes up screaming. (I know). Then he goes to the window and sees his family doing their rebuilding society farm-chores in the yard and it's like an inventory of children and I just. couldn't. post it.

The second piece I hated less. It's the part with Lucy at the beginning, which brings me to the second point you made about format. Man I dithered with that. I didn't know where to put that section. I toyed with moving it chronologically, I split it in half so she sees the Holwer, then it cliffhangs 'til the end, and we find out who/where Rett is right before Matt hears her on the radio. I'm still not sure I did it right. But every time I moved it, it wasn't really better. I'm glad it worked for you. Really glad.

And yes. Lucy should have brought a weapon. But come on, she's a McClane. She could find a way to kill that thing with the bucket.

I love love love that you bounced in your chair. John loves Matt's hair, the floppier and the stupider the better. :D

"NOW DON'T BE TEASIN' ME, HERE."
--well. This was Rett's story. There ARE three more kids.