Comments | praiseofshadows: [fic] Interpenetration

praiseofshadows

[fic] Interpenetration

Jul 19, 2008 22:52

Title: Interpenetration
Fandom: Star Wars
Rating: PG-13ish (for mentions of sex)
Spoilers: Draws from the EU but doesn't follow it...so no real spoilers.
Disclaimer: Obviously, Star Wars is not mine.
Summary: Meant to accompany Second Chances but in a very different style. Watch as I destroy Jedi philosophy and Zen Buddhism AT THE SAME TIME! XD ( Read more... )

second chances, star wars, anakin/padme is creepy love, 31_days

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syolen July 20 2008, 14:19:41 UTC

Lovely. Simply lovely. :)

praiseofshadows July 21 2008, 13:56:36 UTC

I'm so glad you enjoyed it! ♥

redseeker July 20 2008, 23:25:20 UTC

This is so interesting and cool, you know. I ♥ it... o.o

praiseofshadows July 21 2008, 13:57:05 UTC

Yay! I'm glad you're still finding it interesting! because it got weird, even for me! XDDD ♥

pronker September 12 2008, 07:51:22 UTC

Another gem. I liked your Anakin thinking of Marit and Ferus, tying all his dislikes into one string of hate, including Palpatine along the way. And of course Padme, delicately reconstructed only to perish again. This was touching and I've always maintained that the horror element of Star Wars needs exploring, good!

praiseofshadows September 13 2008, 04:18:28 UTC

I think there's a lot of potential with Marit. I mean, Anakin totally made one of his snap judgments and believed in her and it just got him captured and barking up the wrong tree. And I think that probably had far deeper repercussions than people usually write about -- but then The School of Fear is my favourite of the Jedi Quest books, so I'm biased. XD.

I'm glad you appreciated the element of horror. There's something so eerie about those bacta tanks, but I just can't put my finger on it.

Thanks for reading! ♥

pronker September 13 2008, 06:41:39 UTC

You're welcome. I'm driving LJ's crack_van for Star Wars this month, and I'd like to rec your Anakin/Padme 1sentence fic.

I agree about the bacta tanks, it seems something like hentai, that smothered claustrophobic feeling. Or maybe it's the icky sensation of swimming in partially-set jello.

praiseofshadows September 13 2008, 13:05:19 UTC

OMG! Icon ♥ (Because I never really realized how much clone wars!Anakin did look like a chipmunk - it's like he got his wisdom teeth removed right before he and Obi-Wan went off to war! XD)

And sure -- rec it if you want to ♥ *is flattered* (And now I'm checking out previous recs -- yay! new reading material! :D)

Probably a bit of both, though I'm leaning more towards the smothered claustrophobic feeling at the moment -- though maybe that's just because it's overcast here. XD.

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shiegra September 15 2008, 07:22:29 UTC

There's a beautifully done eeriness to this piece, and a lovely look at his headspace, and how this kind of thing would happen. Thank you for writing!

praiseofshadows September 15 2008, 11:55:48 UTC

And thank you for reading! ♥ I'm so glad you thought I captured the eeriness! :D

emavalexis September 17 2008, 16:47:16 UTC

God, this is just so bleakly gorgeous. The Force coming together, if you will, to allow Anakin to take form once again kind of reminded me a little of the start of Tolkien's Silmarillion and his descriptions of creation and spirit coalescing into the beginnings of the heavens and Middle Earth and... oh, I'm really showing my geek card now, aren't I? Hehe.

I especially liked

He never loved her the way she deserved, though he always thought he did. He knows that if he truly loved her, he would stop now before it’s too late. But his love for her has always been, and will always be, unhealthy in all the worst kinds of ways.

because it's such a true observation. Absolutely lovely.

praiseofshadows September 18 2008, 01:51:27 UTC

OMG! I haven't thought of the Simiarillion in years. Seriously. I never realized how Buddhist it was till you brought it up...wow. I'll have to re-look at it with a more critical eye last time -- the first time -- I read it, I was really taken with the tree or whatever it was, so I really didn't think about the rest Thanks for giving me some food for thought! and...heh...dude, I think we're all geeks, yeah? XD

Anyway, I'm so glad you're liking this! :D

Also, I think Anakin's unhealthy ♥ for Padmé is part of what makes him such a fascinating character. It's like we're enculturated to think love is good and then there's Anakin, and his love just hurts, and I think at some level, he knows this, and it just makes it worse. (And that's why I just want to pet him and make him hot chocolate XD)