Strangers in Red, by cmar and germankitty, Jason/Tommy, Wes/Eric, Jason/Eric

[cmar_wingnut]

Title: Strangers in Red
Chapter: Some More Than Others
Authors: cmar and germankitty
Relationships: Jason/Tommy, Wes/Eric, Jason/Eric
Rating: R
Warning: Strong sexuality

Comments

[koulagirl666]

Wow. Congratulations on making Eric's POV match up with Jason's so exactly! Everything that Jason saw in the last chapter is elaborated on in Eric's thoughts, and we get Eric's sometimes-accurate thoughts on what Jason was thinking in the last chapter. Very well done!

[cmar_wingnut]

Thanks! Actually germankitty wrote the scene first, and I rewrote it from Eric's POV, keeping all the dialog the same. It was a fun thing to do, showing Eric seeing the same situation in a different light.

[koulagirl666]

Well, I think you did very well in maintaining the atmosphere and subtleties of the original. Personally I can't really tell who is writing what part - you and germankitty write really well together and your styles blend near-perfectly.

[cmar_wingnut]

Thanks again - that's a big compliment, considering we put effort into adapting to each other's styles. I'm glad it seems to have worked.

And again for the POV thing - I've always been fascinated in fiction by the idea that two or more characters may see the same situation completely differently - just like real life. I really liked exploring that in this - the two of us approaching the scene from 'our own' characters' viewpoints, while also bringing our differing perceptions as authors into it. That's one way co-writing can really pay off.

[germankitty]

Thanks from me as well; glad you enjoyed the chapter. :) As Cmar said, it was a fun thing to do, although for me it wasn't always easy to keep out of Eric's head. I'm just glad that overall, both our visions of how the characters would react meshed so well; it made writing so much easier rather than having to adapt to more different views.

(And to be honest, on rereading the whole story numerous times, even I sometimes have a little trouble remembering who wrote what, exactly. :) Not the big chunks of story, but a specific phrase here, a word there ... and that made the whole process really rewarding and FUN!)

[welleg]

And seeing the two POVs was great to read.

[germankitty]

Thanks!

[cmar_wingnut]

Thanks! The double POV was kind of my twist to this part - we didn't continue it, but it was fun doing the Jason-Eric meeting this way.