It's sort of a character study, I guess. lady_draco likes punchups, so I wanted to write her one as an early B-day present. But then I had to think about when that might realistically occur. Rimmer uses words, not fists. kahvi noted that Lister would have to be pushed to a moment of emotional loss of control, and so I figured it should be at the intersection of 1 - UST between Rimmer and Lister (VI), 2 - the general nastiness of the early days stuck on Starbug, 3 - contrast for Lister between what Rimmer can be and what he chooses to be (his stint as Ace), 4 - Rimmer generally being an asshole, 5 - Kochanski, and 6 - generic insulting of him (especially gay flamer insults, which rarely go down well with working-class blokes). Hence this thing.
I was also really hoping I could prod kahvi into writing a Lister-POV, which tends to bring the slash out. :)
Wow. I like the thought you put into the review. 1. I still haven't seen VI yet..., 2. Being stuck on tiny quarters would make everyone/anyone tense..., 3. Indeed!, 4. It's natural for him, unfortunately. 5. Kochanski..., 6. Any kind of insults don't go down well with Lister, I think. This thing was wonderful. ;D
And yes, prodding kahvi into writing fic is a good thing.
(And the Cat's last bit was hilarious, if mean. ;P)
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It's sort of a character study, I guess. lady_draco likes punchups, so I wanted to write her one as an early B-day present. But then I had to think about when that might realistically occur. Rimmer uses words, not fists. kahvi noted that Lister would have to be pushed to a moment of emotional loss of control, and so I figured it should be at the intersection of 1 - UST between Rimmer and Lister (VI), 2 - the general nastiness of the early days stuck on Starbug, 3 - contrast for Lister between what Rimmer can be and what he chooses to be (his stint as Ace), 4 - Rimmer generally being an asshole, 5 - Kochanski, and 6 - generic insulting of him (especially gay flamer insults, which rarely go down well with working-class blokes). Hence this thing.
I was also really hoping I could prod kahvi into writing a Lister-POV, which tends to bring the slash out. :)
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(That's why I write Rimmer, though! I often fall into the same traps of misinterpretation he does...)
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Mmmm... Snark Mode...
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This thing was wonderful. ;D
And yes, prodding kahvi into writing fic is a good thing.
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