Fic: Secrets, SCC Derek/Sarah

[rhienelleth]

Title: Secrets
Author: Rhien Elleth
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Derek/Sarah
Word Count: 9,950
Spoilers: through season one
Disclaimer: Don't own them, don't profit, just fun and entertaining, nothing to see here, etc
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Comments

[aka_paloma]

*cries* I just wrote a long-ish proper review, and stupid LJ/computer/universe ATE IT! Here we go again, only abbreviated as it's 3am and I'm soooo tired.

“You’re a lot like him,” she said finally, the words nearly a whisper, so he had to strain to hear.

“John?” he asked, surprised. She shook her head.

“Kyle.” The name hit him hard. “Sometimes it’s like listening to a ghost.”

Excellent angst there.

I thought the tone/mood of the story matched the show and had an oppressive feel to it--as it should with Judgment Day still looming. Great POVs and characterisation. The contrasting POVs were very effective in raising the angst in this case, I think. I could see/hear it all happening as if it were part of an episode. The tension crackled between Derek and Sarah, first when they argued and then afterward in the kitchen with the booze and the glasses. Yeah, that part had me barely breathing as it played out. Nicely done.

And I do hope there's a next time, because the angst, the tension, the sex? Sizzling. There should definitely be more. Thank you for writing this and thank you for sharing it. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it.

[rhienelleth]

Oh, I know exactly how you feel! I was up until 1:00am posting, because LJ ate Part 2 right after I finished getting everything all formatted (on the Mac, LJ makes me redo every paragraph break and italicized word.) But I couldn't go o bed with only the first part up. *kicks LJ*

And thank-you! I LOVE the angst between these two characters. I could see no real 'happy ending' for this fic, not at this stage of the game. Only more angst! LOL.

And YES, I absolutely plan for a next time. ;) I was sort of already thinking about how I'd set it up as I wrapped up this time.

Thank-you for your wonderful comments, and for re-typing this at three in the morning!