Fic: Watch Your Step (You'll Need A Miracle)

[opheliahyde]

Title: Watch Your Step (You'll Need A Miracle)
Fandom: The Vampire Diaries.
Pairing/Characters: Tyler/Katherine, established-Jeremy/Tyler, implied-Jeremy/Katherine.
Rating: NC-17.
Warnings: Dub-Con, Implied Non-Con, Bloodplay, Violence, Rough Sex.
Words: 11,350.
Summary: AU. Post-The Sacrifice. When Katherine meets Tyler and sees the way his

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[scorpiod1]

I AM SO PROUD OF YOU, HEATHER. SO PROUD OF YOU FOR WRITING AND POSTING AND GETTING THIS DONE! MY LITTLE BABY SPARROW HAS LEARNED TO FLY! (lol, people are going to see this long-ass comment and be all O.o at us). But really, watching this be completed, after all the hard work I know you put in-it’s amazing. I am so proud of you, babe <333333333333

I honestly don’t know what I can say, because you know I love this and you heard all my thoughts on this and my favorite lines, so I will just point out my favorite things about this :D

Katherine. YOUR KATHERINE IS SO ON-POINT. I could hear her saying the lines, and you’ve captured her crazy, twisted mind and her cruelty and her playfulness, and how she ruins everything. Seriously, I am in awe of your Katherine voice. You write her so well, I worry I’m not doing my Katherine justice.

And that dream-HOW ARE YOU CAPABLE OF SUCH CREEPY-ASS SHIT. Omg, brainwashed!Jeremy is the creepiest thing ever. The fact that he’s smiling as Katherine kills him is so fucked-up (though I found it oddly hot when he asks Katherine, “can I have him?” don’t ask me why, I blame you).

And the sex-I’m pretty sure I commented this on the beta, but I love how violent and vicious and mean the sex is, and how it’s almost unpleasant in a way; it’s hot (seriously, I can’t believe you were ever worried), but Tyler’s so not having a good time and it’s just very nasty. And I love how Katherine cajoles him and needles and pushes him until he breaks. Taunting him about Jeremy and whispering his name in his ear as he comes was just the icing on the cake.

One of the things I really love is how you can track Tyler’s deteriorating resolve/mental state and watch him slowly break-I know you were worried about the length of that scene, but I love how Tyler goes from fighting her and being stoic and snarking, to begging, to giving in but trying not to let her affect him, to just…nuzzling her because he needs someone to comfort him. It’s really fascinating and affecting and OMG, TYLER ;___; Oh, speaking of-

It’s hollow and he feels empty, falling limp against her as his hands let go of her wrists and drop to her shoulders, his face cradled against her throat as she hums contentedly, the vibrations against his skin almost feeling like a cat purring without the warmth and softness and security that comes with it. Katherine strokes her hand down the back of his head and he leans into it, somehow desperate for affection that he’s willing to take it from her.

Omg, thiiiiiiisss. I commented on this during the beta, but I’ll say it again, THIS SECTION. It’s just, I don’t even know if I can put it in words how much it affects me. It’s so SAD. He’s hollow and empty and just LOOK WHAT KATHERINE DID TO HIM.

And the last scene, from when Katherine leaves to his breakdown with Jeremy-that’s incredibly well done and it feels so realistically portrayed; the anger, the lashing out, the hopelessness, the way he feels so unclean and the shame-you captured all that so well. It hurts and it just feels like that’s what would happen, that’s how he’d feel. You did an awesome job with that.

Tl;dr this is wonderful *_____* So dark and twisted and fucked up and I’m so glad you wrote it.