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Rum Raisin 14, Rocky Road 9: For Whom The Bell Tolls

Oct 14, 2010 23:01

Title: For Whom The Bell Tolls
Main Story: In The Heart
Flavors, Toppings, Extras: Rum raisin 14 (benefactor), rocky road 9 (basement), malt (PFAH: Danny, Olivia: For Whom the Bell Tolls), brownie, fresh pineapple (When I'm falling down/Will you pick me up again? --Watercolour, Pendulum ( Read more... )

[challenge] rum raisin, [challenge] rocky road, [extra] malt, [extra] brownie, [inactive-author] bookblather, [extra] fresh fruit : pineapple

Comments 13

crooked_loss October 15 2010, 06:30:28 UTC

OMG, can we talk about how much I adore this?

I adore this. A lot. Okay, talk over.

I kind of want Danny to meet Angie so bad right now, because I reaaaally think Danny could have smacked some sense into her about a lot of things before Rayne was able to.

Very good job!

bookblather October 16 2010, 03:30:14 UTC

Ha, Danny could try. I dunno how much she'd be willing to hang around and try it, though. Considering that she's been in Angie's shoes, though... eh, the only way to know is to try it. She'd totally get on Angie's case about blaming Sarah. Somewhere in Seattle Michael would roll his eyes really hard and not know why.

Thank you so much for your compliments! You really cheered me up. I'm glad you liked it so much.

smoothiegarten October 15 2010, 06:45:40 UTC

Yay, just when I was wishing for more Danny stories! :D She is kind of kickass and I love her. And I will not start singing Small World, I swear, though I am tempted.

It's great that these two ran into each other. Therapy helps, but it takes a while, and I'm sure being in a new place and not knowing many people isn't doing Olivia too many favors. Danny seems like the kind of girl who gets along better with guys, but I have the feeling being friends with Olivia will do her some good, too. I liked the way their friendship slowly unfolded through random encounters. I hope there will be plenty of hugs when Gina sees Olivia next. Also, Michael is awesome. <3

Nice job and I hope the weekend treats you better!

bookblather October 16 2010, 03:33:11 UTC

Yay! My timing is good! Don't worry, I was totally singing it in my head whilst writing it.

Danny does, generally speaking, get along better with guys, but she makes an effort for Olivia because her brain is going "Michael!" in a little tiny voice, and if there's one thing she's hardwired to do, it's take care of Michael.

As soon as Gina and Olivia have a proper talk, there will be many, many hugs. Hardcore hugs.

Friday definitely treated me better than Thursday, and it can only go up from here. Your comment helped. <3 Thanks so much, and I'm glad you liked it!

subluxate October 15 2010, 06:53:25 UTC

Hiiiiiiiiii.

Okay, so. I've been reading your stories for months now (I seriously read everything you post, and some night you will get another deluge of comments), and this whole time, I've been building up mental images of your characters, as people do when they read stories, particularly awesome ones like yours.

But this time? I heard them. I could hear this two women having these conversations. The hesitance, the pauses, everything.

So I would say you have done a particularly excellent job.

bookblather October 16 2010, 03:35:16 UTC

Oooh, deluge of comments. I look forward to it.

Thank you so much! I love reading your stories so much that getting compliments from you is incredibly flattering. This one in particular just made me blush and smile so much. Thank you.

ninablues October 15 2010, 12:16:10 UTC

I loved how these two characters slotted together in this piece! They're both so totally different yet not so much, and I loved the comparisons between Olivia and Michael. Olivia coming out of her shell towards the end was legitimately touching, and the fact that the picture you used for her is Regina Spektor kept popping into my head and I got some really vivid images!

Danny is also a great character, spunky and blunt and just so kick-ass, she's the kind of character you read and just wish you were her. XD This line is proof of her absolute aweseomeness:
"Who fucked you up?" Danny clarified. "Mother, father, uncle, grandparents, what?"

On another note, I have never been able to find anything to criticise when it comes to your writing (ESPECIALLY your poetry which makes me jfkjdka). Hope next week is better for you.

bookblather October 16 2010, 03:37:51 UTC

Danny is a ton of fun to write, largely because she has few internal filters and usually doesn't care what other people think or say about her. I especially loved writing her here, because she was trying so hard to be friendly and kind. I'm so pleased you liked it so much!

And wow, not a thing ever? That is such an amazing compliment. You seriously made my day a crapton better. <33 Thank you so much.

niee87 October 15 2010, 14:14:04 UTC

THIS is freakin' adorable! I'm not sure what I can say that the others haven't already, but it's awesome! I love how Danny and Olivia meet and talk about people that are just barely connected or will be connected but have no idea how close they are :) The pictures of them running into each other and how it goes works really well and it's great that we get it from both perspectives. I'm glad Olivia comes back at the end to talk to Danny, because she needs it and I don't think it's that bad for Danny either!

Danny is particularly awesome in this and I love Michael too! Olivia deserves lots and lots of lovely hugs!

bookblather October 16 2010, 03:40:34 UTC

Olivia does need someone to talk to, and Danny needs someone to protect, so they actually get along quite well. They lose touch when Olivia moves in with Jake, and then get back in touch when Gina comes back around and she, Jake, and Danny start hanging with Ivy and company more seriously.

I'm so glad you liked it so much! Thank you for all your lovely compliments; they made my day that much better.