Comments | runaway_tales: Cherry Chocolate Chip 18, Pistachio 24: Choices

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Cherry Chocolate Chip 18, Pistachio 24: Choices

Apr 06, 2011 01:00

Title: Choices
Main Story: In the Heart
Flavors, Toppings, Extras: Cherry chocolate chip 18 (integrity), pistachio 24 (retreat) malt (PFAH: Danny : private property), pocky chain, cookie crumbs (missing pieces of Drowning and So Far So Good), rainbow sprinkles (all but one), butterscotch (two ( Read more... )

[topping] sprinkles, [extra] malt, [topping] cookie crumbs, [challenge] cherry chocolate chip, [topping] butterscotch, [inactive-author] bookblather, [extra] pocky chain, [challenge] pistachio

Comments 13

dani_california April 6 2011, 05:05:20 UTC

Omg, all of these are so powerful. Especially Danny's.

Very excellent job!

bookblather April 7 2011, 05:30:13 UTC

Thank you so much! I was super nervous about this one, touchy subject and all, but I'm glad you seem to think that I handled it well. Big relief for my first comment. <3

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bookblather April 7 2011, 05:31:25 UTC

Yup, that was what I was going for. That and "highly personal, highly circumstantial," which also seems to have made it through. Thank you; I'm considerably relieved now. <3

Your prompt! "Sometimes I forgive them for leaving me behind." --Seanan McGuire, Phantoms of Summer

niee87 April 6 2011, 13:39:09 UTC

This is such a good look at the myriad of reasons why someone might or might not make this decision. I agree with Miyabi - it is such a difficult decision and really needs to be made after looking at all the angles - that's why I can't really blame Danny for her choice (that one hit hard too)

bookblather April 7 2011, 05:32:11 UTC

Yeah. It's a question of what's right for that particular woman in that particular situation. I really believe that generalizations are impossible here (which is why I went for the pocky chain). Thank you.

smoothiegarten April 6 2011, 19:42:00 UTC

:( Danny got pregnant once? I can't even imagine how she must have felt when she found out. Florence's is breaking my heart too, it's really reminiscent of the Gina-is-straight AU and the badness that came with Grant. I think you handled this well--it's a very different situation for all five women, and they all have their reasons.

bookblather April 7 2011, 05:34:18 UTC

Just once. One-night-stand, broken condom, erratic birth control. She's never told anyone, not even Lars (and certainly not Michael). I don't think she even thinks about it very much. Florence's was one of the harder ones for me to write, I think partially because my cousin was in that situation, and partially because she just felt so trapped.

Yeah, the variety in situations was definitely something I was going for. Highly personal, highly circumstantial and such.

Thank you very much.

sarcasticsra April 6 2011, 21:25:15 UTC

I still really like this fic; it handles all the different situations very well. I think the first is...well, saying 'my favorite' seems wrong, but it's the one I like best. Abortion is so often seen as this big, looming, imposing decision, and sometimes it is, but sometimes it's just not. Sometimes it's relieving. It's good to see that too.

Nice job.

bookblather April 7 2011, 05:35:13 UTC

Yeah. Sometimes it's not even a decision. For Joy's friend it certainly wasn't; it was the only way she could even begin to heal.

Thank you very much for all your help and support on this one. <3