Even though I've read this, like, six times and it's two in the morning, I had to read it again. And I loved every paragraph of it.
It's just that damn good.
I'm really proud to have acted as a sort of beta for this and that it's in my sex-history challenge. And I honestly don't think I'm gushing.
If all het were this good, I wouldn't need slash... < That's gushing ;D
But seriously, you captured Elle. When I see her pretty little face on screen, this is what I think of. Semi-tragic, self destructive, but kind of loving it. As far as I'm concerned, this is Elle's history and if Tim Kring does anything to joss you... well, he's wrong.
One thing I didn't tell you over our email correspondence, was how much I admire your ability to convey deep feelings and the proper attitude with a small amount of words. It's completely foreign to this wordy bitch and I really do admire it.
As I said before, I loved it all, but here is some Elle-specific love:
-Tossing and turning one night, the electricity running under her skin, wanting a
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(1) I try to avoid writing fics that are so tied in with canon plot that they inevitably get jossed. because I am contrary like that.
(2) The brevity? is me avoiding putting too much detail into something I'm uncomfortable with, in this case. I have a notebook filled with extended scenes of the elle/sylar scene, and I just kept the brief moments I liked best, and conveyed what was happening, and who they were. Anything more and I would still be scowling at the word processor or writhing in discomfort at the corner I'd writ myself into.
(3) Again, blame and props in equal measure to you. Thanks for the prompt, which totally inspired me, the encouragement, which totally helped when I even squicked myself, and the crit, which I badly needed. Without any of that, this would not be what it is. *nods*
This was amazing and I don't even like Elle all that much. The way you worked her through the whole first season (and earlier) make it seem like she's been there through it all, which I guess she was. Awesome stuff!
I'm such an Elle fan and this is why. This is exactly how I see her in my mind. Crazy and a little vulnerable. I love how you wrote her first time and adding the Haitian was a genius idea.
Thanks! doesn't Kristen Bell do a nice job playing slightly (or extremely) f*ed up girls? ... also, the Haitian is totally my excuse for all the jump-cuts. Like she has gaps in her brain. heh.
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It's just that damn good.
I'm really proud to have acted as a sort of beta for this and that it's in my sex-history challenge. And I honestly don't think I'm gushing.
If all het were this good, I wouldn't need slash... < That's gushing ;D
But seriously, you captured Elle. When I see her pretty little face on screen, this is what I think of. Semi-tragic, self destructive, but kind of loving it. As far as I'm concerned, this is Elle's history and if Tim Kring does anything to joss you... well, he's wrong.
One thing I didn't tell you over our email correspondence, was how much I admire your ability to convey deep feelings and the proper attitude with a small amount of words. It's completely foreign to this wordy bitch and I really do admire it.
As I said before, I loved it all, but here is some Elle-specific love:
-Tossing and turning one night, the electricity running under her skin, wanting a ( ... )
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(2) The brevity? is me avoiding putting too much detail into something I'm uncomfortable with, in this case. I have a notebook filled with extended scenes of the elle/sylar scene, and I just kept the brief moments I liked best, and conveyed what was happening, and who they were. Anything more and I would still be scowling at the word processor or writhing in discomfort at the corner I'd writ myself into.
(3) Again, blame and props in equal measure to you. Thanks for the prompt, which totally inspired me, the encouragement, which totally helped when I even squicked myself, and the crit, which I badly needed. Without any of that, this would not be what it is. *nods*
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This is exactly how I see her in my mind. Crazy and a little vulnerable. I love how you wrote her first time and adding the Haitian was a genius idea.
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doesn't Kristen Bell do a nice job playing slightly (or extremely) f*ed up girls?
... also, the Haitian is totally my excuse for all the jump-cuts. Like she has gaps in her brain. heh.
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Yeah that makes sense. I like how it then fits Sylar into it without taking it away from canon.
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by the way, I've been wondering what that crossed-out word is in your icon, there... what is it?
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