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[tawg]

Title: Busted
Rating: M
Characters: Fisher/Angel, Wainwright
Summary: Tony doesn’t have the strength to hope that things will get better. He’s not strong enough for a lot of things.
Notes Sequel to this story (which means "go read that first!"). There is a reason for the incredibly delayed posting, but it involves the ‘zine. And then I just forgot

Comments

[afullmargin]

Wow. The first piece had really gripped me, but this one... It broke me.

You have an amazing way with angst, as much as I love your dialogue it's the image that you bring forth with that narrative that just absolutely amazes me. As I've read through both these pieces (twice now) I feel completely overwhelmed by the sense of confusion and despair, the real core of aftermath.

I just love it. And I adore the way you write Tony, you seem to have an amazing grasp of his character. Brilliant!

Thank you very much for writing the follow up. :) It was a VERY pleasant morning read.

[tawg]

I do think there's a lack of aftermath-stories around. Which is possibly a good thing, because otherwise we'd be drowning in angst. I also think there's a lack of stories that aren't centred on Danny and Nicholas (and the hypocrisy of my opinion there hasn't escaped me either :p). It's nice to know my characterisation of Tony reads well. And thank you for not only reading these fics, but reading them more than once! The attention means a lot :D

[mikes_grrl]

I remember the first part because it is one of my favorite fics in this fandom...and I do NOT go for Nicholas/Tony AT ALL. But in a way, this story isn't about them, and I love how you tagged this "Tony/Anger" because wherever Nicholas falls into this, THAT is the real pairing here.

For such a comedic, throw-away character as Tony, you've done a magnificent job of fleshing him out and making him real to me. I feel sorry for him but underneath this rage and sadness you've hinted at a personal strength and self-awareness that gives me hope.

A bleak work but beautifully rendered. ♥

[tawg]

I do think that, in the movie, Tony is very aware of his own shortcomings, and I tried to milk that for all that it's worth, especially in this part.

Tagging typo is fixed. Thank you for all your feedback - you always provide a bit of depth as to what you like, and why you like it, which is very rewarding to read.

[big_twinkie]

yeesh. i'll have the angsty angst with a side order angst, please.

did i mention the angst? :)

first of all, i'm just going to say that i will always ship nicholas/danny and nobody else under any circumstances. period. .......'s.

that said, it's nice to see some tony fic out there. i do agree with you that sgt fisher is well aware of his short comings and supercop nicholas angel makes him painfully aware of all of them.

[tawg]

What made these two stories so easy to write is that they are, at the core, really about unrequited Danny/Nicholas. Then there's several layers of not coping and vague characterisation, and then the Tony/Nicholas is a light coating on the top. I don't think I could write a Tony/Nicholas story without the pairing being a reaction to something else. This is probably because, like you, I'm fairly dedicated to the sense-making that is Danny/Nicholas.

[violent_rabbit]

Again, HOLY FUCKING SHIT. You have blown my mind dear sir/madam!

Oh god, so good. Layered and beautiful and arggh LOVE IT.

[tawg]

I think yours have been the most enthusiastic replies to this pair :p
I'm glad your mind has been blown.