This Ethan is a little more introspective than I think the character actually is, but it really works, and I love this peek into his life with Justin. And it still kills me that Justin tried so hard to be what he thought Ethan wanted and needed, and he would have kept trying, if Ethan had been what he said he was.
This is all kinds of good, in that way that kinda hurts.
Huh. I like this. I find Ethan positively swoonworthy, and there was something... delightfully honest, almost crass about it. Um, that's not the right description.
It's just... it *feels* like a nice mix of poetry and reality, of the contrast between Ethan's romantic/unrealistic side and the observations of Justin. I liked.
Less is more, and Ethan was beginning to learn that Justin didn't really want to hear an hour long description of what rehearsal was like, that Justin didn't care what his teacher thought about the increased vibrato on the D. Justin liked quiet, and he liked sex, and he actually seemed to like fucking techno dance music, because there wasn't any other reason Ethan could come up with that Justin would have it turned up loudly one afternoon as he painted, and blush and quickly fumble it off when Ethan burst through the door with his violin case.I like the inherent deception going on in that paragraph. That Justin isn't who Ethan thought he was, not really. Regardless of how happy or how smitten Justin
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I am about to fall asleep here, so I shouldn't be commenting, but I think you're really insightful about the end of the fic here so I'm going to chatter real quick before I topple into bed
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(though oddly enough I wrote all of the lines that you've quoted)
Hee! How coincidental!
The paragraphs after that are sprung from my own introspections and some sappiness.
Well, the important things to remember whenever I comment on QafUS fic (as Jenn knows): 1) I swoon over Ethan 2) I dislike Justin rather intensely 3) The only person I dislike more than Justin is Brian. 4) I haven't watched S3, and probably won't.
Hence, my outlook can be *extremely* biased because I just don't get the appeal of Brian/Justin that seems to hold so much sway over Jenn and her fellow fen.
So, it may be a perfectly valid way of ending it, and it certainly does put the Ethan/Justin relationship into stark relief, it just jarred me. But half of that could be my lack of canon knowledge...
Anyway, in case I didn't say it before, I did really enjoy it, and it takes a bit for me to enjoy QaFUS fic. *g*
I like the inherent deception going on in that paragraph. That Justin isn't who Ethan thought he was, not really. Regardless of how happy or how smitten Justin appeared, at heart, Justin isn't the same type of romantic that Ethan is. I like that it's not that Justin's outright lying to Ethan, he just isn't standing up and saying 'this isn't who I am. I like techno, and sex for the sake of it, but the romance thing seemed fun at the time.'
*bites lip*
I've been thinking about that. I've just never believed that Justin's a *romantic*, not really. Like exactly what you said. Though I tend to think he *thought* he was, because it seemed like that was how it was *supposed* to be.
He confuses me sometimes.
The last bit just seems oddly tacked on. It feels different from the rest of the fic - it's suddenly distanced from Ethan, like I was reading about *Ethan's* reactions to Justin, and then the focus suddenly switched to Justin.*thinks* I go back and forth. Sometimes, I think it works really well, and sometimes, I'm not so sure
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Wow. Ethan!fic. And I survived. This was seriously beautiful you guys. Were you suggesting that Ethan may have orchestrated the whole "worshipful admirer" dalliance because he realised that Justin could never love him as much as he wanted him to?? Or perhaps more that the thoughts he'd been having may have indirectly contributed to his careless fuck, because he really thought they were over already?? 'Cause that puts a really interesting spin on things. Eh, maybe I'm over-analysing.
I'm intrigued by this possible insight into Ethan's character, and as always it was written so beautifully. I couldn't tell where one voice ended and the other began, which I find amazing, because you both have such different styles.
My two favourite bits: But it took Ethan a while to put it together, before he realized that Justin might profess to like whispered endearments said tenderly in his ear, that they might make him blush, but what made him come was silence, was throaty grunts and repetitions of his name choked in a whisper as though they
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Or perhaps more that the thoughts he'd been having may have indirectly contributed to his careless fuck, because he really thought they were over already?? 'Cause that puts a really interesting spin on things. Eh, maybe I'm over-analysing.
Watching the first few eps of season three all in a row make me wonder a little. There's this feeling that Ethan's beginning to notice things are getting out of control, but he's not entirely *aware* of why. So hmm. Though I like the idea of it. *g*
*hugs* Thanks so much for the comments! Joss and I were--very, very bored one night and she wanted porn. And then this happened.
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This Ethan is a little more introspective than I think the character actually is, but it really works, and I love this peek into his life with Justin. And it still kills me that Justin tried so hard to be what he thought Ethan wanted and needed, and he would have kept trying, if Ethan had been what he said he was.
This is all kinds of good, in that way that kinda hurts.
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It's just... it *feels* like a nice mix of poetry and reality, of the contrast between Ethan's romantic/unrealistic side and the observations of Justin. I liked.
Less is more, and Ethan was beginning to learn that Justin didn't really want to hear an hour long description of what rehearsal was like, that Justin didn't care what his teacher thought about the increased vibrato on the D. Justin liked quiet, and he liked sex, and he actually seemed to like fucking techno dance music, because there wasn't any other reason Ethan could come up with that Justin would have it turned up loudly one afternoon as he painted, and blush and quickly fumble it off when Ethan burst through the door with his violin case.I like the inherent deception going on in that paragraph. That Justin isn't who Ethan thought he was, not really. Regardless of how happy or how smitten Justin ( ... )
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Hee! How coincidental!
The paragraphs after that are sprung from my own introspections and some sappiness.
Well, the important things to remember whenever I comment on QafUS fic (as Jenn knows):
1) I swoon over Ethan
2) I dislike Justin rather intensely
3) The only person I dislike more than Justin is Brian.
4) I haven't watched S3, and probably won't.
Hence, my outlook can be *extremely* biased because I just don't get the appeal of Brian/Justin that seems to hold so much sway over Jenn and her fellow fen.
So, it may be a perfectly valid way of ending it, and it certainly does put the Ethan/Justin relationship into stark relief, it just jarred me. But half of that could be my lack of canon knowledge...
Anyway, in case I didn't say it before, I did really enjoy it, and it takes a bit for me to enjoy QaFUS fic. *g*
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*bites lip*
I've been thinking about that. I've just never believed that Justin's a *romantic*, not really. Like exactly what you said. Though I tend to think he *thought* he was, because it seemed like that was how it was *supposed* to be.
He confuses me sometimes.
The last bit just seems oddly tacked on. It feels different from the rest of the fic - it's suddenly distanced from Ethan, like I was reading about *Ethan's* reactions to Justin, and then the focus suddenly switched to Justin.*thinks* I go back and forth. Sometimes, I think it works really well, and sometimes, I'm not so sure ( ... )
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This was seriously beautiful you guys.
Were you suggesting that Ethan may have orchestrated the whole "worshipful admirer" dalliance because he realised that Justin could never love him as much as he wanted him to?? Or perhaps more that the thoughts he'd been having may have indirectly contributed to his careless fuck, because he really thought they were over already?? 'Cause that puts a really interesting spin on things. Eh, maybe I'm over-analysing.
I'm intrigued by this possible insight into Ethan's character, and as always it was written so beautifully. I couldn't tell where one voice ended and the other began, which I find amazing, because you both have such different styles.
My two favourite bits:
But it took Ethan a while to put it together, before he realized that Justin might profess to like whispered endearments said tenderly in his ear, that they might make him blush, but what made him come was silence, was throaty grunts and repetitions of his name choked in a whisper as though they ( ... )
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Watching the first few eps of season three all in a row make me wonder a little. There's this feeling that Ethan's beginning to notice things are getting out of control, but he's not entirely *aware* of why. So hmm. Though I like the idea of it. *g*
*hugs* Thanks so much for the comments! Joss and I were--very, very bored one night and she wanted porn. And then this happened.
*g* Very strange how that happened.
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This shows an Ethan who can see what he loss.
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And yeah, Ethan knows what he's losing.
*hugs* thanks!
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