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BASKETBALL FIC: Diana Taurasi/Penny Taylor

Apr 05, 2010 11:50

Title: Random Acts of Hopelessness
Cast: Diana Taurasi/Penny Taylor, Diana Taurasi/Sue Bird and (highlight for spoiler) Diana Taurasi/Cappie Pondexter
Summary: Spanning the 2007 to 2009 seasons, Diana is a specific sort of mess.
Notes: Around 5,000 words.

( ''I wish I could stay here, but I think we're already, think we're all ready--'' )

basketball fic, fic, diana/sue

Comments 17

nycscribbler April 5 2010, 16:21:00 UTC

Such a fucked-up kid.

You had me at "What did you do?" Lauren is saying while looming just above Diana's shoulders. Usually in one-on-one interactions Lauren slouches, tries to look small and average, but right now she's looming with purpose. I can almost imagine Lauren's internal facepalm.

Oh, and "Are you crazy?"/"What, have you just met me?"

On the one hand, it does feel like there's a piece missing between Penny still being hurt and upset and Penny at the end, that Penny seems to have forgiven too quickly. (I mean, unless Lauren lied about Penny being hurt and upset.) On the other hand, the remaining tension really turns the story into a circle, back to the beginning enough that I keep thinking the beginning takes place in 2009. On the other other hand, were you considering working Cappie's trade request in, given the dysfunctional relationship with Diana?

sexonastick April 5 2010, 16:41:10 UTC

Holy crap, you're a fast commenter! And yeah, I think Lauren tends to be the best argument for anything and everything, so thanks for that.

The beginning and end are both meant to be set in 2007, actually. I tried to drop hints at that without stating it overtly. (It being Cappie's first championship and references to Detroit.) And I totally do think the reason Cappie wants a trade is because of how fucked things became between the trio -- at least, in this universe that's why -- but that felt like a tangent into an entirely new fic. Glad to see someone else thinks it could work, ahem.

I can't brain today nycscribbler April 5 2010, 20:52:11 UTC

Wow, I'm an idiot. I should have realized that. It all just flowed together so smoothly that I didn't see where the circle began. (No, CG, Cappie is class of '06, so '07 was her first, no matter how tricksy the linear mindset is, and CG, you are an IDIOT for forgetting that Indiana made the Finals last season, because this is why Jessica Davenport gets to beat Blaze about the head with a videotape, because that saved the fucking franchise, and "I DO NOT HAVE TWO DRINKS" happened in '07, holy SHIT where is my brain?)

I find blaming Diana to be very comforting. I'll go ahead and blame that on Rutgers having corrupted me.

fadeoutin April 5 2010, 16:46:35 UTC

Man, this is genius. A circle in a circle in a circle. Brilliant how you shifted everything back to the night they won in Detroit in '07 after going through the seasons. In a way, there is no conclusion. (Right?)

The best thing about writing rpf is, I think, that somehow you can explain things in fic. Penny taking a break to Diana being an idiot. Cappie leaving to Diana being an idiot. The stupid '08 season to... Diana being an idiot. But your Diana here is so real and believable that I swear this could have actually happened.

...I still cannot wrap my head around Diana/Cappie, but here it works. And Sue. I love Sue so much here. Diana getting caught and Sue being THERE was just, oh, my heart. It hurts.

(I think I did Diana/Penny so casually because that's how I figure some relationships work. But I am not sure. Maybe I am just somehow very open to people sharing. Other people sharing other people. Maybe?)

sexonastick May 13 2012, 21:43:40 UTC

HEY YOU.

I noticed I never responded to your comment here and I'm pretty sure it's because we were talking about it on AIM? But this makes me seem rude and like I dislike you! (Which is true, but. You know. SHHHH.)

(I think I did Diana/Penny so casually because that's how I figure some relationships work. But I am not sure. Maybe I am just somehow very open to people sharing. Other people sharing other people. Maybe?)

Hey, I'm not judging! I actually TRIED writing it casually to begin with, but I just have trouble picturing Penny not taking it seriously. She's so much more MATURE than Diana and while that might mean being really cool and casual about sex, I also see it as her being way more likely to see long term repercussions that Diana doesn't even dream of. I want a happy carefree Penny, but the one I got is all angsty and earnest. Hey, do you think it's an Australian thing? I mean, look at teenage Lauren.

haste April 5 2010, 20:50:29 UTC

I was stuck in the airport for an hour and a half this morning waiting for the bus, so I did as my mid-western brethren do: went to the bar, got a drink, watched UConn highlights on ESPN and thought of you. :B

Love taurasifan4ever April 6 2010, 08:18:23 UTC

I absolutely love this story. Like fadeoutin said, I can't wrap my head around Cappie/Dee either but in this story it worked. Love it sooooooooooo much

Re: Love sexonastick April 14 2010, 03:04:06 UTC

I never really saw Diana/Cappie as a thing, but then there were a few interviews during the Finals in 2009 where they were constantly acting like they were a part of some inside joke and Cappie so clearly hero worships Diana that it almost makes SENSE. In its own very specific way.

This awkward and borderline unhealthy dynamic is really the only way I can see them, though.

hoeyon April 6 2010, 11:11:38 UTC

This is gorgeous. The Penny/Diana stuff is completely killer, like amazingly written, and then Sue just steals in and takes your breath away. That really hurt.

sexonastick April 14 2010, 03:05:58 UTC

I feel like I should say that I'm sorry that it hurt, but I'm glad that it worked. I actually came up with the idea for this fic months and months ago and it took this long for the writing to feel really right, so I'm really happy the effort and time was worth it.

Thank you for reading. :)