For bonnysprite: Better Judgement

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Title: Better Judgement
Recipient: bonnysprite (Kik)
Author: valerienne
Pairing: Viggo/Elijah
Rating: PG
Summary: Elijah keeps turning up wherever Viggo happens to be, is it fate, chance, or merely Schrödinger's cat playing a game?
Pre-reveal Notes: This was my first time writing this particular pairing, I hope they ring true :)

Comments

[stormatdusk]

but he wants to, and that's a very different thing

anything more than share lethargy on a sofa

it was something he could pursue forever, without ever arriving

His mind skitters in wayward circles, and his performance likewise; he swings Anduril wildly in practice, wide of the mark. It disturbs him that no-one else seems to notice

something a little foreign, something that isn't them

viggo's constant comparisons of his own actions and thoughts to those of aragorn, his thinking of what henry would say, all of the inner dialogue with himself: that feels so very viggo to me. this piece really drew me in; i'm in new zealand, right there. wonderful stuff.

[valerienne]

I suspect I have written a bit of a cliche, but at least it's my version of the cliche! I'm glad you liked - I tried to keep Viggo grounded using Henry, as I wonder whether Viggo actually would :)

[lireeli]

Oh beautiful and so intense...really perfect!
*hugs *

[valerienne]

Ooh good! I tried a stream-of-consciousness style, which seems to suit Viggo! :)

[randomdarling]

I loved the storyline and Viggo's very real hesitation - and I loved the style - it was nearly dreamy in the way it was written, and lovely to read. :)

[valerienne]

Thank you! It was fun to write too - I like taking that kind of stream-of-consciousness style and seeing where it leads me. In this case, a good place! :)

[shegollum]

i love viggo's whole 'compare and contrast' mindset. that "[t]urn it around, look at it another way" rule you hold him to. if that freakin' cat would either die or live and not do both, the decision would be so much easier. i love how you never let him - or elijah - off the hook. they do what they do by choice and elijah is no child because a number has defined him as such. and i adore the whole train of thought viggo has when he is laughing at himself there by the fire. wonderful stuff this is.

[valerienne]

Viggo thinks too much. That was the main conclusion I came to, writing this! :) I suspect Viggo knows it too. Poor Elijah, never knowing if he's read Viggo right, because his reactions aren't quite like anyone else's. He's let himself in for a real ride - but that's probably half the fun!

[feelforfaith]

I love Viggo's thoughts, his comparisons, and that he's filtering his life through Aragorn's mind. The way he sees Elijah and reacts to him, the way Elijah behaves with him, and what happens between them feels so real and so believable--it's something that I often have a hard time with when reading stories with this pairing set in NZ.

but what Viggo really wants is an Elijah who is far from being at peace. He wants Elijah to be thrumming with barely contained energy, he wants to see fingers in his mouth - bitten nails, Viggo remembers with a tiny thrill - he wants him to be staring at Viggo from under dark lashes. It's unfair. Viggo... apparently wants a great deal.

&hearts Wonderful, really wonderful.

[valerienne]

As a method actor, I thought that Viggo might do this. Like that time he was silent for a whole movie shoot because his character was mute. I had to persuade Viggo into it, because I also think the pairing is not the *most* obvious either :) (Which will be why I haven't written it before) But it was fun, doing that, getting Viggo to persuade himself, it was a fun exercise to write!