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sahiya in summer_of_giles

FIC: A Heavy Darkness Falling, Chapter 7/7

Jul 30, 2007 22:37

Whew. Okay, last one. Thank you very much for all the comments I've received throughout the day. Feedback is never obligatory, but always a wonderful thing. And thanks to the mods for having run such an awesome two months of Gilesy goodness.

Title: A Heavy Darkness Falling, Chapter 7/7
Author: sahiya
Word Count: 60,000
Rating/Pairing: R, Giles/Willow
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rating: r/frm, fic type: het, z_creator: sahiya, fic type: multi-part, giles/willow

Comments 30

fuzzyboo03 July 31 2007, 17:20:34 UTC

yay!

It was cool reading this all at once, as opposed to spread out over weeks. Some things seemed closer together. Also, you are mean to the boys and keep beating them up.

sahiya July 31 2007, 18:57:21 UTC

Thank you! And yes, I know I'm mean, but it'd be pretty boring if I weren't. :-)

fuzzyboo03 July 31 2007, 19:01:58 UTC

Well, heck, I was right there beside you rooting for Ethan to be kidnapped, so I suppose I really don't have grounds to complain.

The ending was fabulous, by the way. That tweaking was worth it.

a_chronicler July 31 2007, 18:45:31 UTC

I really enjoyed this story. I especially liked the interplay between Giles and Ethan.
I was so very glad to see your portrayal of Ethan as selfish and powerful and dangerous, but in a supporting role and not as the "bad guy".
Thank you for posting!

sahiya July 31 2007, 18:58:03 UTC

Thank you! I'm glad you liked Ethan. He was a TON of fun to write.

sahiya July 31 2007, 18:58:22 UTC

Oh, also: where did you get your icon pic from?

a_chronicler July 31 2007, 19:12:06 UTC

It is a scan from an issue of the old comic book series. It's not the most techno-savy looking icon out there, but you're welcome to it if you don't mind crediting.

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antennapedia July 31 2007, 21:49:33 UTC

Excellent. As I told you last night, you know how to make it hard on your characters. I totally did not anticipate that last twist at the end, the last thing they had to overcome.

I loved that Ethan is himself, yet reluctantly on the right side. I do love non-evil Ethan. I liked your twist on the First's attack on him: Giles has made his peace with Randall, but Ethan hasn't, so his form is effective.

And of course Willow, who's out of it for most of this story, but shows herself as a complex and powerful character at the end.

Exotic settings! Explosions and magic and axes and strangely addictive peanut candy!

sahiya July 31 2007, 21:59:52 UTC

Thank you!

That last twist at the end was so not planned until I hit chapter seven and went, "Oh hell, something has to actually happen here, doesn't it?" And on some level I think I had known that, because Willow being out of the action for so much of the story had been really, really bothering me, until finally I realized that it would have been really, really bothering her as well. And then kivrin said something me about their relationship needing a complication and I realized she was right. From there, the leap wasn't that big.

I really enjoyed writing Ethan. He's a blast.

hedda62 July 31 2007, 22:37:10 UTC

Yay! Great story!

I like how it was just as much about Giles and Ethan as about Giles and Willow, and how you brought out what's alike in the two pairings.

sahiya July 31 2007, 22:41:17 UTC

Thanks! They are a little bit alike, aren't they? Except Willow had Giles to guide her and Ethan didn't really have anyone.

firefly124 July 31 2007, 22:57:14 UTC

This was awesome. I love all the twists you wove in, the banter and the closure with Giles and Ethan, Willow's confrontation with the First and the fallout from it. Really, really excellent.

sahiya July 31 2007, 23:15:56 UTC

Thank you!