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Bare -- a TGW fic

Jul 25, 2011 16:14

Title: Bare
Author: sweetjamielee
Fandom: The Good Wife
Pairing: Alicia/Kalinda
Word Count: ~2400
Spoilers: Ham Sandwich (2x17) and beyond
Genre: Angst/Romance
Rating: M
Summary: Revealed and unprotected, laid completely bare, and it is Alicia who’s made her this way.

A/N: Written for the Third Annual Femslash Kink meme (The Good Wife, Alicia/Kalinda, shaving (A on K ( Read more... )

fic: alicia/kalinda, fanfiction, the good wife, kink

Comments 12

lizook12 July 25 2011, 22:46:41 UTC

Whew, good thing it just rained here because otherwise I'd be all kinds of overheating.

There's so much said in the action here, the fact that Kalinda can't-won't-deny Alicia. It takes the kink and makes it more about intimacy and emotion and, yes, reconciliation in a unique but perfect way.

But she worries about Alicia sometimes - that for her, it’s some kind of self-hate thing, a way to punish herself while evening the score with Peter at the same time.
I really enjoyed that it wasn't herself so much that Kalinda was concerned with (though clearly that was there, too) but that Alicia hurting herself was her concern.

[...] and once with her fingers and the small, covertly disguised vibrator she’s taken to carrying around in her bag, Ok, that's hot. HOT, I tell you. Just the idea that she's started to carry it around because of Lish... Yes, freakin' hot.

Those would have been the days when Alicia gave of herself fully, believed that if she pleased the one she loved she’d be rewarded, and Kalinda doesn’t know if or how she’ll ( ... )

sweetjamielee July 29 2011, 15:37:21 UTC

Thanks, babe. I just can't even help it, even the KINK between these two is fraught with angst and feelings and symbolism. GAH, THE BEAUTIFUL CURSE. But on the lighter side, it's totally my personal canon now that Kalinda carries around a vibrator just on the off-chance that Lish will come around (twss). It's true, Liz. Ask the Kings. I bet they'll say "Um... okaaaay," as they back away slowly.

So happy you found this to have a fitting ending... fixing them in ANY way that feels real always heals my soul a little bit. And I NEED it fixed before canon crushes it again, yanno?:)

damelola July 26 2011, 01:32:01 UTC

I love the hotness of your stories, Jamie, but damned if I don't love the psychology just as much. It's just... I can't quite say it right because my brain is frazzled but you get them, you know?

And 'It would be lovely to hate her' is an amazing little line that might just have prodded my sleepy muses. :D

sweetjamielee July 29 2011, 15:41:29 UTC

Eeeee, it warms my heart that you can feel the psychology up in here. <3 And even more so that you feel it's ACCURATE psychology.

Mostly I'm thrilled you enjoyed, and also that your muses are waking up because I need more Lola!fic like WHOA.

Thanks for reading and for your lovely comments.:-*

upriserseven July 27 2011, 00:23:08 UTC

GODDAMN YOU, IT'S RAINING ON MY FACE. Only a little, but that's more than I'm comfortable with when reading something posted for a bloody KINK meme. I'm emotional. My face hurts. I'm sleep deprived. All of the above. Whatever. Did I say Goddamn you already?

Firstly, let me start by saying that that small, but so ridiculously insightful and wonderful part about Kalinda losing her virginity was so... oddly beautiful and so perfect for her and I just, can't even explain to you the kind of amazing chill I felt when I read it.

And, of course, the ending was just amazing. I am in awe, you are a queen, you should get another PhD just for existing, flawlessness, etc etc.

sweetjamielee July 29 2011, 15:57:22 UTC

It's not my faaaault, Rory. These GIRLS. They are so beautiful and tragic and love/hate-laden and... IDEK. Kink prompt goes in, and emotions come out.

I'm glad it worked for you. Inventing HISTORY for Kalinda terrifies me, but occasionally certain things just feel right and the virginity thing was one of them. OUR POOR BB.

You're a doll.:-* Thanks for reading, being enthusiastic, being awesome, all of it.

demoka July 29 2011, 12:47:48 UTC

*falls over* Coming back from a damn LJ withdrawal and reading this? Not a good idea. (Well it was painfully good, but OMG GUH!) I had been tortured knowing that this fic was here, but I couldn't read it cause of the LJ problems!!!!

Now that I have read it, eeeee! Oh for the deliciousy painful but oh so good angst that you give us about them. The fear was translated VERY well. *huggles Kalinda*

It’s in that teacher-tone, this is for your own good - the result if Kalinda doesn’t obey is catastrophic, and both of them know it.
Oh I definitely got overexcited about that. XP

Mm, I just love how visual, visceral and deep these fics of yours are! And this was for the kink meme!

Stepped out of the angst bubble to giggle at this line:
knees are pressed as tightly together as a Victorian virgin’s.

But yes, just utter and total GUH! I am glad that you are using your awesome writing powers for these two. ESPECIALLY while we wait for season 3! And again, your ending was utterly perfect for this fic!

Thanks for sharing!

sweetjamielee July 29 2011, 16:10:37 UTC

Ah, I am so SORRY for posting when I did; I'd foolishly assumed the LJ issues would be resolved quickly. It's not right, to be separated from one's porn.:(

Am happy you enjoyed the angst (so much as one can ENJOY angst); it just feels so FITTING for them right now, and that's always where my mind/muse goes. It's a compulsion, fixing them over and over again until canon does (canon BETTER). Thank you so much for returning to read, I always look forward to your thoughts and comments!

threeguesses July 29 2011, 15:28:40 UTC

God, FINALLY LJ works again, so I can lavish this with the praise it deserves (read: nonsensically babble to myself for the duration of this comment - because GREAT SWEET MIKE GIRL, guh). *points to icon* EXTREMELY relevant.

I don't even know where to start except wow, apparently I really like my A/K with some trust-games/psychological fuckery thrown in. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THIS WAS A THING OF MINE. Obviously, A/K + you = new narrative kinks.

And oh, oh, I forgot to tell you earlier, but I love the Damocles bit, like, LOVE it, because it's Kalinda's whole relationship with Alicia, isn't it? She always knew the shoe/blade/bomb had to drop, all the way through their friendship, and GAH. JAMIE.

And the bit about Kalinda's virginity, and Alicia's fuck-or-slap looks, and trying different things, and Alicia giving herself fully to previous lovers but now she's broken and it would be lovely to hate her, IT WOULD BE LOVELY TO HATE HER THAT IS LIKE MY FAVOURITE LINE OF ANYTHING WRITTEN, EVER. Seriously now ( ... )

sweetjamielee July 29 2011, 17:06:37 UTC

Thanks, dollbaby. :-*

Like, idk if it’s a psychological problem that I really, truly WANT this, a period of time where they don’t really trust each other and are all eyeing each other warily, but can’t stop fucking anyway. It just speaks to a level of inevitability and fatedness and need that drives me batshit crazy. *thinks of going to therapy* *writes porn instead*

The Damocles analogy is apt, except for the part where K never wanted the “riches” of Alicia’s friendship in the first place, it just kind of happened. AND THEN SHE WAS IN THE CLUTCHES OF TRAGIC DOOMED LOVE AND COULDN’T GET OUT FROM UNDER IT. I just can’t even handle it.

Our babies are gonna be fantastic. I know they can’t be QUITE as badass as the Kalicia babies, but they will be all ninja-insightful and kind of gay and awesome. I’m pretty excited.