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tarmachan

The Butterfly's Return - Ch. 7 (Epilogue)

Sep 28, 2011 18:16

This is it, the last little segment of this staggeringly long fic! I never imagined it would turn out this long, I just started out writing and ended up with nearly 20,000 words (*le gasp*)- that's very nearly three times the length of my previous fic. Don't think I'll be doing this again for a while, but it was great fun to write! Hope you've ( Read more... )

fanfic, sherlock, clamp, kurofai

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zelinxia October 1 2011, 01:48:35 UTC

I think it's super awesome how you came up with such a great plot and motive behind the whole murder mystery, with the elements of hidden connections in the characters and tying up all the loose knots (so yes, I believe you didn't leave out any plot holes). Again, it's all so marvelously crafted out well in just about 20,000 words ( ... )

tarmachan October 1 2011, 15:33:53 UTC

Ahhhh thank you! This review made me all glowy inside! And I'm super pleased that you didn't detect any plot holes *wipes brow*

Aha I did wonder if people were going to try to figure out who it was, and I kinda threw the dodgy leg thing in there on a whim, as another thing Fai could deduce, then later realised that it also pointed to Sakura (unintentional red herring ohohoho). But I totally didn't think about the Tomoyo angle XD

And FWR was always going to be the big bad. I was thinking about having another CLAMP villain as the baddie, and FWR as Moriarty, but there was nowhere to really fit that in. Plus I needed a sort of family relationship for XH, and FWR is pretty much the only person she's with in Tsubasa, so it became a straight case.

Ah, no matter what I write, somehow the schmoop creeps in! And assertive Fai meant that I could really make Kuro-doctor squirm XD

I love you for taking the time to read this. THANKS SO MUCH! <3

zelinxia October 1 2011, 19:49:22 UTC

It's late in the evening and they had just solved a case, not to mention get involved in FWR's mafia's schemes, and so it makes perfectly sense that schmoop occurs. Schmoopy Kurogane is always a plus. *gets shot*

And anytime! <3

tarmachan October 2 2011, 20:17:38 UTC

That is a very good point. Let us face the firing squad together! XD

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OP from the kinkmeme XD ankou_chan October 2 2011, 16:10:36 UTC

I'm a bit of a lurker, so you probably don't recognize me from around the comm, but OP is me!
I swear on all things sweet and holy, we are having those children. This is the most perfect fic in the world, and I love you forever.

Re: OP from the kinkmeme XD tarmachan October 2 2011, 20:26:20 UTC

I was a bit of a lurker for a long time, so it's all good XD

I was dithering over whether to fill a prompt for ages, because I didn't think I would a) do it justice or b) have the committment required to finish it. But when I saw Sherlock (Benedict Cumberbatch <3) I thought maybe... so I gave it some thought, went on a three week holiday, and promised myself that if it wasn't filled by the time I got back, then I'd give it a go. So here we are lol.

Thank you so much for all the encouragement you gave whilst I was writing- this is my first multi-chap fic, so making sure continuity was good was a challenge! Your words made me want to sit down and squeeze some more words out every evening, something that I usually struggle to do. I've really enjoyed this!

So thank you again, lovely non-anon OP! I'm so glad you enjoyed it- if you want, we can totally fangirl over the new Sherlock series when it comes out next year! I might even be inspired to write a little omake when the time comes, since I loved writing for this universe a lot.

<3

Re: OP from the kinkmeme XD ankou_chan October 2 2011, 23:02:42 UTC

I am so glad you filled it <3 It was a really nice surprise to suddenly see it on the filled/WIP page for the first time, I had to triple check I wasn't mistakenly on the Unfilled page XD

There's no need to thank me, all credit was due! But all the same, I'm glad it served as encouragement, this was SUCH AN AMAZING READ OMG (CAPS LOCK IS NECESSARY)

YES, WE MUST. I'm ridiculously excited for it, IT'S BEEN SO LONG. And guh, I would love to see an omake from you, your writing is seriously some of the best fic I've read in ages.
It's great to know there was mutual enjoyment for both reader and writer. THIS MAKES OUR BOND DEEPER YOU KNOW.

Re: OP from the kinkmeme XD tarmachan October 3 2011, 11:21:44 UTC

Ahhhh THE ICON. SO MUCH.

I KNOW, RIGHT? I thought the second series would be this year, and then it was all suddenly "you only assumed it was this year...", like it was Sherlock himself mocking us for making bad deductions XD

Yeah, depending on how busy I find myself next year, I may just have that omake. I don't think I want to let go of disgruntled Kuro-doctor and his idiot sleuth just yet!

I also really want to write a little something for the Watanuki/Doumeki side of the story, because I really wanted to do more with it, but they weren;t the main focus of the story XD

OUR BOND IS THE BOND THAT WILL PIERCE THE HEAVENS! XD

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mikkeneko October 3 2011, 04:28:16 UTC

This was a great story! A nice set-up, a tense midpoint (you know, with the talk about the leg injury, I was sure Fai was going to say the culprit was Sakura herself?) and an exciting conclusion! I think it turned out just about the length it needed to be, and you ended up with a story to be truly proud of! :)

tarmachan October 3 2011, 11:17:07 UTC

Thank you very much! :D

Yeah I didn't quite realise the Sakura connection until I'd already decided to use it for XH... I don't think I could have made Sakura into a cold-blooded killer, even with her Infinity persona- she's just too cute! XD

xwittychickx September 2 2012, 06:27:05 UTC

I've been wanting to read this story for a while. My only excuse for doing it now? I'm a lazy ass who was intimidated by the multiple chapters xD However, I'm so glad I forced my butt into gear so I could read your story ( ... )

tarmachan September 7 2012, 20:37:04 UTC

Thanks for struggling through this long piece! I entirely recommend the BBC version of Sherlock, which has 6 total eps so far of about an hour and a half each. If you're British, it's easy to get hold of the dvds for a really cheap price. If not, there's probably an easy way to access the eps online ( ... )