fic: No Matter What

[vanrigsby]

Title: No Matter What
Fandom: The Mentalist
Rating: PG
Characters: Van Pelt, Rigsby
Pairing: Rigsby/Van Pelt obviously
Spoilers: 3x24 Strawberries and Cream Part 2, 3x14 Blood For Blood, 2x18 Aingavite Baa, vague reference to 2x05 Red Scare and 2x13 Redline.
Summary: Van Pelt reveals her true feelings to Rigsby.
Word Count: About 1,150
Set: Sometime after

Comments

[tromana]

Welcome to LJ and thanks for following my creativity comm, notamoment. It was a really pleasant surprise after a long night working night shift, followed by trying to sleep during the day.

I'm going to echo the sentiments that this is good for a first time affair. The hardest hurdle with writing is always the first step - starting. The more you write, the more you'll improve.

I am going to add this: don't make yourself write stories/genres just to please the masses. Write what makes you happy. That lands up being very stressful and unhealthy - I've learned that the hard way. You have to stay true to yourself.

For me, personally, I've discovered that's Jane/Lisbon angst fic (I'm a massive J/L fan, and of Lisbon especially). If Rigsby/Van Pelt fluff is where you find your groove, then so be it. There will always be an audience for it, whatever you find most comfortable with.

[vanrigsby]

Thanks so much! It truly means a lot to hear someone say that. I will try my hand at writing a few different fics, and see which one I enjoy most :)

[tromana]

That sounds like a good plan! :-) I also find it good to change things up occasionally, even if I do have my favourite genres and the like.

[vanrigsby]

Yeah :) I'm thinking about a Jane/Lisbon fic, but not sure whether to keep it friendship or add in something more. I'm not really a huge fan of the whole 'Jisbon' thing, but I could give it a go.

[tromana]

I find J/L very interesting, regardless of what stage their relationship is in. I love their dynamics. It's not for everyone though, so I'd understand if you weren't ready to try it yet. I've only just written my first Van Pelt-centric multiparter (it's currently unposted, it's one of my stories for mentalist_bb this year) and I've been writing in the fandom for 2.5 years.

[vanrigsby]

Wow. I love the way J/L interact as friends, so I think I'll stick to that. I really enjoy writing from Van Pelt's perspective though, so I'm thinking that might be where most of my fics end up.