Fic: Parental (self) Control (Logan) R

[secrets_and_lie]

Title: Parental (self) Control
Author: secrets_and_liePairing/Character: Logan and a squalling baby

Comments

[motylik]

This was great! I was holding my breath while reading it and praying he wouldn't do something stupid to the baby. God was I thrilled when he came around. Phew. Great work! ;)

[secrets_and_lie]

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it! And that's the beauty of Logan as a character, isn't it? He lives on that knife edge of unpredictability. He could be bad... or not.

[gertinator]

Yes, that is Logan exactly. You took him through such a range of emotion and it was awesome!

[flinkkamingo3]

This is perfect. And your first fic? Color me impressed. Your Logan is perfectly spot-on. Stellar job. I really look forward to reading more of your stuff.

[secrets_and_lie]

I'm so glad you liked it, I respect your judgment (and love your fics). I'm especially glad that you thought I captured Logan! I really enjoyed writing in his ironic voice.

Now if only I could come up with another VM-related idea...

[flinkkamingo3]

Aw, thanks.

I haven't had much inspiration lately either. Hopefully the news season will bring some ideas.

[wonderlandchick]

I really enjoyed this. The description of 5 year old Logan being ignored by his mom was heartbreaking. I'd love to see how you'd write Dick as father!

[secrets_and_lie]

Dick as a dad, stuck at home with a kid? The mind boggles. How would he react to diapering? Baby barf? Heh. Probably try to teach the kid how to play video games.

Funny thing, I thought this fic was going to center on Logan dealing with issues around his father, but it ended up really about his mom. Maybe because it's less black and white. So much ambivalence in him about her, I think. There would have to be.

[sowell]

You already know I loved this, but just re-commenting to say - yay! You posted. Also, I didn't mention before how sexy I thought this was:

Veronica so sleepy, pulling him toward her on the bed, fire and breath and shifting against each other, skin sliding against sweet skin, his fingers splayed on her back and oh, so easy to slip inside just as she reached for the condoms in the nightstand drawer, as she gasped, short and sharp, and the still-sealed condom wrapper slid from her fingers onto the rug, as he met her gaze and they both knew. A dare, the risk making the act so much more thrilling, hearts beating in time with each other, a strange kind of synchronous pulse as he clenched and orgasmed as she rocked around him as if she were him and he were her and how fucking perfect was that?

Heh, I feel like I've quoted practically the whole thing at this point.

[secrets_and_lie]

I'm glad you re-commented! And, y'know, feel free to again, I think there may be a few passages you haven't quoted yet.

Seriously, I'm still tickled pink you like it!!

And feedback is absolutely addictive, wow.

[sowell]

And feedback is absolutely addictive, wow.

I KNOW, right?

[gertinator]

oh, god. so. totally. addictive. At first, i was like... Oh, I justr wanna pst blah blah blah and now I'm like, How many comments did I get? MUST READ! LOL

[berry_hearts]

GAH.
is it 'write-really-cute-fics-and-make-me-cry-day'? gah. very cute. great first fic...just curious...who is dick's wife?. I think people who can write fiction can write better fanfics..Ducks i think in the B/A fandom wrote..she was awesome! and i love the BG refrence...even though i dont watch it.... :D

[secrets_and_lie]

Dick's wife is someone we haven't met. In my head, she's just as goofy as he is.

utsusemia is a published story writer (and soon-to-be-published novelist) and I think it shows in her VM fics. There must be others around, no? Anyway, thanks for the compliment, it means a lot.

Re. the BSG ref. -- I don't watch the show either, though it's on my to-watch-soon list, if only to see what everyone's talking about! But I loved how it's becoming a thing on VM this season, so...