My City's Still Breathing (But Barely, it's True)

Oct 08, 2008 21:35

01. Vanessa Josie Abrams was six weeks premature, a bundle of purple and red, screaming for oxygen and her place in the world. She nearly died, the doctors told her parents, their daughter silent now, in a glass case away from the dangers of the world.

She spent the first week and a half with her eyes closed shut.

Ever since she was old enough to ( Read more... )

character: vanessa abrams, fandom: gossip girl

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dramatic_sigh October 17 2008, 09:57:09 UTC
Thank you so much for the lovely comment!
She's one of those characters that doesn't have much of a back story and that's particularly helpful when writing fics about her. We don't know about her parents and their relationship, or when she was younger or her relationship with her sister and while that's disappointing (I'm a big Vanessa fan, as you may be able to tell :P), it's helpful from a writing perspective.
Blair has an obvious style of manipulation, which we've seen time and time again, but Serena's is deadly. We've definitely seen that in recent eps. :) I think, as ~friendish as Serena and Vanessa were (for the sake of Dan), they never really trusted each other.

The Rufus/Vanessa relationship is bizarre, but wonderfully played out.

I'm glad you caught the connection. And yes, that's exactly how I see Vanessa; an observer who sometimes gets drawn into the events. She doesn't seek them out, like with the documentary and catching Blair and Chuck on tape, but they happen and how she deals with them says a lot about her character.

Thank you so much for the wonderful comment. It truly made my day. :D

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