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I am finally getting my shit together with some of my long-fermenting WIPs. There should be an Inception fic coming later this week, too, although after that there will probably be another long gap, because real life just keeps getting busier.
As for this--this is the modern Beauty & the Beast retelling I've wanted to write for this pairing since ( Read more... )
As for this--this is the modern Beauty & the Beast retelling I've wanted to write for this pairing since ( Read more... )
Alex's voice was pitched perfectly here. He's funny and cynical and observant in an off-hand kind of way, which I really enjoyed. It was great how you described both how everyone else saw Hank, and then how Alex saw him, and how his view then changed. And that this was structured just like a fairy tale was lovely. Especially the end, because Alex tries to deny it, but everyone (including him) knows he believes in it.
Alex and Hank's interactions were also so wonderful! I think you have their voices pegged, and I love that they are both awkward, just in different ways.
“What type of animal are you?” the Beast asks, when he comes back.
Alex blinks at him.
“That’s my comeback,” the Beast says. “You insulted me when you arrived, and that’s my comeback.”
“Your comeback is repeating my own jab back at me?” Alex asks, and the Beast scowls slightly. It should be intimidating. It would be intimidating, if the conversation weren’t so stupid.
This is so utterly precious. That entire first meeting was hilarious and also strangely heartwarming. I love that.
Really wonderful stuff. Thanks for sharing! And I hope you continue to write!!
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