Fic: "Ill-Starred and Ill-Begotten"

[000_hester_000]

Title: Ill-Starred and Ill-Begotten
Fandom: Count Cain
Characters: Cain-centric, also Riff. With obvious future Riff/Cain.
Genre: Introspective
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 781
Warnings: I suppose a warning for vague, non-detailed violence is in order. But otherwise it's pretty innocent. Oh, and it also has the dreaded second-person POV.
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Comments

[veleda_k]

This is really good. It's a great look at Cain, and his path to becoming what he is. Your portrayal here makes total sense.

I actually have a fondness for second-person POV, and this was done really well.

[000_hester_000]

Thank you! <3 I think one of the interesting things that we only see bits and pieces of in canon is what happened between Alexis' "death" and the main storyline. I have to imagine that it would be a very sudden change to go from being someone who has absolutely no power whatsoever to suddenly being . . . this teenage earl who the rest of the aristocracy seems to simultaneously squee over and be frightened of.

Personally, I love second-person POV. But I've heard a lot of people say they really can't stand it. I think that partially it gets a bad reputation just because of all of those You-Sue fics out there.

[katemacetak]

I let out an audible squee when I saw a new Godchild fic, and the story certainly lived up to my excitement. It is beautifully written and the second person was executed perfectly. Great character development and wonderful writing!

[000_hester_000]

It makes me squee to hear you say that! Thank you so much.

I squee too whenever I see something new for this fandom, since it's gotten fairly inert (at least on LJ) now. :P