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Nov 27, 2012 00:15

I intended to post this last October but it wasn't finished yet. Better shockingly late than never, right?

Anyway around two years ago left_sider and I stumbled across news about Cyril Raffaelli's latest film, Djinns, a.k.a. Stranded. There was a minor Flailing Incident when we discovered that Cyril would be sporting period military gear, and then a major ( Read more... )

shallow people have feelings too, sleep is for the weak, special hell, wtf

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Epilogue _backpages_ November 27 2012, 06:25:42 UTC

I've been told that I 'always end stories too soon' and that fading to black is cheating. So here, have a bonus epilogue ( ... )

Epilogue Pt. II _backpages_ November 27 2012, 06:26:29 UTC

At a word of command the horses break into a gentle trot, their necks stretched eagerly toward the heart of the desert. Louvier stands unmoving and watches until their outlines begin to blur in the haze of heat already rising from the dunes. Suddenly the diminishing silhouettes pause, merge, and shift apart again; Aroui has halted at the crest of a hill and turned around for one final look. Louvier’s heart stutters as he raises a hand in farewell. Dimly he can see Aroui mirror the salute before wheeling the horses again and in the next minute there is nothing on the horizon but the glare of sun on sand ( ... )

left_sider January 10 2013, 03:39:33 UTC

This is an amazing gift--thank you. The end and the epilogue made me cry, even though I knew what would happen. But the slow buildup was delicious, not overly obvious or unnatural. You provided just enough glimpses into what had happened to the company that I wanted to know more yet wasn't disappointed not knowing. It kept the focus on the remaining characters--and kudos for actually giving Michel a personality--and the story unfolding between them ( ... )