Fic + Art: Collateral Damage

[ampliflyer]

Title: Collateral Damage
Author: withlightning
Artist: loobeeinthesky
Team: ANGST
Prompt: Horizon, innocence, lies
Word count: 4330
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Mentions of violence
Summary: No one ever expects the inevitable blow - that’s the beauty of it, the beauty of losing who you were; who you wanted to be, only to realize it was a lie all along.
A/N: This is kind of noir

Comments

[mop_cat]

KJFASLKFJAS;KDFJA SCREAMS ASJSDKFLJADSF THIS IS PERFECT.

AND THE ART. ;SLKDFJA;SKFJ jesus

/rolls around in it forever.

[ampliflyer]

\o/

Thank you, darling. I'm very happy you enjoyed! *glomps*

[cathenian]

There are no words! Okay, okay, maybe there are words. The story in itself is stunning in the way you wove such a believable world. The way you describe the City and Arthur's views on everything brings this to a new level. Arthur's inner conflict and how he sees everything was wonderfull and had me clinging to each and every word you wrote.

The art too! The atmosphere, the colors and the characters themselves meld perfectly together. I love all the little details and their faces. Your art is so graceful and beautiful. It's in a league to itself hun!

You two could conquer the world with your words and art. Seriously. So amazing. ljeqgklhwgbljwb <3<3<3

I'm now craving cherry pie like a demon too. D:

[ampliflyer]

Oh, wow. Dude. *kicks dirt* It makes me stupidly happy to hear you liked the whole package. I wish I could give you back more, but you've pretty much rendered me speechless. I apologize.

Lucy's amazing, isn't she? I'm so lucky she likes me enough to put up with my stalling and nervous breakdowns. :D And yeah, we're doing the XMENBB together, so we'll see what we can come up with together. Hopefully something painful and delicious. ♥

[weatherfront]

A beat later he says, quiet voice matching Arthur's, "I'm saying that it's completely understandable that you meet people and there's something in them that drives you absolutely stark raving mad-"

Oh SHIT I was completely unprepared for how hot that was, what, oh my god. Jesus. I have a huge weakness for noir and I love the way you handled it here, The City as a character, the unending rain. ♥ And the art is gorgeous-- the flowers poking in from the edge are a perfect touch, and Arthur's hair curling at his neck, ahhh. *____*

[ampliflyer]

Ahaha, we'll tbh, it took a direction even I didn't anticipate. Eames just wanted to say those things I was like, "okay, fine, whatever, do your thing," and yeah, he did. I love him dirty like that, ngl.

Also, thank you very much for your comment, I'm outrageously glad to hear you enjoyed this. ♥

[mementis]

Oh my, you two. The story is so moody, and so oddly peaceful, so understated but so sharp now and again. I wish there were more - where is more?! ;)

The art, OMG, I love your style, I love that there's always a curl in someone's hair and I love the feeling of this, the light. It's so charming! :)

Wow.

[ampliflyer]

OH THANK GOD YOU LIKE THIS. Honestly, all I kept thinking while struggling with this was, a) ultimately, this is for Em, what if she ends up hating this, and b) oh god, Lucy's art is amazing, I can never measure up! So I'm so damn grateful you like this. It is moody, I admit -- and that's purely because it's from Arthur's POV, he's hot-headed and cynical and yet there's this some part in him that keeps thinking maybe. I'm sure, whenever I get to write the actual story, it won't be such a rollercoaster ride since Eames is more mellower and practically amused by everything Arthur throws in his way, even if he finds Arthur frustrating and infuriating at times.

MORE WILL COME, after all my other collabs and XMENBB and one XMFC meme fill and Zeto's help_japan fic and and and-- I'm doomed, aren't I? *squishes*

[ampliflyer]

Thank you, dear! I'm glad you were willing to read it through before posting. *twirls*

And yeah, Lucy is incredible. I'm so damn lucky to be able to work with her. ♥