Comments | amatara: B5 fic: "Small mercies" [Londo/G'Kar]

amatara

B5 fic: "Small mercies" [Londo/G'Kar]

Jul 23, 2009 23:35

Ahh... I made it! Took me half a century to get this right, and it wasn't even the '/' (my first! though nothing explicit, so alas, no tentacle pr0n) in 'Londo/G'Kar' that necked me. For a man who talks so much, Londo sure took his sweet ol' time to start talking to me! But at last, I can present to you:

Title: Small mercies
Summary: Sometimes, a ( Read more... )

babylon 5, fanfic, londo, g'kar

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kangeiko July 23 2009, 22:38:11 UTC

In the end, of course, there will not be a handwidth between us; not enough space to even draw breath.

*applauds wildly*

*clasps fic to bosom*

amatara July 23 2009, 22:52:05 UTC

*clasps fic to bosom*

Um... could I also keep *half* of it, pretty please, to clasp to mine? Or - okay, I'll settle for a third. A quarter, even! Just... for lack of a live Londo to clasp, you know?

And - thanks. A lot. *blushes*

kangeiko July 23 2009, 22:53:35 UTC

Hee! Ok, well, just this once! :)

selenak July 24 2009, 10:16:47 UTC

You know I liked it from the start, and this final version is truly excellent. Of the additions, the moment with Londo and the woman is superb in a gut-wrenching way, as are the reflections on Vir and touching. And the final line remains as exquisite as ever.

amatara July 24 2009, 13:41:40 UTC

Thank you! This is by far the hardest thing I've written, so it's a relief to hear that those weeks of cursing and sweating over it paid off...

Gut-wrenching: Oh, yes. Both of them. So much. *sniffles*

maspalio July 24 2009, 11:39:57 UTC

*joins in the applause*

However long it took you to finish it, it was worth it. It was good from the beginning and kept becoming better with every part. And that last line is just amazing!

Now if you'll excuse me, I need to hug my Londo action figure for a moment.

amatara July 24 2009, 13:48:34 UTC

Londo... action... figure...? *lip trembles*

*waaaaaaaaaaaants*

Hug it for me, too, please? Or - well, maybe an action figure isn't the most huggable thing around, given that it's plastic... You don't suppose they sell Londo dolls somewhere, do you? With real hair?

Glad to hear you enjoyed it!

actourdreams July 27 2009, 17:47:54 UTC

Oh, nice, nice! Your Londo voice is really admirable - I haven't read first-person fic narrated by him before, but you did a smashing good job. The intimacy you portrayed between them was truly touching. *bookmarks*

amatara July 27 2009, 19:06:56 UTC

Thank you! I must admit I found the first-person POV devilishly hard to do: it had to be flowery enough to be in character for Londo, while still sounding as spontaneous as possible. Writing that last scene between them felt both very sad and incredibly sweet, which is more or less the mood I tried to get across... Very happy to hear it worked for you!

vjs2259 September 6 2009, 20:42:33 UTC

This is quite lovely, beautifully written. I'm not a Londo/G'Kar person persay, but anyone can appreciate this bit of character study. The last line is perfect, or as close as makes no difference, and it earns my highest accolade: Damn, I wish I'd written that.

Aside from that, my favorite bit was this: "They were never truly friends, those two; respect had a way of keeping them apart, rather than drawing them closer." That is very perceptive and leaves me thinking a lot about G'Kar and Vir.

amatara September 6 2009, 21:25:23 UTC

Thank you, happy you liked it; even happier, in fact, that you did so without being a fan of the pairing. :) Though in truth, the story is less about the pairing than it's about loneliness, and intimacy, and needs both emotional and physical. (Still, I know some people would be put off by the slash element anyway, mild though it is, so I thought it only fair to warn. Which reminds me I've been wanting to comment on your "They didn't make it for you" post, as I agree totally: respect for what is and isn't a person's thing is essential, both in fandom and in real life. And trying to push a person into either one (you have love this, why don't you?) or the other (you should hate this, it's baaaad!) direction is both useless and not very kind ( ... )

vjs2259 September 6 2009, 22:53:32 UTC

I think if you don't quite 'see' the pairing, you (as reader) do lose some emotional resonance. But there's no way around it, you can't force someone to see things the way you do (Tell me about it. I wrote Lennier/Ivanova in a haze of obsession. Not very many people share it ( ... )

amatara September 7 2009, 08:40:44 UTC

Hmm, I'm starting to become more and more fascinated by the idea of Lennier/Ivanova. :) Not sure if I can 'see' the pairing either, at least with the canon versions of both of them, but I'm very curious to see how you pulled it off ( ... )

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