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arch_schatten

(FIC) Madness: Ch. 1 - The City

Jun 03, 2007 16:10

Taking a breather from all the final's stress, I'm so behind the flist is not even funny! I miss you all! *wishes school would go away*

Haaaappy birthday, jen_in_japan! Dear, I hope you have an amazing day filled with fun and love, I hope we get the chance to celebrate many together :) Your existance makes fandom -nay, the world! a better place, a kinder ( Read more... )

superman, jason blood, death fic, fic, gift, batman, madness, pre-slash

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dien June 3 2007, 23:18:11 UTC

Crrrrraaazy.

arch_schatten June 5 2007, 17:03:47 UTC

Undeniably so.

Magic is my Deux Ex Machina of choice! I cannot help it!

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arch_schatten June 5 2007, 17:07:37 UTC

LOL, thank you! whatever drugs you're on, my dear, you have to pass along. I'm being awful at feedback lately...

One can never be careful when falling in love. There's no logic in love that way, which is probably why my Bruce muse is so wary of it. If it lacks logic he's going to be gruff about it (but do it anyway :P)

Bruce really doesn't like magic. But he also really doesn't like Clark dead. So. Lesser of two evils, I guess... and I have a thing for Bruce+magic, I admit.

Tim's moment of weakness made me so happy! He will be happy to have Kon back and support Bruce's lapse into insanity wholeheartedly, even if others aren't happy with it.

I'm very glad you enjoyed, dear! I am having fun sending Bruce to Hell :P

jij June 4 2007, 00:58:17 UTC

*sighs with happiness*

Oh, it's so wonderful to see this up and on the flist, it's so beautiful.

The image of all of Gotham kind of...wavering and distorting, like Bruce's anger is waves of heat, is so vivid. I love the silence of it all, it's like one of those moments from anime when everything should be chaotically noisy but is instead frozen and silent, because events now are too momentous to process.

Jason's helpless, awed POV works so well here. And I agree with Sasha that Tim breaking like that, unable to resist the temptation to ask Bruce for his own back, is a wonderful moment.

Batman stared down at his Robin and smiled.This smile is probably the scariest thing about the story, and it's gorgeous ( ... )

arch_schatten June 5 2007, 17:54:03 UTC

*grumbles* I was supposed to finish the second chapter of this as your borthday present yesterday, but Bruce was moping about losing touch with humanity in the other story and it got longer than expected.. but hopefully we can celebrate your borthday this week anyway! I have a superbunny in a cup that needs a home! *grins ( ... )

jij June 6 2007, 15:22:11 UTC

I was supposed to finish the second chapter of this as your borthday present yesterday, but Bruce was moping about losing touch with humanity in the other story and it got longer than expected.. but hopefully we can celebrate your borthday this week anyway! I have a superbunny in a cup that needs a home! *grins*

Second chapter? Eeee! *runs in small circles* And in case you hadn't moticed, I was so enthralled by "Free Fall" that I'm certainly not going to complain. :)

I think borthdays are really whenever you want them to be, anyway. Other than one's birthday, of course. Happy borthday again! :)

Bruce's smile to him also makes me shiver! it's not quite sane, but not quite crazy.

Oh, exactly! Yes! I think despite what Jason says Bruce is not exactly insane here. He's transcended sanity, yes, but he's not...not crazy. Just...so lucid that it seems insane. I don't know if that makes sense! I need to go to bed! Dan fell asleep at eight and is snoring so loudly I'm going to have to take refuge elsewhere...I think maybe he ( ... )

damos June 4 2007, 14:57:52 UTC

Yay!
You already know of my great love for this story, so I will simply tack on:
“Kon. Yes. And Stephanie. Jay. Enough. I will bring back what’s mine. I’ve had enough.”
That was such a strong image. Pushed beyond endurance, beyond bearing... and now venturing (literally) into the depths...

Wonderful.

arch_schatten June 5 2007, 19:02:17 UTC

*tackles* I have missed youuu! come back to LJ, you absent boy! I go into withdrawal! who's going to tell me to stop being silly and paranoid?? or just paranoid? :P

I'm glad you like this story, too, and I'm very thankful for your help with it :) if it meets the Beta approval, I can rest easy :)

Pushing bruce until he breaks always leads to peculiar results. He never quite breaks how I think he would...

damos June 6 2007, 00:39:30 UTC

I am slowly working my way back...
Silly sekrit projects and silly colds!

And of course, I AM BETA! So, I have the following comments to add:
I am BETA! I AM beta! I am beta... i AM betA.

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arch_schatten June 5 2007, 19:07:39 UTC

Yay! Thank you! Bruce spiraling down to madness tickles me inside, and magic Gotham was more than willing to comply. I spend so much time killing the boys that I guess bringing them back to life was only fair! :)