All Along The Watchtower - Part 7C

[ariaadagio]

Title: All Along The Watchtower
Fandom: Grey's Anatomy
Pairing: Mer/Der
Rating: M
Summary: S6 continuation. Immediately post Sanctuary / Death and All His Friends.

Comments

[mizzougirl88]

I feel so bad for Derek. I just want to give him a hug. I'm so glad that Meredith is there to help him through this difficult time. =)

The ending with Mark getting drunk was pretty hilarious. =P

[ariaadagio]

Thanks so much for the feedback :) I'm glad you liked the bit with Mark! And I want to give Derek a hug, too!

[liljan98]

This was so so painful to read. And I mean that in the most commendatory way. Derek is such a mess. A huge fucking mess and I have no idea how you will manage to have him whole and healed by the end of this story. But I trust you with this

[ariaadagio]

Thank you so much for the feedback :) Yes, it was painful to write, too. Derek is a mess. He's a big mess. And he's getting worse. But, despite all that, I've really enjoyed throwing in some MerDer healing at the same time. They're analyzing their relationship, they're looking back, they're admitting fault. They're even getting to know each other better. It's hard to remember that they really haven't had the opportunity to do that before.

[lauripop]

wow, that was hard to read, partly due to the subject matter and partly due to the tears in my eyes blurring my vision ;-)

I love the way you are writing Derek's daydreams/dreams. I know you are fan of Angel, and possibly Buffy the Vampire Slayer, anyway, there was a "dream" episode of Buffy and reading Derek's dreams really makes me feel the way I did when I watched that episode, it's sort of confusing but at the same time you can almost make sense of it.

I love the Meredith that you are writing. She's communicating with Derek so well, even talking about the bad scary things.

My first reaction to how Derek was so scared by who he thought was Mr Clark was to feel sorry for him, but I feel like the last thing he would want is pity :-(

Mark was just perfect. I can only imagine watching 2 people play racing, one of whom is drunk, the other who is high. I'm bad enough when I'm sober.

I'm sorry this is the first time I've commented. I've been meaning to since chapter 1 and I'm 6 parts late.

[ariaadagio]

Thank you so much for the feedback :) It's always nice to hear from 'new' feedbackers.

I used to love the dream episodes of Buffy, particularly Restless at the end of S4. I'm glad you're enjoying the dreams I've been writing. I'm sort of developing a plot point with them, so stay tuned, and keep enjoying :)

I'm glad you enjoyed the bit with Mark. That was a fun bit for me to write. Last minute inspiration. I was trying to figure out how to make the part end on a lighter note, and that popped into my head, and everything just felt perfect after I got it onto the page.

I agree on your assessment with Derek, too. I don't think he would want pity. But, god, it's so hard not to feel really bad for him. Isn't it?

[anonymous]

Your writing is excellent so emotional and great no to big jumps and pays attention to all the little details which make the story.

On to chapters I feel so sorry for Derek and get his frustration - agree with whoever (metrosity I think - apologisies for spelling couldn't quite remember) that I would just want to hug him.

Loved the mark parts too :-)

Can't wait for next parts!

[ariaadagio]

Thank you so much :) I'm glad to hear you're enjoying the story so far. This is definitely a project I feel very proud of, and very close to, after spending so much time and energy on it. I think it might be even more my baby than LST was, simply because of how much of a challenge this is for me to write.

Wow

[denisesb]

Your stuff can be so hard to read because it's so good. These flashbacks of yours make me feel like I'm watching the episode all over again, but from inside Derek's head. I was tempted to start skipping the parts in italics, but didn't--and I'm so glad I didn't, because I wouldn't have wanted to miss that scene with Amy. You're so good at picking out the perfect little details that bring a scene to life--like the nonsense with the tape that was the perfect answer to Amy's fears

Re: Wow

[ariaadagio]

Thank you so much for the feedback :) Definitely don't skip the italics! There's a point to those, I promise.

I'm really glad you liked the bit with Amy. I have a few 'skits' with Amy that I intend to elaborate on as the story advances. This was the first one. It was interesting to me to have to develop 'new' backstory for Derek after having paved him so solidly in LST.

I'm glad you like my Meredith! One of the things I hate about the show is that she is extremely compassionate, giving, and supportive... with everybody but Derek. I wanted to give her a chance to shine with him as well. I have plans for Meredith dealing with Derek's issues. Hopefully chapter 8 will answer your concerns :)

The part I was worried about writing was where Derek urinated on himself. I was very concerned that that would be too much for people who want to read about confident, snarky, flirty, on-top-of-things Derek, whom, this story is sadly not about, but I've been finding myself trying to toe the expected line anyway. It's a weakness of mine