Fic: No man is an island, entire of itself

[bennet_7]

This is for an inception_kink prompt:

Fandom's aversion to writing OC while understandable produces as a side effect characters who are unrealistically isolated. This is true of all characters (write me ALL the fic!) but I find Arthur is the one often deliberately portrayed as so dependent on the Cobbs he's not allowed any outside interaction until Ariadne

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[skyvehicle]

This was so cool! I really loved the Star Wars. hee.

[bennet_7]

Thanks! Once I started with the Star Wars quotes I found I couldn't stop.

[jean_geanie]

Brilliant, you've inserted the OCs seamlessly and set up a really lovely story. You've done a beautiful job!

[bennet_7]

Thank you!

[we_reflamingos]

OK, first, I love a challenge. I'm assuming Dad's Army is the BritCom? I've got 'Help Me...', 'Use the force...', 'Lack of faith...' and 'Not the co-worker...'. Y/Y?

Second, I'm so glad someone's done this. It's one of the things about fandom that kinda annoys me a little. When Cobb and Arthur are leaving Tokyo, Arthur's off to the US by himself, like he has something to go back to, not sopping 'round after Cobb.

I liked most of the OCs and look forward to (one day in the far off future) seeing more.

Thanks :)

[bennet_7]

We have a winner! I named Arthur's old Sgt. after Captain Mainwaring - just changed the spelling to reflect how they pronounced it on the show which always boggled me as a kid.

Glad you enjoyed it!

[we_reflamingos]

Yeah, I was thrown by the rank and spelling so I tried to second guess myself. However, in the end I couldn't come up with anything else that fit, so I thought I'd take a chance. :)

[fae_boleyn]

OK, this was brilliant. I loved this prompt when I saw it but didn't want to take it since it would retread stuff I've done. I'm so glad someone claimed it, though, and especially so well! :D

I like how it was set during the film, showing Arthur juggling his two lives, so to speak, just like most people in the world do. Travis is probably my favorite though, as I am a Star Wars geek. Extra points for Arthur quoting Vader and then pulling a Jedi Mind Trick on Eames - I would have paid to see the forger's face. Also, I love Arthur and Travis being Star Wars fans because I keep coming across Arthurs who either ignore or disdain pop culture (when it comes up), which makes me sad.

[bennet_7]

Thank you! Missing scenes was definitely what I was going for.

Also, I love Arthur and Travis being Star Wars fans because I keep coming across Arthurs who either ignore or disdain pop culture (when it comes up), which makes me sad.

This really bothers me too. I like to write Arthur enjoying the high-brow and the low-brow - nobody is born with perfectly refined tastes.

[elliesmeow]

That was fantastic. You've really done a wonderful job fleshing Arthur out through his interactions with your OCs. All of whom were finely drawn and had voices of their own. Lovely.

I particualrly liked all the Star Wars jokes. Those don't ever get old. And I about woke the roomie when I LOLed at Arthur telling Eames he's not the coworker he was looking for. Awesome.;)

Thanks for posting.

-Ellie

[bennet_7]

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it.