Fic: Behind Clouds, Sun Shines (The Legends Remix)

[brighteyed_jill]

I never posted my Remix fic! Huh. Will now remedy.

In other news, I'm off work for a few days, visiting friends. I'll try to answer comments, repost some of the Picnic fic I've written, write for some more deserving CEOs (I'm sorry to be so slow, dear masters!), and continue my Sweet Charity fics. Busy busy bee!

Title: Behind Clouds, Sun Shines

Comments

[hurricanine]

;3;

No... NOOO... aksdkdjkj

Okay, more coherent now:

That was epic and beautiful and so sad and full of sadness and sad things.

If there's one thing I can hate, it's post-apocalyptic stories. Oh, gore? torture? I handle it fine. I love watching horror movies. The more blood the better.

But I literally had to walk out of the theater when I saw 'I Am Legend'. It scared me that much. Just the idea of it freaks me out.

So when I say that I really really loved this story, and that you are fantastic, it means a lot.

And as much as I want Mohinder to give Sylar the cure and then they live happily ever after together, I am so glad you ended it this way.

Like, really really glad. xD I love open-ended stuff, but just the fact that he didn't give him the cure, or at least you didn't write it either way...

Ah, I'm rambling. D:

[brighteyed_jill]

Well I'm glad you gave this a shot despite its post-apocalyptic premise. I personally love a good End of The World, but I know it can be a little... bleak sometimes. I'm also happy that you enjoyed the ending. It used to end a different way, in fact, but this just seemed right: not too hot, not too cold. Thanks for reading!

[ssrobajo]

Wonderful wonderful wonderful. And completely depressing. Totally worth it, though.

[brighteyed_jill]

Thank you! Depressing is something I find myself doing with alarming frequency... Still, glad you liked!

[mabetini]

First of all, you are one of the BEST writers ever and that holds true here! Second of all, I was warned about this fic due to the ultimate SORROW that comes with it and I...you...why...

*RUNS AWAY SOBBING*

[brighteyed_jill]

No, come back! I didn't mean it! They all live happily ever after! Er... somehow...?

Well yeah, your sources didn't lie... No happy endings here. But I'm glad you gave it a chance anyhow. Sorry for any lingering mental trauma!

[angary]

Sorry for the late comment, but I had forgotten about bookmarking this until now, and I just wanted to tell you how amazing I think this is. It's incredibly polished, the tone is wonderfully angsty and dark and remains consistently so from start to finish, and the characterization is fantastic.

I'm normally not into narration-heavy fics, but that technique works in here because it's so central to the story, and it makes the dialogue that much more meaningful. I love that you worked with some of the same elements in cruscin_lan's fic, but that you also twisted things around so that there's no room for biting sarcasm or lengthy conversations about what could have been between Mohinder and Sylar. The lack of those things really stresses the gravity of the situation and how much they've changed since the Virus had been released, and it adds a lot to the edge in tone.

You also flipped things around in here at the end - I figured that when Mohinder was explaining his plans into the voice recorder, it was foreshadowing that he'd be the one to

[brighteyed_jill]

*fails at timely replies*

Well thanks for coming back and reading this bad boy, and for taking the time to leave a thoughtful comment. It really means a lot!

I'm a big fan of angsty and dark fics, so it was really fun to play with this twist on cruscin_lan's world. It's funny: I usually write very dialogue-heavy fic, so having this much narration was a challenge for me. I'm glad it worked out.

I'm also really happy that Sylar was able to earn at least a little of your sympathy. I think it's easy for him to stray into irredeemable territory, so I'm glad that putting it from his point of view helped work through some of that.

Again, thanks so much for reading, and I'm glad you enjoyed!

[jackvelvet]

Hello!

This fic was nominated at the Summer 2010 Fanfiction Awards, hosted by heroes_faves. Voting is now in progress; it ends tentatively on Sept. 6, at 23:59 EST. Congratulations, and good luck!

-Jack
Mod @ heroes_faves

P.S. Sorry for the impersonal, template-style message. If you received this message more than once, then this fic was probably nominated in more than one category and I accidentally notified you twice. Sorry! Again, good luck!