Christmas Spirits (Part 1)

Dec 24, 2014 21:45

Title:  Christmas Spirits ( Read more... )

dan/jones, pg-13, christmas spirits, slash, fanfic, nathanbarley

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bluestocking79 December 27 2014, 04:07:01 UTC
There are a lot of things I love here, but I think my very favorite one is Dan feeling actually good and confident about himself and his appearance for once... and then looking across at his much-loathed imitator being an almost literal "mirror." It's like he's looking at his insecure, awkward, cringey reflection in the past! It's a perfect metaphor for the way social anxiety strikes, and also a really brilliant way of underlining the connections between who Dan was and who Nathan is and the ways in which they are similar, much as Dan is loath to admit it. (And of course, it's one of the many reasons why Dan can't stand Nathan ( ... )

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concupiscence66 December 27 2014, 06:45:15 UTC
Wow, this story is way more clever than I thought! I was obviously aiming for parallels, but you pointed out somethings I hadn't even noticed. Thanks!

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bluestocking79 December 27 2014, 15:12:44 UTC
Hee. You're welcome! You know me, I'm the subtext seeker. ;)

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