Let the sun shine in (Glee, 1/1)

[countrygirl_914]

Summary: Something was wrong with Noah Puckerman. Puck/Rachel.
Rating: M/NC-17, for mature themes (highlight to read): Rape
Warnings: Follows canon up to Bad Reputation, then diverges from that.
A/N: Oh, this one took forever, and I went back and forth (and back and forth and…) on even posting it. But it hit me over the head and just would

Comments

[motylik]

I really liked this. I've read a few stories with the reverse and I have to say, with how Puck is, this variation is more powerful. Poor Puck. This has to be aweful for him. You tackled a really painful issue very very well. I liked how Santana was so worried about him that she even approached Rachel. Awesome fic. Really.

[countrygirl_914]

Thank you!

Yes, I've seen stories where Rachel is assaulted and, in Puck/Kurt fics, where Kurt is the victim. I had a stray thought of "What if it was the other way around?" and then this idea hit me over the head and demanded to be written. I'm just so relieved that people think I approached it well.

Thanks again!

[tienriu]

This was absolutely fantastic - and a nice, nuanced gender flip on the normal rape-victim-recovery stories within fandom.

From your post at puck/rachel, you said you were worried about posting this story. For what it's worth, I'd like to say that I think you handled the concept of male rape responsibly all whilst keeping the characters true to form.

Congratulations - I do hope to see more of your work (and maybe a continuation of this?).

[countrygirl_914]

Thank you so much! I'm glad to know you thought I handled the concept well.

If you go to my main LJ page you'll find more of my fic--the last three or four stories I've written have been about Glee. And this one was just supposed to be a one-shot, but now I'm getting more ideas. We'll have to see.

[j3sus_bl00d939]

this is really wonderful. I really don't take the time to comment on fics that much but this one deserves it. You handled this so well and made it really believable. I'd have to say their moment after his locker room incident was my favorite-Poor Noah. And I loved the concern of Santana and Finn and how they just knew to go to Rachel...

really great job.

[countrygirl_914]

Thank you for taking the time to reassure me--I really appreciate it. It seemed okay in my head, but you never know how others are going to react.

I'm glad you like that moment--it's one of my favorites as well. Although I think my very favorite is the entire scene where Rachel finds out. It was pretty much what I built the rest of the story off of.

Well, for Finn it was less "going to Rachel" and more "running into Rachel as he was looking for Puck," but yes, Rachel knows how to fix things, doesn't she?

[mvp]

Wow this was incredible i really hope you decide to write more!!

[countrygirl_914]

Thanks for commenting!

[sweetcakes983]

This was absolutely fantastic. I'm like a few other readers...I'm not a big commenter on fics, but I simply had to tell you that I was very moved by this story. I'm actually having a hard time putting my thoughts together, but I do know one that I want to express--please write more! I feel like there's so much more to be explored and you're so very talented. This could turn into one epic fic!

Thank you for sharing it with us!

[countrygirl_914]

Oh, wow, thank you--such high praise! I might end up writing more, but even if I do I doubt it'll turn epic--I've never been good at writing huge, long stories.