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(fic) How to Use a Lifejacket (Cobb/Arthur)

Sep 27, 2010 02:04

How to Use a Lifejacket | radishface
Inception → Cobb/Arthur, Mal/Arthur, Eames
Cobb doesn't know how to tell Arthur what he wants from him. Good thing his subconscious is there to do it for him. 6800 words, sequel to Autonomic (A/C). Mature.
Highlight for warnings/spoilers: noncon/dubcon and whumped!Arthur feature heavily in this fic.
A/N,

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!fanfic, pairing: arthur/eames, character: mal, fandom: inception, pairing: cobb/arthur, character: eames, character: arthur, character: cobb, pairing: arthur/mal

Comments 33

rimestar September 26 2010, 19:43:31 UTC

Oh my god, I cried. This is the most heartbreaking thing I have read in a very, very long time. Oh you are so damned good at the angst and unrequited crap between them, and this is just beautifully achingly wonderful.
The way Mal is reflecting Cobb's thoughts and feelings is perfectly done, especially when it bleeds into Cobb's non-dream interactions with Arthur. You did this seamlessly. There's so much PAIN in the way you write Cobb, I just can't get over it. And the dream sequence?? GENIUS.

And these lines:
Anything he wants to say to Cobb, he can say with this. Cobb is letting him.

Cobb’s voice is like he’s punching the words out of his lungs. “You know it’s not right.”
“We’ve done a few things that haven’t been right,” Arthur says, and god, what is he saying
Oh that one just ruined me.

"“Why do you stay?” Mal cries. “Why won’t you go?”

Never stop writing, I swear. You are MADE for this pairing.

radishface September 28 2010, 10:24:16 UTC

omg don't cry! *runs to get tissues*

I'm so glad you liked this because it broke my heart a little a little bit to write it. They are just a very angsty and unrequited pair because, really, Cobb is as straight as it gets. He's like a damn arrow and it's all focused on Mal (well, for now).

Cobb is all doom and gloom when he's around those who understand his issues since he doesn't have to pretend. It's good for Arthur because that means Cobb trusts him enough to share this side with him... and it's also not good because, well, you saw what happened there with Mal. D:

SO RELIEVED YOU LIKED THE DREAM SEQUENCE I'VE NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE THAT BEFORE. IT'S PROBABLY HIT OR MISS WITH SOME PEOPLE BUT I'M SO GLAD YOU LIKED IT <3 <3 <3

I won't stop writing! Even if I wanted to I don't think I can stop myself now. XD This is part of an ongoing series in my head and I AM GOING TO TRY REALLY HARD TO SEE IF THEIR ANGST CAN BE RESOLVED 8|

Thank you for leaving such a wonderful comment <3 <3

dementedsiren September 26 2010, 20:37:22 UTC

I'm...not sure I understood all of this. I'm very sure I enjoyed reading it, though, and equally sure I'm going to go back and read it again.

radishface September 28 2010, 10:40:38 UTC

Hope it was more clear the second time around-- did it start to make more sense?

poemwithnorhyme September 27 2010, 04:27:28 UTC

Wow... Heart breaking. But wonderfully written! Great job.

radishface September 29 2010, 02:22:25 UTC

Thank you! D: These two break my heart daily... XD

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radishface September 29 2010, 03:28:44 UTC

I can't help but pity both Arthur and Cobb so deeply

That's interesting that you say that, because I think that pity is one of their strongest mutual emotions. Arthur pities Cobb for being such a wreck; Cobb pities Arthur for his irrational devotion, and Mal embodies the offshoot traits of that pity-- the arrogance, power (over Arthur), and attraction that Cobb feels on a base level. Of course he feels guilty for pitying Arthur as well, because put-together, competent, eternally long-suffering Arthur deserves much more than Cobb's pity, and Cobb knows it.

There's still a lot to be explored with their dynamic and I feel like I've only touched the surface. Thanks so much for your feedback. 8) I love this pairing and writing for it and exploring their fanon; comments like these really keep me going, so thank you so much. <3

withalittlewit September 27 2010, 07:21:19 UTC

fuckfuckfuckfuckfuckksa;ldfsd Oh jesus christ. I cannot. form words. right now. This is just. a work of art. An absolute piece of beauty. I just. I love this, and you, and fuckingchrist how do you do this?

radishface September 29 2010, 03:56:11 UTC

With a lot of headdesking and facepalming and why-oh-why-is-this-such-a-MOTHAFOOKIN-DIFFICULT-PAIRING-TO-WRITE complaining on a daily basis.

Thank you so much-- I'm so, so incredibly glad you like this so much that you'd hold it in such high esteem. XD Hope I can keep delivering consistently-- their story is just beginning!

withalittlewit September 29 2010, 04:07:50 UTC

their story is just beginning!

You have no idea how much my heart jumped at that. I am so glad this is continuing I am just akjsd;fakls