Comments | eponine119: Lost fic: Third [J/K/S]

eponine119

Lost fic: Third [J/K/S]

Jan 21, 2007 14:08

Disclaimer: Lost is not mine.
Notes: Using for: fanfic100 #59, food and psych_30 #20, learned helplessness. This is AU, in that the events of the season 2 finale never happened.
Summary: Jack, Kate and Sawyer trap themselves in the hatch. There's only one possible escape.
Warning: This story's pretty dark. People die.

Third
by eponine119
January 20-21, 2007

( They were starving to death. )

[lost_fanfic]-jks, [lost_fanfic]-psych30, [lost_fanfic]-all, [lost_fanfic]-fanfic100

Comments 33

hendercats January 22 2007, 03:06:30 UTC

(jenthegypsy just pointed me here)

Dark, yes. Most decidedly dark. And absolutely brutal. Also fabulous, and amazing as well. Your presentation of the illness is chilling, but Sawyer ... so exactly right - wanting to do what's right for those he cares about, and even though he's imperfect at it. There's some part of me that's still wailing no-o-oo-oo-o-o-oooo... and I've been staring at this white box, trying to compose fb, for about half an hour.

eponine119 January 22 2007, 06:02:04 UTC

Oh, wow, thank you so much for reading this, and for the feedback.

fosfomifira January 22 2007, 05:15:24 UTC

I love these dark stories. In a way, I wish the series would end like this, I wish the producers were brave enough to tell us that it's all hopeless and the most you can wish for is to have someone to bury your body.

It's interesting to see how Sawyer is the strong one in these stories. Not that it comes as a surprise, but it's as if he's done with fighting and wearing masks, as if when he knows the end is near he can truly be himself.

As always, a very powerful story.

eponine119 January 22 2007, 06:03:50 UTC

Thanks for reading this. I like the dark in stories, but I think I would be devastated if the series ended this way. That's hypocritcal of me, I know.

uhzoomzip January 22 2007, 15:06:18 UTC

this is really chilling. i've always wondered when we're going to see what this "sickness" really is on the show, and this was a (really dark) exploration of what it could be.

very well done!

eponine119 January 22 2007, 20:07:36 UTC

Thanks! I've been fascinated by the "sickness" on and off since they introduced the idea. At this point, I kind of think there is no such thing, but anyway...I'm glad you liked this!

dikela January 22 2007, 15:15:50 UTC

Dark and terrible. And great.
This is the kind of story I like -- the details, the characterization, the people's reactions. This is the kind of story you have to read again, and when you do, you will always find something new -- a phrase, a thought. This is the kind of story to make you cry.
In a way it was easiest for Kate, she died with her friends, but for the other two... I don't know, what is worse -- waiting for the change, feeling it, and ending your life while you still can; or being left alone, burying your friend, and knowing that there would be no one to bury you.
Thank you for the story, I am saving it.
Elena

eponine119 January 22 2007, 20:08:54 UTC

Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed this.

It hadn't occurred to me that it was easiest for Kate -- I thought I was being mean by killing her -- but I think you're right. As for the choices faced by Sawyer and Jack, they're both pretty terrible. I don't know which is worse, either.

alliecat8 January 22 2007, 16:08:33 UTC

Breaking my LJ hiatus to tell you what an impact this story had on me. We always knew he had it in him, Sawyer the tragic hero, the martyr, sacrificing himself to save Jack. I believe that the potential is there in canon, but I hope that in canon the act doesn't cost him his life. It adds such a punch to this story, though. This sentence nearly broke me:

Sawyer pushed the gun at him again, urging him to take it. "I don't want to kill anyone," he said, his voice thin and young with anguish.

He's protecting Jack from him, from Sawyer. Sawyer, who has wanted to kill since he was a child, who has killed, now fears the urge to kill. It's almost as if he's regressed to the time before he lost his parents, before that killer instinct was born. He's finally turned the death wish on himself for real (and I don't think it's been real before, because when faced with death he always fought to survive), now that he will die for a worthy cause, to give Jack a chance to survive ( ... )

eponine119 January 22 2007, 20:13:56 UTC

Ok, this feedback totally and completely made my day. Thank you so much.

I'm so glad you said this: He's protecting Jack from him, from Sawyer. Sawyer, who has wanted to kill since he was a child, who has killed, now fears the urge to kill. That was one of the main things that made me want to write this story. I'm thrilled that it came through ( ... )