Lost fic: Otherwise [Sawyer/Juliet, NC17]

[eponine119]

Missing-scene type thing, set during "Through the Looking Glass." Written for the color prompt at Lost Riffs, hosted at lostsquee. Sawyer/Juliet with implied Jack/Sawyer and Jack/Juliet. NC17

Otherwise
by eponine119
January 25, 2008

Comments

[siluria]

Oooooh, very intense, and also very believable. I can totally see Juliet's raised eyebrow, great characterisation without a single word needing to be uttered.

[eponine119]

Thank you! That means a lot to me. I've been editing other stuff, and those wordless descriptions don't seem to come easy to me.

[hendercats]

OMG ... wow. This is amazing, a richly woven tapestry that shows the two of them in perfect detail. Am not coherent enough (read: not enough caffeine) to be eloquent, but one thing I especially liked was the detail about how fair Juliet's skin is, and these two bits:
his hands, which have been touched by the sun and the mud and the dirt and the blood of the lives he's taken
*whimper*
Knows it better than he does, she who has held a dozen babies bathed in their dying mothers' blood.

I'm always floored by not just the volume, but the incredible quality of fic that flows forth during the intense writing periods like Lost Riffs.

[eponine119]

Thank you! Those two lines bookend each other nicely, don't they? I usually see Juliet as kind of a reflection or correlary to Jack, but this made me think how well she matches up with Sawyer as well.

Aren't we lucky for things like Lost Riffs? I'm amazed too, by the things I've been reading that are just astonishingly good.

[elliotsmelliot]

This was beautifully written and the colours were placed in a way that was a first subtle and then stunning. They added to the intensity of the moment. I especially like the description of Ana's skin.

[eponine119]

Thank you so much! Especially for mentioning that particular description, because I wasn't quite sure it was right but went with it anyway.

[jenthegypsy]

What an incredibly rich and somber offering. I'm one of the few who lust after Sawyer/Juliet, and you never fail to disappoint when you write them. Applause! Applause!

[eponine119]

Oh, so you're a Sawyer/Juliet girl too, huh? My friend! :) Thank you for reading this, and for the lovely feedback.

[gottalovev]

ohhhh... that is such a great use of color, making the whole fic vivid and vibrant. I like their desperations, how they seek a bit of comfort before dying but both wishing it was jack. your Juliet is strong and forward, I really loved it.

Her skin is virgin pale beneath the weathered bronze of his hands, which have been touched by the sun and the mud and the dirt and the blood of the lives he's taken.

my favorite line. so beautiful and powerful.

[eponine119]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate it.