Lost fic: Gone [Sawyer, PG]

[eponine119]

Lost: Does not belong to me.
Notes: Using for fanfic100 #79, When. Fits the lostsquee Season 4 Hiatus Challenge #3, Episode Title Tabula Rasa.
Spoilers: Will make much more sense if you've seen 4x5 "The Constant."

Gone
by eponine119
March 25, 2008

Comments

[slybrunette]

Oh I like how you applied what we learned in The Constant to that. I may not have been so fond of it in the episode but I definitely like it here (perhaps because it involves Sawyer). I also like the time it took him back to. I can see it very vividly in my head plus it's kind of a pivotal moment in his life.

This is excellent!

[eponine119]

Thank you! As soon as I saw that episode, I knew I had to do it to Sawyer. I had a much bigger story planned but this is all I managed. I'm glad you liked it.

[halfdutch]

Oh, very nice, throwing Sawyer into his past. And of course he would decide he can't fight his fate. *sighs for Sawyer* Such an interesting contrast to Desmond, who fights tooth and nail to change things for the better. Glad you wrote this one!

[eponine119]

Thank you! I couldn't resist the notion of putting Sawyer back into his past. You're right about the contrast between him and Desmond, and that's an interesting thing to bring up.

[siluria]

Oooh, very nice. I love his reaction to his situation, no real surprise at all, he knows it's that island, and he knows his 'visit' is only fleeting. Very interesting :)

[eponine119]

Thank you! And yeah, the acceptance of the island's weirdness at this point is just one of those things.

[alliecat8]

I loved this; it's both image-provoking and thought-provoking. I loved you taking him back to the mountains of Tennessee right at the moment when he literally changed himself into something he didn't want to be. I like how you leave it up to the reader to decide if he's really gone back in time, or if he'll wake up on the island only to wonder, "Would I do it all again if I had the chance?"

Great job. ♥

[eponine119]

Thank you! I knew you'd like the mountains part. :)

I'm not sure I meant for the ending to be mysterious (although I chose not to make it more clear, so I guess I did), but that was definitely the central question -- would he do it all again? Gah, I'm wishing the longer version would have worked.

[hendercats]

*whimper* Would hope he's dreaming, though I fear not ... with no letter anymore, what could possibly be a touchstone to anchor him? Very strong piece, even if it is shorter than you originally intended.

[eponine119]

Thank you so much! I'm sure someone or something on the island would be a touchstone (constant) for Sawyer. How sad to think he wouldn't have one at all, although I can certainly see him feeling adrift now that he's lost his one goal he'd focused his life on.