Comments | ever_obsessed: fic: better than nothing (feeling good, lynn)

ever_obsessed

fic: better than nothing (feeling good, lynn)

Aug 01, 2008 09:42

Title: Better Than Nothing
Rating: R (language, disturbing imagery)
Characters: Lynn, Lester family, Echolls family
Fandoms: VM-centric, with a side TLW
Disclaimer: I don’t own the basics you recognize
Timeline: Pre-Feeling Good
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veronica mars: feeling good, fanfiction: the l word, fanfiction: veronica mars, fic: oneshot

Comments 12

tsfsydpipjordan August 3 2008, 04:55:45 UTC

Wow! I don't read very many stories that are character based. I usually don't read stories about the parents. However this story drew me in. It really made me understand why Logan was willing to put up with so much from Veronica and why he was so willing to change to be with her. My only critique is that I am not sure if I am supposed to know who Shane McCutcheon is or not. Are Shane, Rebecca, etc. from another series? Other than that, I loved it. Wonderful job!

ever_obsessed August 3 2008, 13:56:36 UTC

Thanks so much.

However this story drew me in. It really made me understand why Logan was willing to put up with so much from Veronica and why he was so willing to change to be with her.
This makes me a happy bunny since I wanted that to come across. So much of how Logan interacts with everyone around him (everything from his loyalty to Dick to his tendency to sometimes push and attack to get a reaction to how he'll always cling too desperately to Veronica even when it hurts him) can be traced straight back to what he's experienced in his life and as ugly as some of his reactions to tragic things have been, they all fit how he's been raised which is a pretty amazing feat since I don't see that kind of follow-through very often when it comes to the personality effects of this kind of abuse. So as much as he frustrates me, I'm still fascinated.

Because it all fits, you know?

Are Shane, Rebecca, etc. from another series?Shane is, indeed, from The L Word, a so-called lesbian drama on Showtime (suffice it to say, it is less than ( ... )

dingoaction March 9 2009, 16:53:16 UTC

I read this a long time ago (came for the heroes fic, found out you were genius when i saw this crossover), and I loved it then, and I love it now. Just this slow painful slide into Lynn's crappy ending, and how overwhelmed she felt, and it's fantastic (in the way that clearly indicates i need therapy). And to top it all off, there's Shane! and possibly bonus Alice and Dana! I'm not sure if you're still playing in this 'verse or not, but you totally should.

dingoaction March 9 2009, 16:54:34 UTC

ok, that wasn't actually supposed to end up threaded, sorry.

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serenitysea August 3 2008, 05:08:40 UTC

Wow. What an incredible character study in Lynn Lester/Echolls and Logan. You crafted this beautifully, right down to the style (with parenthesis and dashes) and word choices and just... everything.

This is really, really magnificent.

ever_obsessed August 3 2008, 17:23:45 UTC

As someone who's always unnerved by her own writing quirks, thanks so much, *g*

invida August 3 2008, 14:44:30 UTC

Very interesting background story for Lynn and very nicely written. Thanks for sharing.

ever_obsessed August 3 2008, 17:34:17 UTC

Thanks.

I always thought Logan had a point about the Chardonnay and sleeping pills, so trying to flesh out why she made the last choice she did was interesting.

A bit depressing, but interesting.

tigersroar August 5 2008, 12:18:43 UTC

wow. that was incredible.
i loved Lynn's whole back story. and may i say that Aaron is such a bastard.
i really liked the part about Logan creating his own family; and in the series, i could see Lynn liking his friends.
This was brilliant, especially for a story centered around a background character.
Congrats! I really dug this.

ever_obsessed August 6 2008, 02:23:42 UTC

Thanks.

I liked the whole awkwardness between Keith and Lynn in S1 so I love imagining how the adults got along around the Core Four before the murder, *g*

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ever_obsessed April 14 2009, 19:31:20 UTC

I think what amazes me about Shane's backstory is that I actually can buy it and I think that says a lot. Because it's so clear Ilene just kept throwing stuff out there to make Shane OMGSHOCKING and yet Kate always nailed it when this stuff was even hinted at because she reacted the way a person who had survived all of that would react, everything from how she uses eye contact to her body language and I just brought it, you know? The good thing is, since Ilene never actually used anything and just let Shane sit on the back shelf except for when she pulled her out for a quick plot point, I can really rely on what Kate gave me ( ... )