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Challenge #79 - Mirror

Aug 08, 2006 19:12

Title: Echoed
Prompt: #79 Mirror
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Parvati/Padma
Rating: NC-17
Word count: 247

( It takes Parvati all day to summon her courage, and five minutes to prepare. )

fandom: harry potter, challenge79, author: salmon_pink

Comments 12

dariclone August 8 2006, 23:55:54 UTC

Ohh, this was so cracky and delicious! Thanks for sharing!

salmon_pink August 9 2006, 00:05:42 UTC

And thanks for reading. Twincest is ever so much fun, and when you start screwing with reality, the crack just follows naturally. XD

projectcyborg August 9 2006, 02:24:32 UTC

oh dear lord! this is amazing. I've read a lot of doppelcest, and it's always a treat when someone comes up with a scenario that's original and surprising. totally clear and sharp and creepy and gorgeous.

salmon_pink August 9 2006, 02:42:27 UTC

Yay for appropriate icon usage! ♥ I'm so glad you enjoyed the fic. The mirror challenge was just begging for doppelcest, really. XD

restiva August 9 2006, 02:27:51 UTC

Yummm, the joys of twincest. Good thing this mirror doesn't comment back!

salmon_pink August 9 2006, 02:43:13 UTC

Very true, it might have a few sharp words for Parvati. XD

sheepfairy August 9 2006, 05:27:29 UTC

That was AWESOME, and also one of the most original fics I've read in a long time.

salmon_pink August 9 2006, 17:51:10 UTC

Thanks, so glad you enjoyed it. ♥

amazon_syren August 9 2006, 12:54:23 UTC

Nits: You've got two 'all's in the first sentence.

Question: Why the italics in the last line? (Just me, probably, but it seems over-done).

Personally, I find twincest (or incest in general) intensely creepy (although I could see some people -- Vlad and Lacci from Pratchett's Carpe Jugulum, perhaps -- experimenting with it anyway), But:
I do think it's neat how you used the mirror. I like the way you let her actually see someone else instead of her own reflection.
That was neat. :-)

- TTFN,
- Amazon. :-)

salmon_pink August 9 2006, 17:58:03 UTC

Oooh, thanks for pointing out the 'all' thing. *edits*

The italics in the last line were just a way of drawing emphasis to the idea that Parvati's thought about her twin post-climax (italicized 'knew') and to add to the slightly unsettling tone by emphasising a word that I didn't want to sit right with the reader, a word I wanted to throw them off and question the motivation (italicized 'warmly'). Sorry they seemed inappropriate to you.

I know incest isn't everyone's cup of tea, and I'm very grateful you took a chance on something you might not usually try, and I'm glad you enjoyed the concept of the mirror. Thanks for reading. :)