Ficlet: Glass Slippers

[flash_indie]

For: toxickk924
Prompt: brendon/ryan, ryan/keltie. keltie-centric, possibly.
unrequited love, competing against someone with whom i can never compare, with a history i will never discover.

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Comments

[gingerrstar]

and uh, I'd just like to force it out there that i am almost--almost crying. welling up with some twist of my gut, beautiful and insistent.

“There is,” he says, “I’m just not yours.”
because, you don't even know. Ryan, Ryan would--something like this.

“Yeah,” Ryan says. “And I’m not Prince Charming either.”
“You were.”
“No,” he says, “I’m Prince Almost-Charming. I’m Prince Not-Quite.”
“Prince Maybe,”
and this killed me, somewhere low it feels wet and melancholy inside. can't deal with the truth in this, these, now.

[flash_indie]

thank you so much. *hugs*

[mandy_croyance]

I could picture this so vividly in my mind. Your voice for Keltie just felt so right for me, somehow. So accurate. You do that, you know, just make a character effortlessly real. So she's real but she's not Cinderella and he's not Prince Charming (not for her). He's Price Might-Have-Been, which is the worst of the lot when you think about it. The closest she's ever got.

(To what, indeed.)

I still maintain that you have to write novels for me to clutter up my shelves, for me to dog ear and break their spines from such frequent use, for me to tape back together and force into the hands of all of my friends every time they leave my apartment. You really should.

[flash_indie]

'allo, you! I haven't heard from you in a bit. *woe*.

Thank you so much. I always love your comments. I get the warm and fuzzies. I'm actually turning 'Grace' into a novel at the moment. I'm re-writing a lot of it. Trying to make it, y'know better and I've done quite a bit with the first few chapters that makes me feel a lot more pleased with it. I don't know what I'm going to do when I finish it.

[mandy_croyance]

It's been too long! We should let ourselves fall this far out of touch!

I'm excited to hear that you're turning Grace into a novel. It deserves to be one. I recommend it to even my friends who aren't in bandom because it's just such high caliber work. I hope you let me read the new and improved version when you're through!

[flash_indie]

It has been too long! I'll try and jump on AIM tomorrow morning before work. 8am here is what time over there? I don't know.

I'll have to send you 'Grace' when I finish version 2.0. It's better! (I hope). I don't know.

And hey! Do you want a birthday present? You keep coming up on my birthday's list and you know I'd be more than happy to write you something. Seriously. ^^ *hugs*

[melzadreamer]

OK.. I've never liked any girls in my slash. Like, non. I don't like even thinking about Keltie or want her to enter my little 'ryden haven' I've created for myself, even to the point where in the back of my mind she doesn't exist, and Ryan and Brendon are constantly fucking each other. (immature, yes) BUT. I saw it was by you and I gave it a go. I have to say. You're really good at this. I love that it felt so real, that I felt for her, It was so well written, well spoken if you will.

I just, think you should definitely win some sort of award or something..lol

too perfect..

!mel

[flash_indie]

*blushblushblush* Thank you so much. ^^

I've always had mixed-feelings about girls in slash. It has to be a writer I trust to get me to read it, y'know? It's so easy to make them 2-dimensional and I really, really hate that. So thanks for even giving this a chance! I'm glad you enjoyed it. ^^

[flash_indie]

Thank you so much. I'm glad you enjoyed it. ^^

[stolen_manners]

First you put up that lovely Pinocchio-like piece - I fail for not commenting on it - and now this Cinderella-parallel thing, and you slay me, Sophie, slay me with your sharp words and skill. And you just do the whole fairytalewhateverthing justice, so well and fair and wonderful. (Because really - there's a fine line between enchanted, lovely fairytale-like writing and mocking, and lame).

"She swipes angrily at her eyes, and thinks that this, this is stupid, sitting alone in her car in Ryan’s driveway and she hits her hands against the steering wheel, bangs her head against the rest. There’s a tap against the window and Keltie thinks she could cry, could for real - not just wayward tears, first hints of rain, but full on hysteria, a broken dam.

Ryan waves awkwardly; he’s half-naked, tired and flustered and he shivers at the breeze. Keltie winds down the window and silence crawls through between them.This was my favorite part. And your Keltie was lovely, just like the real Keltie is probably lovely as well. And gangly, awkward Ryan

[flash_indie]

I've always had a bit of a thing for fairytales. I don't even know, just, I like my happily ever afters and my princesses and singing animals. Good ol' disney.

Thank you, you're comments are always too lovely. I'm glad you enjoyed this and hey, glad you enjoyed the Pinocchio-one too. ^^ *loves*