ficlet: killing time

[frausorge]

This is my entry for the popsoundboard Anti-Valentine Challenge. Kevin/JC, mature audiences. Also available on AO3.

Comments

[clarkward]

LOVE IT! Oh Kevin, never quite getting the play he wants.

[frausorge]

Thank you so much, bella! This is the trouble with an idealistic heart, no?

[withdiamonds]

What an awesome JC. Oh, Kevin. You and your words amaze me.

[frausorge]

Thank you, Donna! It makes me very happy that the characterizations worked for you. And the words. ♥ ♥

At some point I'm going to have to tear myself away from staring at your icon.

[geneli4]

i see now that it this was written for an anti-valentine challenge, which i totally didn't notice when i read it on ao3. doh! ♥

[frausorge]

It was, but the only rule of the challenge was that one character had to hate Valentine's Day. So there were a lot of ways the stories could go from there. And I'm really intrigued by the idea that what I wrote allows for a different reading - or even several different readings - beyond the idea I started with. I know I personally have a tendency to get hung up on permanence, so I liked getting the perspective of celebrating the short-term, the one-off - it feels very refreshing and joyful. ♥

[geneli4]

yay for refreshing and joyful! \o/

[brandywine28]

There isn't nearly enough Kevin/JC in the world, if you ask me. :)

I thought this was fantastic; it takes a great writer to break your heart in under 800 words.

[frausorge]

This was my first attempt at writing them together, but I got pretty fascinated by how they could work together! Thank you so much for the kind words. It's terrific to hear that a short piece like this worked like that for you. So thank you!

[eponymous]

Aww, Kevin. The romantic who hates Valentine's Day because all the romance is gone, and then he ends up alone anyway. You couldn't stay and snuggle a while, JC?

I like that this is an anti-Valentine's Day story that ends up justifying the anti-ness in the first place.

[frausorge]

Thank you very much! Yeah, when the challenge was posted I spent quite a while trying to figure out what to write that wouldn't simply land in a happy ending. It ended up even a bit darker than I intended, I think, but I'm very glad it worked for you.