Comments | gehayi: Evening Queerditch Pub Ficlets

gehayi

Evening Queerditch Pub Ficlets

Feb 12, 2006 22:38

Still with the crossovers. The second one is not what I would call gen; the first one definitely is.

( Susan Pevensie and Luna--Remembering Narnia--881 words )

queerditch pub ficlets, house of black

Comments 11

thistlerose February 13 2006, 04:04:36 UTC

Yeah, I can see Bella and Spike digging each other. Love those comments about his accent. *snort*

gehayi February 13 2006, 04:57:59 UTC

Thanks. I never wrote a vampire make-out session before, so I didn't know if it was any good or not.

ranchangrnl February 13 2006, 04:36:06 UTC

The first story was a beautiful blending of worlds. Of Narnia, and Harry Potter, and the real world. I love the geneology and the family history and the magic and Luna looking for Narnia and Aslan.

And the novel written by "Uncle Clive" was just the perfect finishing touch.

gehayi February 13 2006, 04:59:35 UTC

The Luna story was tons of fun to write. I'm so glad that you liked it.

And I definitely need a Narnia icon.

honorh February 13 2006, 06:37:23 UTC

I loved both crossovers, especially the first. As you might have garnered, I have a soft spot for Susan. It's so terribly easy to let go of the things that matter most. But I like thinking of her as Luna's grandmother, still with a connection to things that are magical; and I love the ending.

And Bellatrix/Spike *works* in a way that's perfectly unholy.

gehayi February 13 2006, 13:23:37 UTC

Susan's fate always bothered me. It never seemed quite fair that she didn't get a second chance; after all, Edmund and Eustace each got one after they screwed up.

I wanted her to be Luna's mother, but the timeline wouldn't fit--not with her being twelve or thirteen when the Blitz started. And since it was because of the Blitz that she and her siblings were staying with Professor Kirke in the first place, well...I had to put the relationship up a generational notch.

And I'm very, very glad that you feel that Bellatrix/Spike works. (I was having visions of horrible Sueosity.)

honorh February 13 2006, 23:52:23 UTC

Well, the way I see it, Susan *did* have a second chance; after all, she was still alive at the end. The books, I think, reflect that it's often easier to redeem the spectacular sinner. The one who drifts away is much harder to catch. Lewis said in a letter that he believed Susan would eventually find her way back to Narnia, and I'm happy to believe that as well.

underlucius February 13 2006, 13:11:42 UTC

The first one made me cry.

And yes. Bella/Spike works doens't it? Hee hee. And yes, that accent is terrible, Spike!

gehayi February 13 2006, 13:30:17 UTC

Awww. Thank you.

I suspect that no one who grew up speaking in an educated fashion could ever wholly alter his style or accent by speaking broad Cockney.

There may be a bit of Bella/Sirius subtext in the story as well. I think that Spike's workman's clothes, short hair and phony accent reminded Bellatrix of a certain cousin of hers who had rejected all things pureblood.

cygna_hime February 13 2006, 13:37:30 UTC

I really love the first one. It's so happy and sad at the same time, and the prose flows right along with the story. I like Susan having a second chance.

gehayi February 13 2006, 14:29:57 UTC

Thank you. I like Susan getting a second chance as well. And somehow, I think Luna will see her grandmother again. (But that's another story.)