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Happy Holidays, Aviss!

Dec 13, 2009 21:49

Title: Flaws in Science
Author: A Holiday Ninja
Rating: PG-13ish
Pairing: references to Adam/Pepper
Prompt: aviss mentioned enjoying angst, the Them, and Anathema. I sat down and folded these items together while listening to Snow Patrol/Martha Wainwright's "Set the Fire to the Third Bar", from which the title is taken. I hope this is something like ( Read more... )

fic, rating:pg-13, anathema, adam/pepper, adam, the them, 2009 exchange

Comments 19

sirius_luva December 14 2009, 05:30:17 UTC

I liked this! In fact, it fits my own view of Adam. I've always felt bad that if he and Pepper or anyone did fall in love, he'd never know if they loved him of their own free will or if they loved him because he loved them and he wanted them to love him. I often wondered how he'd deal with it, but I never thought he'd run away.

*wibble* Beautiful.

secret_kracken December 20 2009, 13:16:30 UTC

I'm not really sure he would run away, but it sort of made sense for a young, confused Antichrist to have at least a short period of his life where he ran away. Don't we all wish we could, at some point? And believe it or not, I'd never really thought about how adult!Adam would affect the people closest to him until I started writing this, and then it just seemed like it was right in front of me!

Thank you so awfully much for reading! <3

sirius_luva December 21 2009, 11:57:43 UTC

Yes, it does, and I think you did a wonderful, wonderful job. Thank you so much for writing this. ;)

When I think of adult!Adam I usually thought about him being worried that people only like him - or more - because he wanted them to, as I said, but I didn't think of him running away. But you're right, it does make sense.

aviss December 14 2009, 08:04:34 UTC

Oh my, this was so beautiful and sad. I loved it! Thank you Secret Author! Your writing and the fact that it's told from Anathema's POV, and Adam's stubborness... everything is perfect. and I especially loved that you didn't give it a happy ending, it fits with Adam's character to refuse to go back, but still keep writing. Everything is lovely! Thank so much for this!

secret_kracken December 20 2009, 13:13:50 UTC

*hug!* I'm SO thrilled you enjoyed it! I was very worried about writing something perhaps too angsty. ^__^;; I sort of hated that I was giving it a sad ending, because when it comes right down to it, Adam is one of my favorite characters and I sort of want him to always come out ahead. But at the same time, I also love the idea of him being so powerful he's actually dangerous. And Anathema was just a happy accident; originally the story was from Adam's POV and it was terrible. XD

Merry Christmas, dear. It was an honor to get to write your prompt!

aviss January 6 2010, 11:51:10 UTC

I had to read it again because I couldn't help myself and finally had a bit of time in my hands, and I have to admit I love it even more than the first time. This is so many kinds of lovely, and hits so many of my buttons. I'll make sure to come back to it when your name is revealed, Secret Author, and properly thank you!

edna_blackadder December 14 2009, 16:10:24 UTC

Oh, poor Adam! And poor Pepper, too. This was very well-done. I liked your Anathema very much -- she doesn't get nearly enough love, and your characterization was excellent.

secret_kracken December 20 2009, 13:17:49 UTC

Thank you so, so much! Anathema was not originally the narrator, but after about five hundred words of Adam narrating (badly), suddenly she just appeared! I loved writing from her POV, I've never written her before, and I agree: she doesn't get enough love.

random_nexus December 14 2009, 16:52:04 UTC

Wow. This was well done. I can totally get behind not only Adam's self-awareness, but that he's still YOUNG and it's perhaps a little skewed by his youth, in spite of his 'powers'. That came across, as well as Anathema's cautious dabbling and sincere caring. I like how you've portrayed them, even Pepper at a remove, still. I would love to see another bit, further down the line, that could be something of a happier ending, but I'm just a fluff-aholic like that. ;D

Well done, you.

secret_kracken December 20 2009, 13:21:58 UTC

*blush* Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed. I loved getting to sort of play with Adam's human-boy-ness with this story; it seemed like if I, as a young person just starting out, had wanted occasionally to just run away from my problems and responsibilities, how much more would a young Antichrist? ;) And writing Anathema was really a joy, and something I'll have to try again soon.

And in my head, this doesn't necessarily have a tragic ending; I'm not sure Adam can actually exist without the other three Them, and eventually maybe he'll realize that. <3

lurkerfromoz December 15 2009, 00:46:28 UTC

Oh, how sad! I must admit that I always thought that Adam would never allow himself or the Them to grow up - they'd stay young and having adventures forever. Having read this, I think my version is happier, but yours has a ring of truth about it. This displays Adam's humanity to perfection, but now I want to love this boy in whatever way he required, be whoever he needed, do anything he wanted. Lovely.

secret_kracken December 20 2009, 13:31:07 UTC

Thank you so much! Part of me totally agrees that Adam will "always be a little boy and have fun," and that is most likely what the authors intended, but this idea just grabbed a hold of me and it was really fun to get to poke around in it. I love stories that most showcase Adam's humanity (the book did, after all), and I was really excited to get to explore it some myself.