golden hero; a pacific rim fic.

[i_sing_anyway]

golden hero, a mako/raleigh (pacific rim) fic.
{written for meredith, who wanted to see the relationship from mako's perspective}
at fifteen she pinned pictures of him to her wall, glossy pages ripped from a magazine. (2,188 words)

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[last_archangel]

YOU ARE TRYING TO KILL ME, WOMAN.

(in the best possible way.)

(this was perfect.)

(i don't know why i'm whispering.)

[darkfrog24]

This is what I'm going to call a "fandom reward 'fic." It's peppered with the sorts of things that might not fly for mainstream readers but are going set off bells on Tumblr: PJO is pretty hot right now, and the references to Apollo, Achilles and a golden boy are going to flip a few switches, and that's not the only time you do this. You have written for your audience and I suspect they're going to go wild.

That being said, it seems a little too densely packed with rewards. We like mythology references. We like the idea that people can have psychic connections. We like the idea of humanity super-adapting in response to some magical event. We like love at first sight. We like the idea of soul mates. A lot of this adds up to too good to be true. It isn't enough for Mako to love Raleigh, she has to have always loved Raleigh. In fact, the moment of hesitation that Mako feels when she sees him lined and cautious is probably my favorite because it cuts through the sweetness a little bit. I wish it had lasted longer

[ncb1]

I love this. And it did tick all the boxes but I still like it! A good, fun romp.

[totallybalanced]

MORE PLEASE

[professor_spork]

The scientists studying the Kaiju theorized that humanity was changing in small, subtle ways from prolonged exposure to the creatures; Kaiju Blue in the water, the air, reshaping the synapses in the brain, making some slightly psychic. But many laughed at the idea of neural connections outside of the Drift, argued that the best pilots already had deep and emotional bonds, that complete strangers did not make for good co-pilots. You were as likely to find your soulmate in a single glance as you were to find someone you were perfectly drift compatible with.
At twenty-one, Mako Mori found both.

CRYING ABOUT IT

“That you looked up to me. Thought I was something special.”
The tablet clicked softly against the bedside table as she set it down. “You are. Always have been.”

my heeeeeeeeart

He had been intimidated by her focus and drive, constantly changing his opinions when he discovered they conflicted with hers.

this sentence is the slickest fucking shit you sly dog. sry giancarlo

She knew she didn’t have much of a frame of reference

[zombres]

i think this might actually, literally, be the sweetest thing a human could ever say to another human
^^^^ YES, THAT. which is why i totally hear mako and raleigh saying that to each other ON THE DAILY.

ugh ugh ugh ugh THESE TWO GIVE ME TOO MUCH FUCKING GODDAMNED FEELS, LEAH. EVERYFUCKINGBODY IN THIS UNIVERSE GIVES ME TOO MANY FUCKING GODDAMNED FEELS. *claws entire face off*