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idontlikegravy

A Mirror Crack'd - Buffy fic 1/1

Dec 04, 2009 22:36

Okay, I have no idea which part of my brain this one came from! It's so not my usual fare - it's very dark, it's 2nd person (which I've never done before, be gentle!) and there's just a slight hint of noncon in there for good measure. If that hasn't put you off utterly, then the fic's below.

Title: A Mirror Crack'd
Author:idontlikegravy
Character(s)/pairings: ( Read more... )

ripper, giles, consci_fan_mo, willow, fic, buffy

Comments 10

daria234 December 5 2009, 00:53:13 UTC

Great one!! A really cool look at this pairing - thanks for posting it.

Like this esp: "They would never know how hard it was for you, to fight her, when deep down all you wanted was for the magic to consume you too so that you could join her."

idontlikegravy December 6 2009, 18:05:34 UTC

Thank you! I was writing way out of my comfort zone with this one, so I'm really pleased it works :)

aeron_lanart December 5 2009, 02:24:12 UTC

Shivers down me spine (creepy ones)!

For this, I think 2nd person suits - it emphasises the difference between Ripper and Giles. I like.

idontlikegravy December 6 2009, 18:09:31 UTC

Thank you. *sighs in relief* I was so nervous about posting this one, you know how far from my comfort zone it is. But I enjoyed writing it (which scares me ever so slightly!). I'm glad you like it. :-)

rustydog December 5 2009, 15:17:39 UTC

Oh, yes, dark, but it *really* works. I have trouble reading 2nd person, but I found I could settle into it well here by imagining Giles and Ripper as different characters, one speaking to the other. (Which I see aeron_lanart did as well -- clearly it was a good technique to use for this fic!)

the blackness that lurks behind her eyes, ever ready to engulf her beautiful irises.

Really effective imagery!

idontlikegravy December 6 2009, 18:11:18 UTC

Thank you so much! I'm really pleased it worked for you. Like you, I have trouble with 2nd person but this fic just demanded to be written in it.

vipersweb December 5 2009, 22:07:52 UTC

nice... I like the darkness and the way you show the two different sides to Giles. Great imagery as well.

idontlikegravy December 6 2009, 18:12:28 UTC

Thank you :-)

I tend to get a bit poetical when I try to write serious, but sometimes it works! Glad you like it.

mad_jaks December 7 2009, 23:19:26 UTC

Second person really does work for this as does the 'poetical' language - yes, I'll admit it, I read the other comments first - because it highlights the darkness of Ripper without the whole thing becoming something coarse and ugly (which I myself would have found hard to read).

idontlikegravy December 18 2009, 20:01:32 UTC

Thank you. It really was so far removed from the usual fluff and nonsense I write that I was genuinely scared about it!

I would have found it hard to read if it were coarse or ugly too, which I think was why I wrote it this way - my brain has an automatic watershed filter but I sometimes feel the need to write these things so I have to find ways around it!