it was not your fault but mine, and it was your hearts on the line

[singyouhome]

Title: it was not your fault but mine, and it was your hearts on the line
Characters: Chuck/Serena; with Chuck/Blair; Dan/Blair; Serena/Blair; Serena/Nate; Serena/Dan with illusions of Nate/Blair Georgina/Chuck; and Jenny/Nate
Rating/Word Count: pg-13/ 3368
One-Line Excerpt: Chuck use to wonder when he turned soft, how he's lying here, collecting

Comments

[swamp_ariadne]

this was not an easy piece to write, that much could be felt. i think that Chuck and Serena would be the type of persons that would hold on to something that would continue to make them unhappy, holding on to the principle of unhappiness like armor. i think that despite S's selfishness she doesn't deserve to be this unhappy (if only the girl learns to STOP RUNNING) but somehow the fanon trope that it is actually both Chuck and Serena that are the eternal runners in this show seems to trump anything. i can actually see Nate choosing to be happy quicker than S or C can. And loving that D and B end up together, though the past still tries to choke on them. I just love the idea of Blair getting over all her neuroses. and Scout is as smart as both her father and mother.

[singyouhome]

no it wasn't. lol. but i did try really hard to write it in a way that suited the prompt and like i said in my notes, i felt this go somewhere i never even imagined.

i agree with you so much. That they are fighting it, happiness because they can't see it going where they wanted it. Chuck can't have Blair. And Serena can't have Dan (Or later Nate.

anyway i'm so glad you like it, thanks so much for taking the time out to read and review(:

[spentnights]

KELSEY, OMG. this was so terribly beautiful and heartbreaking but wonderful and, gah.

I'm still in love with this piece. I'm so glad you finally got around to posting it! ♥

[singyouhome]

i'm so glad you like it Taylore! (:

i'm also really glad i finished it, not sure how i like it but glad it's done.

thanks for reviewing and reading, love. ♥

[lving_darkness]

i like how my heart broke a couple of times before the end of this.
and i loved the crossing out. it was a great device to use, because it showed how very Chuck like (if that makes any kind of sense) the narrative was.

and god, some of the lines you write kill and kill so well.
When Dan kisses Blair he feels his heart do the strangest thing, break all over again.
sob.
perfect.

[singyouhome]

thank you so so so much. (:

i love crossing out, i feel like it's an amazing tool to use.

i actually have my own favorite line. (really who have a favorite line in their own work?) but i was wondering if maybe it might have been one of your favorites.

How many positives does it take to get to the center of your own unfolding?

Answer: a bathroom counter top, a long neat row.

Plus. Plus. Plus. Plus. Plus. Plus. Plus. Plus. Plus.

(forever really. Past infinity. Past the universe. Past the stars. Past heaven. Past anything you could possibly even grasp, and more.)

thanks for reading & commenting. ♥

[lving_darkness]

omy god no, I always have a favorite line from everything I write and then get deeply offended inside my head when no one mentions it; lols.

and yes, I loved that line too so much, it was perfect.

[singyouhome]

rofl. i'm so glad it's not just me. (:

thank you! thank you! (i'm not fishing for compliments, i swear)

i just really love knowing what lines stuck out to people, it always makes me really happy to know what parts touched someone.

[lint138]

Not exactly the biggest fan of Chuck Bass, but this story hooked me. Wonderful tone and delivery. The starkness of each line delivering a new punch as the story unfolded. I completely love the idea that the most stable relationship is Blair and Dan. (Scout herself, particularly adorable.) Despite that fact that it was kind of in the background, you could feel it through Chuck's eyes. Hope to see more for you.

[singyouhome]

thank you so much!

i really wanted the backround details to be poigant even if they weren't the main focus.

i hope you are able to check out more of my fics as well, and hope you enjoy the ones to come.

♥

[proteus_unbound]

Coming out of my lurking hole to comment :)

This is just really, really amazing. I'm a closet Chuck/Serena fan, so this fic was like, I don't know, my fix or something. I just really wish they didn't have to be so miserable, though.

But anyways: great job! I loved all the italics and strike-throughs, and oof, the part with the row of pregnancy tests really hit me hard.

[singyouhome]

awwee yay! thanks for coming out and joining us(:

thank you thank you thank you.

i love that line, it's one of my personal favorites.