fic, Lost: Miracle Drug (Desmond/Charlie), R, for philosophy_20

[janie_tangerine]

I swear I'm done writing entries for today, really.

Title: Miracle Drug
Characters/Pairing: Desmond/Charlie aka smack to the future?
Rating: R
Disclaimer: So not mine. The end of S3 wouldn't have been the end of S3 if they were.
Word count: 3601
Spoilers: Up to Flashes Before Your Eyes. Set more or less around Par Avion time.
Summary: If he only

Comments

[falafel_musings]

YAY!! You wrote my OTP!! I'm sorry I didn't get around to betaing this, but honestly I was only picking over little fiddly errors. All I wanted to do was gush over this fic and it is better to save gushing for your LJ comments

[janie_tangerine]

Oh don't worry, knowing you were liking it was more than enough! And gushing over fic is the best thing ever so I'm mighty glad you gushed on this one!

Uhm, now I'm kind of blushing. Yeah, I finally did and it was about time! I mean, I spend three months brainstorming and then it comes alone. Oh well, not complaining here.

It's great to hear you liked the structure and the style, I was hoping for it to work. Oh, and of course that the Charlie part sounded Charlie-ish, while at this point Desmond's brooding and me are good old friends Charlie is one I still have to get a firm hand on. I was hoping for them to do their job before the slash and it's great to hear they did!

I'll admit the Monty Python was a... let's say that I was echoing the Dean brothers there but I can't get the image of Charlie and Liam watching Python together out of my head. Life of Brian is a genius thing. I love MP too much for my own good. Oh, and great to know that the sex was good! Making your own kind of music while doing sex is always the best way to go. *

[falafel_musings]

I think you write Charlie better than you think you do *winks reassuringly* And you certainly have a great handle on Desmond. Since pace mentioned it I will also say that I loved the bit about Desmond dividing time into 108 minutes. Poor guy. I guess he would do that.

I was so thinking of the Dean brothers too! I do think that junkie!brothers relationship was another Stephen King steal by the Lost writers.

I'm quite keen to get the Boone fic written up neatly now, but I've promised myself I'll get through some other work first. But I know you're gonna love the Boone zen and I'm also finding this fic a great way to vent frustrations about Lost deaths in general.

[janie_tangerine]

Well, means I'll try to get in my thick head the idea that I'm better with him that it seems to me ;) it's probably because he's much wittier than me, even if he's actually the one that on paper I should grasp sooner, seeing my pattern with characters.

I don't know what's with me, Desmond and the 108 minutes. It's probably my personal Desmond canon but it seems like something he'd do.

I do think that junkie!brothers relationship was another Stephen King steal by the Lost writers.

Exactly. The Charlie/Liam was a total Eddie/Henry parallel, not taking into account that Charlie and Eddie were addicted because of their brothers in the first place. With me particularly working since neither Henry nor Liam score many points with me.

Great to hear, I'll definitely be waiting! Oh, he is zen. Hell, I (sort of) got (somewhat) over his death writing him, I guess he has some sort of venting death power. You've got to love him.

[janie_tangerine]

Thank you so much! The Charlie/button parallel was something bugging me since some time.. it was like he was given two heroic tasks to perform but while with the first he more or less did it without really being aware, in the second he was aware and didn't make it. Which is tragic, indeed. *sighs* thanks so much again, I'm really glad you liked it!

[janie_tangerine]

OMG you flatter me waaay too much. Really. I'm overwhelmed! ♥

I've got a ridiculous love for this pairing and I had been meaning to write for months, then it didn't go exactly as I planned to but it's just so good to hear it worked, and from you especially! ;) and damn, Charlie/Des is a relief compared to Mohinder/Sylar! I like Heroes even if I've never had a great impulse to write it, but I get the dynamic. Charlie/Des angst is nothing in comparison!

I love the idea of Desmond thinking of time in sets of 108 minutes: after all that time in the hatch, pushing that button, of course he would. That's such a cool concept and it had never occured to me at all.Well, this is probably only the proof that I think about Desmond way too much for my own mental sanity ;) I planned to actually write an entire thing based on his fucked up time conception, then Sayid stole that prompt and I never got through with it but it's definitely good to hear that the idea works. Meh, every time I think about Desmond in the hatch I start to get massive

[bachlava]

I'll admit that I've never been one for this pairing, but you've made it come together really well here. And I've got a serious case of missing Charlie right now, too... excellent work. (Too tired for coherent specifics; sorry!;)

[janie_tangerine]

Tiredness is never good! I personally am fond of the pairing even if I'd pair Desmond with two other people first.. ;), so it's great to hear I made it work! Thank you so much, really glad you liked it! ♥

[elliotsmelliot]

I am going to have to stop starting my reviews asking where you come up with this stuff. You are one of the most diverse writers out there, brave enough to handle any pairing, any character with grace and dignity. This is me with my mouth hanging open.

I like when an author deals with all the baggage that comes with these two. You handled this well by drawing out the addiction parallels. Together they're needy and not necessarily healthy, but also beloved. Given the flashes, I can't see them being anything else but I am happy they find some relief in each other and a chance to feel alive and loved.

It never is like that first time. Neither of them have clear memories of it, truth to be told. The ones they have are not much good either and so they never think about the first time. The second, the third, the sixth, whichever, but not the first. I really liked this passage. It felt very real. I also enjoyed the attention paid to how the flashes affected each of them. And like you the 108 blocks of time thing is in my personal canon for

[janie_tangerine]

*blushes* You flatter me way too much. I think I like to branch out because both of the times I've been at a total writing halt it was because I had been writing the same pairings over and over until they exhausted me, so a fandom with so many possibilities/characters/etc is a blessing for inspiration. Though I rarely have an idea of where half of my stuff comes from. And you've probably said me one of the nicest things about my writing that I've ever been told there ;)

What you said in the second part was exactly what I was trying to do here, so I'm uttermost glad that it worked for you! They aren't really healthy people, but alas, I guess the only healthy persons there are Rose and Bernard.

Yay for having the same Desmond canon about the 108 minutes! That was going to be my time prompt. Then Sayid stole it as I think he stole at least three more prompts. Oh well, maybe one day I'll get to fic it.

Thank you so much really, I'm so glad you liked it! ♥