Wilby fic: Jimmy, by kuonji (PG-13)

[kuonji14]

I suggest reading "Points In Common" first. :)

Title: Jimmy
Series:  Points In Common
Author: kuonji
Fandom: Wilby Wonderful
Characters: Buddy French, Duck MacDonald, Carol French, Dan Jarvis
Pairings: Carol/Buddy, Duck/Dan
Category: character study, friendship, family
Rating: PG-13
Words: ~5810
Summary: Buddy... thought about it sometimes.

A/N: This is the

Comments

[exbex]

Once again the friendship of Duck and Buddy is just brilliantly executed <3

[kuonji14]

Thank you! It makes my heart warm to write them. :)

And thanks again for the rec!

[bluebrocade]

Another lovely entry in this 'verse.

[kuonji14]

Thank you very much for reading. :)

[hazelwho]

Lovely, as always! You do such wonderful things with Buddy and Duck's friendship. I love Buddy's insight about Duck here:

How did Duck do that? Just put his feelings aside and slip into whatever someone needed him to be?

That's Duck to a T. Of course, Duck has Buddy's number too - French Moments - haha!

[kuonji14]

I think they've both gotten to know each other pretty well by now, and for various reasons they don't have to be super-competitive the way a lot of men are. :)

Thanks so much for reading!

[akite]

Awwww...that was wonderful. I think little Jimmy is going to grow up just fine.

[kuonji14]

I picture Carol and Duck as being the ones who put the lid on the spoiling. In any case, I agree that Jimmy will have a fine upbringing. ;)

Thanks!

[demon_bride_]

Another wonderful piece :) (I was sad to read that this is going to be the last side story)
As always a great insight. I loved Buddy's thoughts about Duck and about what Dan sees in him and what Duck sees in Buddy and so on. It was so true and I think you managed to catch Buddy's less flattering qualities and his sometimes uncharitable thoughts without risking to expose him to dislike of the reader. Because he has that side to him and I like that he knows how Duck balances him in that way.
Most of all, I was really enamored by your quiet and perceptive Duck when Buddy finally manages to ask him. This is the same Duck we see in the movie when Carol has her little breakdown and I don't think it's quite so easy to capture this quiet intensity he has. But you managed to lay another Wilby moment out for us. Thanks :)

[kuonji14]

managed to catch Buddy's less flattering qualities and his sometimes uncharitable thoughts without risking to expose him to dislike of the reader
Ohhh, I like that observation a lot. Yeah, I wanted to end with Buddy's pov to balance out his character. In PiC, Duck's pov makes it seem like Buddy is just this awesome guy who's always on his side, which is true, but just like Duck has all these insecurities and such that the other characters don't know about, Buddy does too. I also think that Buddy is rather harder on himself than he needs to be, and he is underestimating what he brings to his friendship with Duck. :)

I'm a little worried about how, after all the side stories, Duck might be given this sort of 'saint' status, but I think he already had his say in the main story; I didn't want to pull him back again. The series is about Duck and Buddy anyway, so I thought it'd be best to end with Buddy.

Thanks so much for reading and commenting! :)

[demon_bride_]

Yeah, I think that's what struck me most about your series. The very compatibility of Buddy and Duck. They balance each other. I can see him underestimating his own part in this friendship... but I think they are very alike in this, too. I don't think Duck is aware of his own worth in this friendship as well... or he would never go as far as to presume too much.

Hehe. It is obvious that you love Duck very much ;) But as you said, he had his say in the main story. And Buddy's evaluation of him had to be that bit more flattering :)