Nuke Big Bang 2010 fic: And Then There Were Three. Pt. 8

[la_fours]

Title: And then there were three
Author: la_fours 
Artist:dirklover23 
Rating: R
Disclaimer: I own nothing, but my words and the order in which I put them. Don't sue, cause I don't want to give you my cat.
Characters/Pairings: Luke/Noah, Luke/Reid
Word Count: 21 500 for all 8 parts
Warnings: Angst, Adultery, Alison (she's not really a warning, I just like alliteration)

Comments

[indigo_5]

Oh bb, it turned out so wonderful! Just like I knew it would. The confrontation outside Reid 's apartment had my heart in my throat, and Noah's reaction just made me ache. Lovely and angsty and yay! So glad you wrote this. ♥

[la_fours]

Thank you so much Rachel. Thank you for helping me figure shit out and encouraging me and inspiring me to write. It was hard, but I'm glad I did it.

And if my angst got to you (one of fave writers), I feel like I did my job.

Love you.

[brighton_girl]

I think this is really such a good story. There were tons of moments when I thought I wasn't going to like it much, but really you turned it around. And this is how I see Noah, as someone who can forgive. I like that Luke knew he needed to get his shit together before he could be with Noah. And though I didn't like the things Reid did, I'm glad he wanted to be friends with Noah and it seemed okay that he did. That's a huge feat there!

Nice job.

[la_fours]

Thank you so much! Especially for sticking with it when things got ugly, I really appreciate that so much.
For some reason I like writing messed up people in messed up situations. So glad you enjoyed it!

[jackie_oh]

These two lines But this time they were falling for the truest, most honest versions of themselves. Where they once fell in love as boys, they were now doing it again as men, and it was the most satisfying feeling of their lives. are perhaps the truest and most sincere statements ever. So so so so perfect, BB.

[la_fours]

Thanks Jackie! I'm really glad that part resonated with you.
I feel like even though the show has done the boys such a disservice I tried to give them the reunion they deserved.

[sweetiejelly]

Tonya!! Now this is a triangle! :D I really love especially that there was the Noah/Reid friendship angle to it. I really liked that on the show before they made them mortal enemies. :P But anyway, this sequence of events seems so much more plausible than what's going on right now in canon.

I love love Ali's friendship with Noah here, how fiercely protective and loyal she is. (Likely, I love how fiercely protective Katie is of Reid too. That rings so true to the show.)

I love the humor here and the reality. I love the guilt and the hurt and the making better of all of this here. (Well, not all better for Reid, but you know what I mean.) This is really good. Thanks for sharing. :) ♥

p.s. Ditto to Jackie's quote. That really stood out to me too. Love those lines.

[la_fours]

Aww Ronnie, thank you for the amazing feedback!

I was actually really stoked at first for the idea of a triangle (well not with Brian of course), but the way TPTB dropped the ball on having three side, kind of inspired this.

I have always loved Ali, cause to me she was a well meaning fuck up, and so it was to get to use her as Noah's sounding board and protector.

I knew there were going to be a lot of AUs and I wanted to keep mine as plausible as possible. Glad you found it to be realistic.

♥

[carolinablu85]

Since it's me and it's you, I know I can say this and you'll understand: I LOVE how angsty and tortured you made Noah! I loved reading it! It wasn't just melodramatic 'poor me, he doesn't love me' angst. It was real. It felt real. I loved Noah's heartbreak in the best/worst way. And I loved Ali totally turning her bitch-powers on and directing them at Luke. Who, honestly, did deserve it here.
And the fact that Luke and Reid could do what they did, and I still wanted them to work things out with Noah? I still wanted Reid to be his friend and Luke to get back together with him? That says a lot about how you wrote it. With lesser writers I might have said 'Screw it, turn Chris gay and give him to Noah!' ...or something along those lines.
So. Awesome job, T-Bone! We'll have to talk about these stories on our morning talk show sometime...

[la_fours]

Only for you will I deviate from my routine and use a non-nuke icon :P

Thank you, thank you, thank you Elbed. You don't even know how much your feedback means to me.

I know this isn't the easiest story for a Noah lover to get through, but I really wanted to share it. Though people made big mistakes I didn't want anyone to be the "bad guy" or do things out of malice. I am so glad that came across.

6am in Boston. You bring the fan signs, and I'll bring the mugs and stools!