"B E L I E V E" [[ A Tarrant/Alice X-MAS Fanmix | Fanfic ♥ ]]

[ladybastet92]

For aiw_advent :

A combination of fanmix and fanfic! The fanmix is a kind of soundtrack to the fanfic (which is more like a mini-fanfic, honestly), which can be downloaded at the bottom of the page.

I apoligize ahead of time for the sappyness/clicheness of this work xD But it's Christmastime -- perfect time for cliches! I also apoligize for any spelling and/

Comments

[manniness]

This was fantastic!! I adore how Tarrant uses his Madness "to his advantage" sometimes! (And that Alice calls him on it.)

I also found Tarrant's struggle a very real one -- my own hubby was positively phobic that I would up and leave, go back to the States and my family, for a Very Long Time.

And the third thing that warmed my heart was Alice's introspection that Tarrant is the only person who makes her feel young at heart (a child) and as fully herself (a grown woman) as she can be. That is so true of Love.

This was darling! Thank you so much. I think you've made me a bit less of a Grinch today. (^__~)

[ladybastet92]

Aw, thank you so much! It means a lot coming from a great writer like you :)

Yeah, I was kinda worried that people would be like "Oh, just Tarrant being mad as Alice leaves, nothing original", but I think being irrationally paranoid is something even the most sane of humans get sometimes. I tend to think of horrible things happening when my family is half and hour past their ETA...

Again, thank you so much for your comment! Did I make your heart grow to it's not-to-small size? xD

[manniness]

Aw, thanks, honey, for such praise!

And there is no reason to fear that someone will whine about your advent fic being cliched or whatever. My hubby still had minor panic attacks whenever I had a really bad day even after we were married. (Now, after 4+ years together, I think he's confident that I won't leave him because I had a bad day and some random Japanese person PO'd me.) And, goodness, my hubby even apologized to my mother (back when he was my fiance) for "keeping me away" from my family. In short, I think this issue is something that anyone who's in an "international" relationship (with family loyalties divided between two countries) has to deal with. And that's on top of all our other neuroses, yes? Like "What if he meets someone prettier/smarter/funnier/kinder/more exciting than me?" which, hey, we ALL deal with. (^__~)

[niphuria]

I enjoyed this so much! So, Tarrant has moments of "convenient madness" and Alice uses her "special touching." That's so normal and human! :)

But how she always keeps her promises to him and how she came back at just the right moment was lovely.

Them playing like children to make new memories is perhaps my favourite part of this. Thank you for sharing!

[ladybastet92]

Thank you sooooo much! ♥

[yappichick]

This is epic! I love seeing Tarrant's struggle with "Will Alice return or not?" really well--it was real, raw and very much in character. And Alice's gift of snow? So perfectly Alice!

Super clever idea of combining the idea of a fanmix with a fic! Kudos to you for your awesomeness! :D :D

[ladybastet92]

Aw, thank you! ♥ I'm glad you liked it! :3

[just_a_dram]

There were several things I really liked about this. First, the idea that Tarrant could be a bit manipulative: using his madness to his advantage. I think this is a quite reasonable development actually. We all use our afflictions to our advantage sometimes, I think. Very good bit of realism there.

The note about how he had given in to quiet despair as opposed to rage, madness, smashing things up...that was rather significant as well, I think. That seems like a worse development and really shows how far he has sunk.

I really loved Alice's musings on how he both makes her feel childlike and also like a woman. It seems like this is just the sort of thing Alice would feel in a relationship with the Hatter.

Well done, my dear!

[ladybastet92]

Thank you so, so much for your comments! ♥