Fic: Right On The Edge (Part 2)

[lar_laughs]

Title: Right On The Edge (Part 2)
Prompt: Princess of China lyrics:
Once upon a time we're burning bright
That all we ever seemed to do is fight
Once upon a time on the same side
In the same game, now why'd you have to go
Have to go and throw it all in my flame
Word Count: 852
Rating: PG
Original/Fandom: Hawkeye comic!verse
Pairings (if any): none

Comments

[hufflepuffsneak]

This is a really good portrayal of people trying to be friends after a divorce, and I really like the emotions you bring here. Not your standard fanfic!

Also, I'm wondering: for you, what is the most importance part of Kate's characters? Whenever I try to write her, I feel like I'm doing it wrong.

[lar_laughs]

This made me LAUGH OUT LOUD. I was reading Kieron Gillen's tumblr last night and he writes about how he also has a hard time pinning down Kate and writing her in Young Avengers. Since no one else has ever used her as a POV, he thinks that no one else knows either. *grins

[hufflepuffsneak]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who has trouble with her. And she is so interesting, so I do want to write her, you know? :)

[lar_laughs]

I think the key is to find one aspect of the character that you connect with. The rest falls into place. One of the reasons that I write a lot of my stories from Clint's POV is because I feel as if I connect more with him than I do with Natasha.

What is the thing that interests you the most? Is that the thing that connects you? Or could connect you?

[alphaflyer]

Loved the dance of pain and inarticulate emotions in this piece. For some reason, both parts played out visually for me like the Aja comics -- lines, pastel colours, drawn more though empty than filled space. Lovely.

I admit to being baffled by Kate as a character though. She doesn't sing to me. At all. Much as I find Clint's relationship with her interesting, I'm basically turned off by having a second "Hawkeye" around (I mean, what's that all about?? Marvel run out of names that they couldn't give her a different one when he resurfaced? She is not Hawkeye ...) and I just can't get past the feeling that she's a marketing creation to attract a different demographic into the comics. So -- appreciations for the Fraction series as a whole (I own most of them now), not much attachment to Kate as a character.

[lar_laughs]

I'm super excited to get more into Young Avengers so that I can see more of Kate's history and how it twines with the others. Reading it in the Wiki just isn't as fun! I sort of love that Kate is a combination of so many of the superheroes. Her costume takes a bit from like four others. Her name isn't really her own. I think she's a character on the cusp of finding herself. One of these days, a writer is going to take her in hand and she's going to find an identity that is all her own. Until then, I'm going to play around with her some more and see if I can't use her for my own devices! :)

[rubygirl29]

I adore the Matt Fraction Hawkeye. It's funny how much his Clint and my head cannon converge. I think you've got this down perfectly!

[lar_laughs]

Thank you so much! I love how Fraction's Clint jumps out of each panel! Even when the character's lines are blurred, I can read so much into him that he's distinct! They've done a great job with this comic so far!

[cybermathwitch]

Nice! :D

(I want to give good cheering and feedback but work sucked out all my words and made soup out of them.)