Fic: 'abridgement' by Quinara [Dawn gen; PG-13]

Dec 05, 2012 23:22

I finished it! Mega thanks to eilowyn for her bannertastic banner, and to our lovely host.


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challenge: mini bang, medium: fic, fandom: btvs, !completed fanwork, medium: art, rating: teen

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waddiwasiwitch December 16 2012, 12:25:10 UTC
This was heart breaking, devastating. Your Dawn voice was perfect. Wow. Sorry this response feels inadequate.

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quinara December 18 2012, 12:56:15 UTC
No response is inadequate! Thanks very much - especially about Dawn's voice. First person is always risky.

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thismaz December 26 2012, 13:38:19 UTC
I think the word I have is scary. And also sad.
This narrative is sort of dream-like (or do I mean nightmare-like?) - the words written by someone who knows what they are talking about and so doesn't need to explain, but gives enough for the reader to guess at so much more.
Nice.

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quinara December 27 2012, 00:38:17 UTC
Thanks, Maz! I really wanted to get back the experiments with tone and style that I played with when I first started writing, so I'm glad you liked it.

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baphrosia January 7 2013, 20:49:11 UTC
I'm a sucker for post-apocalyptic fics. This is so... guh!

The splintering of the gang is painful. At first I thought Buffy had killed Giles to stop him from hurting Dawn, which, ouch, glad it wasn't so. I like the barest hints of Spuffy, and all the little details slipped in.

The fact that Dawn's narration ends there? Gut-punch.

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quinara January 7 2013, 22:38:40 UTC
Thanks - so glad you enjoyed it! I couldn't resist the Spuffy hints... It woz just canon, honest. ;)

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red_satin_doll January 15 2013, 23:14:20 UTC
Post-apocalypse fics are one of my kinks *waves to spuffy_luvr* but I don't think I've seen anything quite like this in this fandom, in POV or structure. Gorgeous, haunting. The AoL nomination is very well deserved!

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quinara January 16 2013, 19:35:57 UTC
Oh, thanks very much! I'm glad you liked it. :)

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slaymesoftly January 25 2013, 20:24:01 UTC
Just catching up on this - chilling look at the post-apocalyptic world and Dawn's assessment of her place in it. Makes me curious as to how it turns out, and at the same time, thinking it's perfect to leave it at this critical place. Well done!

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quinara January 26 2013, 13:42:50 UTC
I'm glad you found it - and even more glad you liked it. Thank you!!

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velvetwhip February 9 2013, 08:11:22 UTC
What can I say that others have not already said more eloquently than I could? So I shall just say that this is marvelous work!

Gabrielle

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quinara February 9 2013, 11:04:47 UTC
Oh, thank you very much! I'm really glad you liked it.

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