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librarian2003

I Will Remember You Fic Marathon

Nov 12, 2010 09:25

Goodness me, it's a whole year since I posted anything here. It's been a really trying year, and maybe I'll post something about that another time, but for now, it's all about the I Will Remember You Fic Marathon.

Today, the story is mine, and it's all about remembrance. It's here:

Remembrances of the RoseIf you've missed all the other stories ( Read more... )

iwry 2010, remembrances of the rose

Comments 15

velvetwhip November 12 2010, 10:04:12 UTC

Your work always dazzles me and this was no exception! *is awed*

Gabrielle

librarian2003 November 14 2010, 22:46:43 UTC

Has anyone ever told you, Gabrielle, that you definitely know how to give a person a nice warm glow! *Thank you*. I'm glad that it pleased you.

:~)))

Jo

velvetwhip November 14 2010, 23:18:43 UTC

You deserve to have a nice warm glow. Your talent more than merits it, as do you!

Gabrielle

librarian2003 November 14 2010, 23:24:45 UTC

Glass of wine? Chocolate truffle?

:~))

*Hugs you*

Jo

moscow_watcher November 12 2010, 12:33:36 UTC

I loved the story to death. The construction is very unusual, and your story works both as meta and as a fanfic. Recently I'm thinking a lot about Joss' plans to Buffy and Angel now, when he can to whatever he wants without correlating his ideas to studio politics, actors availability etc. And I have the impression that most likely he will go in that direction, ending their story with them as spirits finally finding each other on the other side.

librarian2003 November 14 2010, 22:48:10 UTC

If Joss pinches my story, I shall sue! :~))

*Thank you* for the lovely feedback - I'm so glad that you enjoyed it.

Jo

taaroko November 12 2010, 16:24:15 UTC

This story is amazing. I always love when religion plays a strong role in stories about Angel, because forgiveness and redemption mean so much to him, and the question of whether or not God wants him comes up in canon multiple times. The framework religion gives this is a particularly beautiful use of it. As a vampire, a creature considered to be damned by nature, the eve of his unavoidable death would likely be earliest he would be able to overcome his fear of God's wrath enough to go to pray for forgiveness. Canon never actually came out and said it, but it did strongly imply that he felt unworthy to approach God, so Buffy became his salvation. I love how you worked with that, too. I cried, reading this. I don't believe that forgiveness and salvation are as unattainable as he fears, and it always makes me ache to watch him despair that he will never have them and that hell is where he's going no matter what he does. But that's part of what gives him his great worth as a character--believing himself doomed in the next life and not ( ... )

librarian2003 November 14 2010, 22:54:07 UTC

I made you cry? *Happy now*... :~))

Thank you for such lovely feedback.

Like you, I think that he isn't beyond forgiveness - we have to believe that no-one is beyond forgiveness. But, it's so true that he's the Hero because he has no hope for himself after death, and no hope of anything better than low-grade misery in life, and yet he carries on fighting. That's why we love him...

I'm so glad you liked this.

Jo

Bangel story Remembrance of the Rose anonymous November 12 2010, 18:53:08 UTC

I am not with this forum but I am a long time Bangel fan and have been enjoying the stories in this years IWRY marathon. Your story librarian 2003 was exquisite in it's beauty and after reading the ending I would want Bangel to end that way if there has to be an ending to Bangel at all.

Re: Bangel story Remembrance of the Rose librarian2003 November 14 2010, 22:55:03 UTC

Thank you so much for dropping by and giving feedback - it's lovely to know that you enjoyed the read.

:~))

Jo

perpetual November 20 2010, 09:07:15 UTC

Well. Jo. Now I have a little story for you: I am, I believe, the only one who read this fic with a rosary in her hands. Furthermore, as soon as I finished reading, I sat down and prayed it (Joyful Mysteries!). It's been a while ( ... )

librarian2003 November 26 2010, 12:00:04 UTC

Oh, I'm sorry this is late, sweetie ( ... )

perpetual November 27 2010, 04:35:18 UTC

Don't apologize for lateness (on anything); the other things on your mind are well understood.

Believe me, when a writer doesn't feel respectful toward religion, it shows. I don't think you could be offensive with it if you tried. :)

Funny. I just realized that after reading your post about tea on PP, I'm feeling the urge to get up and go make myself a cup. Between that and the rosary I have to wonder...have you put me under a hypnotic trance, Jo? (If so, I'm okay with it, btw.)

librarian2003 December 18 2010, 20:25:47 UTC

See? Still tardy...

You are so sweet, you know? Thank you for the reassurance!

This hypnotic trance thing... Would you like any particular 'fluence to be cast? :~)))

*Hugs you*

Jo