Ficathon: Like Letting Go, by severinne

[severinne]

Title: Like Letting Go
Author: severinne
Rating: Blue Cortina
Characters/Pairings: Gene/Mrs. Luckhurst, Sam/Gene UST
Word Count: 3100
Summary: Mrs. Luckhurst believes she has unfinished business with Gordon Brown. Gene has unfinished business of his own.

Written for the 2012 Ficathon to chamekke's enigmatic prompt of "Wife on Mars. Just... Wife on Mars."

Comments

[severinne]

Thank you so much! two jungle creatures circling each other is pretty much exactly how I see these two, Mrs. Luckhurst always seems like such a strong counterpart to Gene and I've always wanted the chance to explore her further.

Am slightly confused as to whether his wife actually existed or not

I've got at least five different head-canons about the Missus so fair enough it's a bit confusing here too. in most cases, I do see her as fully absent, but whether by choice or some more sinister possibility... I've always preferred it open-ended that way, given the larger ambiguity of LoM. :)

Glad the ambiguity doesn't bother you too much though, and thanks so much for the lovely comment!

[saintvic]

Ack keep loosing my comment so let me try again.

Really enjoyed this luv, it is fantastic.

I really like this portrayal of Mrs Luckhurst, it fits in well with what we see of her and then adds so much more to the character.

And, as always, you capture Gene brilliantly, his thoughts, all the layers and complexity he has, and his physical presence and charisma as well.

And love how this is all about Gene and Sam even when we don't see much of Sam himself.

♥ ♥

[severinne]

Aw, sorry you keep losing you comments so extra-special thanks for sharing your thoughts on this one. I've always had a secret love for Mrs. Luckhurst so it was nice getting to bring her into a fic at long last.

And love how this is all about Gene and Sam even when we don't see much of Sam himself.

Hehe, and you still caught me there. *g*

Thank you!

[debl_ns]

This is beautifully written: it's pure poetry, a feast for every sense; each taste, touch, and smell is so vivid and real; and it oozes sensuality.

That Mrs. Luckhurst is quite the lady. And I love that she knows that Gene's heart belongs to Sam ...

‘And what if he says no?’
‘As if he could,’ she murmured.

Damn.

[severinne]

Oh, goodness... thank you so much, that really is a very lovely comment. *rolls happily in it*

And yes, Gene totally belongs to Sam, I just couldn't help letting that fabulous Mrs. Luckhurst have her turn. :)

Thank you!

[draycevixen]

This is a lovely piece of work, Sev. It has all these fantastic little details, like her lighter, the underwear, her skin and I love the set-up of while he can't bring himself to look at her directly she's seeing right through Gene.

Oh, and that last sentence just nails it home.

Thanks. :D

[severinne]

Aw, thanks yourself, Drayce. You know I love the little details so I'm glad they rang through on this attempt.

Thanks for reading! :)

[_lethe_]

Oh, this is fantastic!

Wonderful portrayal of Mrs Luckhurst, she really is a fine figure of a lady!

Favourite lines:
he growled softly around his waiting cigarette

And Gene calling out after her, in spite of himself, ‘And what if he says no?’
Aww, Gene! *loves*

[severinne]

Thank you! I'm very fond of the fantastic Mrs Luckhurst, so glad to have given Gene another round with her, ambiguous though it was ;)