Fic: The Tyler Complex (Brown Cortina, Gene/Sam)

[xysabridde]

Title: The Tyler Complex
Rating: Brown Cortina for character death (not major character death though), and main characters being violent
Word Count: 1,737
Notes: Written by a stressed, irate and exhausted Xys who just wanted to make characters hurt.
Summary: A strong man. Or maybe two. Someone powerful, someone determined to cause this much damage.

Comments

[danae_b]

I LOVE THIS STORY SO MUCH.

*siiiigh*

God, Xys, it's just -- intense, and devastating, what happened and how it split them up, and how you lead into that ending (and I love the parallel between Sam going into his flat and then Gene and Sam going in as well). And for as dark as the ride is, I still find myself being able to see the light that shines through at the end of it all (perhaps I'm too optimistic for my own good <3). And it's just beautiful, really. I know you wrote this for a specific reason, but you did such a fantastic job with it, with them, their voices, the actions, THAT ENDING.

*hugggs* This was utterly fantastic, I'm glad you posted it.

[xysabridde]

*hugs you very tightly* You are wonderful and thank you so so so much. <3333

Yes, I suppose it is kind of optimistic? Because it's left open to interpretation in the way it is, but then, it could all go horribly wrong (well, more than it already has). But vugvuowhgrayvg thank you so much for your lovely comments, thank you thank you! :D

[little_cello]

Ohhhhh my God Xys. Wow.

While this is indeed devastating, you wrote it so extremely well - I have to admit that I have a soft spot for Sam and Gene falling out like that (I'm evil), and this just... wow.

I feel so eternally sorry for Gene here - his life destroyed like that... And uuughhhh Rathbone!! You wrote him so deliciously hateable, it's great. XD <3 Also, the scene in the beginning, with Gene thrashing Sam's flat? That was chilling and amazing. And so so very in character

[danae_b]

*points points points* CELLO PUT THINGS SO MUCH BETTER THAN I COULD XYS, THIS REALLY WAS JUST TOO FANTASTIC, OKAY?

[xysabridde]

You adorable <3 Thank you love, thank youuuuu :D

[xysabridde]

My head is swelling here. *blushhides* Thank you so so much, thank you <3 I'm really glad you enjoyed it, and I'm also really glad that you thought the insane!Sam worked OK because he was evil to write. XD

And... that is awesome, how you 'see' the scenes. Wow. Yes, awesome. <3

Once again, thank you enormously for your lovely comment, it is hugely appreciated :D

[talkingtothesky]

Oh my lord. I'm in as many pieces as Sam's flat now! *cuddles the boys, leads them carefully away from Auntie Xys* XD

(P.S. Never stop writing ♥)

[xysabridde]

*waves to the boys with her angst stick* Bye fellas! See you next time!

(*blushes* I won't <3 thanks hugely for commenting!)

[girlwtmousyhair]

Lord, where to start?

To re-use a favourite phrase, what a mess.

I like how you explain so much background to the story without ever making it feel like you're leading us by the nose. It's tricky to give context smoothly like that, but you do it so well.

I'm also a fan of Gene expressing his own confusion and angst by throwing homophobic slurs at Sam. Strange thing to be a fun of, but there you have it...

This was great, really striking.

[xysabridde]

Oh, but what a mess indeed.

Haha, never a bad thing to be a fan of Gene throwing homophobic slurs about... I mean, that's basically the show, stirred in with a bit of homo-erotica and some really bad bathing shorts, right? ;)

Thank you enormously for your comment, I'm really glad you liked it!

[wesseling]

I was in the mood for a dark fic and boy, am I satisfied now. This was superbly dark. Really well done.

Sam has really lost it. I mean how does he think he can go home AND take Gene with him? Even if he had found a way home for himself. He doesn't believe 1973 is real. So how could he take Gene with him to 2006?

This is a real mess! But then it is so in character. I would totally believe that Sam would commit a murder to save Gene.

And is Gene really saved?

It is a tragedy, well written!

[xysabridde]

Firstly, apologies for the terribly late reply. Secondly, thank you enormously much and I'm really glad you enjoyed it! I wanted to leave certain quandries to the reader with the loose ends, so I'm glad that worked and people liked it.

Thank you thank you for commenting, and sorry for the late reply!