Happy!Wes ficathon entry

[lillianmorgan]

So it's all about making Wes happy....
The lovely and talented caoilainn has organised a Happy!Wes ficathon and I got the prize of writing for her ::is nervous:: So hope you like

Comments

[eloise_bright]

Oh, such a lovely story. I do adore Spin the Bottle - and writing Young Wes is one of my secret pleasures - you did a great job with him here. The idea that Wes attempted to keep a serious watcherly journal that ended up being a porny diary made me giggle madly!

And I did feel that there was real hope at the end of this - Wes seemed to be more at peace with himself and with Angel.

Lovely writing!

[lillianmorgan]

Thank you so much for commenting! Yeah, StB is my favourite AtS episode - just because it's so wonderful to see Wes being comedic, he really steals the show! :)
I'm glad young Wes worked for you - we actually don't know all that much about him, so it was fun to try and see what I could come up with.
Yeah, hope at the end. That's what I hope he had too....

[avidrosette]

What a subtle and lovely story! You plunge the reader into the disorientingly unfamiliar thoughts of a very different Wesley. We seek to get our bearings just as Wes does without the stabilizing reference of the immediate past. Love the way you have us experience this bewilderment rather than merely relating to us what your character is feeling. Very powerful this way: we experience Wes's disorientation right along with him

[lillianmorgan]

Wow, what absolutely amazing feedback - I am really overwhelmed by the nice things you said! You make the story sound much better than it is! :) And thank you so much for taking the time to write so much, with so much detail - it really means a great deal!
You convey a great sense of discovery as Wes slowly uncovers his hidden past. I especially like the way Angel's writing pokes through the text of the diary, just as Wes's buried memories poke through his unconscious.
What a really perceptive comment - I'm really glad you caught the intricacy of the layers, though to be honest I'm not sure I did them all consciously! But they are all about layers after all! :)
That's one of my favorite genres and you've evoked it very skillfully here.
Really interesting to know - and will certainly make reading your work more intriguing. I've read and studied a bit, and I suppose the Watchers do fit into that 19th century world of repression, power and the dominance of the male perspective.
Thanks once again so much!! Really made my day :)

[shapinglight]

Well, you made me read Wangel, and I hardly ever do that, as normally, I don't like it at all. However, I loved this. You set the situation up for Wesley's discovery of the picture very skilfully, and the descriptions of his reminisences about his relationship with Angel were beautiful.

You also contrasted teenage Wesley and grown-up Wesley in a way that made it obvious how one led to another and I thought the characterisation was spot on.

Liked it very much, and really appreciated the Spike mention, of course.

[lillianmorgan]

Thanks very much for reading and commenting with such lovely words, Deb, I really appreciate it!
Liked it very much, and really appreciated the Spike mention, of course.
Heee! I wasn't quite sure when Wes realised it was Spike, of course, could be sometime in Season 5.....

[deadsoul820]

A story within a story=double satisfying. I loved the progression in the diary that tracks our Wes' changing personality; in essence, giving the bespelled headboy a road map of his future he'd never have been able to imagine.

Clever and touching and entertaining. Very good.

[lillianmorgan]

Thanks so much for taking the time to read and review - muchly appreciated!
giving the bespelled headboy a road map of his future he'd never have been able to imagine.
Yes, Wes' journey was such a deeply complicated and altered one from where he began - I can't imagine what he would have thought if would have known what was to come. Truly terrified probably.
Hope you don't mind if I friend you - I really enjoyed your story, and look forward to reading more!

[deadsoul820]

Please, friend away! May I do likewise? Word of warning, though, posts are few and far between; fic posts are even fewer and further between. And I suck at commenting, although I read my flist just about every day.

Welcome aboard. Please feel free to feed the animals.

[lillianmorgan]

Of course! :) No worries about the warnings - I don't post that much either, and don't we all suck at commenting sometimes? I've bookmarked a few of your fics to read when I get time - am looking forward to that! I love Fanged Four fic.