Fic: A Hard Act To Follow (A Fic Remix!) Part 1

[linelenagain]

Title: A Hard Act to Follow (A Fic Remix!)
Author: linelenagain
Original Fic and Author: Disappearing Act by skyblue_reverie
Wordcount: ~11k
Rating: R
Summary: A remix of Disappearing Act by skyblue_reverie. You'll want to read that one first. This is my take on it: 5 ways it could have happened, and 1 way it did.
Notes: I spent a while thinking about how I wanted to remix this. I had a few

Comments

[blcwriter]

breathless from the awesome. on to part two.

[abigail89]

Oh, wow! Loving this...

[lady_ossa]

This is stunning, beautiful, breathtaking and absolutely amazing. It's the same story, but each take on it is unique and interesting and I adore it.

Very, very, very minor nit-picky thing:
“Maybe I have a thing for Chekov, she’s very sweet and-”; If the bearer of the name 'Chekov' is female, the name should be 'Chekova'. Sorry. It doesn't detract from the story at all; I'm just being horrible and pointing out the only mistake in this awesome-fest of a fic.

[linelenagain]

Really? I had no idea that Russian last names were affected by gender! Thank you so much for letting me know, and for your extremely kind words. :)

[missjaneregrets]

“You’re so awesome. Let’s go fuck.”

BEST LINE EVER!

I loved the rest of it too, especially how Bones as a woman is too sensible to go chasing all over and just calls and demands to know where Kirk is. And how in character but different every version is.
But in my life, I have never read a line as good as “You’re so awesome. Let’s go fuck.” I don't see how anyone could possibly top it.

[linelenagain]

Ahahahaha, thank you, bb! You're awesome! <3

PS: Yes, as women they are clearly smarter about just getting to the damn point. ;)

Mirrorverse

[skyblue_reverie]

Brilliant, bb. Let me count the ways.

1. Mirrorverse: It's amazing how you so quickly establish that this is mirrorverse. In the first couple sentences, it could just be the regular 'verse, but then - cadet deaths during a training exercise makes you go huh? and then the agony booth, and you go OH! Very well done. I love, though, that even though it's the mirrorverse, the trust and connection between them is the same. Bones still has a sense for Kirk, still knows where to find him and how to heal him. THAT is what makes mirrorverse fics compelling to me - when everything all around is evil, maybe even the main characters themselves, but the bond between them is still something pure and sacred. Oh, my heart.

When Bones' reaction to Kirk's tears is fear - oh, bb, perfect. Naturally, no one can see Kirk vulnerable and live - well, no one except Bones. And Bones calling Jim on his motivation for rescuing Pike? And Jim's hand ghosting over the dagger in response - like an involuntary tic when someone gets a little too close to