Standalone: Writing Letters

[littlemissgriff]

Title: Writing Letters
Characters: Jason Todd
Word Count: 3000
Summary: It's January in Gotham and Jason doesn't know what he wants. Problem is, neither does anyone else.
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Comments

[brokaw22]

I really enjoyed this. Thanks for sharing.

[littlemissgriff]

Thank you for reviewing! It brightens my day so much. ^.^

[anidawehi]

You are awesome. Your Jason voice is awesome. Your understanding of Jason and his issues is awesome. Your random side characters are awesome. Your 'angels' are awesome. There is so much awesome going on in this fic that I can't even list it all because the word is starting to look funny when I type it.

AWESOME.

[littlemissgriff]

*big pile of blushes and glee*

I totally don't wanna go 'Yeah, I totally am pretty bad ass.' ... but you're comment fluffed my ego in all the right ways, so I'm gonna say:

'Yeah, I guess I am pretty bad ass.'

Thank you so much! I'm grinning like a loon.

*does AWESOME dance*

[anidawehi]

You ARE totally bad ass, you should say it! After reading all of your comments to zolac_no_miko I have to say you're even more awesome than I previously thought because you are so *RIGHT* about Jason. I'm more coherent now than I was when I made the first comment but zolac_no_miko pretty much said everything I would say anyway so I'm just going to say "Ditto!" and hope you don't mind my laziness.

[littlemissgriff]

No problem on the lazy - you commented which always makes like, my WEEK. I'm just so glad people enjoyed this. It was very clean to write and I always hope things come out well when it's that effortless.

Jason had shit to think about, yo.

[realpestilence]

This about killed me. Somebody, take that young man home to feed and cuddle, for starters. D:

[littlemissgriff]

And the poor thing is so confused that if anyone TRIED he'd just LEAVE and- and- *shakes him* Jason, you just - GAH. BABY. *hugs*

[ignescent_fic]

Wow. Im actually a little teared up. I love this, especially the bit about the angels.

[littlemissgriff]

I feel like an utter cad being absolutely THRILLED I made you tear up, but, well, I love it that you felt something. And Jason seriously deserves some sniffles because he's either sabotaging himself or having someone else get in his way. *sighs*

[zolac_no_miko]

This was absolutely lovely, beautifully written. Subtle and sweet. There were so many lines that reached out and grabbed me. For instance...

They chattered about someone's house party and an embarrassing session of Guitar Hero and Jason felt a pang of longing when he realized he should know what that was. - This was the first line with strong emotional impact for me. Like, this seriously hit me like a punch in the gut. Just that sudden realization, at the same time it hits Jason, of how isolated he is, how far-removed from a normal life, and how much he wants that sometimes. It's so lonely and sad.

He missed the smell of Alfred's cookies in the oven. He missed waking up and finding the kitchen clean and his mother (not his mother, but better) smilingly tiredly over her shoulder while she soaked the old bread in eggs and milk. She made the worst french toast, but he ate it anyway because those were always good days. He missed the public library. He missed class field trips

Comment of Adoration, Part 2

[zolac_no_miko]

The family wasn't sitting together in the living room with a fire blazing, little Tim reading a book while Dick and the brat fought over cookies and cocoa, Bruce helping Alfred in the kitchen and sticking his fingers in the food. - I love this, how clearly Jason (and I) can picture this imaginary never-happen scene. The family would almost be like this- if they weren't all out fighting crime and collecting bruises and circles under their eyes. ...And I like that it's "little Tim" in his head. ^_^

I love Jason giving his tattoo money to the shelter. Aaawwwwww, honey!

I love Jason trying to write letters and failing because he doesn't have any words.

I love Jason's encounter with Damian. You write Damian perfectly; he would be aggressive and confrontational in exactly that manner. I forgot that of course Jason would have seen Dami as an itty bitty tiny child-person (tinier child-person); I love that, I really love that, it puts such an interesting twist on their impressions of each other. ...I especially love this part:

“I've

Re: Comment of Adoration, Part 2

[littlemissgriff]

Rockwellian Christmas - Whenever people write about Jason going home it's always 'AND EVERYTHING WAS BETTER, THE END' which is lovely, but, well, what's the likelihood of that ever actually happening? It's not happy family to begin with. Dick and Damian are a family. Tim's the bitchy black sheep. Bruce is just sort of ... there, like a living ghost of Christmas Past. The only reason they have decorations is because Alfred puts them up. The only room where everyone would be together is the cave. It's not exactly a homey reality

[zolac_no_miko]

Wheeee! I'm enjoying this DVD extras commentary reel just about as much as the actual fic! I always love it when I come across an author that so clearly loves the hell out of the character they're writing. That comes through very well in your story, and even more so in this. It's clear how much you love Jason, and how much effort you've put into getting to know him really well. I know Jason the least well out of all the Robins, but what I do know I love. I find him fascinating, and I'm looking forward to getting to know him better! ...Once I'm off this Tim Drake kick I'm on.

I think he lives for doing things he won't regret. - Guh. This. I just want to hug him.

Tim's a little bitch and Bruce is an asshole, but at least someone's taking care of someone in that family. - Heehee, yes! Jay and Damo... yeah, I've always seen a lot of common ground between the two of them.

ALFRED PENNYWORTH, is he or is he not a motherfucking rockstar? I love this man hard. Always have, always will.