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Fic: Where You Are, for aisforinterval

Dec 29, 2013 23:37

Title: Where You Are
Author: rebelxxwaltz
Recipient: aisforinterval
Rating: We'll call it Blue Cortina to be on the safe side.
Word Count: just under 2,000
Prompt: Ficlet. Gene and Sam in 2006. Gene misses 1973, Sam tries to console him. Banter, a good punch-up, and/or Timey Wimey/Fish out of Temporal Water-y goodness are always welcome. <333 (Preferably Gen, Please! Also ( Read more... )

exchange 2013, fanwork: fic

Comments 10

aisforinterval December 30 2013, 06:12:59 UTC

i caN'T EVEN PUT INTO WORDS HOW PERFECT THIS WAS AM FILLED TO THE BRIM WITH EMOTIONS PLEASE SEND HELP IMMEDIATELY.

this is just so perfectly angsty for me, the genuine confusion over the situation, an the trust they finally put in one another at the end..... This was just such a perfect slice of bromance, i keep using the word perfect, AAAAAAAAAAAAA <3333

This was just so gorgeous and totally what I needed and again THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR KEEPING IT GEN <333333333 it's really quite a refresher for me~

AND I JUST ABOUT DIED AT "some little Irish tosser called McFly" OK THANK YOU I AM DEAD NOW GOODBYE BECAUSE I CANNOT PUT INTO WORDS HOW MUCH I LOVE THIS OK GOODBYE

rebelxxwaltz December 30 2013, 16:33:19 UTC

Gahhhhhhh, I'm SO GLAD YOU LIKE IT! I really enjoyed writing it for you. <333333

It amuses me greatly that the first part of this, which is what gave me my start in writing it, was directly inspired by a piece of art that you haven't finished yet. TIME TRAVELING ART, INSPIRES OTHER FAN WORKS BEFORE IT HAS EVEN BEEN COMPLETED. Now there is a ringing endorsement! *pokes with art stick* Now get crackin' because I want to see the final product!

I tried to put lots of little things in here that I knew you would like; I'm glad you enjoyed the refs. Consider it a thanks for chatting with me and listening to my rambles and generally helping me stay connected with fandom things even while I was running like crazy through the holiday season and keeping the oddest of hours-- I've appreciated it more than I can say. *gives cocoa with extra love marshmallows* :D

little_cello January 3 2014, 15:31:11 UTC

omg Rebel. ♥ I love this fic so very much.

Firstly, all the ways Gene struggles with modern technology, it made me both laugh and cringe with sympathy. XD The porn sites hahaaahhhh <3333 Also, one of the D's in DVD standing for "div" - perfect. XDDDD Gene would so wreak havoc on Sam's flat... Speaking of, I loved that you mentioned the thing with Saunders! :'D The fact that Gene is as disturbed by the thought as Sam was when he realised it, that just strikes me as a beautiful parallel you put in. <3333

Then the two of them fighting simply because they're both so FRUSTRATED... fhkjdshfdkaj booyyysssss I just wanted to smack and hug them at the same time. ; v; It's so them, and yet I want to shout at them "JUST WORK TOGETHER YOU IDIOTSSSS RARRRGGHHHH--" But then, the punch-up was necessary, absolutely. <333 And Sam worrying that Gene might disappear any moment because he dies in the tunnel... That just rings so true. HNNNGGGGG.

AND THEN THE TWO OF THEM STEPPING OFF THE EDGE. Together. That is just about the most beautiful moment in ( ... )

rebelxxwaltz January 3 2014, 16:14:51 UTC

I really got inspired by this prompt, and if there's one advantage that came of me not having a lot of time recently it's that I was able to force myself to keep this story moderately short! Seriously, I would have loved for this to be a longer fic-- I had more ideas, ranging from comical to extremely angsty-- but in the end I think it works very well at this length and I'm pretty happy with it. :D

Gene does seem to have a rather disapproving opinion of some types of pornography; he certainly wasn't impressed with the films that the 'Mortons' were making in the finale of series 1, in spite of his jokes about having 'your vicars in a twist.' XD In some ways Gene is just slightly old-fashioned even by 1973 terms, and I think internet pornography would definitely make his eyeballs burn!

They were both frustrated and worried and on edge, and the punch-up is just part of how they communicate-- in some ways here they're using their fists to convey the difficult emotions that they might not be able to put into words. They do alright in ( ... )

talkingtothesky January 7 2014, 11:19:37 UTC

The ending to this totally blew me away. I wish this fic were canon, I really do. ♥

rebelxxwaltz January 7 2014, 11:53:31 UTC

Nyawwww, thank you-- that is high praise indeed!

I couldn't help thinking that even if Sam had Gene with him in 2006, he would still feel the guilt and dread concerning the fate of the others. Not to mention, Seeing Gene's distress at trying to adapt to life in the future would be a constant reminder both of Sam's own struggle and everything he came to love about 1973. In short, those aspects coupled with his direct and urgent worry over Gene's fate would make him more consciously aware of his urge to go back.

I'm glad the ending worked for you, I was pretty happy with how this fic turned out! <333333

girlwtmousyhair January 7 2014, 23:15:07 UTC

It wanted to be slash, and you kept a hold of it - WELL DONE! I think it's perfect as it is, and I definitely think Sam would still want to get back to the others, even if Gene were with him. And that they'd end up fighting in Sam's flat, if only so that Gene could have SOMETHING familiar in it.

The end - wow, that is intense, beautifully judged and written. Not easy! Well done again x

rebelxxwaltz January 8 2014, 12:05:39 UTC

In some ways I feel like having Gene there would make Sam feel even more of an immediate need to get back to everybody-- his presence there would obviously make everything seem more 'real,' and there's no way Sam's analytical mind wouldn't relate Gene's temporal displacement to his own experience and assume the other man was in distress. In other respects I assume he would reach the same conclusions he did in the canon of the series, although with Gene around perhaps those sentiments would appear along a slightly different path ( ... )

danae_b February 6 2014, 17:12:19 UTC

*randomly finds a thing to read and review*

Gahhhhhh ah wow, that was so incredible. I mean. The feels, so many feels. My heart hurts but it's the good sort of hurt. Anyhow I love how Gene struggles with 'modern' day technology (that poor plant!) and also that necessary punch up and and andddd oh my god the end and them stepping off together, that gutted me but it was so RIGHT. And it really doesn't feel too angsty at all. Like, whatever angst is there just seems like the right amount. And I know I already wibbled because of the ending, but that would be the best canon ending ever, really.

DCI Tyler in this twisted new reality, lord save us <--- also that line is great

rebelxxwaltz February 6 2014, 17:41:27 UTC

Hehe! Feel free to randomly wander thru any of my fics and review them! ;)

I'm so glad you liked this! I was very pleased with how it turned out, and with how it fit within the framework of the original prompt. I gained some inspiration from a piece of art that Aima has been working on but hasn't finished/published yet, so I need to poke her with the art stick some more! XDDD

If this had been a longer fic, there would have been ENDLESS comedy moments of Gene struggling with modern technology and other developments... can you imagine how he would flip out when he discovers that it's no longer permitted to smoke inside the pubs??? Probably best for the general public that Gene returns to 1973 as soon as possible. LOL!

Thanks so much for dropping in to comment! <3