...okay now I can, like, actually read it. Hold on.
So now I've read it and holy damn, you've nailed it. I've wanted to see fic of this pairing for ages because there's something about these two that suggests they have chemistry, but you've turned that interaction way up and it all fits perfectly. Both of them are so in-character, which is always a tricky thing to accomplish with characters who don't get all that much screen time. But yeah. You've made this work well. Sigint is one of the few MGS people even more underappreciated than Zero, so it's especially great to see him written with the complexity he deserves.
“I'd never slept with a man at all before tonight. I guess that makes us just about even, doesn't it?” SIGINT <3
It's reminiscent of the time he hired Dr Clark and had to explain, to his bewildered team of hardened military men and refined gents with multiple degrees, that the pretty lady in the chiffon scarf could out-smart just about every one of them. Out-talk
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I'm so glad you liked this. I'd been trying to think of a way to write them for such a long time and your prompt made it clear to me how best to approach it. It's hard keeping them in character since there's so little established character to stick to, but that's kind of fun too - extrapolating from canon. SO YES. I'm really glad you liked it :D
I'm glad the prompt helped and yeah, it's impossible not to address the fact that both of them would've had it difficult in this situation (and Sigint more so). You seem to like writing "minor" characters for the exact same reason I do as well :DD This was really great; let's hope people get inspired by it!
By the way, did you type it as "A03", i.e. "A[zero]3" on purpose in the header
oh. that was AMAZING. perfectly in character on all counts, and for something that's PG rated, it was incredibly sexy! i love how perfectly you wrote the intolerance of the period, too - historical accuracy is a total turn on and you got the atmosphere just right. all the little cameos - clark, boss, and jack - were right on the money, which really helped build the whole rich atmosphere. just. mmmm.
The young man is dark, and tall, and fiercely intelligent. He's young - Zero isn't sure how young, but there's a bright, idealistic spark in his eyes, and he moves with a nervous energy Zero hasn't possessed in decades. i love this line D: i really like that you wrote the effects of zero's age on his personality as well as his sexuality 8)
It's nothing so pretentious as colourblindness - the young man is as Negro as he is white, his skin the rich ruddy brown of wet earth, his hair coiled into tight black springs. No. It's simply more important to Zero to recognise that Donald Anderson is a genius.
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ahaha I'm thrilled you liked this, I honestly thought Oude and I were the only two people alive who'd want to read this pairing. So thank you, I am beyond happy :D
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YOU DID IT. AAAH YOU DID IT YOU ARE THE BEST.
...okay now I can, like, actually read it. Hold on.
So now I've read it and holy damn, you've nailed it. I've wanted to see fic of this pairing for ages because there's something about these two that suggests they have chemistry, but you've turned that interaction way up and it all fits perfectly. Both of them are so in-character, which is always a tricky thing to accomplish with characters who don't get all that much screen time. But yeah. You've made this work well. Sigint is one of the few MGS people even more underappreciated than Zero, so it's especially great to see him written with the complexity he deserves.
“I'd never slept with a man at all before tonight. I guess that makes us just about even, doesn't it?”
SIGINT <3
It's reminiscent of the time he hired Dr Clark and had to explain, to his bewildered team of hardened military men and refined gents with multiple degrees, that the pretty lady in the chiffon scarf could out-smart just about every one of them. Out-talk ( ... )
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I'm so glad you liked this. I'd been trying to think of a way to write them for such a long time and your prompt made it clear to me how best to approach it. It's hard keeping them in character since there's so little established character to stick to, but that's kind of fun too - extrapolating from canon. SO YES. I'm really glad you liked it :D
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By the way, did you type it as "A03", i.e. "A[zero]3" on purpose in the header
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oh. that was AMAZING. perfectly in character on all counts, and for something that's PG rated, it was incredibly sexy! i love how perfectly you wrote the intolerance of the period, too - historical accuracy is a total turn on and you got the atmosphere just right. all the little cameos - clark, boss, and jack - were right on the money, which really helped build the whole rich atmosphere. just. mmmm.
The young man is dark, and tall, and fiercely intelligent. He's young - Zero isn't sure how young, but there's a bright, idealistic spark in his eyes, and he moves with a nervous energy Zero hasn't possessed in decades.
i love this line D: i really like that you wrote the effects of zero's age on his personality as well as his sexuality 8)
It's nothing so pretentious as colourblindness - the young man is as Negro as he is white, his skin the rich ruddy brown of wet earth, his hair coiled into tight black springs. No. It's simply more important to Zero to recognise that Donald Anderson is a genius. ( ... )
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/yes, I realize I am not on capslock but :D
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