Comments | mhalachaiswords: Inevitable is a habit I never want to break, and poll

mhalachaiswords

Inevitable is a habit I never want to break, and poll

Feb 06, 2008 19:45

Good god. I find it appalling, absolutely appalling, that I only put out three chapters of Inevitable in 2007. How do you people stand me?

I've been writing this story for over three years. That's right, the first chapter was posted on Feb. 2, 2005. Some of my friends have children younger than that.

( 10 factoids as I prepare to write this story to the bitter end (or why Mhalachai should never admit to the haphazard way she plots) (cut to save your flist) )

torchwood, story: inevitable, polls

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anonymous February 7 2008, 03:51:04 UTC

I think Reece (the Littlest Werewolf) should crush on Elsa. It would unnerve her to no end, and Harry too -- but then some of Jean-Claude or Asher (or Dumbledore) might rub off on Harry and he might decide to use this as a way to manipulate Elsa.

By the way, good on you for spotting what a manipulative bastard Dumbledore was in canon, long before most of us would admit it.

mhalachaiswords February 7 2008, 03:58:08 UTC

While Reece can tell/smell that Elsa's something different, they still look about the same age and he's entering those tender years when little werewolves start to look at girls as something other than chew toys. Ah, to be young. (and to be fiar to Elsa, she really, really hates people who take away innocence from children (married at 12?) and so she won't take advantage of Reece in any perverted way, at least).

And thanks! Dumbledore is a manipulative bastard who's running a way at the expense of Harry's life. Sad, but true. I mean, yay for the wizarding world, but Harry really needed to ditch the hero worship.

thymidinekinase February 7 2008, 04:13:14 UTC

You know, I told my mother this view of Dumbledore over Christmas, and she was really disturbed and thought it said something sad about me.

mhalachaiswords February 7 2008, 23:21:55 UTC

But that's totally Dumbledore. He was a war general whose main solider was an 11-year-old child. It's a messed up situation in any event, and the only reason we felt sympathy for Dumbledore was that he actually cared about Harry as a person. He still did what he had to do to save the whole world from a crazed powerful madman.

And it's possible that I read too much into a children's book, but whatever. Universal themes, etc.

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Yeah cannonfodder_g February 7 2008, 03:55:50 UTC

I thought you were incredibly cruel with your low Innevitable post count last year. But as a good rabid-fangirl, I'll took it, and will keep taking it - so long as you promise a finish :D

Re: Yeah mhalachaiswords February 7 2008, 23:24:29 UTC

It wasn't like a planned thing - I drifted away from the story post-DH. New canon always messes me up. But it's okay; there will be more soon. As soon as I can re-read 480,000 words.

Re: Yeah cannonfodder_g February 8 2008, 03:06:04 UTC

No worries. This is, hands down, one of my favorite crossover fics - hell one of my favorite HP fics (and I'm one of those HP addicts that've read millions of words of fic, let me tell you).

And I'm not a rereader, but I have probably red this a total of 3 times - twice straight through, and the 3rd in segments. I just think you've captured the cast so well. At least, interpreted them in a way I like to see them :D

I think... morgie February 7 2008, 03:56:46 UTC

... the storms broke my brain, cause I'm not scanning this into comphrension. Translate plzkthnkz. ;)

5a. And as I grow older, a little Harry/Asher is appealing, instead of appealing.

Re: I think... mhalachaiswords February 7 2008, 03:59:01 UTC

Crap! Spellcheck ruins my life! I meant "...appealing, instead of appalling." As in, Harry/Asher isn't as bad as it once was...

Fixing like a burning thing on fire....

Re: I think... morgie February 7 2008, 04:24:19 UTC

That's what I /thought/, but my thinking has been off today.

Well, either that, or appalling, instead of appealing.. ;)

Re: I think... mhalachaiswords February 7 2008, 04:53:03 UTC

I find that the longer I remain in fandom, the more I find slash appealing. I'm being worn down.

But I'm not really sure what my excuse for the Asher/Harry thing is. Maybe that it's just a little wrong.

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askani February 7 2008, 04:03:26 UTC

It didn't seem like there was only 3 chapters to look forward to last year. That may have been because I re-read the fic several times.

I can see if you've been writing this fic for 3 years that you don't really want to let it go. I haven't been following it since the beginning, but I have been for a couple years at least.

Your WIPs I follow because I know that eventually they will get finished. ♥

lunalovegoddess February 7 2008, 04:14:35 UTC

1. Now you know, and knowing is half the battle.
2. I was so hoping that pregnancy hormones were to blame for the problems with the ardeur, so that the situation would be a temporary thing.
3. It was totally inspired.
4. I figured that her reluctance to sleep with a minor might give her control over the ardeur.
5. I thank you from the bottom of my slashy heart.
6. And still, not as bad as some I've read...
7. Ditto. I wish canon Richard would spank his inner child and just deal with it: he can't have it both ways.
8. Yeah; much as I like Micah, I have the same problem.
9. I really liked where the Flaming Nargles trio were headed. My favorite OT3 combination, as well.
10. Elsa is an intriguing character, that's for sure.

Harkness/Dumbledore slash makes so much sense. I'd love to see that.

lunalovegoddess February 7 2008, 04:35:00 UTC

Harkness/Dumbledore slash makes so much sense. I'd love to see that.

. . excuse me while I butt in here . .

. . I've never seen a full episode of Torchwood. I didn't actually finish Deathly Hallows, though I did get to the Grindlewald parts (I skipped around, reading-wise). And I'm not a fan of slash, really.

. .

. . but OMG, that so does! Make sense, I mean.