Ninfic (HH): "At Dawn"

[nindulgence]

Title: At Dawn
Characters: Edrington
Notes: Flashfic, inspired by the current fight challenge at hh100 and by black_hound's request here for visually suggestive Older!Edrington ficlets.

Comments

[nindulgence]

Thanks so much!

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[black_hound]

Oh. how. wonderful. Thank you so much for writing it!

As I was reading I could see the images forming in my brane *waves hands about in illustration*. Yes. I know what to do with that white space.

*bows graciously*

[nindulgence]

You're most welcome--I'm glad you found it useful!

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[widget285]

*wibble*

My poor, lovely Edrington, so chilly and disdainful. But then, it's hardly surprising to find that a post-Kingston Edrington would be every bit as cool, brittle and aloof as Horatio. Hmmm...I wonder why that is?

Ans I loved that last line; so much intimated about the tenor of their relationship.

Poor Edrington.

[nindulgence]

But then, it's hardly surprising to find that a post-Kingston Edrington would be every bit as cool, brittle and aloof as Horatio. Hmmm...I wonder why that is?

Eee!

D'you ever become so attached to the pairing in your head that you occasionally have to remind yourself that it is, in fact, an AU? (e.g., "Well, of course Edrington would have been hit hard by the events of "Retribution," given the intense, highly fraught emotional triangle existing between him, Archie, and Horatio... Er. That is to say, the intense, highly fraught emotional triangle between them existing in my head. Ahem.")

Thanks for wibbling!

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[widget285]

D'you ever become so attached to the pairing in your head that you occasionally have to remind yourself that it is, in fact, an AU?

/is confused

I have no idea what you're talking about.

(e.g., "Well, of course Edrington would have been hit hard by the events of "Retribution," given the intense, highly fraught emotional triangle existing between him, Archie, and Horatio... Er. That is to say, the intense, highly fraught emotional triangle between them existing in my head. Ahem.")

/remains confused

Nope, still not getting it.

/looks at angsy Archie/Edrington fic currently on harddrive

It's canon, dammit! something that pretty and angstridden can't be a figment of our imaginations! It can't!

/clings to denial

[nindulgence]

/is confused

I have no idea what you're talking about.

Hee! You're an enabler, you are.

("It's not an AU! I can back it up with scholarly analyses!...What do you mean, they're fictional too?")

;-)

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[sjkasabi]

Oh. That "we're not" is wonderful, and such a kick in the guts to round off the piece.

It's fascinating to think of the implications of Retribution spreading out through their acquaintance like that, isn't it?

[nindulgence]

Thank you!

It's fascinating to think of the implications of Retribution spreading out through their acquaintance like that, isn't it?

My fandom... falls to pieces emotionally after the Unpleasantness in Kingston. *sniff*

Though Archie's part in the trial may have been kept out of the papers, his confession was witnessed by such a full courtroom that the news must have spread, through whispers, mis-tellings, etc.--not to mention the fact that I'd be surprised if a certain well-connected figure at the trial didn't do his best, afterwards, to ensure that the story spread throughout his social circle in the most politically demoralizing way possible...

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[fairestcat]

Oh my. That is fabulous. Especially everything that is and isn't said in that last line. Just brilliant.

[nindulgence]

Thank you--I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

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