The kids loved Kowalski, no matter what the freak did. The kids loved him, Fraser loved him. Ray was pretty sure Stella'd liked him better, too. The new, improved Ray.
Ray IS so sad! He needs your smooooshes very much, Meres! And I need your feedback, because this was a TOUGH story. And I literally have no clue if it's any good or not. So thank you so much for weighing in here, and for offering such lovely, articulate and intelligent feedback later on. You are a peach!
Wow. This is amazing. Listen, it's a long fic (What?! No! Yes!!) which is SUCH an impressive accomplishment all on its own, but it's gonna take me a bit to read through, particularly since it's so emotionally hard-hitting. So I'm gonna fb in parts, as I go along, okay? Okay
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Dess, I am thrilled and flattered to be the recipiant of such kind, thoughtful and articualte feedback, in whatever form it comes, or as long as your energy holds out or your interest in the story remains strong. FB in parts is GREAT. I'm so glad you liked the opening - it sat on my HD for nearly nine months, and it was handwritten in a journal much longer than that.
The kids loved Kowalski, no matter what the freak did. The kids loved him, Fraser loved him. Ray was pretty sure Stella'd liked him better, too. The new, improved Ray.
That was actually j_s_cavalcante's contributions: she suggested the line and I thought it was absolutely brilliant, because yes. So much about Vecchio feeling sad and anxious about this tremendous guy who replaced him. She is a smart cookie, that one.
Vecchio's whole exploration of their relationship, the almost-myth of it, is fascinating.I love what you've said here, and I was really hoping someone would pick up on it. This story is all about storytelling: the lies these characters tell themselves, the truths they
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The kids loved Kowalski, no matter what the freak did. The kids loved him, Fraser loved him. Ray was pretty sure Stella'd liked him better, too. The new, improved Ray.
You had me right there. You are the queen.
RAY. He's so sad. :( *smoooooooshes*
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It's GOOD, you.
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The kids loved Kowalski, no matter what the freak did. The kids loved him, Fraser loved him. Ray was pretty sure Stella'd liked him better, too. The new, improved Ray.
That was actually j_s_cavalcante's contributions: she suggested the line and I thought it was absolutely brilliant, because yes. So much about Vecchio feeling sad and anxious about this tremendous guy who replaced him. She is a smart cookie, that one.
Vecchio's whole exploration of their relationship, the almost-myth of it, is fascinating.I love what you've said here, and I was really hoping someone would pick up on it. This story is all about storytelling: the lies these characters tell themselves, the truths they ( ... )
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