Thanks a lot for the comment. :) I've been wanting to write a TK fic for awhile, but rare fandoms are so hard to get the drive to write for because so few people read them.
Actually, that makes my list of top five slash fandom peeves. It is not true that there are no good writers, but it is true that they all flock to LotRPS. I have tried so hard to get into it, but I can't force myself to like it. I just have no interest in any of them. I don't get the popularity among the talented, do you?
You're such a crazy mofo. Now I wanna watch the movie again. I love how you arranged Conrad's though processes, man. THey were profound in that way a redneck would be profound. Like, the beauty of his simple mind makes you realize he's not that simple after all.
And reading the dialogue, I could hear it so clearly in Conrad's nasally hick voice and Troy's soft earnest voice, it is just. So. SWEET. The best was when they fell asleep together, but not together.
And the last scene is so just making it more tragic that Conrad catches that bullet. I love the pervading sense of mobidity throughout the entire fic and that crooked, haphazard way that sergeant spoke. I felt like Conrad, trying to wrap my head around his words o' wisdom.
Can you believe Spike Jonze really talks like that? I watched the movie twice before I wrote the fic, once with commentary, and I watched the accompanying documentary, and I was surprised. I don't remember him talking like that on MTV. Was he just talking like that to stay in character
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Spike Jonze is a strange puppy. I'll never forget that "Praise You" video for Fatboy Slim. And the fact that when they won an award, he actually went up on stage as that dance dude. I love him. He's like a Seth Green. Strange and tiny.
I think what gets me the most about this is that you, like, actually make it seem viable. Like, Three Kings was always a slashy movie to me, but I could never see them in the NC-17 range. Especially Conrad. Of course, trust you to break that mindset. Bless.
Ahaha. I was thinking of doing a comic character modeled loosely on Seth Green. Maybe I should create their love child. There aren't many tiny cool boys out there. Sometimes it's hard to create interesting characters when all you have in your head is some vague idea of "badass!"
...But, truth is stranger more interesting than fiction?
Funny how you said you didn't see it in the NC-17 range, cause I didn't either, and I don't really think I succeeded. I don't think it's at all convincing that Troy would make the move, especially since I wrote it right after watching the commentary wherein Russel emphasized that the central point of Troy's character is that he's a loyal family man. Like, put a wrench in my slashin' plans why don'tcha?!
But if I was gonna go to all that effort to actually put out finished product, it was gonna have some fucking smut goddammit.
Oh my fucking god.skaljaApril 29 2004, 19:15:03 UTC
Understand that I clicked on the link to this story having absolutely no idea what it was about, at the behest of karabou, and it didn't even matter because I understood everything I needed to understand about the characters and the story and the oh, this was beautiful and wonderful. And you have a new fangirl.
Re: Oh my fucking god.octopussyApril 29 2004, 19:46:27 UTC
Thank you SO much! God, there's nothing like kind words about an old piece. You've brought a huge, idiotic grin to my face.
wonders if she can kidnap you into her fandom Would that be Harry Potter? I'm afraid I've been there, done that. It was nice while it lasted, though. And I've quite admired your icons.
Re: Oh my fucking god.skaljaApril 29 2004, 20:54:44 UTC
Oh, no, I've been there, done that, too.
My fandom is Spider-man. So slashy (hey, it took most of thirty years for him to get married, that's plenty of space for a few m/m flings, eh?), so desperately in need of decent slash writers.
Scratch that. So desperately in need of decent writers, period. The vast majority of fics are scary Mary Sue "masterpieces," or really bad film scripts.
Oh MY fucking god.octopussyApril 29 2004, 20:58:32 UTC
I'm a Daredevil fan. Matt and Peter are very slashy. Unfortunately, I have no idea how to write it.
Although, I've sketched a parody of that famous Kirsten Dunst/Tobey Maguire pic where she's kissing him upside down, except this time it's DD and Spidey and they've both got their masks half-way off. Heh. I keep meaning to clean it up and post it.
...But that's art, not fic. And in the end, I usually like to read fic more than look at art, so my sincere apologies.
Thanks very much! But man, it was hard enough thinking of a plot for this one and I think I forced the sex a little... If you can think of another plot that gets them together before Conrad dies, I'll try to write it, but otherwise I'm stumped.
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everyone masses the LotR and LotR RPS fandoms--and miss gems like this. :P
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And reading the dialogue, I could hear it so clearly in Conrad's nasally hick voice and Troy's soft earnest voice, it is just. So. SWEET. The best was when they fell asleep together, but not together.
And the last scene is so just making it more tragic that Conrad catches that bullet. I love the pervading sense of mobidity throughout the entire fic and that crooked, haphazard way that sergeant spoke. I felt like Conrad, trying to wrap my head around his words o' wisdom.
Dammit, I love this. They are so with the OTP.
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I think what gets me the most about this is that you, like, actually make it seem viable. Like, Three Kings was always a slashy movie to me, but I could never see them in the NC-17 range. Especially Conrad. Of course, trust you to break that mindset. Bless.
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...But, truth is stranger more interesting than fiction?
Funny how you said you didn't see it in the NC-17 range, cause I didn't either, and I don't really think I succeeded. I don't think it's at all convincing that Troy would make the move, especially since I wrote it right after watching the commentary wherein Russel emphasized that the central point of Troy's character is that he's a loyal family man. Like, put a wrench in my slashin' plans why don'tcha?!
But if I was gonna go to all that effort to actually put out finished product, it was gonna have some fucking smut goddammit.
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Um, anyway. *applause*
*wonders if she can kidnap you into her fandom*
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wonders if she can kidnap you into her fandom
Would that be Harry Potter? I'm afraid I've been there, done that. It was nice while it lasted, though. And I've quite admired your icons.
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My fandom is Spider-man. So slashy (hey, it took most of thirty years for him to get married, that's plenty of space for a few m/m flings, eh?), so desperately in need of decent slash writers.
Scratch that. So desperately in need of decent writers, period. The vast majority of fics are scary Mary Sue "masterpieces," or really bad film scripts.
And thanks, I'm glad you like them :).
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Although, I've sketched a parody of that famous Kirsten Dunst/Tobey Maguire pic where she's kissing him upside down, except this time it's DD and Spidey and they've both got their masks half-way off. Heh. I keep meaning to clean it up and post it.
...But that's art, not fic. And in the end, I usually like to read fic more than look at art, so my sincere apologies.
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