Fic: Tether

[otempora42]

Do not ask me where this came from. Do not kill me. I hate myself a little right now.

Title: Tether
Fandom: TBBT
Pairing: Sheldon/Penny
Rating: PG-13
Wordcount: 3710
Warnings: emo angst, sexual references, language
Summary: Sheldon and Penny break up. Yeah, I know.

Comments

[peasantings]

Soooo, I think I covered most of my bases in this conversation we are having like right now, so you know how much I love this fic. Even if it's so rational, I might not ship Sheldon/Penny anymore besides in that parallel universe that you are going to write.

I just wanted to remark on this:

“I know what you’re feeling right now,” she said, gently.

Sheldon looked up at her for the first time. “Now how could you possibly know that?”

IDK exactly why but this line right here made me laugh. Does this make me a horrible person?

[otempora42]

I know. I honestly don't know how I can claim to ship Sheldon/Penny, having written this fic.

And I can't quite decide whether I wanted that line to be funny or serious, so whatever works for you!

Glad you enjoyed it. :D

[da_phoenix13]

Okay, so I've seen maybe 5 or so episodes of BBT, so I don't have as strong a sense of these characters as a longterm watcher and fan would. But like I told you on MSN, I think you've got a great sense of Sheldon's voice, his analytical detachment and everything, but you still managed to give him a heart. And the picture you drew of the relationship between him and Penny seemed very... realistic, in a way? I'm not really sure how I have that impression, but it just somehow makes sense for the relationship between the two characters to go this way. And obviously, your writing is fab. I'm not sure how the quotes at the beginning and end really fit, but then I'm not generally a fan of using epigraphs in a piece, so I guess that's more a matter of taste. :)

But this rocks. Really. Excellent job!

[otempora42]

I'm just pretentious. :P But, no, I'm glad you liked it! I'd respond more in depth, but it's late.

[she_burns1]

This is amazing.

Just f*cking amazing.

I don't even...

It's like...

WHY ARE YOU NERVOUS?! *stares accusingly at your current mood icon*

This is AWESOME.

The S/P fandom needs more of this. God, just lovely break-up fic that breaks me up!

I would die to write something like this:

It wasn’t supposed to end like that. Hell, they weren’t supposed to end. They were supposed to be fairy tale, romantic comedy, pretty girl meets smart guy, falling in love with your ex’s best friend, wrong guy first, every fucking cliché in the book. It was all supposed to be curtains down on their first kiss, and happily ever after. That was how it worked, wasn’t it?

She loved him. It was supposed to be enough.

Because it is so blisteringly perfect.

Gah! You've gone and killed me with your awesome!

[otempora42]

Wow, thank you so much! And I'm nervous because, hello, my first entry into a new fandom is breakup fic. :P And also I'm kind of needy.

Anyway, I'm a fan of your work (although I fail at leaving feedback), so I'm glad you enjoyed it so much! Thanks for reading and commenting.

[she_burns1]

Oh I'm TERRIBLE at leaving feedback - but I'm trying really hard to get better at it! Also, I, um, maaaaay be poking around your fic some more - I just read the Ted/Barney fic - OMG. I LOVE HIMYM, I just don't write it or go on about it much in my LJ. And I see past them you've done TONS of pairing combos.

So, hai, I love you! *_*

[otempora42]

Wow, all of my Ted/Barney fic is really, really old. :P And, yeah, I'm a bit of a multishipper (although at the moment my HIMYM OTP is Barney/Lily).

Haha. Love you, too. :)

[split_the_ocean]

I can't even.. I just- I can't.

This has broken my brain, heart, and mind. Everything is just so sad and tragic, and Sheldon telling Penny he loves her when they're breaking up? And Sheldon telling Penny HE WAS HAPPY WITH HER! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE. SERIOUSLY WHAT.
Loved it. Even though it made me sad I still loved it. ♥

[otempora42]

I'm a stinker. ;)

Anyway, glad you liked! I'm sorry about the heartbreaking, though. But that's what I was going for, so...

[menacherie]

This made me incredibly sad. But at the same time I loved it. I think you had Sheldon's voice perfectly. This fandom needs more angst I think. Love isn't always the perfect happily ever after even with the person you love and this portrays that amazingly well.

[otempora42]

Thanks! I just had a 3-day TBBT marathon, so it's kind of hard not to think in Sheldon-speak. :P And, yeah, I love angst, and there's so many possibilities with these two. I like fluffy stuff, don't get me wrong, but this was really interesting to write.

Anyway, thanks for the lovely feedback!