Lost Fic: The Pumpkin Picking Paradox (Daniel/Charlotte)

[ozmissage]

Title: The Pumpkin Picking Paradox
Character/Pairing: Daniel (Daniel/Charlotte)
Rating: PG
Words: 1,137
Warnings: Fluff. Angst. Mentions character death.
Disclsimer: Not mine.
Summary: Daniel picks out a pumpkin. Twice.
A/N: Written for

Comments

[valhalla37]

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This is AMAZING. I had no clue what you were going to do with the prompt when I gave it, and then actually reading it you start by painting this lovely, sweet picture that's got me going, "Awww, adorable!" and then everything gets turned on its head and -- WOW. And that shiver, that chill Dan experiences pulls them together so nicely, and the paradox -- what he could have had stacked up against his actual reality -- is even more tragic.

Suffice to say, I basically love it to pieces, and it's amazing how much you evoke in two completely different ways in each section. I adore Dharmaville Dan/Charlotte interactions (especially since it didn't get a chance to happen in canon), and their banter -- the pumpkin with "character", the anthropology reference, seeing Charlotte's family -- is so fantastic and IC. And this just about broke my heart -- (the first of many, she had whispered against his ear causing him to imagine turkeys and picking out presents and Charlotte in a green dress singing “Auld Lang Syne” and he had suddenly found

[ozmissage]

*Squees*

I'm so glad you liked it! This was born out of me having two ideas for the same prompt and hoping I could get away with merging together. Thank you so much for leaving such awesome feedback, reading your responses to my fics always makes me smile. :)

[sedauny]

This was good, very happy-sad, and I wish the first part had accorded with canon, because I could just see Charlotte out there initiating Dan into Halloween rituals. I could also see her getting freaked out by the junior Charlotte living down the lane (probably getting twitted about it by Miles, so that she rejoices in the Chang baby as a chance to get her own back). The second part was so sad, and so likely, both with Juliet's efforts to bring Dan into the group and his own realization that he couldn't live with the reminder of what was coming growing up down the lane. And then, the poor pathetic pumpkin! (I had squash for dinner tonight). I hope it will eventually win out by being able to reproduce, since Dan probably doesn't know the ritual of roasting and eating the seeds and will toss them in the compost heap to become next year's compost pumpkin vine.

[ozmissage]

Heh. Thank you! Man, I wish Charlotte had made it long enough to live in Dharmaville for awhile. That would have been awesome. :)

[demonqueen666]

Wow! Great way to utilize the canon weirdness to bring out the emotional aspect of it all. (Gosh, poor, poor doomed Charlotte/Daniel.)

[ozmissage]

Thank you!

Charlotte and Dan were so doomed it's not even funny. Poor guys.

[elliotsmelliot]

This was lovely. The first part was so sweet and hopeful, and the second part was so awful, except for Juliet and co. looking out for Dan. Great job fleshing out the tragedy that is Dan and Charlotte.

[ozmissage]

Thank you! They are so tragic, it hurts a little. That's why I admire valhalla so much for tackling them so beautifully on a regular basis.

[ozmissage]

Heh. Me leave things happy? Never. ;)

I was torn between the two concepts so I just glued them together...I'm indecisive sometimes.

I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)