Lost Fic: I Would Keep You, If I Could (Juliet/Sawyer)

[ozmissage]

Title: I Would Keep You, If I Could
Pairing: Juliet/Sawyer
Rating: R (sexual content)
Word Count: 1,981
Warning: Angst. A whole lot of angst, with bonus time-traveling.
Spoilers: Through “The Incident”
Summary: Sawyer can’t hold on to her.
Disclaimer: Lost is not mine. Neither is “Downtown”. Some dialogue is excerpted from “The Incident”, “Through

Comments

[phelipa]

Wow, what a unique idea! I love it, the whole revisiting all those scenarios as he went back in time was fabulous. This was really well written, very enjoyable! It was interesting that as he went farther back in time he began to forget, to the point where, at the end, he looked into the hole and had no idea what it meant. I really loved the last line, I think it was my favourite part. Thank you so much for sharing, this was a wonderful read :)

[ozmissage]

Aww, thank you so much! I'm glad you liked the last line, I wasn't sure if it was going to come off a little hokey or not, but in the end I figured if a hole metaphor was good enough for Joss Whedon, it was good enough for me. ;)

[eponine119]

Oh, this was amazing. I loved it. They are my canon OTP. The way this was written was beautiful, the electric charges in the air and that feeling of being sucked backward through time.

[ozmissage]

Thank you so much! I've read and loved all of your Juliet/Sawyer fic, so it means a lot to me that you liked it. :)

[op_de_radio]

I don't know if you've ever seen Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, but this is almost exactly like this. His memories are disappears, flashing before his eyes.
That was amazing though. Great, great, and sad concept.

[ozmissage]

Heh, I almost name checked Eternal Sunshine in my author's note because I was thinking of it while I was writing. It's one of my favorite movies actually. :)

Thank you for the feedback!

[op_de_radio]

Its one of mine too! I love that movie. ESOTSM and Sawyer/Juliet go together.

This song does too:
Meet Me in Montauk by Circa Survive.
I found it on YouTube, but the whole song is about that final scene and totally reminds me of them. :]

[ozmissage]

Thanks for the song rec! I'll have to add it to my James/Juliet playlist (yeah, I actually have one). "Dustland Fairytale" by The Killers always reminds me of them as well, especially in the finale.

[afishwithawish]

*-* Loved it....! Really! I really liked how you showed James slowly losing her, feeling her being erased from his memories. :'( Perfect job! Thank you for sharing and keep it up! ^^

[ozmissage]

Aww, thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[siobeehan]

Guh, this just broke my heart completely, but I loved it so much. The thought of Sawyer losing all memory of Juliet kills me, but the way you had him trying to hold onto her and not being able to, even at the very end, was so perfectly done.

I also loved that you revisited all those paticular, important moments in their relationship and the connections and parallels you drew from them to their last moment in the finale. Just amazing.

[ozmissage]

Thank you so much! I really can't stand the thought of Sawyer forgetting Juliet either, but the plot bunny wouldn't go away. ;)