Die Hard fic for smallfandomfest: Nobody's Hero (So Will You be Mine?)

[persnickett]

Title: Nobody’s Hero (So Will You be Mine?)
Author: persnickett
Fandom: Live Free or Die Hard
Pairing/Characters: John/Matt
Rating/Category: PG-13, Slash
Prompt: Live Free or Die Hard, John/Matt, Nobody’s Hero
Spoilers: n/a
Summary: When the dust settles after the Fourth, Matt and John try to work out where exactly it is they've found

Comments

[spikedluv]

Great story! I did not expect it to make tears sting my eyes, but the best part of that is the smile I had at the end. *g*

[persnickett]

Oh my, thank you. Both are great compliments - but of course...smiling is my favourite. ;)

[halfshellvenus]

Wonderful-- and a take on them I could really see happening, especially John's repeated refusal and Matt's stubbornness in pushing forward anyway.

And the ending? Funny, sweet, and touching all at the same time. Lovely!

[persnickett]

Thank you!
Yeah, this one didn't go the way I planned. The beginning was supposed to be angrier and the ending was supposed to be goofier. So I'm glad the ending felt lovely to you, and that you could see this being a realistic take - the characters certainly did seem to stubbornly want to take over and insist on having the conversations that they did. I wonder what that says? :)

[persnickett]

Given it's from the era of 'the uglier the better' I think you mean 'truly fabulous'. ;)

from DA

[anonymous]

Thought I drop a note about another of your great fics. I do believe that this stands completely on it's own and I think that this 'version' of Matt is great. He is stronger, more clearheaded and more forceful than usually portrayed by a lot of authors. To often the going POV is to make him a smart-alic rather than smart AND strong. I'm glad you gave him balls and showed him in a different light.
Laughed my ass off on the detail about the tee shirt - I can actually remember the gay tee shirts from that time period - they WERE hideous. Come to think of it, the ones in the 80's weren't much better.

Re: from DA

[persnickett]

Thank you. I'm glad for the confirmation that it stands on its own. It's harder as the author to be objective about how much from a previous story has to be repeated to make a sequel work on its own for the reader

[severina2001]

The first part of this made my heart hurt, and I mean that in the most serious way. I got all clenched-up and tense and anxious. You have the ability to make everything feel so real that it actually causes me stress. Which, like, go you on the writing front, coz that's a big win... but my heart, Snick.

The one thing that stood out for me, despite this being a John POV, was Matt's relief that he wasn't crazy. I was a bit... concerned that Matt didn't really get the whole 'no means no' concept -- I think because this DID feel so very real and I think that sort of contributed to my anxiety. So again, kudos in the writing dept.

I feel like there's more to say now. In the story, I mean. I feel like we need to know that they make it, that there might be more bumps but in the end they make it. *deletes more ramblyness about this* In summary: we need a part three. *nods so much*

[persnickett]

:( but the second part was supposed to make up for it! Ah well. My apologies to your heart