The Newsroom Fic: Due North

[phrenitis]

Title: Due North
Rating: PG-13
Category: Will McAvoy/MacKenzie McHale
Spoilers: Season One, The Greater FoolDisclaimer: Owned by others

Comments

[just_liv]

Haven't read it yet, but must share: Mac & Will?? <3³

And on the same note: HOW DARE YOU?!

Honestly - and now is the time to come clean - am I John Malkovich? And if so, are you living inside my head?

Wait. Don't answer that.

I shall read it now.

[phrenitis]

Omg omg - can we talk Will/Mac? Because I only just watched the first time over Christmas AND I AM OBSESSED NOW. I have so many feeeeeeeeeeeelings.

And how excited am I that we get to share this fandom too? Because this is joyous. I'm GRINNING.

[firstofoct]

AHHHHHH. Jen!!!

I love it! Their voices are so them and I love the way you wrote in the underlying panic when the shooter shows up. Now I really want to see Charlie punching a gunman.

I also really love the part when Will's just a tony bit bitter that he leaves her with a compliment when she's off to surgery.

This really needs to happen on the show. Like now.

[phrenitis]

*HEARTS* Thank you so much for your thoughts on the first half too - helped convince me I wasn't totally off track with the characterizations. <3

AND WILL/MAC. I AM DEAD WITH LOVE. I so need a S2 episode titled, "What Kind Of Day Has It Been?" that has the death threat realized in some way, and is also a flashback episode where we see how they were as a couple. I NEED THIS LIKE I NEED BREATHING.

[firstofoct]

No problem! I am such a whore for fic. Seriously if you ever want to send me bits or lines or anything, I'll give you feedback! And I could probably meta about anything for days on one of my shows.

I NEED THAT EPISODE SO BADLY I CANNOT FORM WORDS JEN. SO BADLY.

[phrenitis]

LOL. I will very likely take you up on that. I really want to write a Mac POV fic now that I'm a little more comfortable with her voice.

AND I UNDERSTAND. I SPENT 30 MINUTES JUST LOOKING AT THE BACK OF THE DVD BOXSET TODAY ON AMAZON. THIS DELAY IS UNACCEPTABLE

[catteo]

I really enjoyed this. I thought that it was perfectly in character from both of them and I could totally see it happening on the show. Fingers crossed!

[phrenitis]

Eee, thank you! I am madly in love with these two and desperately wanted to do them justice. I really appreciate the comments!

AND THIS SHOW NEEDS TO COME BACK NOW. This wait is insanity.

[lizook12]

I'm late to the party, as usual, but holy crap was this amazing.

I find it so hard to believe this is your first fic for them; their voices (Mac's especially) are spot on and the conversational flow is just right as well.

I thought this image was particularly nice: But he’ll catch her looking at him sideways more often than not, keen and determined, or soft and wondering depending on whether he’s said something along the lines of, that’s legislation we’ll all remember, or done something asinine like agreed with her over a comment about Jim and Maggie.

Nicely done!

[phrenitis]

*LOVES* It took me forever to get the voices. I've been writing and rewriting the lines in an obsessive way I didn't think possible, lmao. THANK YOU. <3

[phrenitis]

OMG you recced this? *flail hands*

You are so sweet. Thank you, hon. This has to be the fic I was most insecure about writing because SORKIN and NEWSROOM. You've made me so happy! <3