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pristineungift

Compelled

Sep 20, 2010 18:57

Title: Compelled
Word Count: 323
Rating: PG
Summary: Written for the Minor Character POV challenge on legendland . The day Nicholas Rahl's world changed forever.

( Compelled )

lots pairing: darken rahl/kahlan, comm: legendland, lots character: darken rahl, !fanfiction, lots character: kahlan, !drabble/oneshot, lots character: egremont, lots character: nicholas rahl, !challenge

Comments 8

jesterlady September 21 2010, 00:46:26 UTC

Ooh, deliciously creepy.

pristineungift September 22 2010, 02:09:06 UTC

Thank you. *creeps*

brontefanatic September 21 2010, 01:04:48 UTC

Very disturbing and ....compelling. When you describe Nicholas's view of the blood around him I picture the dripping blood images from the opening credits of "Dexter".

"Nicholas had liked her. As much as he liked her death." The emotional equivalency of a psychopath. Brilliant.

pristineungift September 22 2010, 02:10:20 UTC

I was actually drawing from the Dexter books to portray that particular mentality - Dexter sorts people into two categories "safe" and "dangerous".

I'm glad you liked it.

vorquellyn September 21 2010, 05:10:02 UTC

Interesting look at what the inside of a male Confessor's mind might be like. Serena made it sound like they enjoyed killing but Nicholas always seemed so quiet.

pristineungift September 22 2010, 02:11:02 UTC

I don't see it as enjoyment, so much as fascination. Like you said, he's very quiet.

Glad you liked it.

meridian_rose September 22 2010, 19:32:05 UTC

I'm glad you posted this; I was looking forward to seeing the entries for the challenge. Would almost certainly have got my vote! So much rich description here, so creepy and insightful.
Also this seems similar in style to what I've read so far of Son of Blood (as compared to BfaS); shorter, forceful paragraphs that lay out the most salient points, most important moments, richest visuals, and draw you onwards. I'm not sure I'm explaining it well, but I really like it :D

pristineungift September 24 2010, 17:14:20 UTC

Thank you, I'm glad you liked it! Did you do one? If you did, you should post it!

Yes, I think my style has developed a lot since BfS and Castle in the Air. I go back and read those and I'm kind of "Wtf?" I think SoB is when I really hit my stride.

Thank you for noticing! ^_^