Fic; Long Distance, 3/?

[quixyjie]

Title Long Distance 3/?, following Running Uphill
Rating pg-13? nc-17 overall.
Summary Hank and Alex move past curious and into the strange new territory of 'committed.'
Disclaimer Will never own, boo. Characters belong to their belongers.

Comments

[beakanoma]

I wanted to be first comment. I never get to be first comment! Reading now. Will post real response after.

[beakanoma]

There are a few odd mistakes I caught. Like "start contrast" instead of "stark contrast." And Scott turning the TV off, and then a commercial comes on the TV. Those are the only two I remember now after reading.

Alex asking Hank if he's being invited as his boyfriend even though he can't go anyway was a cute little headgame.

For some reason, Beth Broderick (Aunt Zelda from 'Sabrina, the Teenage Witch') is suddenly Hank's mom in my head? Something about the way she talks, I dunno...

Alex had spent a lot of time in Moira’s office, instead, a mixed up ball of guilt and shame and maybe we shouldn’t. -- this is conveys so many of the things I love about your Alex in a beautiful and succinct way. Considering how confident and angry we usually see Alex, it's a refreshing change to see him so timid and unsure.

The scene between Hank and his mom was intense. Like Hank assuming his mom was going to call him a fag, which I'm sure she wasn't not really, at least she didn't mean to. She's like sandpaper on his skin, rough and irritating and

[quixyjie]

eep. Thanks! I corrected those things. I added that tiny bit about Sparks' commercial after writing the whole chapter because it felt empty...without reading what had JUST HAPPENED BEFORE. god. So thanks.

Beth Broderick...yes I could see that! I don't have anyone specifically in mind when I'm writing Hank's mom. She's like...a blurry Alyssa Milano. Is that weird? It's the nutritionist part at play.

So Hank's mom is not a very sensitive person. She speaks first and thinks after. I wrote it thinking that she was going to say it, but only because that's what had been graffiti'd on his car. And she never would have slapped Hank if she had her shit together. Man, adolescents are friggin' frustrating. She could use some Parenting Skills training

[beakanoma]

Aw, and now I'm sad you removed the commercial, though. (I'm never happy, man.) It amused me that the Nicholas Sparks commercial (probably the one with Zac Efron where he's in nothing but small boxer-briefs in a shower) is what inspired Scott to ask Alex about sex

[flowermasters]

When I saw this update at the Hank/Alex comm, I totally smiled like a dumbass. I love love love this. Omg, all the feelings. D: They hurt so good.

[quixyjie]

feeeeeeeeeeeeeelings~~~~

thank you thank you thank you.

Re: stunned

[quixyjie]

Oh, thank you! I was going for 'stunned,' so I'm kind of perversely glad that's what your experience was.

no one in Hank's family deals with turmoil in a healthy way

YES. This is true. But they are learning.

And, yeah, there is no way I can shy away from Alex's PTSD, now.

Thanks again, dear!

[incessance]

I've been studying for a chem exam all day, and the universe has given me this as a reward. The opening with Hank and Alex and Scott as one awkward!fest is exactly what I needed.

Dealing with PTSD and Alex's therapy, I am happy about this. Also, Hank's mom's reaction to his coming out was quite nice - you had me hoping she'd accept it, and it seemed like it for a moment until her true thoughts came through - it feels painfully true to life.

I kind of want to bang Hank's head on a desk for a bit (which I suppose is how Scott feels at the moment) and yell at him to think about Alex for just a moment. Since I can't, I merely eagerly await the next update.

[incessance]

Also, I think the link to part 2 just leads back to this entry.

[quixyjie]

thanks! fixed it.

[quixyjie]

Yay! I love when the universe gives rewards. Hope your chem exam went well. :)

It's okay - Hank kind of wants to bang his own head on a desk, himself.

[fuzzytale]

I have all sorts of deep thinky thoughts I'd love to share about this chapter, b/c it was amazing and dealt so well with so many thing, not least of which being Alex's PTSD (which I can't wait to find out more about), but I am wiped and braindead and bleargh so I'm going to have to leave it at this for now. But I'm so INCREDIBLY glad you came back to this 'verse and I really can't wait for your next update.

[quixyjie]

deep thinky thoughts! one day i will hear these deep thinky thoughts from you.

i'm sorry you are bleargh. that doesn't sound like a nice feeling :(

thanks for reading!!!