Auld Lang Syne

[r_mak]

Summary: Explores the ways in which different characters spend the moments leading up to and after the start of the new year.

Words: 2,964

Genre: Songfic/Poemfic. Fluff. Angst. Woe.

Characters: Sandy, Kirsten, Julie, Kaitlin, Jimmy, Seth, Summer, Ryan, Taylor, and Sophie

Notes: I know this is horribly late but... HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!  Based on the poem by

Comments

[60schic]

If asked to describe this in one word, it would be 'melancholy'. It's that one clock tick on the other side of happy (or maybe even several clock ticks). Very much filled with 'what-might-have-beens'.

I like the way you began it with almost a snap shot of where the players were, and then went back individually to color it in. The repetition worked well, adding a refrain to your songfic.

As I began reading, I didn't think I was going to like this but I'm glad I stuck with it.

[r_mak]

Glad you stuck with it. I think melancholy would be a good word to describe this. In addition to being filled with 'what-might-have-beens', I think it is also filled with 'what-could-be's' -- especially with regards to Max and Kaitlin, Sophie, Seth and Summer, and even Ryan and Taylor.

I started out with Sandy and Kirsten because they're kind of like rocks. I wasn't sure about the repetition, glad you think it worked out. Normally I hate repetition but I figured that it might play upon the fact that even though all the characters are so different they're all kind of going through the same things.

Thanks! =)

[viper209n]

Oh, such beautiful writing! I loved the connections you drew through all the small parts. For most of our beloved characters, it was a sad time but it still rang with promise and the hope that things could work themselves out.

Loved it! Thanks for writing and sharing!

[r_mak]

Aww! Thank you! Glad you were able to read between the lines. That was exactly what I was trying to get across.

Thats so much for reading! =)

[kazfloyd]

Aww, so sad yet sweet at the same time. Very realistic as well to what may have been. Very nicely written.

Happy New Year to you!! I hope you have a fantastic year.

[r_mak]

Hee! I'm so glad you liked it! Thanks! =)

(I am so late in replying to this... but better late than never, I guess...)

[r_mak]

Yeah. Can't remember what I was aiming for here but I know it wasn't a happy ending. More like something to think about.

With Ryan and Taylor, I wanted to get across the fact that even though they aren't together they still hold a place in each other's hearts. I'm not sure if they would have been able to hold on through college but I definitely think they ended up together somehow (which was the reason behind Ryan's fixation on the clock... just a matter of time).

Thanks for reading! I'm glad it made you feel -- even if it was a bit of heart break. Feelings are good.

=)

[fifimom]

Thank you. I very much enjoyed reading this.

[r_mak]

Glad you liked it! Thanks for reading! =)