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Epilogue

May 18, 2010 20:58

Number 18 in the Let's Pretend Series

Title: Epilogue
Rating: R (violence, language and sex)
Author: Rogoblue
Summary: A little over a year has passed and Adelle ponders her ex-Rossum future ( Read more... )

fic, chara: adelle dewitt, chara: laurence dominic, a: rogoblue, r

Comments 7

darling_ashes May 19 2010, 03:34:05 UTC

That was perfect!

I loved the initmacy that Adelle and Laurence shared (him blowing off meetings to spend the day with her, agreeing to their 'power couple' agreement with Clyde so he could stay with her, buying a 'engaged to be engaged' ring) and I also loved that Judith is moving on from Rossum to working with Laurence (and together plotting against Adelle).

This was a wonderful epilogue.

rogoblue May 19 2010, 11:08:42 UTC

Thanks. The scene with the ring was the one in my head that I didn't want to let go of, but couldn't make it fit in the final chapter. Hence, the epilogue. I'm glad it worked. I was a bit concerned I was in danger of tipping into unacceptably sappy.

I also wanted to make the intimacy flow naturally to show that they're now comfortable with each other.

I couldn't let Judith go and I think she'll keep Laurence and Adelle on their toes.

Thanks for reading and taking the time to comment. Especially at the end of a long haul like this one.

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rogoblue May 19 2010, 16:26:17 UTC

I always thought Adelle could have used someone female to talk to, so I tried to do that with Judith in this series.

Who knew the crazies would get 17 sequels!

Thanks so much for sticking with me. It was fun!

morgan72uk May 19 2010, 20:56:23 UTC

This was a very satisfying ending. As much as I like the romance of it (the ring buying and the goodies from England for her) I actually think there was an element at the end which was quite uncertain and unresolved. The enormity of Clyde's plan and its very nature is a little distasteful - and not that different from Rossum in many ways. You have the sense that they are still somewhat caught /trapped but that for both of them it is a price worth paying.
You also have Adelle with no defined role and no actual job. I know she is helping out with the social aspect of their mission and I imagine she'll be excellent at it - but I don't know that I see her shopping, socialising and travelling for the rest of her life.
You didn't tie it up with as neat bow - you did give them a relationship that seems strong enough to work for both of them and their circumstances. It works perfectly.

rogoblue May 19 2010, 21:20:20 UTC

I'm glad it was satisfying despite my leaving my neat bows off of the package. I, too, enjoyed the romantic bits, but also recognize that they're in a strange situation. Clyde does indeed not think small. However, in some ways, the NSA is in too far to back out, so they should, going forward, be able to exert some leverage. Particularly, once the security system business gets more and more "satisfied" clients ( ... )

osage111 May 20 2010, 22:32:46 UTC

Well I can honestly say this has been one hell of an amazing journey. I love how you tied up their loose ends, without going harlequin on us. Once again, the story stayed true to the characters yet it was plausible enough to be entwined within the dollverse ( ... )

rogoblue May 21 2010, 00:42:30 UTC

You know, they didn't have many loose ends. I just wanted to show a bit of what life as a power couple looked like. I'm glad the sap quotient stayed within acceptable levels ( ... )