oh sister, oh sister, let's walk the seashore {lost - jack/claire}

[slybrunette]

Title: Oh Sister, Oh Sister, Let's Walk The Seashore
Fandom: Lost
Characters/Pairings: Jack/Claire.
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 2,484.
Author's Note: Ignores Season Six canon. Very AU. Also, I'm sorry in advance if this makes no sense -- if you're completely confused by the end of it, I can explain I promise. For crickets.
Summary: AU. She says the Carolinas

Comments

[gigglemonster]

Dude. Okay, so..I'm at a loss for words after reading basically all of your fic. But this time I seriously mean I'm at a LOSS for words.
I can't even quote anything back to you because it's all just so freaking gorgeous. I think I have to go back and read it at least 2 or 3 more times before it fully sinks it.
I love how distant Claire feels in this - like Jack is grasping at straws just to keep her with him. It makes the whole thing feel tense and almost makes me wanna hold my breath while I'm reading it.
The ending is chilling and heartbreaking - I love how that last line echoes the first section too. The whole time you're reading you have that question of why didn't they make it? in the back of your head.
This is simply stunning and breathtaking and WOW. Seriously Wow

ps. awesome little Sawyer shout-outs in awesome Jack/Claire fics are like icing on the most freaking delicious cake.

[slybrunette]

Oh thank god someone read this. Like, I've been nervous. As in the very. And you? Pretty much one of the few people who's reactions I care about in regards to this. So. THANK YOU.

Funny thing. The last part echoing the first part. On accident. I wrote the first part and I sat there trying to think "why did you put that in there" because I started it some time before I knew what I was doing. But it's not really that they didn't make it. It's that he never made it. She was never there to make it (and there's a reason for that too, and it has everything to do with the words alcohol, pills, and withdrawal).

There's like this intense method for the madness in my head and on like 4 pages in my spiral notebook and I didn't know what to keep and what to leave out, so just knowing that it made sense to you? I'm doing a little happy dance right now, let me tell you.

Also, all Jack/Claire fics must have Sawyer shout-outs. Didn't you read it in the rule book? lol.

In sum: THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU. YOU ARE AWESOME.

[ozmissage]

I want to leave a coherent comment, but I really, really can't.

This quite literally took my breath away. Like I'm sitting here with goosebumps right now. It's so haunting and gorgeous and I feel like I need to read it a dozen more times.

Part of me feels like I should have known what was coming, but that ending completely sucker punched me. You have an amazing voice and your writing is so atmospheric. Guh. Brilliant, brilliant fic.

[slybrunette]

Wow, thank you so much! I'm so glad that you enjoyed it!

[crickets]

Okay I have to agree -- that ending was like a punch to the gut. Ouch. It makes complete sense that she wasn't real. That was not Claire. (But at the same time, it was.) I loved the atomosphere of this, everything was so stark and empty. It's so weird to think back on those scenes without her in it. It's dreadful, and I mean that in the nicest way. This is going to be the ultimate "claire as a ghost" fic ever. EVER.

You're a queen!

[slybrunette]

Like I said, she's a little OOC but it makes sense in the end. Or at least it tried to.

I'm glad you liked this hun! I was worried that it wouldn't make any sense or that you wouldn't enjoy it, so that's a relief. Thanks so much!

[angela_weber]

Oh, my god. I really don't have words to express how much I love this. This is so chilling and gorgeous and brilliantly constructed. One of my favorite fics ever, I think--I've already re-read it twice. GUH. I'm honestly blown away!

[slybrunette]

Aw thank you so much! I'm so happy to hear that you enjoyed it!