Comments | soera: Fanfic - Counting Stars: Clarity [Torchwood: Ianto]

soera

Fanfic - Counting Stars: Clarity [Torchwood: Ianto]

May 06, 2011 12:16

So I was re-reading Counting Stars just to refresh my memory on character interactions, and - you know what, I think my writing's evolved. At any rate, I can see some things I don't like in that behemoth - a few poorly-handled POV changes, in particular. Oh well, lessons learned will be applied in future writing. At any rate, have a one-shot from ( Read more... )

torchwood, ianto jones, toshiko sato, torchwood: series - counting stars, janto, fic, jack/ianto

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soera May 7 2011, 08:15:48 UTC

Thank you very much! Glad you liked this. =D

wanda1969 May 6 2011, 06:56:41 UTC

So wonderful to see another story based on Counting Stars. I enjoyed it so much I think I'm going to go and re-read counting Stars again!

soera May 7 2011, 08:16:26 UTC

Thank you! And enjoy yourself if you're going to be re-reading CS. =D I'm flattered you think it has re-reading value~

footprint_23 May 6 2011, 09:25:55 UTC

The journey Dafydd went was great to see (btw I still really love 'Counting Stars')

soera May 7 2011, 08:17:00 UTC

Thank you! It was a bit of a challenge in some ways, but I'm quite happy with how it turned out. Glad you liked this, and CS!

pharlap1 May 6 2011, 12:49:30 UTC

love the story

soera May 7 2011, 08:17:09 UTC

Thank you!

dd0206 May 6 2011, 13:05:18 UTC

This was lovely. I think Dafydd is having his own "Aha" moment -- realizing that Ianto is all grown up. Can be hard sometimes especially if he consistently refers to Ianto as "his little brother". I actually resented Dafydd in the series, and, now, reading his perspective, I still am peeved at him, but understand him a little better - placing yourself in someone else's shoes and all that. Maybe you have to see people objectively in order to really know them -- leave out your prejudices and preconceived notions. And Dafydd is really getting and eyeful and earful in this story. But, I am glad he finally does see his brother in a new light and that he is proud of him, and I especially like that he worries about Jack as well. "Aha" moment indeed. Well done.

soera May 7 2011, 08:28:42 UTC

Thanks for noticing that! Yes, he's always thought of Ianto as having to be protected/sheltered/looked after/etc - and a large part of his homophobia, as applicable to Ianto, is that he thinks it's going to make Ianto's life hard. The rest of it is just plain homophobia, of course - the kind that's latent in society as a whole. It's Ianto's coming out that forces Dafydd to examine his ingrained prejudices, and while I don't think he'll be attending any pride parades, he's been slowly becoming more accepting (with the occasional backsliding ( ... )