When We Touch: Artie & Emma

[keeper_of_stars]

Title: When We Touch
Part: 5: Artie & Emma
Author: Squeeka Cuomo
Rating: PG
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Artie Abrams, Emma Pillsbury, Artie/Tina, Will/Emma
Author Notes: A series of one shots, this project was inspired by, and started for story_lottery.
Warning: This part contains spoilers for 1x09, “Wheels”.
Disclaimer: Not mine.
Summary: Random moments. Simple

Comments

[keeper_of_stars]

Awww, thanks so much! I'm glad you liked it. :D

You haven't seen it?!?! Well... you're in for a treat. It's fantastic. :)

[charlie_chan]

aww that was so sweet ^^ I really wish we could see more Emma interacting with the other kids that actually NEED counseling, lol.

[keeper_of_stars]

I agree. I wish we'd see her with the other students more. Honestly, I just wish we'd see a little less Rachel and little more of everyone else. No offense to Lea Michele, but this isn't the Rachel show! (End rant.)

But, thank you! :D

[charlie_chan]

oh I totally agree. I love Rachel (and Finn for that matter) as much as the next Gleek, but I'm hoping that come the next 9 episodes of the season, they'll be stepping aside for other characters to shine just as much. :)

[keeper_of_stars]

You know, to be totally honest, I'm not really a fan of Rachel or Finn. I wish that everything didn't have to focus on them. There's so much potential with the rest of the characters, but we never get to see them. Here's hoping the back 9 will give the rest of the cast more screen time. :)

[rebelliousrose]

I could HEAR Emma's voice. Like as in hear Jayma's line readings while I read this. Love the phantom touch concept; did you know about the aura study that proved that blindfolded people could tell when people were about to touch them, and how many people?

[keeper_of_stars]

You could hear Jayma?!?! AWESOME! That makes me really happy becuase I worked really hard to copy her speech patterns, lol.

Woah, no! I totally didn't know about that. I know about phantom limb syndrome and I watch tons of Paranormal State, but I didn't know about that. That's really interesting.

Thank you!

[headswedance]

This was amazing! You write these two very, very well. Especially Emma.

I hope in the back 9 Emma gets to interact with more students. I understand why they haven't written it into the show yet but now that the show is so big they have a lot of time to flesh out the characters and relationships with others.

[keeper_of_stars]

Awwww, thanks so much! I tried really hard to keep Emma in character. Her speech paterns were fun to try and copy, lol.

Yeah, I hope we get to see more of HER. Right now, she's all about Will. It'd be great to see her have a more well rounded character.

Love you icon, by the way! :D

[headswedance]

Yeah I agree. We need to see more of her without Will. I love them together but it's interesting to see without him, at leas t a little bit more.

Ty!

[keeper_of_stars]

I agree. I want to see her beyond that one connection. I'm mean, she's adorable with Will, but there are other sides to her! (I hope, lol.)

Welcome! :D

[provacateur617]

Awwww... This was great! As others have already said, what impressed me most about this fic was how perfectly you wrote Emma... That sounded EXACTLY like her! I could also really see her trying to touch Artie's shoulder but hesitantly withdrawing her hand because of the germs. Hehe.

And, speaking as a person who really couldn't understand why Artie reacted so harshly to Tina in Wheels, you did an excellent job of making me sympathize for him about the Tina situation.

I also LOVE the notion of Artie and Emma looking wistfully at Will and Tina. I wish the writers of the show payed more attention to little details and moments like that. It's poignant and effective. In fact, I often read fics where I really wish the writers would have done something like it because the fics sometimes nail it better... Anyways, great job! I look forward to more of your stories.

[keeper_of_stars]

WOW! Your review is almost as long as the fic itself, lol. Thank you! :D

Awwww, thanks so much. I went into this knowing that Emma would be difficult to really pin down so I paid extra-special attention to her. When all was said and done, I actually had a lot of fun with her voice. And I also enjoyed the phantom touch thing. I thought it was a fun twist on the premise for this series.

I’m glad I could help you see his frustration. I was really struck by that confession. It hit me and I could really understand why Artie would have been so upset. I’m glad I was able to shed some light on that.

Oh, I totally agree about small details. I, myself, am a VERY detail oriented person (obviously) and I just wish the show would slow down sometimes and highlight things like that. Those little moments can so much more impact than the big things sometimes.

Thanks so much! I’m glad you’re enjoying the series. :D