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fic: Welcome Interruptions

Sep 03, 2009 07:44

Title: Welcome Interruptions
Author: celebros
For: taraljc, for trek_exchange, Round One, pinch-hit
Fandom: Reboot
Pairing/Characters/Genre: Gen. Christopher Pike and Winona Kirk-centric.
Rating: PG-13 for some language
Disclaimer: As usual, I don't own the 'verse or the people in it, and I'm borrowing them for the purposes of entertainment and not personal or monetary gain ( Read more... )

a: celebros, g: gen, r: pg-13

Comments 16

ayuh September 16 2009, 12:24:06 UTC

I'm heartily impressed! Winona's grief and regret, Pike's drive to understand more than just the academic facts, and your depictions of the boys are heartbreakingly real. This is a poignant and personal look at military service in general, phrased in perfect harmony with ST. Beautiful!

celebros October 8 2009, 06:07:33 UTC

Is it strange that I actually never thought of this in relation to the larger military world / modern lens / etc? I'm thrilled that it worked in that way. Thanks!

betweenthebliss September 16 2009, 14:34:38 UTC

wow, this is amazing. i'm kind of in love with winona, a lot of the time i have a hard time picturing her older and as part of jim's life as he grows up, but here it's perfectly rendered and she's so vivid and real. i love pike's uncertainty, the way he got way more than he bargained for, and everything in this that foreshadows the movie. fantastic fic!

celebros October 8 2009, 06:09:27 UTC

Thanks! I hope I'll get to continue this fic one day, and see where this Winona goes and how her relationship with Jim changes - I definitely can't see her staying in Iowa for much longer.

betweenthebliss October 8 2009, 12:12:23 UTC

ooh wow, that would be awesome, i'll definitely look forward to reading more from you. :D

cobecat September 16 2009, 22:18:28 UTC

This says 'you can't possibly understand'. He doesn't. But he wants to.

I read this and my brain just went 'Nngh. YES.' because, of course, he will understand. It was a gorgeous moment that grounded me in the piece even as it kind of broke my heart a little.

Beautifully written, stunningly characterized, and the pacing was excellent. Thank you for writing this.

celebros October 8 2009, 06:12:22 UTC

Wow, thanks so much! Yeah - he definitely will.

I'm looking forward to writing or maybe reading Pike fic one of these days dealing with all the levels of Kelvin-related and loss-related understanding he goes through in the movie. Especially when he's heading over to the Narada - you know he's perfectly aware that his circumstances nearly exactly parallel Robau's.