Closed Doors and Open Windows (6/9 - Part 1)

[the5thmusketeer]

Title: THE SCALES FROM THE EYES
Author: The Fifth Musketeer
Email: TheFifthMusketeer@hotmail.com
Pairing: B/E, B/C
Rating: R/Light NC-17 (language, sexual situations)
Fandom: Everwood
Disclaimer: No, they're not mine. Sue me - I dare you.
Spoilers: We've wandered into full-on AU here kids. While the plots of the rest of this series will be based

Comments

tears are forming

[thexanman]

wow,
that was the best chapter of them all so far. i could feel my eyes welling up. again i live the evil colin. evil colin rocks.
~blue

[danosulik]

Love the Ephram POV ... I'm hearing echoes of the "Tragic Flaw" essay.

And conflicted Bright:
In a single moment, I lost Colin - and I lost myself.
AU, sure, but so in character.

And the naps together? Soooo true. Not only can I see Bright feeling that way, but ... yeah, it [b]is[/b] like that. When you really feel that strongly for someone, it's not just about the sex, no matter how horny you are. It's about getting close and seeing the side of each other that no one else sees ... and just being there. And yes, guys can feel that. And do. [*pause*Shutup.*pause*]

This is my town and that's my Bright.
Ow! And ... ewww. But that's Colin in this universe ... and I can't help wondering how much of this was in Colin on the show. It's so much like Amy's scheming to get Colin back ... except that she was also trying to revive the quasi-dead, and this Colin has no such excuse.

He couldn't deny that he still loved Colin.You've really portrayed the deceit well here: the illusion of Colin vs. the reality. Amy loved who she thought Colin

[the5thmusketeer]

Thanks for this.

I didn't really know how to go about the big reveal. No matter what I did, it seemed a little abrupt. I'm glad it reads well.

I've also been worrying that the final Ephram/Bright scene might be a little schlocky. You never know if the dialog in your head works on paper when others read it without the benefit of your inflection.

Glad it works.

Second Part is being worked as we cyber-speak.

:)

[anonymous]

ohhhhh, i can't wait for the next part! bright needs to kick colin to the curb.

Second Part

[danosulik]

Wow! Amazing! Deserves its own title.

I guess it's nothing I don't deserve. ... It's like I killed him.
Ouch! *snif* But that's our Bright. (Oh, and love Ephram's "bedside manner" in this universe.)

And the confrontation in the hospital is just ... brilliant. Especially Edna and Irv's intervention. As is the Bright/Edna scene ... she has it in her, whether people see it or not.

And then the Ephram/Andy scene? OMG. I laughed (the Alex story), I cried (well, almost ... especially the "reason not to die" line) ... and I can totally hear Andy's voice. It's exactly how I'd want a father to respond, but more to the point, it's how I think this one really would.

I see trouble ahead ... but this is reeeeeally good.

Re: Second Part

[the5thmusketeer]

Thanks for the kudos.

I'd love to take credit for the "reason not to die" line, but it's actually a chunk out of Andy's actual speech from the coordinating episode, when he's telling Ephram that he needs him to stay in Everwood instead of going to NY to live with his Grandparents.

Glad I made it work, though.

Next part up soon.

:)

[danosulik]

I'd love to take credit for the "reason not to die" line, but it's actually a chunk out of Andy's actual speech from the coordinating episode, when he's telling Ephram that he needs him to stay in Everwood instead of going to NY to live with his Grandparents.
I know, but I like the way you worked it in (along with Bright's appendicitis and the tension between him and Edna).