Three times they almost met (and one time they did)

[valhalla37]

Title: Three time they almost met (and one time they did)

Characters/Pairings: Daniel/Charlotte (brief appearances by Richard, Eloise and Miles)
Summary: It takes four tries for Daniel Faraday and Charlotte Lewis to make a connection. AU, though references to canon.
Rating: PG
Spoilers: Up to end of S5, I guess.
Warning: References to character death.

Comments

[roseys_fics]

I don't think this is the first time words have failed me when I come to trying to describe how much I love your writing. Seriously, how do you do it?! Thank you so, so much for this, it's practically made my day! :)

[valhalla37]

Yay! I'm so glad to hear that! I don't tend to bang out fics in one go (though I've had the idea for a while), so I'm really pleased to hear you enjoyed. Although -- eek! I just noticed one or two things that got eaten the editing process, so I'm going to have to tweak it a tiny, tiny bit.

But thanks again for the wonderful feedback! :D

[tellshannon815]

Interesting idea about them having met at Oxford, great work!

[valhalla37]

Thank you so much!

Even in canon, part of me wishes they'd had some kind of encounter before coming to the island. I thought for a while they might go that way, but obviously Charlotte's story got cut way short because of the writer's strike, etc. Ah well -- would have been interesting!

[primarycolors92]

Awwww. AU makes me so much happier than canon <3

[valhalla37]

Thank you so, so much!

Seriously -- at this point, I think everyone needs a little bit of AU as a breather from the depression that is canon! ;D

[ozmissage]

OMG...I don't have enough words to say how awesome this is. The first part when Dan carries her to the pit was so haunting. And then you had Miles and Dan as buddies! Oh, and the third one just made me ache for them. That last line about the something that had slipped away...just gorgeous. Absolutely gorgeous. And then there was the end with the piano playing and she slipped through his window. I just love this so much! Awesome job.

[valhalla37]

Thank you so much! I'm so, so, so glad you enjoyed this -- I was on the fence about the results of this (but couldn't resist doing something fluffy-ish for roseys_fics, so your comments were really encouraging.

[elliotsmelliot]

This is so...so, so everything. I'll make my comments in sections.

1. So awful. No. No. No. It is hard to think of a more awful destiny for Dan and Charlotte, but you have it here. Poor Dan and the recognition of his morbid gallantry.

2 & 3. So nice and normal and everyday. Just a missed opportunity but given their connection through Miles in the first one and geography in the second, one imagines another chance will come up. I also like how in each of their POV, they focus on the other's hair, which in Dan's case is not necessarily a good thing!

4. This is my favourite alternative universe where Dan studies music and is with his family. Then he calls Charlotte to him with his siren song. Very nice.

These are a combination of terrifying, mundane and perfect.

[valhalla37]

Oh my gosh, thank you so much! This is probably one of the fics I've been least confident about when posting, so the detailed, thoughtful feedback is so, so appreciated!

The worst part is, if you want to base it on the assumption Eloise only left the island because of her actions in 1977 (and that Charlotte's mother had no cause to leave), that would have been their depressing, anti-climatic fate. (I'm kind of enamoured with the idea of them meeting there, though.)

Ha! I hadn't even noticed that, but it's totally true. I mean, that flashback wig would give most women pause, right? ;P

I'm so glad the family reference stood out -- in my humble opinion, this would be the best-case scenario for Dan. Not that I think it'll happen, but it's nice to dream!

Thanks again for the wonderful feedback!