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(Heroes/Lost) A Touch of Infinity Pt. 1 for aurilly

Dec 08, 2009 08:33

Title: A Touch Of Infinity
Author: janie_tangerine
Fandoms: Heroes/Lost
Characters Adam Monroe; Jacob, Richard
Pairings: Adam/Jacob/Richard, Adam/Richard, Richard/Jacob, Adam/Jacob and all combinations thereof.
Rating: R to stay on the very safe side
Wordcount: 10,100
Spoilers: through all of S5 for Lost (especially 5x16/17), general S2 spoilers for Heroes (well ( Read more... )

exchange: fall09, fandom: heroes, rating: r, fandom: lost

Comments 4

levitatethis December 8 2009, 15:42:52 UTC

Attempting to read this at work while appearing like I'm actually doing work is a challenge...but this story is definitely worth it ( ... )

janie_tangerine December 12 2009, 00:31:06 UTC

Okay, first thing: sorry for answering so late. I've had three completely RL-kicking-my-ass days. *sigh*

That said, oops. I hope your attempts were successful. ;)

And I'm so glad you liked the premise! It really was the first thing that popped into my head when I read the prompt and then I had to do it. It's so great to know that you liked the POV, because I had never written Adam before and the last time I wrote Heroes was probably during S2, so that totally makes me relieved. ;) I did really love the character and I was really trying to convey at least one tenth of how complex he is/was in canon, so when I read this comment I was seriously gloating. ;) And thanks also regarding the other two, especially Richard because while I oddly find Jacob a lot of fun to write Richard for me is still an enigma so he was probably on par with Adam in terms of fretting over characterization. Thank you!

aurilly December 8 2009, 21:58:24 UTC

When I left this prompt, I hadn't imagined anything nearly as cool as a 19th century shipwreck adventure. Now it seems so obvious!

I love that you give Adam a real past. So often, fic forgets that people have been shaped by events outside the ones we've watched. Adam, of course, has more of that than anyone. So, I loved little throwaway mentions of the Civil War, and Maria, and the mistress in Siam (don't know who they are, and I don't care, but I am happy to know that they were there and that he's been dealing with something). Makes the character so much more realistic and gives him motivation.

He’s to be a simple sailor; he doesn’t want this trip to be anything but a pleasurable diversion, so he pretends that it’s all the skill he hasIt's little throwaway bits like this that make this story so amazing for characterization. Adam has gained enough knowledge that he can be or pretend to be whatever he wants. He could be captain or cabin boy---whatever he feels like. It's cool how he has the ability to make temporary identity ( ... )

janie_tangerine December 12 2009, 00:59:51 UTC

Okay, so, first: SORRY for answering so late but I had three days busy like crap and I probably slept a total of twelve hours during said three days and I really wanted to give you a decent answer to this. Because now I'm so flattered it's not even funny ( ... )