[fic] you give love a bad name

[youcallitwinter]

I am done, with my life, guys. Like, no, seriously. I'm leaving this earth because this is not happening. Also, this is so ridiculously self-indulgent, I can't. Logan Echolls being Logan Echolls basically. I have so much work, which is obviously when I choose to go homicidal. But no, stop me. Also, I had this long chat with acronymed about how one of the

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[spuffy_noelle]

"Which time? Because I must inform you, Veronica, I spoke my first word at a year and two days, my first sentence three hours later and I haven't stopped since."

Perfect Logan!

Way too tired right now to write a proper comment, but I'm really enjoying all the VM fic you've been writing!!

[youcallitwinter]

I've just kind of been writing heavy-duty stuff for this fandom, so I wanted to write something lighter, which I almost never do! (Also, LOL THIS FANDOM, where joking about child abuse is 'lighter'.)

(Also, good to know, I'm not writing only for myself, since I'm writing SO MUCH, haha.)

[woobloo]

Do we need to discuss how perfect this is?

Yes, I think we do,

BECAUSE THIS IS PERFECTION. Bitter, sarcastic, mocking Logan, head over heels in love with Veronica, completely and totally self aware and yet still completely and totally an actor at heart and completely and totally hating himself for it yet completely and totally throwing himself into that role and I can't even. There are so many quotable, utterly Logan lines here.

Him declaring his love in front of a courtroom and Veronica getting mad about it? Just so very them. Like even though it didn't actually happen, if you wanted someone to get the gist of their relationship, they could read this. TEXTBOOK Veronica and Logan, especially circa S2, because you're so right about the changing relationship dynamics.

And them sniping at each other while Duncan's just *there*? Priceless.

This is so so so so.

I mean it's just.

THIS SHOW AND YOUR FIC HAS RUINED MY ABILITY TO WRITE COMPLETE SENTENCES OKAY.

[youcallitwinter]

Lol, so I just spent the day editing this, and ugh, I need to stop wasting all my time doing these things DD:

WELL, this comment definitely made me feel better about myself, because there is something to be said about writing faster than people can read. I mean, by this time I'm pretty sure I'm just writing for myself and people are just reading because they're too polite to go, OH MY GOD, LIKE, STOP ALREADY. I started another fic. But, NO. I shall only complete writing it later, because I need to take back control of my life. The first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem ofc.

I always want to write snark (because that's what makes this ship go 'round of course :D) but then I get terrified of messing up characterization in trying too hard, especially if it's Logan because he's so many things all at once. And this time period was just so adorkable and sexually tense and yet oddly affectionate that I can't help loving it. Writing it though is a whole different ball game. D

[pocochina]

LOGAN, WHAT A DICK. I feel like he's a platonic ideal for how fiction should do Teenagers With Issues and this is why. That section where he riffs on Aaron's abuse is so in-character, I Can't Believe It's Not Canon.

[youcallitwinter]

MY FAVORITE KIND OF CHARACTER OF COURSE :D But I think the whole abuse storyline is devastating because canonically there is no one who ever even mentions it? The discomfort is realistic of course, but also sad. That Lynn stands by, Trina jokes about it, Duncan and Lilly's POV is silent (and they must have known), and even Veronica never once brings it up.

It's that scene in S3 where Veronica's talking about her class on "Violence in Early Adolescence" and Logan's all "want me to autograph your textbook" in his usual cocky way and she just smiles uncomfortably and looks away, and I just want to hug him and feed him soup.

BUT, THANK YOU. In-character is the only thing I was trying for since plot, what plot?

[annegables]

Crazy amazing - you are one of those fic writers who really ought to be writing the movie!

[youcallitwinter]

Haha, that is high praise indeed, thank you, I appreciate that! I think Rob's been writing it since six years basically, so I'm expecting magic :D

[jaimy818]

Amazeballs. I could hear Logan talk in my head, and I can tell you, that is pleasantly. God, I miss that show.

[youcallitwinter]

Literally all I was aiming for, so your comment made me happy! I'd hate to mess up the snark or the character for my fic-writing pleasures! I just watches the show very recently, so I'm ridic obsessive right now.