Comments | zerodetorres: fic: reasons why (bones, b/b, pg-13)

zerodetorres

fic: reasons why (bones, b/b, pg-13)

Apr 09, 2010 18:41

Title: Reasons Why
Author: zerodetorres
Pairing: Booth/Brennan
Rating: PG-13
Spoilers: 5.16, The Parts in the Sum of the Whole
Summary: If you've watched the ep, you already know what this fic's about. Otherwise, I ain't spoiling you. Oh, and there's a lot of Angela.

Notes: For the record, I have 3 assignments to complete, an essay to write, and 4 ( Read more... )

fic: booth/brennan

Comments 95

charmingkarla April 9 2010, 23:56:03 UTC

OMG!!!!!!!!! I locve you for doing this, you made me feel better after the pain for the episode :)

zerodetorres April 10 2010, 01:19:04 UTC

Thank you! Ha, yeah, the end of the episode was so heartbreaking.

tinkrella25 April 10 2010, 00:01:23 UTC

this was an amazing fic. it was so sad it nearly made me cry all over. but, i loved it. i'm so glad she realized it in the end. sadly....i don't think it'll be that easy in the show. sigh. you wrote them so beautifully. i felt like i was literally inside the story.

zerodetorres April 10 2010, 01:20:19 UTC

Unfortunately, I agree with you re: how it'll be in the show. That's what makes fic so fun, I suppose! We can slap them together as quickly as we want. :) And thank you very much!

withviolets April 10 2010, 01:24:37 UTC

*tear*
this is so lovely... *sniff*

zerodetorres April 10 2010, 05:44:41 UTC

Thank you! Happy you enjoyed.

lizook12 April 10 2010, 01:30:14 UTC

Loooooosi!

This is beautiful. I had to stop and take a deep breath so many times because I just kept getting caught in the emotion you so vividly painted.

She lifted her fingertips to his cheek, and neither said anything as she wiped at the tears staining his skin. Her eyes were piercing blue in the dark, mesmerizing still, and he felt drawn to her, now more so than ever before.
That image is haunting by itself, but the addition of how he's still drawn - maybe now more than ever - makes everything even more vivid, more real.

"More accurately, he talked about the intuition of older couples, and-" She trailed off, and the dull ache in her chest became piercing. An air of desperation slid into her voice.
*sighs* I love the emotions just seeping in there.

Brennan shook her head vehemently. "No, Angela, it's not about a chance. It's about my inability to be the person Booth needs."

"Booth needs you, sweetie."Perfect use of Angela. Not pushing or prodding her, but giving her the facts, showing Bren what she already knows on some ( ... )

zerodetorres April 10 2010, 05:53:01 UTC

Liz!

I'm so glad you enjoyed this! The ending of the ep - actually, the ep as a whole - just provided so much fic fodder I couldn't resist. :)

I felt that in that moment, when he finally verbalized everything he'd been feeling for so long, it became even more real for him, so I thought it fitting that he'd need her more, not less, after she rejected him.

I love Angela, and I was so glad I could use her here. At one point while I was writing this, I thought about how this could easily be a Brennan/Angela friendship story rather than a B/B. Really hope Angela gets to help Brennan work it out on the show.

Not pushing or prodding her, but giving her the facts, showing Bren what she already knows on some level.
I think this is exactly what Brennan needs!

Episode killed me dead.

Thanks again, Liz. ♥

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billpickle April 10 2010, 04:09:24 UTC

Seconding this idea of Brennan being given a moment to breathe and how it makes my heart feel good.

Sorry, Lucy but M and I are just on the same page right now. And she's pretty much already written everything I probably would have, had I gotten here first.

And thanks for turning the whole little bit of optimism shining through in post 100 ficcage to something happy yet undeniably realistic. ♥

zerodetorres April 10 2010, 06:07:51 UTC

Well, hi. :)

Thank you very much, BP! I love my angst as much as I love my happy endings, so bring on the angst, too!

Post-100 ficcage = &hearts!

zerodetorres April 10 2010, 06:05:27 UTC

Want to know something semi-funny? I was in the process of posting this fic when I got your comment reply asking if I were contributing to this post-ep frenzy. :)

The thing I find so tragic about B/B's relationship is that both are so unsure, and neither really thinks they're good enough for the other. Because they hold each other in such high regard, each seems to think that their own flaws would not be a good match for the other's qualities.

I love Angela, and I feel like they could use her more than they have. I was so glad to find out that Brennan consulted Angela on the things in her book, because for me, that paints a clear picture of their relationship and actually really shaped the way I tried to write Brennan and Angela here.

Thank you very much, M! ♥