Atropa, I sent that fic to Steph a couple of weeks ago! (Although without a judicious CW, like you provided, which I should have done.) I was consumed by the desire to have everyone I know read it right away, because it's so good. If I didn't find doing whitefont on my phone so tiresome, I'd talk about all of my favorite parts. (I'd get out my laptop, but getting out my laptop means I'm committing to writing my final papers for grad school, and I'm not quite ready yet.) But maybe I'll do that later, because it really is the best.
Pretty cool except for the part where I was really terrified and now my knees are all dizzy.
Willow ,'Never Leave Me'
Fan Fiction II: Great story! Where's the sequel?
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amyth - Nov 12, 2019 4:53:07 am PST #10174 of 10434
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
Steph L. - Nov 12, 2019 5:26:07 am PST #10175 of 10434
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Oh my god, that fic is so good. So, SO good.
if you have been or are going through therapy for trauma, there are parts that are rough going.
Definitely, but...not in a bad way? If that makes any damn kind of sense?
amyth - Nov 12, 2019 6:16:14 am PST #10176 of 10434
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
I'm so glad it wasn't in a bad way! After my fluoroscopy today I'm going to feel compelled to bring out the laptop and burble about the awesomeness of this fic here.
amyparker - Nov 12, 2019 6:29:45 am PST #10177 of 10434
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.
I . . . do not know this fic.
Steph L. - Nov 12, 2019 6:33:24 am PST #10178 of 10434
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Here you go, Parker: [link] Rather long, very VERY good. t edit Sheesh, I didn't even notice that Atropa already provided the link, because I was in such a rush to Be A Helper. D'oh.
My therapist is excellent, but not in sync with me on pop culture (except for a tiny handful of things, like The Good Place and Shrill), so I can never quite explain my latest pop culture-related epiphany to her, which kills me. (I had to explain depressed!fat hero!Thor in Endgame to her so that I could talk about how much that resonated with me. And to her credit, she got it. But she really needs to watch some damn MCU movies.)
Because she and I could absolutely talk about this fic in a way that's very relevant to my life.
amyparker - Nov 12, 2019 6:47:27 am PST #10179 of 10434
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.
Thank you for the reminder that I should call my therapist, because after the last couple three weeks . . . . Jim's in Nashville, so I can read tonight.
amyth - Nov 12, 2019 6:59:58 pm PST #10180 of 10434
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
....Or I could just fall asleep at 7 pm. But maybe one day soon.
Steph L. - Nov 12, 2019 7:02:46 pm PST #10181 of 10434
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
I'm in the middle of re-reading it right now. Damn, that's good stuff.
amyparker - Nov 13, 2019 8:19:00 am PST #10182 of 10434
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.
YOU GUYS THAT FIC
Steph L. - Nov 13, 2019 8:35:22 am PST #10183 of 10434
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
RIGHT?!?