Consuela, I read it and liked it. But I can see what you mean about certain parts of the fandom thinking it wronger than a wrong thing. I'm fairly sure there was a time in my life when I would have thought that myself (clinging as I was to the religion I was raised, not yet seeing something else in the old saw "All truth is God's truth"). But now I think what you have written is good, a universe or two over from what Lewis wrote.
Dawn: I feel safe with you. Spike: Take that back!
'First Date'
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WindSparrow - Sep 11, 2011 5:37:55 pm PDT #7379 of 10434
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Consuela - Sep 11, 2011 8:11:28 pm PDT #7380 of 10434
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Oh, thank you Windsparrow, that's very kind of you. And yes, it's definitely not mean to be Lewis's universe.
Anne W. - Sep 12, 2011 1:32:55 am PDT #7381 of 10434
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Thank you for sharing that, Consuela. The setup with the sacred lion didn't come across as too obvious. When introduced, it came across as just one more thing that was going wrong for them.
Some stories just have to be told and not dithered over.
Yes. This is why I have about a dozen what-should-be-short stories languishing on my hard drive, never to see the light of screen.
Consuela - Sep 12, 2011 4:32:08 am PDT #7382 of 10434
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
When introduced, it came across as just one more thing that was going wrong for them.
Oh, that's good to know. Thanks, Anne!
WindSparrow - Sep 12, 2011 5:14:22 am PDT #7383 of 10434
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
When introduced, it came across as just one more thing that was going wrong for them.
I agree. It wasn't until there was more information about the history of Narnia - the talk of the king going to meet his lion - that I thought back to it and started to wonder if it was an outright sacrifice that was required, or if it was a Challenge that might have more than one possible satisfactory outcome. It was not until Edmond figured out what Peter was doing that I knew for sure he would not be coming back. The True Death bit was unexpected and heartbreaking.
SailAweigh - Sep 12, 2011 6:18:20 am PDT #7384 of 10434
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
WindSparrow summed it up nicely, that's exactly the way it came across. Heartbreaking, but necessary.
Consuela - Sep 12, 2011 7:10:26 am PDT #7385 of 10434
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Thanks so much, y'all. It's nice to hear that.
§ ita § - Sep 13, 2011 6:49:35 am PDT #7386 of 10434
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Does fanart go here too? Because I want to share this, which is a little outside what petite-madame usually does, but I think it's lovely and evocative.
Beverly - Sep 13, 2011 8:42:44 am PDT #7387 of 10434
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
That isn't her usual palette, but it fits the subject so beautifully. She does insightful work.
Juliebird - Sep 14, 2011 9:42:19 am PDT #7388 of 10434
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
I just wasted half an hour naming strippers (I was plotting, then got sick of calling one of them "that girl".