[when pain arrives and stays it can be difficult to remember that we are not alone, that we can be healed.]
This is excellent. Suggesting Mulder might be an excellent hugger though he seems the sort to never say the right thing? A nice touch as well. But this was just really sweet.
[A gang of Skinners.]
Frankly, the humor that wasn’t also angsty was a nice touch.
["Thank you," Mulder repeated, voice cracking, his dirty fingers tangling with hers.]
This was a good moment. Understated but still packed a bit of a punch.
[Saves you, he thinks. Save her too.]
These lines were extremely strong.
I like that the ending is written as “an end” and not “the” end. Personally I feel it’s an admirable way to end a story like this, one emotionally charged, focused not so much on the x-file being solved but on the characters’ emotions. They come to a head and are still strong and real and overpowering at the close of this story, and to say it is “the” end implies finality when we know that for these characters who stumble through life together in search of truth, the very implication of finality in such a moment as this is, quite frankly, offensive and a gross misunderstanding of not only the series as a whole, but of their characters. A brilliant, but small, writing choice.
I did enjoy this read, though it made me stay up much later than intended, tonight, and though I’ll be exhausted at work tomorrow. Still, some sacrifices must be made in the name of engaging writing! Thank you much for the suggestion. I regret only that I came to watch the series so late in my life, and that I was not here during the LJ heyday to discuss this story with the rest of you. ♥
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difficult to remember that we are not alone, that we
can be healed.]
This is excellent. Suggesting Mulder might be an excellent hugger though he seems the sort to never say the right thing? A nice touch as well. But this was just really sweet.
[A gang of Skinners.]
Frankly, the humor that wasn’t also angsty was a nice touch.
["Thank you," Mulder repeated, voice cracking, his
dirty fingers tangling with hers.]
This was a good moment. Understated but still packed a bit of a punch.
[Saves you, he thinks. Save her too.]
These lines were extremely strong.
I like that the ending is written as “an end” and not “the” end. Personally I feel it’s an admirable way to end a story like this, one emotionally charged, focused not so much on the x-file being solved but on the characters’ emotions. They come to a head and are still strong and real and overpowering at the close of this story, and to say it is “the” end implies finality when we know that for these characters who stumble through life together in search of truth, the very implication of finality in such a moment as this is, quite frankly, offensive and a gross misunderstanding of not only the series as a whole, but of their characters. A brilliant, but small, writing choice.
I did enjoy this read, though it made me stay up much later than intended, tonight, and though I’ll be exhausted at work tomorrow. Still, some sacrifices must be made in the name of engaging writing! Thank you much for the suggestion. I regret only that I came to watch the series so late in my life, and that I was not here during the LJ heyday to discuss this story with the rest of you. ♥
(3/3)