I'm glad you enjoyed this the second time around. I have it printed out and sitting at my bedside for fanfic emergencies so I have read it many times with pleasure.
The first time I got stuck and frustrated a bit with the things others have mentioned already (Mulder is sooooo good at everything and Scully is just swooning).
Mulder is extremely competent in this fic but that doesn't bother me. He's "a great agent," and I'm quoting Scully here so it's not just my opinion. It bothers me far more to see his abilities demeaned in fanfic.
The joke is that Scully, who was dying for this free ski vacation, can't actually ski. Mulder can ski (he grew up in New England in a well-to-do family--of course, he can ski), Marti can ski, and Donald can ski. Both males feel just fine about giving Scully advice on skiing. They're...guys.
She is not swooning at the beginning. But by the time they've arrived at the resort, she's fallen in love with Mulder--fallen really hard. He's in love with her, too, although she doesn't know that. Mulder mopes and feels sorry for himself. She is the one who has to make the first move, which I love. I love these lovers who misunderstand one another type stories, particularly with these characters because they are so reticent about expressing their feelings on the series.
This time my biggest frustrations were typos, wording errors, and unreliable use of tenses, which were throughout all three parts but weren't enough to seriously detract from enjoying it.
I'm sure you're correct but I'm wondering which version you read. estella_c was a book reviewer and is the second pickiest beta I've ever had (tree is number one) and she wasn't complaining about grammar issues, and she wouldn't hesitate, believe me. counterphobe is more polite but she used to edit books for a living and she had no complaints either.
I love "A Thief's Diet" so much. The way it reinforces and comments on all of the themes from the first and third sections just slays me. I believe Tesla is a lawyer. She certainly knows her way around a courtroom.
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The first time I got stuck and frustrated a bit with the things others have mentioned already (Mulder is sooooo good at everything and Scully is just swooning).
Mulder is extremely competent in this fic but that doesn't bother me. He's "a great agent," and I'm quoting Scully here so it's not just my opinion. It bothers me far more to see his abilities demeaned in fanfic.
The joke is that Scully, who was dying for this free ski vacation, can't actually ski. Mulder can ski (he grew up in New England in a well-to-do family--of course, he can ski), Marti can ski, and Donald can ski. Both males feel just fine about giving Scully advice on skiing. They're...guys.
She is not swooning at the beginning. But by the time they've arrived at the resort, she's fallen in love with Mulder--fallen really hard. He's in love with her, too, although she doesn't know that. Mulder mopes and feels sorry for himself. She is the one who has to make the first move, which I love. I love these lovers who misunderstand one another type stories, particularly with these characters because they are so reticent about expressing their feelings on the series.
This time my biggest frustrations were typos, wording errors, and unreliable use of tenses, which were throughout all three parts but weren't enough to seriously detract from enjoying it.
I'm sure you're correct but I'm wondering which version you read.
I love "A Thief's Diet" so much. The way it reinforces and comments on all of the themes from the first and third sections just slays me. I believe Tesla is a lawyer. She certainly knows her way around a courtroom.