I really liked this. Gibson is a hard character to understand, and I like that here he's more than just a mind reader, he's a character in his own right. He tends to be a plot device in a lot of fanfic. The details of each little scene (snapshot?) are well done, memorable and believable but not overwritten (the sound of the tests, the teacher's description, the comparison with a baby when Gibson wakes up from a nightmare). In keeping with the title.
Even having said that, though, he is the vehicle here (isn't he?). The basketball scene is lovely but of course, it's not really about him.
The scene that worked least for me was the "Angel" scene. It might be because I never really watched the show but I feel like I missed a lot of nuance. Without knowing the show, that scene read to me like the writer wanted to tell me something about the tv show, and it was going to be shoehorned into this fic whether it fit or didn't.
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Date: 2012-06-11 08:40 am (UTC)Even having said that, though, he is the vehicle here (isn't he?). The basketball scene is lovely but of course, it's not really about him.
The scene that worked least for me was the "Angel" scene. It might be because I never really watched the show but I feel like I missed a lot of nuance. Without knowing the show, that scene read to me like the writer wanted to tell me something about the tv show, and it was going to be shoehorned into this fic whether it fit or didn't.