Estella makes an interesting point that the story might be stronger if it stopped right there. It certainly would be darker, that's for sure!
Yeah, that ending might have worked better for me, too, at least as a piece of fiction, dark and untidy as it is. Is it better as fanfiction, though?
Oh, it's not that perfect either. None of my stuff is. It's just easier for me to see and deal with after I've had some distance. Picking apart OS still feels a little raw... Give me six months and I'll happily dice it to pieces! ;-)
I hear you. I'll probably go back to posting more oldies but goodies after this.
Thanks very much for the kind words. I will always love Mulder and Scully, although these days my relationship with the source material and with fandom is a lot more thorny than it used to be back in "the good old days." The parts of the show I loved disappeared a long time ago, and these days, the parts that bring fandom squee are usually not my cup of tea. I don't feel at home here the way I used to.
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Date: 2013-08-20 07:13 pm (UTC)Yeah, that ending might have worked better for me, too, at least as a piece of fiction, dark and untidy as it is. Is it better as fanfiction, though?
Oh, it's not that perfect either. None of my stuff is. It's just easier for me to see and deal with after I've had some distance. Picking apart OS still feels a little raw... Give me six months and I'll happily dice it to pieces! ;-)
I hear you. I'll probably go back to posting more oldies but goodies after this.
Thanks very much for the kind words. I will always love Mulder and Scully, although these days my relationship with the source material and with fandom is a lot more thorny than it used to be back in "the good old days." The parts of the show I loved disappeared a long time ago, and these days, the parts that bring fandom squee are usually not my cup of tea. I don't feel at home here the way I used to.
*hugs* I'm going to continue this in email.