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red_satin_dollSo here's the sequence of events (and there will be a pop quiz later, so pay attention please):
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clockwork_hart1 asked for fic requests in order to occupy herself whilst in the hospital. I asked for a Buffy & Tara friendship fic. She responded with "Talk to Me (That's What Friends Are For)" . In case you missed my pimpage the other day it's a "missing scene" that takes the dross of one of the mind-bogglingly worst episodes in the series, "As You Were" and spins pure gold from it. Buffy goes to Tara after the credits roll and offer each other compassion, kindness, and gentle understanding, punctuated by tears and laughter. The story also makes explicit a point that, like every other connection between them, is underplayed and overlooked: Both Tara and Buffy have, at some point in the series, believed themselves to literally be "demons", to be "wrong" at their very being and been scarred by that belief. (And clockwork_hart1 wrote this while recovering in the hospital, people. R-E-S-P-E-C-T!)
2)comlodge read the story and created a gorgeous Buffy and Tara friendship banner for it. There's something in the delicate coloring that emphasizes the emotional fragility of the characters, even as the text from the Burt Bacharach/Carol Sager song assures us of the strength of their bond. She used one of the screencaps from that last scene in Dead Things of Buffy and Tara in Buffy's living room. (You know that scene, right? The one that smashes my heart into tiny pieces no matter how many times I watch it, and is one of the reasons Dead Things was the very first ep I had to watch when I finally got internet in my new apartment?) comlodge is known and loved mostly for her Spike fanart but every time she turns her attention to other characters in the 'verse she knocks it out of the park.
ETA: And she did another Buffy & Tara banner just before that I only just now saw - same scene, but the moment where Buffy's head is in Tara's lap, sobbing "Please don't forgive me." Very different tonal feel from one banner to the other; both of them equally gorgeous. It's not who she's sleeping with that is, at heart, the issue here IMO; it's her shame and guilt regarding her own behavior. (And has anyone else noticed that Joyce's photograph is next to Tara in that scene btw?) Imagine that she's sleeping with Xander; or random strangers off the street and the scene plays exactly the same way.
MORE, PLEASE. I have to say that all these "presents" and creativity, one idea leading to another, a work in one medium inspiring another and who knows what either one will inspire in turn? This is one of the finest aspects of fandom - of this fandom in particular. Also of interest to me if nobody else: Thanks toclockwork_hart1 I have been a beta for the first time ever in Buffyverse fandom. That's a present (to me) in and of itself.
SO NOW I'M GOING TO MAKE ANOTHER REQUEST: A BUFFY and TARA FANVID. Something that emphasizes the parallels between them. Or one that focuses on Tara's role in the Buffyverse outside of W/T: sister, friend, mother-figure; the stranger who truly "sees" (Who are You); the bridge between Buffy's symbolic sisters (Willow and Tara) and her literal sister (Dawn), who replaces Faith as the "harbinger of Dawn" (Restless); the girls marked out as "different, demonic" and carry that shame within themselves; and so forth. I can provide the meta ideas, if need be.
Anyone want to take me up on it?
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clockwork_hart1 asked for fic requests in order to occupy herself whilst in the hospital. I asked for a Buffy & Tara friendship fic. She responded with "Talk to Me (That's What Friends Are For)" . In case you missed my pimpage the other day it's a "missing scene" that takes the dross of one of the mind-bogglingly worst episodes in the series, "As You Were" and spins pure gold from it. Buffy goes to Tara after the credits roll and offer each other compassion, kindness, and gentle understanding, punctuated by tears and laughter. The story also makes explicit a point that, like every other connection between them, is underplayed and overlooked: Both Tara and Buffy have, at some point in the series, believed themselves to literally be "demons", to be "wrong" at their very being and been scarred by that belief. (And clockwork_hart1 wrote this while recovering in the hospital, people. R-E-S-P-E-C-T!)2)
comlodge read the story and created a gorgeous Buffy and Tara friendship banner for it. There's something in the delicate coloring that emphasizes the emotional fragility of the characters, even as the text from the Burt Bacharach/Carol Sager song assures us of the strength of their bond. She used one of the screencaps from that last scene in Dead Things of Buffy and Tara in Buffy's living room. (You know that scene, right? The one that smashes my heart into tiny pieces no matter how many times I watch it, and is one of the reasons Dead Things was the very first ep I had to watch when I finally got internet in my new apartment?) comlodge is known and loved mostly for her Spike fanart but every time she turns her attention to other characters in the 'verse she knocks it out of the park.ETA: And she did another Buffy & Tara banner just before that I only just now saw - same scene, but the moment where Buffy's head is in Tara's lap, sobbing "Please don't forgive me." Very different tonal feel from one banner to the other; both of them equally gorgeous. It's not who she's sleeping with that is, at heart, the issue here IMO; it's her shame and guilt regarding her own behavior. (And has anyone else noticed that Joyce's photograph is next to Tara in that scene btw?) Imagine that she's sleeping with Xander; or random strangers off the street and the scene plays exactly the same way.
MORE, PLEASE. I have to say that all these "presents" and creativity, one idea leading to another, a work in one medium inspiring another and who knows what either one will inspire in turn? This is one of the finest aspects of fandom - of this fandom in particular. Also of interest to me if nobody else: Thanks to
clockwork_hart1 I have been a beta for the first time ever in Buffyverse fandom. That's a present (to me) in and of itself.SO NOW I'M GOING TO MAKE ANOTHER REQUEST: A BUFFY and TARA FANVID. Something that emphasizes the parallels between them. Or one that focuses on Tara's role in the Buffyverse outside of W/T: sister, friend, mother-figure; the stranger who truly "sees" (Who are You); the bridge between Buffy's symbolic sisters (Willow and Tara) and her literal sister (Dawn), who replaces Faith as the "harbinger of Dawn" (Restless); the girls marked out as "different, demonic" and carry that shame within themselves; and so forth. I can provide the meta ideas, if need be.
Anyone want to take me up on it?
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Date: 2013-10-19 11:13 pm (UTC)I was surprised at how simple it was to fix the POV dilema in the end. Who knew it'd be that easy?
Oh, and before I forget, I've almost finished my Willow/Angel story but I'm afraid it's a little clunky. When it's done would you mind taking a quick look before I publish it - your help hasn't steered me wrong yet.
(It's totally okay for you to say no, by the way, it's quite long and does deal - though only slightly - with the Ats timeline, so no pressure! Just let me know, 'kay?)
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Date: 2013-10-21 12:01 am (UTC)http://red-satin-doll.livejournal.com/16934.html
That post is sort of "one-stop shopping" in that it has links to BMB's story, Comlodge's banner and link to original, the original Winged Buffy and my slightly (sharpened) version; plus - bonus! Why I hate smushnames and tons of feels for Buffy&Spike, (in other words lots o' giddy babbling.)
Who knew it'd be that easy?
Sometimes I've come across a fic where there's a sudden POV change (within a paragraph for instance) and I will go back and try to "map it out" to see if there's a pattern I missed. It NEVER occurred to me to sit back and map it out with your fic to see if there was a pattern. (And I don't have a feeding tube, I'm not sick and incapacitated - I have no excuses!) Thank goodness you did.
And yes, I'd be very happy to eyeball your Willow/Angel story! I actually haven't read much W/A FIC (I am WOEFULLY behind in reading
And you are really, really really too kind! *blushes* I can PM you my email addy? I think that might be best. And PDF's are probably the best way to send documents unless you have a google account and I think you can send a google doc?
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Date: 2013-10-21 08:43 pm (UTC)If it weren't for Gabrielle, I'd never have dreamed of writing W/A, it's all her fault with her stunning work. She asked me for Willow/Angel and for the same reasons as you (i.e. she's just the most supportive and lovely and wonderful person, and I'm honored to call her friend) I just HAD to try it.
I do have a google account, and i'm just trying to figure out how to use it, but if you could PM me your email, it should work out.
Thanks again!
(oh, and I saw the banner. Magnificent. I'm just gonna read Brutti's story now - again, she's an awesome writer)
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Date: 2013-10-21 08:53 pm (UTC)Brutti called her story "crackfic" but I think it's anything BUT. In someone else's hands? Sure. Not hers. And the main stories in the winged Slayer in Pylea stories are centered on her Rulesverse ship, Faith and Giles; and they are equally wonderful.
Sending my email addy right now!
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Date: 2013-10-21 08:55 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-10-21 09:03 pm (UTC)YES.