Wow. How beautifully done. You really hit the mark, every single time.
Ever since he was a boy, he'd been told smiling would get you everything, and if it didn't, buy it.
This explains so very, very much about Tony...in so very few words. Fantastic.
And this...
There was stuff Tony really, really, really didn't want to think about because it never washed off, even if you scrubbed hard enough to break skin.
You subtly cued us into Kate without even saying her name. Awesome. Sets us up perfectly for the balance of the story.
Tony's internal voice--or, rather, Tony plus drugs and emotional/physical aftermath--was just as I would imagine it (had I sufficient imagination to do so!). Just the right mix of goofiness and discernment...both of which served to communicate much more than the words alone.
As did your whole work: what was left unsaid was as rich as what was conveyed directly. Wow.
I'm relatively new to the fandom...and am eager to read the rest of your work. I'm so glad to have found this rec today!
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Date: 2012-05-03 03:36 pm (UTC)Ever since he was a boy, he'd been told smiling would get you everything, and if it didn't, buy it.
This explains so very, very much about Tony...in so very few words. Fantastic.
And this...
There was stuff Tony really, really, really didn't want to think about because it never washed off, even if you scrubbed hard enough to break skin.
You subtly cued us into Kate without even saying her name. Awesome. Sets us up perfectly for the balance of the story.
Tony's internal voice--or, rather, Tony plus drugs and emotional/physical aftermath--was just as I would imagine it (had I sufficient imagination to do so!). Just the right mix of goofiness and discernment...both of which served to communicate much more than the words alone.
As did your whole work: what was left unsaid was as rich as what was conveyed directly. Wow.
I'm relatively new to the fandom...and am eager to read the rest of your work. I'm so glad to have found this rec today!