I love this. I love this beyond words. Even if you can't finish what you have planned, may I humbly suggest putting it up on AO3 anyway so I can bookmark and rec' it forever? (and so I can make sure to read anything else you've got if or when you decide to write it)
I just binged the whole fill so far and was in a state of constant delight. The prose itself is amazing, but so is the voice, your characterization, dialogue, the specificity and detail choices that make the team feel absolutely credible (ALL SO GOOD), the gallows humor balanced with a pervasive sense of tension... I could go on. Smart, entertaining, and most gripping of all: our dear sad Soldier. He's funny and terrifying, strange and heartbreaking -- you've hit my favorite fandom combos right on the head with this one, and balanced them beautifully. This characterization really does it for me.
I would happily read several hundred thousand more words of this, and have found myself fantasizing about how you'd write the Soldier in other scenarios, or post-CATWS. I love this kinkmeme, but only a few fills have lingered in my head afterward, and I'm grateful to have found another one.
During lunch, I adjusted my route to drop by a Subway so I could pick up some napkins. This fill gave me Subway napkin separation anxiety, I cannot believe it.
Re: Fill: Pedigree (10/?)
I just binged the whole fill so far and was in a state of constant delight. The prose itself is amazing, but so is the voice, your characterization, dialogue, the specificity and detail choices that make the team feel absolutely credible (ALL SO GOOD), the gallows humor balanced with a pervasive sense of tension... I could go on. Smart, entertaining, and most gripping of all: our dear sad Soldier. He's funny and terrifying, strange and heartbreaking -- you've hit my favorite fandom combos right on the head with this one, and balanced them beautifully. This characterization really does it for me.
I would happily read several hundred thousand more words of this, and have found myself fantasizing about how you'd write the Soldier in other scenarios, or post-CATWS. I love this kinkmeme, but only a few fills have lingered in my head afterward, and I'm grateful to have found another one.
During lunch, I adjusted my route to drop by a Subway so I could pick up some napkins. This fill gave me Subway napkin separation anxiety, I cannot believe it.