aaah, so, i couldn't wait to read this after seeing how excited you were about writing it and oh my god what a fantastic read it turned out to be!!!!!!! i've just finished reading it for the second time and, nnnnnnngh, beautiful and heart-breaking but ultimately hopeful, this was so good.
i knew there was a twist coming somewhere (and, i even read the summary!) but i got so sucked into the story that i was convinced it was cobb's subconscious trying to trap arthur and that made it all the better when the actual reveal came. i abolutely love being hit by something unpredictable in a story, so i am glad i was led down the garden path with that one, haha. oh man, exactly like other people have said, i love how much of a mindfuck this was and how in keeping with the film that made it.
your characterizations were so amazing. i adored all the domestic scenes with philipa and james and cobb and arthur. seeing that family dynamic made everything seem so real that everytime we were reminded it wasn't it made my heart break a little bit more. i loved yusuf's role in all of this and when he projected eames into the whole thing i couldn't stop grinning. (oh, and speaking of, all your 1d shoutouts made me giggle!). the pacing and flow was spot on and like ace said you had absolutely nothing to worry about with the sex scene, it was perfect in it's place and pitch.
you write arthur/cobb so well, the angsting and the yearning and it makes your heart clench in the best possible way. natalie, this is so gorgeous and i loved it, a lot. ♥
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Date: 2011-01-30 09:33 pm (UTC)i knew there was a twist coming somewhere (and, i even read the summary!) but i got so sucked into the story that i was convinced it was cobb's subconscious trying to trap arthur and that made it all the better when the actual reveal came. i abolutely love being hit by something unpredictable in a story, so i am glad i was led down the garden path with that one, haha. oh man, exactly like other people have said, i love how much of a mindfuck this was and how in keeping with the film that made it.
your characterizations were so amazing. i adored all the domestic scenes with philipa and james and cobb and arthur. seeing that family dynamic made everything seem so real that everytime we were reminded it wasn't it made my heart break a little bit more. i loved yusuf's role in all of this and when he projected eames into the whole thing i couldn't stop grinning. (oh, and speaking of, all your 1d shoutouts made me giggle!). the pacing and flow was spot on and like ace said you had absolutely nothing to worry about with the sex scene, it was perfect in it's place and pitch.
you write arthur/cobb so well, the angsting and the yearning and it makes your heart clench in the best possible way. natalie, this is so gorgeous and i loved it, a lot. ♥