The thing of this story is that you've put me (the reader) well into Erik's headspace, and reading through how he has to balance between being hard and Magneto, to being soft and Erik is devastating. Like, there's some sort of friction, when one side of his world hasn't retreated yet and occupies the other. As Magneto he is used to getting and doing what he wants, what he thinks is necessary—and he's proven it—but wow I just wanted to hug him for giving in to Charles, for not dubconning him or forcing himself onto the other when Charles didn't particularly feel like it. He's learning. He's learning. Don't look at softness as a weakness, Erik! Look at what you can accomplish if you stopped destroying and began creating.
The diamond/ pearl part is sticking to me in this update. Each one is so different from the other, but Erik has to have the capacity to be both. The image that comes to mind is how diamonds are so perfect but can cut their handler, but pearls are easier to handle, because they are a product of an internal hurt that has transcended into something beautiful.
Besides telling you how much this was so painfully real for me, I love how your writing like literally moves me. I love reading what's not said, I love negative space, and you sketch it as vividly as you do the outlines and shapes of the story. Thank you for this update. Personally, I am hoping very hard for a beautiful rest for these two—god knows they deserve it—(and for me as well, I admit), but the way you're handling it is so masterful, I'll leave it to you.
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Re: FILL: Everyday Love in Stockholm 177/?
Date: 2012-03-16 05:43 am (UTC)The diamond/ pearl part is sticking to me in this update. Each one is so different from the other, but Erik has to have the capacity to be both. The image that comes to mind is how diamonds are so perfect but can cut their handler, but pearls are easier to handle, because they are a product of an internal hurt that has transcended into something beautiful.
Besides telling you how much this was so painfully real for me, I love how your writing like literally moves me. I love reading what's not said, I love negative space, and you sketch it as vividly as you do the outlines and shapes of the story. Thank you for this update. Personally, I am hoping very hard for a beautiful rest for these two—god knows they deserve it—(and for me as well, I admit), but the way you're handling it is so masterful, I'll leave it to you.