Meme Time!

[telaryn]

Swiped from mizzy2k (natch):

Pick any passage of 500 words or less from any fanfic I’ve written, and comment to this post with that selection. I will then give you the equivalent of a DVD commentary on that snippet: what I was thinking when I wrote it, why I wrote it in the first place, what’s going on in the character’s heads, why I chose certain words, what this moment means in the context of the rest of the fic, lots of awful puns, and anything else that you’d expect to find on a DVD commentary track.

99% of my fic is here. A few other random fics are here.

Oh this should be fun...*g*

Comments

I didn't realise this fic was yours until after I'd read it XD

[lmx-v3point3.livejournal.com]

Four million dollars, dead or alive, with a one million dollar bonus if he gets me alive and kicking. Cross was ex CIA – a sadistic bastard with plenty of reasons to hate Hawkeye – but this was beyond anything Clint could have ever imagined being caught up in.

He closed his eyes finally, trying to relax into the seat. Quinn hadn’t told him exactly where they were going, but Clint had a pretty good idea where most of Cross’ bases were. His gut said they were heading to Switzerland, which meant air travel. He didn’t know if Quinn was a pilot, but a plane definitely improved his chances over most other types of transportation.

A low, sharp, heavy vibration rippled through him, jarring him upright with a gasp. The Humvee had stopped moving, and Quinn was twisted around in his seat, looking at Clint. “Whatever you’re planning,” he said, “don’t. I don’t want to lose that bonus, but I will if I have to.”

“You already told me,” Clint retorted. He was heartened to realize that his original unease at being robbed of his hearing aids was starting to wane; even though his circumstances hadn’t really improved at all, he didn’t feel the same sort of crippling helplessness he had when he’d first regained consciousness. “If you’re going to make me read your lips, at least tell me something original.”

Quinn moved. Pain exploded in Clint’s skull, briefly whiting out his vision as a slap rocked his head hard to one side. “Sarcasm’s not your best option here, boy.” Hawkeye tasted blood as his vision cleared, and he was able to see his captor again. “I just have to turn you over alive. That gives me a whole lot more latitude than most people realize.”

Re: I didn't realise this fic was yours until after I'd read it XD

[telaryn.livejournal.com]

:-) It's always interesting easing into a new fandom! Exercising Restraint was born out of my research into Hawkeye's background. I wanted to see if there was something in the comics canon that I could use to do my big bang challenge for avengers_land.

The story I chose was a fairly tricky balancing act all the way through, and this is one of those critical scenes. I had to simultaneously ride the line of Quinn not being a white hat (or even an entirely grey hat) while at the same time not making him absolutely unsympathetic since he was targeting a fan favorite.

I also needed to give Hawkeye back some agency in the story. I hit him hard and deep in the beginning, but I also knew if I didn't give him the opportunity to occasionally fight back and try to turn the tables, the story was going to turn into a drippy Woobie!Clint story.

So not what I wanted.

I think I also got in this scene the balance I was trying for between Clint the soldier, Clint the circus performer, and Clint who's probably been hanging out near Tony Stark a little too often lately. You see him analyzing his situation, taking in every bit of information he can and mapping out a strategy - but there's also that moment where he snarks back at Quinn...makes him lose just a little bit of control.

Definitely a fun one to map out - just wish I'd figured out how to work the extra scene I wrote in as an integral part of the story.

Re: I didn't realise this fic was yours until after I'd read it XD

[lmx-v3point3.livejournal.com]

I really enjoyed it as a coda - the additional piece I mean. It worked nicely like that. And you managed to weave all those character-parts in so well. :) I kinda want to see more of this Quinn also...

Re: I didn't realise this fic was yours until after I'd read it XD

[telaryn.livejournal.com]

I'll definitely be going back to this well again - and Quinn really does work in this 'verse. Better than I think even Eliot would.

I'm glad to hear the extra scene worked as a coda. My heart was definitely with the Clint/Natasha/Quinn storyline, but with what Clint was facing I needed the others to balance things.

And as far as "more of this Quinn" goes...did you see this (http://archiveofourown.org/works/480486)?

Re: I didn't realise this fic was yours until after I'd read it XD

[lmx-v3point3.livejournal.com]

OMG OMG OMG *RUNS* :D