nothing changes if nothing changes

[osaraba]

I recced whiskyrunner's Rough Trade before, when it was part 1 of 2. Well it's finished now, and you need to go fucking read this. The pacing is perfect; there were so many opportunities for this to go wrong, to veer off into the stereotypical -- but it stayed true, and real, and took its time and let realizations turn into changes naturally rather than being rushed, explosive epiphanies.

Parts: 1, 2a, 2b

Comments

[firefox1490.livejournal.com]

yahhhhh its finished!!! *runs off to read*

ETA: Okay I just got to the middle of part two and the real question is, am i going to cry like a baby when i get to the end? l dont think i can handle that right now. Asking incase you answer faster than i read, which i doubt will happen but asking anyway.

ETA2: Yahh for not making me cry for long :D

[osaraba]

lol sorry I didn't reply in time! the crying was worth it though, wasn't it?!!! and it wasn't all sad-crying either. =D

[epistolic.livejournal.com]

Just finished reading this and yeah, bloody amazing. So amazing. I can't even believe how amazing it is.

[osaraba]

Oh my god I KNOW! I was having such difficulty in describing what is so amazing about this, I felt like I only described one aspect of it, and there is so much more! (But then it would sound incoherent, and it's best left up to readers to experience for themselves anyway.) =D

I had a moment, nearing the end of 2A, when I panicked, thinking OMG IT'S NEAR THE END, IT'S GOING TO BE THAT KIND OF FADE-TO-BLACK, MAKE UP YOUR OWN HAPPY ENDING sort of thing, but then I realized OH YEAH, SHE SAID SHE HAD TO BREAK UP PART 2 INTO TWO PARTS, THANK GOD!