- truth? -
Oct. 26th, 2004 01:52 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
reenkaOne would think it was impossible-- surely there's no such beast as an in character, entirely canon-plausible NC17 Harry/Snape post-OoTP one-shot.... Right? I mean, Harry/Snape is a pairing that goes against the very grain of canon... right? (Not that H/D doesn't in enough ways....)
Wrong. That is to say, I've finally found an H/S I could believe in. And I studiously -avoided- reading anything but H/S smut 'cause I didn't -want- to believe in them. But![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
thisveryinstant's `Truth' completely worked for me. I could... see it happening. Snape & Harry were... human. What's even more disturbing, actually, is that Snape became 'Severus' for the duration of the fic probably for the first time ever-- which mirrored Harry's own shift in perception rather well.
All without prettifying any of their ugliness or resentment or even the physical awkwardness. Snape wasn't the 'hot & sexy Potions Master'-- he was just Snape. And as another barometer of goodness-- Draco was well-treated, too. Not skipped over, not made into a complete caricature-- he had a in-character part, too. God, I love this fic.
I'd love people's opinions on this fic, mostly (well, given that you're at all willing to read H/S). Do you think it works? If it doesn't, why not?
Man, I'm trying to think of an H/D that's equally believable, and can't think of anything outside of Miss Breed's fics. Le sigh.
Wrong. That is to say, I've finally found an H/S I could believe in. And I studiously -avoided- reading anything but H/S smut 'cause I didn't -want- to believe in them. But
thisveryinstant's `Truth' completely worked for me. I could... see it happening. Snape & Harry were... human. What's even more disturbing, actually, is that Snape became 'Severus' for the duration of the fic probably for the first time ever-- which mirrored Harry's own shift in perception rather well.All without prettifying any of their ugliness or resentment or even the physical awkwardness. Snape wasn't the 'hot & sexy Potions Master'-- he was just Snape. And as another barometer of goodness-- Draco was well-treated, too. Not skipped over, not made into a complete caricature-- he had a in-character part, too. God, I love this fic.
I'd love people's opinions on this fic, mostly (well, given that you're at all willing to read H/S). Do you think it works? If it doesn't, why not?
Man, I'm trying to think of an H/D that's equally believable, and can't think of anything outside of Miss Breed's fics. Le sigh.
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Re: Truth!! <333
Date: 2004-10-26 01:04 am (UTC)no, really? had no idea! :D
I am the same emotionally-invested weirdly way with certain characters though... can't read Draco/Snape without thinking "dude, that's cold, cheating on Harry..."
but just that I don't think Harry would EVER EVER FUCK HIM EVER
oh... you see more Snape fucking Harry *nods* :D
H/S is often about Harry (to some extent) growing up. While you seem to like the kids close to the teens they are now. Maybe that's why it doesn't work so well for you? (Of course the only pairing that really "works" is Harry/Luna OTP BABY)
I'm not the biggest fan of Transfigurations (though def *very* well-written), but, since you liked it, ever read Resonant's The Familiar? Good and v. little smut.
*proud of myself for resisting the urge to bury you with H/S recs*
Re: Truth!! <333
Date: 2004-10-26 01:26 am (UTC)...That said, I've tried to write it. Because I'm just that perverse. Aaaaand, have you read my H/S (http://www.livejournal.com/users/reenka/211408.html)...? BECAUSE IF IT SUCKS I REALLY WANT TO KNOW. Not really, but you know what I mean. Not much feedback on that. *sniffle* Therefore, if it sucks, do not, in fact, tell me~:))
....Well, if you want to get technical, I can see them fucking each other in a purely er... practical sense, but not in a more... sustainable/realistic sense, I guess...? I can both see it and not see it at the same time. I dunno. Same with H/D, except I'm much more invested in H/D. I do like to see characters growing up (say, H/D hopefully has them both grow up, but especially Draco), it's just that I don't like seeing them having -done- it already. So yeah, I like that about H/S... though actually I think Snape needs to grow up too (see, `Truth' says so!! heeheh)
I'd read `The Familiar' ages ago & didn't really dig it-- it was abstract & dark & stuff & didn't even have smut! Remember, me likey the smut! Me no read zero smut!H/S :> :> I did read it 'cause I liked Resonant but was procrastinating on `Transfigurations', though~:) What didn't you like about that, btw? :>
I really liked `Truth' because it wasn't overly dark -or- a comedy (which is what I retreat to 'cause I don't like H/S darkfic 'cause that tends to me romantic!darkfic or bleh-we-have-no-sex-and-are-miserable fic-- or it's just long). It was just... kind of balanced, I guess...? Without over-the-top melodrama. I totally dig that. And it didn't have wartime-spy!Snape shagging war-hardened-Auror!Harry, which totally does nothing for me. Then again, I can't stand war stories, generally, nevermind that I'm writing one~:))