- 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 01:26 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~:))