I did not take notes as I read and I seriously regret not taking notes because remembering everything I loved is probably impossible at this point. High level notes?
Mirroring another person's writing style is super hard and if you had given me this and said "hey, guess what was just released from the NeilAndTerry archives" I would have completely believed they wrote this. It feels like I'm reading the story - just set in a different time.
There were a couple of lines that were just ow my heart. The thing about Crowley living in the cities during the 14th Century and how it broke him just - oh that poor sweet baby. How much he cares. <3 And the line about how Aziraphale didn't want to need Crowley but wanted to want him. I was [swoon]. I'm not choosing you because I don't really have a choice; I do have a choice and you're the one that I want. (no song reference intended).
The Them's dialogue and portrayal was fantastic. They felt fully formed in their time, and yet they were also the Them that we know and love. And Mr. Young being a cobbler! That is so fitting for him. (was the line about the shoes knowing where you are a shout out to Vimes' boots?) Also the Them's interactions with Anathema where she's teaching them about the problems of the world she wants to solve were probably some of my favorite scenes in this.
I need to do better about taking notes. This was awesome! (From Ri)
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Date: 2020-12-12 12:26 am (UTC)Mirroring another person's writing style is super hard and if you had given me this and said "hey, guess what was just released from the NeilAndTerry archives" I would have completely believed they wrote this. It feels like I'm reading the story - just set in a different time.
There were a couple of lines that were just ow my heart. The thing about Crowley living in the cities during the 14th Century and how it broke him just - oh that poor sweet baby. How much he cares. <3 And the line about how Aziraphale didn't want to need Crowley but wanted to want him. I was [swoon]. I'm not choosing you because I don't really have a choice; I do have a choice and you're the one that I want. (no song reference intended).
The Them's dialogue and portrayal was fantastic. They felt fully formed in their time, and yet they were also the Them that we know and love. And Mr. Young being a cobbler! That is so fitting for him. (was the line about the shoes knowing where you are a shout out to Vimes' boots?) Also the Them's interactions with Anathema where she's teaching them about the problems of the world she wants to solve were probably some of my favorite scenes in this.
I need to do better about taking notes. This was awesome! (From Ri)