Oh my goodness, this is such a gorgeous, gorgeous take on "Endlösung"! I feel like I'll need to read this story another half dozen times before I can possibly unwrap everything.
I love that you retain their conflict -- the way Erik is unyielding and Charles is ever hopeful. And yet there's a touch of vulnerability here, too, that Erik's willing to let Charles see him. Love the repetition of certain key phrases and your reinterpretation of them.
Mmm, I really like this purely as a remix, too. The easiest route with that story would've been to write it from Charles's perspective, but I really like that you chose to do this, retell it from Erik's POV and pick out the one thing -- their love -- that is truly important.
Thank you so much for writing this story in such a compassionate and lyrical way!
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Date: 2007-04-23 01:21 am (UTC)I love that you retain their conflict -- the way Erik is unyielding and Charles is ever hopeful. And yet there's a touch of vulnerability here, too, that Erik's willing to let Charles see him. Love the repetition of certain key phrases and your reinterpretation of them.
Mmm, I really like this purely as a remix, too. The easiest route with that story would've been to write it from Charles's perspective, but I really like that you chose to do this, retell it from Erik's POV and pick out the one thing -- their love -- that is truly important.
Thank you so much for writing this story in such a compassionate and lyrical way!