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⌈ Secret Post #2792 ⌋

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Post a snippet from a fic that has a really good description of a character

[(Anonymous)]

Either by show (the snippet demonstrates the character's personality really vividly) or by tell (the narrative or a character's thoughts/dialogue describe a character really well).

Try to not make the snippet TOO long, but, say, a couple of paragraphs or so is pretty good.

Re: Post a snippet from a fic that has a really good description of a character

[(Anonymous)]

This entire vignette fic is perfect Clark Kent/Superman, but I'll post just the first bit of it for convenience:



Bruce doesn't get it, which is actually funny, given his relationship with Gotham. He can understand Clark Kent's love for the farm, his family, Smallville. The people he interviews and the places he's been. He doesn't quite understand or accept the way Clark feels about all of it.

The first time Clark had looked at the world from above, he almost thought he was dying. The lack of oxygen or the exertion or something, but it felt like his heart was going to explode out of his chest, and he didn't care, it didn't matter as long as he could look down on it. The layers that made up the sky, the ground, the people, the seas. Flocks of birds and swarms of fish and the lights of the cities like gaudy constellations and he'd fallen in love.




http://jamjar.dreamwidth.org/84277.html

Re: Post a snippet from a fic that has a really good description of a character

[dancing_clown]

Those two paragraphs...don't go together, right? Because they make very little sense as a unit. And the second and third sentences of the first graph would seem to contradict each other something fierce.

Re: Post a snippet from a fic that has a really good description of a character

[(Anonymous)]

Perhaps you can click on the link below and read the whole thing to answer your question? The whole story is about five paragraphs long.

Also, I'm not sure how those sentences contradict each other, since the third sentence just adds some more information to the second.

Re: Post a snippet from a fic that has a really good description of a character

[dancing_clown]

Excuse me. I meant second and fourth:

He can understand Clark Kent's love for the farm, his family, Smallville. ... He doesn't quite understand or accept the way Clark feels about all of it.

Re: Post a snippet from a fic that has a really good description of a character

[(Anonymous)]

Oh sorry, I see what you mean. Yeah, you have to read the rest of the fic for that to make sense -- "all of it" refers to literally ALL of it, down to the atoms and molecules and all the tiny little details of various little things from the other side of the world that his super-senses pick up. (the fact that Superman can hear things even though sound doesn't travel in space is canon btw XD comics are brain-breaking sometimes).

Re: Post a snippet from a fic that has a really good description of a character

[brightblueink]

This whole fic does a great job to elaborate on Chrono and Rosette's early relationship in Chrono Crusade, but this part in particular stood out in my memory:

"Chrono, was there some significance to leaving your hair unbraided while Rosette was sick?" She had never thought of demons having anything like customs--yet there had been something nearly ceremonial about the gesture.

Chrono turned half way around. "Rosette braids my hair. If she can't, I won't." He smiled. "It's not really a custom, it's just something between us."

http://archiveofourown.org/works/1047781

Re: Post a snippet from a fic that has a really good description of a character

[(Anonymous)]

Um...don't know if this counts, because it's supposed to be an insult, but I guess it still works? Ken is Hutch, and Vanessa is Hutch's then-wife, for those interested but unfamiliar. It's from this fic: https://archiveofourown.org/works/665839

Vanessa laughed, and it was the kind of laugh that made Starsky keep his head down. “No, Ken does not keep home and work separate. Obviously I don’t rate much discussion, but he talks about you – constantly.”

Starsky still hadn’t managed to stab his carrot. “Yeah?”

“Oh yes. He says you’re loyal, and intelligent, and a good companion on patrol. He says you’re funny, and playful. Tenacious, protective, dependable, quick….”

“Aw.” Starsky tried to hide his pleased grin by drinking some wine.

“It is sweet, isn’t it? He always makes you sound like such a faithful pet.”

Starsky put down his glass.

“It sounds to me like he’s trained you well,” Vanessa continued. “You come when you’re called. You obviously obey his commands,” gesturing to Starsky’s presence at her table. “You attack, protect, guard, and even fetch. I wonder if you beg.”

Starsky sat back further in his seat, but he was still too near. Vanessa was able to reach over and stroke his cheek. “But what breed are you?” she mused. “Mmm, right now you look dark and fierce, like a Doberman. Though I always assumed you were a mutt. Just a shaggy, over-excited, overgrown pup. Barely house-trained, but so eager to please him. Maybe you should be the one bringing him his slippers at night.” She toyed with a curl near his ear.

Starsky stayed very still. “Are you done?” he asked quietly.

Vanessa smiled, slid her hand down his jaw, then cupped his chin. “So fun to play with,” she sighed.

He tugged his face away from her lingering hand. “If we’re usin’ doggy metaphors, I can call you a bitch without feelin’ too bad.”

Re: Post a snippet from a fic that has a really good description of a character

[(Anonymous)]

On the subject of Miles Vorkosigan (as seen by Simon Illyan):

Interpretation guide for Dendarii field reports:
[...]
In accordance with the highest ideals of the service = He’s just done something breathtakingly insane but he thinks he had a really good reason.
A positive result = He had fun doing this. Oh, and did most of what I actually wanted, probably by accident.
Successful conclusion of the mission = He did everything I wanted, and all the extra things he thinks I would have wanted him to do if I’d thought of it.
An expected level of losses = A five-figure replacement bill.
Slightly higher than predicted = Seven figures maybe.
Costly exercise = This might need something extra in the Impsec budget to cover it.
Reporting in person = Delaying the report as long as possible while he tries to think up a positive spin.

From Mission Reports by Gwynne (http://archiveofourown.org/works/349261)