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beholder_mod (beholder_mod) wrote in hp_beholder,
@ 2011-04-25 14:03:00

Entry tags:

beholder_2011, fic, george weasley, rating:nc17, slash, viktor krum, viktor/george

FIC: "From Half to Whole" for alisanne
Recipient: Alisanne
Author: chibitoaster / littleblackbow
Title: From Half to Whole
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Viktor/George
Word Count: 15,991
Warnings/Content Information (Highlight to View): * Canon character deaths, dark themes.*
Summary: Viktor is coach of a community-league Quidditch team. George is half a person without his brother. When Ron and his friends take George to a Quidditch game. George begins to understand what’s really missing in his life.
Author's Notes: When I read your request, I knew I wanted to write something with George, and the more I thought about it, the more Quidditch kept creeping back into my thoughts. So here is it, a very Weasley-heavy H/C story about survival, recovery, and love.

Thanks to my wonderful betas...and to the chatroom that cheered me on and helped me get through this short little story that turned into an epic.

"From Half to Whole"

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psyfic
2011-05-11 04:14 am UTC (link)

Oh, that was too, too sweet. :) I love stories where love slowly builds and I love damaged characters finding the power within themselves to heal again, so this story is quite the rare treat. Alexander is adorable and your Viktor is very believable. Imagining a powerful, athlete like him undergoing such a horrible injury and finding the will to recover as much as is possible presents us with just such a proud and humbled man.

I've read many George fics since DH was published, but I like the tack you took here in giving him a problem to solve, one that touches him personally and allows him to work past his losses. Including everyone in his family, even the extended family, was a nice touch and it was good to see a coming-out scene where not everyone instantly understands and is supportive. More realistic, despite what one might wish for the world in general.

I thoroughly enjoyed this and you did a bang-up job. Brava!

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littleblackbow
2011-05-29 07:59 pm UTC (link)

Thanks! I'm really glad you got that much out of it. :D And you know I'm not usually a writer, so this really means a lot to me.

Yeah, George seemed broken to me at the end of the books, and I wanted him to have someone who was also broken with whom he could resonate. And h/c had to happen. They both start out being hurt, and end up comforting in their own ways.

and yeah, Coming out scenes... I figured there would be one or two who would be somewhat supportive (Ginny and Charlie in this case), and the rest of the family either in denial, or upset about it.

When the bunny she bites, it is very strong, indeed!

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