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snarrymod (snarrymod) wrote in snarry_games,
@ 2009-09-05 21:47:00

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Team Cauldron Entry (FIC): "Anachronism" by Starcrossed
Title: Anachronism
Author: Starcrossed (starcrossdkayla)
Team: Team Cauldron!
Genre(s): Alive and Kicking
Prompt(s): Seeking Knowledge and Doppelgänger
Rating/Warnings/Kinks: NC17, Highlight if you wish to see: *Abuse/Violence, Non-con, Non-Snarry pairings*
Word Count: ~96k total.
Author's Notes/Disclaimers/Betas: A huge thanks to magic_helmet for doggedly convincing me to enter the Games as an Alternate. To whitestar_alpha for cracking the whip and beating this story into shape. joanwilder for her patience, help as my (previous) captain, and awesome French skills. To Lisa for keeping Severus and Harry in line. To researchgirl and gingertart50 for Brit-picking. To yivel for picking up on all the tiny things. To all my fellow Snitches for being great (ex) team members. To everyone else who helped me crank this out in a month. And a lifetime of thanks and kisses to my own Harry who went above and beyond the call of duty in support.

Summary: Upon waking up, Severus finds himself not recovering from Nagini's bite, but healing after a long-term mysterious illness. Not only must he uncover the mystery of the cause of his affliction, but also deal with his lover, who is the very last person he wanted to ever see again: Harry Potter.

"Anachronism"

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(Anonymous)
2009-12-15 11:21 pm UTC (link)

I'm not entirely sure how one person can be so brilliant, but clearly you are. I could barely wrap my head around the intricacies of the plot as I was reading it, let alone the attention to detail and sheer imagination necessary to write such a story. I've read this story once before, but I couldn't say anything at the time, because I honestly didn't have the words to describe it. I still don't, but I thought I needed to tell you how amazing this fic was, even if I was entirely incoherent will doing it. The plot alone was enough to make me step back and wonder in absolute awe, but the way you've captured the characters is something else entirely. I can fully see Severus Snape, the canon Snape, not the woobie-fied one to which fanon is often subjected, reacting the way he does throughout this fic. I've seen this story recced a number of times in Snarry fandom, and I've yet to see the reccer fail to describe it as having an amazingly in-character Snape. And then there's the "other" Snape, whom I simultaneously want to hug for trying to do this for Harry, and smack upside the head for trying to do this for Harry! And, of course, you've made Harry's reactions just as believable. He's stubborn, and loving, and devoted, and in desperate need of contact, but willing to back off because he knows Snape needs it. He, too, needs a hug. :)

I also have to say that the running references to Le Petit Prince are inspired. It's one of my favorite books in French and in English, and I loved how you incorporated it into the story.

Did I mention that I loved this fic? I really, really do, and am now going to go rushing off in the hopes that this isn't your only Snarry fic.

~annebd~
annejj (at) hotmail (dot) com

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starcrossdkayla
2009-12-18 03:01 am UTC (link)

Thank you so very much. It's not the only fic I've written, although it is the fic I've written after learning how to write through my other fics. I had a lot of help with this one when it came to execution. The whole reason I started writing fanfiction was to learn how to write and I've had a lot of help from patient reviewers who've pointed out my mistakes and helped me beat my characters into shape.

You can find my other works here: http://kibatsu.livejournal.com/
Listing: http://kibatsu.livejournal.com/profile

I'm tickled pink that you thought it was brilliant, because I didn't have a lot of time to get everything finished and I had to cut it a bit shorter than intended.

Personally, I love my Snape to be as canon as possible (unless I'm writing an OOC AU) and I'm not a fan of sprucing him up to make him more lovable. I want him to be ugly, dark (but only to a point), bitter, and very intelligent. I have such a thing for intelligent men and I can't read Snarrys where Snape acts stupidly in ways that would get him killed should he behave in such a manner while a spy.

In my huge long fic, I've woven in a lot of books and I've wanted to put in Le Petit Prince for YEARS, but it never fit the story. When I was thinking of this one, I knew I needed it to be centered around that book because of how much I love it.

If you do take a peek at my other works, please give me honest and open criticism! I love learning more and more about writing.

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