I love this. Amazing how you can put these guys in this setting and have them completely in character. You are not shortchanging either one of them. The story just flows and I couldn't stop reading.
Thank you! I'm so glad it worked for you!
(I can't seem to figure out how to use italics in these comments - hrmpf)
It's a simple code. If you replace the square brackets ("[" "]") with the triangle ones ("<" ">"), it's [i] at the start of the italic text and [/i] at the end. It works the same for bold as well (with a b instead of an i).
I like this! It's very Alex. *g*
One of the things I love most about Alex is the combination of strong emotions, sharp intellect and the general... macho-ness. I mean, the violence and the threats and the protective/intimidating posturing, these are all such typically "manly" traits. It makes the idea of a military background make sense, but at the same time, it's a character that we've seen pulled apart by emotional reactions to threats to his family and the death of his son.
(In other words: I think Alex is awesome. And the type of man who is deadly and masculine, but very emotionally aware of himself.)
What I like most about this story though, is the happy ending. I was really rooting for that, ever since Michael left to go to New York.
That was my biggest issue in writing this. I wanted the happy ending (I always like happy endings) but getting there was a little difficult. But I'm really glad it worked for you. There's nothing better than reading a story, hoping for a happy end, and getting that satisfying payoff.
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Date: 2009-05-04 11:53 pm (UTC)Thank you! I'm so glad it worked for you!
(I can't seem to figure out how to use italics in these comments - hrmpf)
It's a simple code. If you replace the square brackets ("[" "]") with the triangle ones ("<" ">"), it's [i] at the start of the italic text and [/i] at the end. It works the same for bold as well (with a b instead of an i).
I like this! It's very Alex. *g*
One of the things I love most about Alex is the combination of strong emotions, sharp intellect and the general... macho-ness. I mean, the violence and the threats and the protective/intimidating posturing, these are all such typically "manly" traits. It makes the idea of a military background make sense, but at the same time, it's a character that we've seen pulled apart by emotional reactions to threats to his family and the death of his son.
(In other words: I think Alex is awesome. And the type of man who is deadly and masculine, but very emotionally aware of himself.)
What I like most about this story though, is the happy ending. I was really rooting for that, ever since Michael left to go to New York.
That was my biggest issue in writing this. I wanted the happy ending (I always like happy endings) but getting there was a little difficult. But I'm really glad it worked for you. There's nothing better than reading a story, hoping for a happy end, and getting that satisfying payoff.