[Team Drama] (Bodyswap) A Hard Soul To Save

[farenmaddox]

Title: A Hard Soul To Save
Prompt: Bodyswap
Rating: PG13
Warnings: There is character death, although it is not a member of the main cast
Notes: I'm a huge nerd and I made sure this came out to 18,000 words exactly (not including Title or Headers) because I'M A HUGE NERD

(These are not your hands.)


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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Huh, nobody's commented yet. Gotta fix that. Hi there.

1. How in-character was this fic? 8
I think that the characterizations were faithful in general -- I say in general because I had trouble figuring out when this took place (I'm supposing post-Outo and pre-Yama? Wow, I'm rusty, and it's way too late to join the reread on tumblr orz). But I think Fai's was spot-on, and it really resonated throughout his parts in the piece (when Subaru was introduced I just went "hohshit this is gonna hurt"). I like the idea of Kurogane pretending to be Fai (I like how he slipped sometimes, and it was an interesting contrast!).

2. How well did this fic handle the trope? 10
I wasn't sure what to expect, considering that most bodyswap fics that I've seen are either crack or smut. I was very pleasant surprised and very intrigued by the way you set this up, and I really liked that the situations and the way the characters reacted were very organic -- didn't feel to contrived or forced.

3. How much did you enjoy this fic overall? 10
Wow okay, so I read about half of this right before I went to sleep, and the other half when I woke up, and I am not ashamed to say that the feels stewed overnight and made me cry when I finished in the morning. I'm not sure if I enjoyed it, but I definitely felt it, and I'm definitely planning to save it all in my phone to read it again. Thank you :)

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[mikkeneko]

I think people all commented over on the other journal :D But yours is doubly appreciated nonetheless!!

[farenmaddox]

Yeah, I told people to reply to this post just if they were voting, so the other comments were from fellow contest writers. This is my first official score. XD

[farenmaddox]

1. I suppose I could have made it more obvious, but this is supposed to be pre-Outo, actually. I had this idea that Outo would be the very next world they came to. Having shared this horrible experience, the two of them would feel more comfortable opening up to each other in quiet moments afterward. This was my idea. I mayyyyy have failed to actually convey this in the text. >.> That said, thank you so much! I'm glad you felt I did well.

2. Thank you, thank you, thank you! I really wanted to do something unique that hadn't been seen before for this trope, and I'm so glad you liked it!

3. ahahaha, don't worry, I STEWED IN FEELS FOR 2 WEEKS WHILE WRITING IT so I understand. I'm so happy that I was able to touch you that much!

Thanks a million times over for taking the time not just to read, but to vote. All of us writers really appreciate you!