Fic snippet: Reaper!Bones

[snowdarkred]

Title: Waking Up
Author: snowdarkred
 Rating/Warnings: G, none
Aithor's Note: Doom xover.This is just a tiny bite-sized fic to satisfy my muse, since I'm too busy with my other xover to do the Reaper!Bones concept justice. So I wrote an itty-bitty one instead.

 

 

Waking Up


Reaper woke up everyday in Leonard McCoy's bed.
 

No, wait, that wasn't right.
 

John Grimm woke up every morning in Leonard McCoy's bed.
 

That wasn't right either.
 

Leonard McCoy woke up every sunrise in Leonard McCoy's bed.
 

That wasn't it....
 

Bones woke up in Leonard McCoy's bed everyday at daybreak.
 

There.
 

He ignored the part of him that whispered that something was still off.

 

Comments

[miss-m-cricket.livejournal.com]

Interesting...

[snowdarkred.livejournal.com]

Could you expand on that? :) I'm curious as to people's thoughts....

[miss-m-cricket.livejournal.com]

It's interesting the fact that John is trying to push the old part of his life away, and focus completely on Bones/Leonard McCoy. You've written it very well, I like the ending that shows that you cant push who you really are, completely away.

[snowdarkred.livejournal.com]

Thank! I'm thinking of doing a Reaper!Bones fic once I get farther along in my McCoy-centric Maxtric fic. I'm afraid that if I did them at the same time, my different takes on his character would get mixed up in my head.... But I'm glad you liked this, I wasn't sure if all of that came through. It's nice yo know it does!

[snowdarkred.livejournal.com]

*to

[griffndor.livejournal.com]

I liked this. miss_m_cricket hit it on the head as to why. Thanks for sharing.

[snowdarkred.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[mach1n3.livejournal.com]

The more we attempt to change we find that we remain the same. Really enjoyed this snippet of thought, would enjoy reading your take on Reaper!Bones when you're satisfied with your Matrix crossover.

[snowdarkred.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I really want to add my take on Reaper!Bones to the rash of Doom xovers. McCoy has become my inner-Trek voice, apparently.

[blcwriter.livejournal.com]

Off? Or missing? Someone who coined the name Bones?

[snowdarkred.livejournal.com]

:D OMG, you caught that! *hugs* *steps away feeling vaguely embarrassed*

[kilala10.livejournal.com]

:3 neat-o!

[snowdarkred.livejournal.com]

thanks!

[pixelmayhem.livejournal.com]

Intriguing. Who we are, who we were, where we're going and how it can change us. All in a tiny snippet of Doom awesomeness (you shouldn't TEASE me like this. *whimpers*)

And now I'm all philosophical. Wut.

[snowdarkred.livejournal.com]

Thank you! You're feeling philosophical? Mission accomplished!

[v-chan-paradise.livejournal.com]

lol, when I read this in my head I'm totally : yeah something's off. The last one should be
Bones woke up in his and James T.Kirk's bed everyday at daybreak.

[snowdarkred.livejournal.com]

Bones definitely wants his Jim in bed with him. ;)

[selinamoonfire.livejournal.com]

I really like this. You put so much variation of John/Bones mindsets in such a basic action like waking up.

John/Bones has it wrong because he's not waking up in Jim's bed.

[snowdarkred.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :D I have to say, this is one of my favorite of the Reaper!Bones fics that I've written. Each 'version' of Reaper!Bones is different, with a different personality and force behind it.

Reaper is ruthless and instinctive, John is distant and still dealing with his guilt and grief over his parents' deaths. McCoy is thoughtful and confident, but he carries around grief as well and he has a tendency to bottle it up and then lash out when it becomes to much.

And Bones? Bones has Jim to balance him and make him feel whole again. And when he's not there, he can't help but feel the same disconnected drifting that he's experienced over the years come back and haunt him. Jim casts so much light that it drives Bones' shadows away.

Wow, I'm going to go write that down and turn it into another snippet. XD

[selinamoonfire.livejournal.com]

You've put a lot of thought into your Reaper!Bones. He sounds like me and Jims. They all have these variations that boggle my mind at times.

*glares at the plot tribble that's creeping my way* No! No Reaper!fics until I'm done with the current story!

LOL The thing about Jim's bed was one of the first things I thought when I finished reading. "But he's supposed to be in Jim's bed..." Or the other way around, though I think the Captain's quarters are bigger.

[snowdarkred.livejournal.com]

I had considered putting him in Jim's bed, but I wanted the fic to retain a hint of his wistfulness. XD My others are a bit more obvious towards Kirk/McCoy, but I wanted this to be like a tiny piece of dark chocolate, smooth and a little bitter. :D

I have way too much time on my hands.....

[selinamoonfire.livejournal.com]

My others are a bit more obvious towards Kirk/McCoy, but I wanted this to be like a tiny piece of dark chocolate, smooth and a little bitter. :D

That's one of the things I liked about it. His life is still disjointed and it's not perfect, which probably would've been easier to write. Anyway, if Bones' life wasn't a little bitter (no matter what version he is) would he be as much fun to play with?

I do the same thing with my characters at work. When I'm doing some boring task that doesn't require brain power, I start analyzing my characters and thinking up ways to ruin their lives. ;)

[snowdarkred.livejournal.com]

Another thing I liked was how this made people think It's a pet peeve of mine when people don't want to read something just a little difficult in some way, be it intellectually or emotionally. I've loved the thoughtful responses to my snippets :D (Though I still get people saying stuff like "Wut? This should be longer." It's called a snippet for a reason, duh. *headdesk* Which sounds totally bitchy, so I don't say it. X|

[selinamoonfire.livejournal.com]

LOL I understand. Though as someone that writes epics when assigned a drabble, the idea of a snippet is kind of wild.

It's a pet peeve of mine when people don't want to read something just a little difficult in some way, be it intellectually or emotionally.

I've had fics like that. Ones that people didn't like because they were emotionally different than what was expected. I usually figure them as something to help myself grow and write the next tribble that bites.

[snowdarkred.livejournal.com]

I have tons of unfinished epics on my computer, so whenever I feel like a failure at finishing something, I open a word doc and type up a snippet to make myself feel accomplished :D

I think that a good fic touches you in some way (or any story). You may not be comfortable, but it doesn't have to be. I read, and reread, stories that I may not like, but they have a message or a meaning that I can't let go. It's like that with the Dollhouse AU someone did. It makes me uncomfortable, but in a way a can't let go. (And it's an amazing fic, on that is pointed and subtle at the same time. It makes a person THINK.)