What an enjoyable surprise! I didn't know you'd be posting a fic today. I ditto everything Cappy said about the thematic linkage. I also love the small details like Charlie having a pack of tissues. Very believable that he would value tissues and snatch them up while others were stashing other things. The extra C/C scenes feel so real it's like having new canon material. Thank you for continuing that Par Avion scene. I felt it was way too short with not enough said between them. You made it perfect, it had all the affection and tenderness I had hoped to see on the show.
I so love that bottle idea of Charlie's. As you know it inspired a whole bottle centric fic from me. It was another peanut butter idea, Charlie's so imaginative that way. I wish more people would have appreciated that and gone to him for ideas.
And I saved the best for last -- Hurley crossing off the names on the manifest. I honestly believe he's still doing that even though we never hear about it. It was beyond sad to see Hurley have to gather up the strength to draw that black line through his best friend's name. It made it real to me too, just like Claire said, and I loved her contribution as well and the idea that they would work on it together. There are no two better more caring people to do it. Tying in this project to her intial memorial service was brilliant and bittersweet. I hope TPTB remember this about Claire (she's lost so much of her personality) and have Claire do something special to memorialize Charlie.
And I'm still hoping for that surprise resurrection!
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What an enjoyable surprise! I didn't know you'd be posting a fic today. I ditto everything Cappy said about the thematic linkage. I also love the small details like Charlie having a pack of tissues. Very believable that he would value tissues and snatch them up while others were stashing other things. The extra C/C scenes feel so real it's like having new canon material. Thank you for continuing that Par Avion scene. I felt it was way too short with not enough said between them. You made it perfect, it had all the affection and tenderness I had hoped to see on the show.
I so love that bottle idea of Charlie's. As you know it inspired a whole bottle centric fic from me. It was another peanut butter idea, Charlie's so imaginative that way. I wish more people would have appreciated that and gone to him for ideas.
And I saved the best for last -- Hurley crossing off the names on the manifest. I honestly believe he's still doing that even though we never hear about it. It was beyond sad to see Hurley have to gather up the strength to draw that black line through his best friend's name. It made it real to me too, just like Claire said, and I loved her contribution as well and the idea that they would work on it together. There are no two better more caring people to do it. Tying in this project to her intial memorial service was brilliant and bittersweet. I hope TPTB remember this about Claire (she's lost so much of her personality) and have Claire do something special to memorialize Charlie.
And I'm still hoping for that surprise resurrection!