Reverse Coda (PG-13) Mick/Beth

[francis]

Aww, AussieJo, and diane31, thank you. This was one of my first stories, born out of a conversation in the writers thread back then. It's one of my babies. Des helped me because I was much less apt at finding the right english word all this time ago.

[jen]

Just came by for a reread.

Lovely!

[francis]

Thank you for re-reading! You make my day.

[jen]

And another reread.

Francis, this is just wondeful. This is truly fabulous! You have taken another road with that last scene of Sonata and given us a wonderfully satisfying, equally plausible resolution.

Thank you!

(no promise that this is my last time reading this gem)

Jenna

[allegrita]

Ooh, I'm so glad you popped this one back up, Jenna. I love it. Better than the end of Sonata, in some ways. It works so well--it's honest and it fits their characters. And it ties up that horrible loose end that was left hanging at the end of Moonlight. Dean Foster was a huge problem that was never addressed... and you fixed it with this story. Thank you, francis!

p.s. I miss Desdemona.

[francis]

Oh jen, you make my week! Thank you so much!

alle, I miss Desdemona too. She got me into writing better. My stories would be crap without her advice.

[jen]

Your stories???

Doubt it.

This is just fabulous, Francis.

I have wondered if there was any association between Dean Foster of Click and Kelly Foster of NSTAV. Read a fic by somebody--can't remember who-- about this proving that I was not the only one wondering about the association.

Dean Foster was a huge loose end left hanging after Sonata.

Delicious twist on the end of Sonata!

Thank you!

Jenna

[francis]

Oh thank you, jen! You read it again!

[maggatha3]

Oh, francis!! Oh, that was absolutely amazingly perfectly...twisted!! I forgot to breath the whole time!!

[francis]

Thank you, maggatha!

[allegrita]

Back to reread this story. I swear, it's a perfect Mick-Beth conversation. Beth has fire and determination, Mick sees all the worst parts of it, and they have to struggle to bridge a difficult gap... but their love for each other overcomes their stubbornness and all of the problems driving them apart.

I would love to see a continuation of this story, where Mick confronts Josef...

[BlueEyedMonster]

Another interesting story with a twist .....