Comment on A Blanket of Feathers

  1. Dolphinsarcasm on Chapter 3 Fri 30 Jun 2023 12:44AM UTC

    lsdkfjsldfjldfjlzdjfs This chapter is awesome, and I would say my favorite so far.

    First just the opening - all of Rudolf's feelings about his required curriculum, and how much he hates it and would rather just study birds.

    Then the little drawings. I love how you emphasize the way he sees them as free, and the way he notices them on his windowsill and the iridescence in their feathers matching Smrt's feathers.

    And I love what you've done with Aemilia - how she just hops up on his desk and is just so very curious about this human that Smrt is head over heels (even if he's in denial) for. And the soft little touches and poor sweet Rudolf thinking her feathers feel like his mother's dresses. Poor blorbo.

    The preening is just so perfect - Rudolf just being such a natural at it and Aemilia wanting to admire his handiwork. :D I really love that image in particular.

    And Rudolf not even noticing that his birds are growing and wanting the black ink - I love all the little touches you put in.

    Your description of Smrt on the battlefield is interesting - he doesn't like being there. It's not just that he's ambivalent. And to hear Smrt's (Tod's) description of the todesengel is something I feel l rarely happens and I quite like how you've done it.

    Love Rudolf's drawing! The tutor is such a monster and slkdfjsd I know you don't write angst often but you do it so well ... I may have to try and get you on the dark side more often, my friend.

    Every word the tutor speaks I hate him more, which is a testiment to the excellence of your writing. And the mentions of Sophie and Gondrecourt work so well.

    And he's even planning on telling FJ and thinks FJ should change his heir - poor sweet Rudolf.

    Love how you talk about Rudolf and the jacket, and I just want to give the poor sweet thing a hug.

    Smrt asking first about a drenched Aemilia is a lovely choice - he cares about his angels, and I think he's figured out that as much as he sometimes doesn't love it, Aemilia is Rudolf's emotional support bird to an extent. (Maybe he hasn't figured this out in this fic yet, but I've figured it out). And Aemilia just chirping and getting the jacket all dirty because she is soaked! Again I just love this image.

    And Smrt just being so soft as he watches the pair of them :) it's all so lovely. And he finally tells Rudolf her name :) and she gets some gentle scratches.

    Rudolf's story must be so heartbreaking to hear, and so hard for Rudolf to recount. And just Smrt with the feather because they've figured out Rudolf can touch the feathers is such a sweet image. And his comfort to Rudolf! It's so heartwarming after the tutor was such a terrible man.

    And Smrt leaving Rudolf the feather <3 sldfjlsdfj I just love it and flsjdfls Aemilia already quite likes nesting in Rudolf's pillows. :D

    I love this chapter so much, my friend.

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