Ok. So. This. I really wish there were a way to pm someone on Ao3 or, if there is that I could actually FIND it... because, what can I say, I'm shy... But. I found your tumblr and you posted this bit about how people don't really comment on fic anymore like they used to and it made me think back to when I was actually still ballsy enough to put my writing out there and how increadibly, insanely happy it made me whenever someone took the time to write a comment. So, yeah. This is me trying and failing... Since a comment about a fic is actually supposed to be ABOUT said fic, why don't we move away from the awkwardness and on to the actual matter at hand? I absolutely ADORE your writing! Your Harvey-voice is very much on point and I can't even begin to tell you how many feels I have for vulnerable!Jim. Like, srsly. And you just nailed this promt. It wasn't what I was expecting, when I started reading, cause normally something like this would be pure porn (which doesn't have to be a bad thing) but you look at it from a different, very refreshing angle and worked out the emotional part so very beautifully. Not to say that the smut wasn't rediculously HOT!! I mean, if this is what it's like when they still actually have all of their clothes on... huh. I guess what I was trying to say, more or less successfully, is that I loved this and that it makes me inapropriately sad that this collection is marked 'Completed'. Can't wait to read the other fills, but I have to ask, do you plan on writing more for Gotham? I think you'd make my year, seriously. Also, I'm going to stop talking now. No, really. This is it. Have a nice day!
Oh my gosh, thank you!! This has made my day so much! I'm grinning like a total idiot right now, I can't even tell you. :D
I saw your ask on Tumblr and was so super psyched - then when I saw it was this fic you had been reading I just wanted to flail all over the place! It's such a tiny pairing and I'm so excited to find other people who like it. Their whole dynamic just crushes me because I always see Jim as being really lonely and vulnerable behind his tough guy act. He sucks at expressing himself, is terrible at communicating with the people who matter to him, gets knocked back whenever he lays himself bare... and all the time Harvey is just there for him. Making him laugh and convincing him that things will get better. I'm also a total sucker for emotion!porn and the show keeps making Jim tear up stoically while Harvey has to watch on. I just want him to hug Jim and show him that there's someone who he means the world to. <333
I am totally planning on writing more Gotham fic! (I tend to mark my one-shot collections complete just because they can stand alone whether I add more or not, and it means they don't get filtered out by people not looking for WIPs.) Jim/Oswald was the pairing that drew me into the fandom and I'm still writing quite a bit of that, but this ship has totally stolen my heart at the moment. I have way too many ongoing Jim/Harvey drafts at the moment, and I just wrote a fairly long fic for an exchange. I'm totally rambling now but, yes, I am addicted to this ship and will be writing it for a loooong time yet. :D
Well, making you happy was kind of the point, so: Mission accomplished and all that. Oh, no, my flailing attempt at using tumblr. has been connected to me xD Ups. Gosh, I know what you mean, though. There isn't enough Harvey/Jim out there and don't even get me started on Alfred/Jim (wich I also happen to adore *sigh*). I love what you do with the wonderful dynamic these two have on the show. I've only just finished watching season 1 and am now patiently waiting for season 2 to arrive with the mail (should be here any day now, so excited!) so I'm not quite up to date, but what I've seen so far matches your description very well. Seen Jim struggle through episode after episode to just somehow keep his feet under him and find a way to do the right thing even if it's friggin HARD is just so sad, but also quite compelling. I adore characters with cracks to their polished veneer, with scars and insecurities and I'd say Jim has plenty of both (with room for more, as it seems). So yay, these two are just so perfect and, like I said, I love the way you write them. <3
God, you have no idea how much YOU just made MY day!! (Please don't ever strop writing!) I can't wait to read more! I just got home from writing the last of 4 exams in the space of two weeks and I am dead on my feet. Finding your fic very much helped me hang onto my sanity throughout that, thank you very much. Anyway, I don't think I'll ever get into the Jim/Oswald side of things. I get why people like the pairing (God knows the show is spewing hints everywhere lol) but somehow I can't seem to warm up to Oswald all that much. Maybe that'll change once I get further into the show. Who knows. So, since that limits my source for Jim-sentric slah even further, it just makes me that much happier to have found your stuff! Can't wait to read more! Oh, and, talking about rambling... ^^'
:D I really enjoyed S2. We bingewatched the first two seasons just before S3 started so it's still a fairly new fandom for me. I kind of wish I'd been there from the beginning for all the twists and turns, but on the plus side there was plenty of fic and art to consume as soon as I went looking for the fandom which almost never happens with anything I like!
I'd never really considered Alfred/Jim until I did a drabble for fandom_stocking, then I went and read everything there is. (Which sadly only took about half hour!) I think I could slash Jim with pretty much anyone on the show to be honest. It's really bad, but the only Jim-centric relationships I don't find interesting are the ones we actually see on screen... I think him and Valerie could have been interesting if it had lasted longer (it's very blink and you'll miss it!), but the Lee saga bores me to tears. She does make him cry fairly frequently though which is relevant to my interests... Ben McKenzie does looking sad very well. ;)
Series 1 is really the highpoint of Jim/Oswald. I think they've only shared two scenes in the whole of S3 so far - my shipper heart is slowly breaking! I've tried to get into Nygmobblepot instead but it just doesn't do it for me. Not enough Jim, not enough potential for fluffy redemption. *sigh*
(And, oh man, if there is anything I am not missing these days, it's exams! Just the thought is enough now!)
Joining fandoms late is kind of one of my everlasting curses lol I don't live in an English-speaking country and my internet is kind of shitty, so if there's something I want to see (because I REFUSE to watch anything dubbed, it's either the original voices or not at all) that means I have to wait for the DVD :/ At least it's like you said, being late to the party means that people have had time to do their thing and flood (hopefully) the interwebs with their delightful fannish things.
I didn't really have a prefered paring when I joined the fandom. All I knew is that I needed someone to f*ck Jim Gordon six ways to sunday and back and that was that... *clears throat* But both the Alfred/Jim and the Harvey/Jim stuff was what I liked the most, for obvious reasons :D Alfred is just so in control, take charge, no-nonsense, don't even try to give me bullsh*it and all that, and don't even get me started on his accent! Well, I don't really know who Valerie is (yet?) but I will keep my eyes pealed xD I actually kind of like Lee and Jim. They seem so happy, which is really cute lol but aparently it's going to end in tragedy or something. Go figure. The gal I really didin't like so far was Barbara... Could just be me though. And yes, he does sad quite nicely :D It seems S2 will come along with plenty of that, too, so that's just one more thing to look foreward to!
(Ikr? I'm too old for this sh*it xD but I decided to put myself through university at my age - it seemed like a good idea at the time - so I can't really complain...)
I do not even have an excuse! I just never get around to watching things - or I start, then end up a series or two behind before I know it.
Hehe, I think that was pretty much my assessment of Jim Gordon too. xD Barbara was so boring in Series 1 to my mind, and he seemed to have way better chemistry with just about every other character. I liked Lee and Jim at first... but it reached the point of no return for me and still they kept going, and going, with the 'will they / won't they get back together' thing. I still hold out hope it will improve though. <3
I think that may just be the general effect that dear Jim has on people, you know? I mean, how on earth are you supposed to look at the guy and not have your mind take a suicidal dive into the proverbial gutter? Impossible... *sigh*
I just finished season 2 (and OMG what the HELL am I supposed to do until season 3 is out on DVD????) and Barbara's character actually got a lot more interesting! Especially towards the end (after her stay in Arkham). She has that adorable sort of crazy about her now xD Although I still don't really see her with Jim... You're right though, about Lee and Jim. I have no idea how the whole thing will continue in season 3, now that he's heroically stormed off to bring her back, but watching the relationship dwindle and go sour throughout Season 2 was really kind of painful :/ I can't wait to get into the new story arch, though. Season 2 just kept getting better and better and I love where this is headed (also, I take it as a good sign that Jim has started shaving again...).
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