FIC: Stop, Rewind, (re)Play (LotRiPS, Elijah/various, NC-17)

[and_chocolate]

Title: Stop, Rewind, (re)Play
Fandom: LotRiPS
Pairing: Elijah/Viggo, Elijah/Sean B, Elijah/Dom, Elijah/Sean A, Elijah/Orlando
Rating: NC-17
Words: ~17,500
Beta: laylah

Summary: Elijah's having a fucked-up day. And then Elijah's having a fucked up day. And then Elijah's having a fucked-up day. And then....

A/N: Much thanks to laylah, who is a fabulous beta, a great friend, and my favorite pusher. Without her, I would be lily-white and headed for heaven, but having much less fun. Also, Stephen Geoffreys (who played Evil Ed in Fright Night) really has been doing gay porn since about 1994. I haven't seen any of the movies in question, but I can't imagine they're good, considering the titles. If you're curious, check out his listing at IMDB. And lastly, my very careful perusal of a lovely screencap of naked Viggo suggests to me that he's uncut, and so I've run with that. I don't really have any way of verifying (though if I did, I'd hardly be sharing it with you all, now would I? *g*).

( Stop, Rewind, (re)Play )

Comments

[vegetariansushi.livejournal.com]

Oh, dude. That. . .raar. I know that I've already said it, but it bears repeating. Things that I didn't notice the first time I read: I love the divergence between Orli and Sean Bean, how Elijah realises that he's echoing himself, and Orlando goes and totally does the opposite of the first time. For some reason, that made me all gooey inside. Also, the sex between them is so freaking sweet that I feel a little guilty being turned on by it. But only a little. *licks you*

ps started your scarf today, but am already unsure that i like the wool that i'm using and might go back to the wool store on tuesday or something and buy some other stuff, because this just isn't reminding me of you. also, it's red/orange jewel tones, and it occured to me on the way home that i suspect you're more of a purple/blue jewel tone kind of person. yeah. so back to the store tuesday. just, you know, so you know. don't want you to feel unloved.

[and_chocolate]

I know that I've already said it, but it bears repeating.

Thank you, sweetie!

Also, the sex between them is so freaking sweet that I feel a little guilty being turned on by it. But only a little.

*g* I worry that perhaps it's a little too sweet, that perhaps I'm a little too much of a sap when it comes to Orlijah.... Ah, well. That's how muse!Elijah seems to want it: sweet and romantic, with a side of hot.

don't want you to feel unloved.

You're such a doll. Yeah, you're probably right about the blue/purple jewel tones over red/orange, and I'm tremendously flattered that you're going to so much trouble for me. Thank you.

[vegetariansushi.livejournal.com]

I worry that perhaps it's a little too sweet, that perhaps I'm a little too much of a sap when it comes to Orlijah....

Maybe it is a little too sweet, but that's what this fic needed, I think, to show how different it was from what went on with anyone else, you know? So the too-sweet worked really well for me. And it was still hot.

Sorry about the colours thing. I'll go back . . . Monday or Tuesday, I thin, and try and find better colours. Whee!

[bluesmoke.livejournal.com]

did i mention i much i enjoyed this?

*grins*

i did!!!

yay for elijah for *finally* making the right choice~

[and_chocolate]

Thank you!

yay for elijah for *finally* making the right choice

It was hard work getting him there. Things went reasonably well (with the occasional hitch) up through the whole thing with Sean Bean, but after that Elijah didn't want to play anymore. *g*

Eventually I convinced him to keep going, but then he and Orlando got side-tracked with the whole food!sex thing, and that was a pain to get them past.

I'm glad you enjoyed it; it's by far the longest piece I've ever written -- longer than all the rest of my completed RPS fic put together -- and so it was a bit daunting to get it finished, but I'm really glad it's finally done!

[cupidsbow.livejournal.com]

Lovely, lovely, lovely.

I love the bit about Orlando's back; and "they're moving in slow motion or under water, their motions languorous rather than frenzied, the sensations building slowly;" and that Orli hasn't seen Groundhog Day. And... everything really.

Thank you.

[and_chocolate]

Thank you.

No, thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

and that Orli hasn't seen Groundhog Day.

*g* That bit -- the X-Files stuff -- was one of my geeky moments. I spent a bunch of time to research when that episode ("Monday") aired (including the UK versus US airdates) and whether it had aired before they would have had to be in NZ. I was just lucky that everything fell into place properly, because I couldn't think of another example of the concept that Orlando might have seen!

*sniffles*

[shinywhimsy.livejournal.com]

You've made me cry with a sex scene *sniffles* That's never ever happened before.

But they were just so beautiful together and Orlando was just unconsciously doing all the right things, all the things that made him shine brighter than the others, in this very uncomplicated way, totally himself. All of this combined with how tired Elijah was of the situation and how much he needed Orlando to be it was just *makes incoherent hand gesture* so freaking beautiful. I can't find a more fitting adjective for it, really.

I loved the whole thing but I just fell in love with two parts. The first one because it was like a punch in the stomach (not in a bad way). And the second one made this... warm undefinable feeling bloom (ha! no pun intended though) inside my chest and that was when the crying intensified times ten and I had to take a break before continuing:
1- Orlando shakes his head. "Every day I wake up and stand up out of bed is a day I believe in something unbelievable."
2- The Bean thing had hurt,..., but he thinks that if he wakes up in his own bed in the morning his heart might break.

This was one of the most beautiful stories I've ever read... *sniffles*

Re: *sniffles*

[and_chocolate]

You've made me cry with a sex scene *sniffles* That's never ever happened before.

I don't know that my fic has ever made anyone cry before, period, so it's a new thing for me.

The first one because it was like a punch in the stomach (not in a bad way).

That's one of my favorite bits. It just sort of...came to me, that of course Orlando would believe Elijah. Orlando knows that strange and miraculous things happen and he knows it from personal experience. (I think I can probably also credit some of that characterization of him to "I Shall Please the Lord in the Land of the Living" by mirabile_dictu, which was still lingering in my mind when I started writing this.)

And the second one made this... warm undefinable feeling bloom (ha! no pun intended though) inside my chest and that was when the crying intensified times ten and I had to take a break before continuing

Awww. Thank you. I had worried that it was too much sap, but it just felt right to me that Elijah should be aware of the increase in emotional connection with each succeeding encounter and that it was getting close to the breaking point for him.

This was one of the most beautiful stories I've ever read... *sniffles*

*hands you a tissue*

Thank you so much for saying so. I'm glad you enjoyed it, even if it did make you cry.

Re: *sniffles*

[shinywhimsy.livejournal.com]

That's one of my favorite bits. It just sort of...came to me, that of course Orlando would believe Elijah.

It was a brilliant moment... fantastically well-written and well-placed too...


Thank you so much for saying so. I'm glad you enjoyed it, even if it did make you cry.

No! Crying is good! I love reading stories that make me cry... I might be a bit of a masochist, me thinks *grin*

[cincodemaygirl.livejournal.com]

I was just talking to someone yesterday about how much I like the Groundhog Day (though it's been done before that, of course) rewind/begin again story set up, so when I saw this posted I had to read it, even though I was late for bedtime by over an hour (As I am again right now, #$!$% it).

But I did bookmark this to come back and fb, because it was awesome. It's also a keeper; I've put it in my memories. I'll hit you up with some more specific feedback when I'm not so sleepy (and because I want to reread it first), but basically everyone seems nicely IC (I enjoyed your very unusual SB), if a bit schmoopy (OB), and I enjoyed Elijah's internal thoughts. I thought his preoccupation with music was appropriate (although usually a whiff of songfic makes me skip a fic, because it's so frequently so badly done. Authors I've liked in the past can get away with it). Most notably, I don't care for Viggo in fics, and usually skim parts where he appears, but I didn't skim this one- I even enjoyed this Viggo, and that's about the second time ever (first goes to lalejandra).

Anyway, off to bed with me.

[and_chocolate]

basically everyone seems nicely IC

Thank you. Characterization is one of the things that I find the most strange (and most difficult) about writing RPS -- that and how the concept of canon translates from FPS to RPS.

(I enjoyed your very unusual SB)

He's always struck me as a very passionate person, but one who isn't too terribly self-aware. Three failed marriages, after all.

if a bit schmoopy (OB)

I was kinda worried about the sap level, but after much editing and debating, it felt right at that level, so....

and I enjoyed Elijah's internal thoughts.

muse!Elijah lives in my head; despite how it sounds, this is not always a desirable situation. It is also why I write LotRiPS and why it all seems to be from Elijah's POV. *g*

Most notably, I don't care for Viggo in fics, and usually skim parts where he appears, but I didn't skim this one- I even enjoyed this Viggo, and that's about the second time ever

*g* I have a difficult time with Viggo. I'm mostly indifferent to him in stories, but it's frustrating when he crops up as a character in my own fic because I just don't feel like I've quite got a handle on him, characterization-wise. I'm glad you liked the way he turned out.

Thanks for letting me know what you thought!

[libitina]

First: I sincerely apologize for not having read this earlier. I looked at it and thought, "I know that title. It must be a repost." Yes, I am stupid.

Next: So I forced myself to wait until lunchtime to actually read this so I had a chance of actually getting work done. I started it, and I got sucked in, and about halfway through I realised I needed to pee, but it was so good that I finished the story first.

The only thing I didn't like (and it's small) was that Sean Bean seemed more like Boromir than his own person, but I feel like a fool after reading your other comments for not even once thinking Orlando was being schmoopy.

Oh, and one more complaint -- I wanted it to be longer. I wanted him to fuck his way though the entire cast (well, no, not Sean Astin) -- and the crew -- because you did a really good job of writing convincing smut that wasn't over the top.

[and_chocolate]

First: I sincerely apologize for not having read this earlier.

No apologies necessary; I don't expect everyone--not even my friends--to read all of my fic. *g*

The only thing I didn't like (and it's small) was that Sean Bean seemed more like Boromir than his own person

I admit that I don't have a strong grasp of what his personality is like, other than that he seems to be gruff-yet-jovial, and kind of a typical Northern boy, so I was mostly making it up as I went along.

Oh, and one more complaint -- I wanted it to be longer. I wanted him to fuck his way though the entire cast (well, no, not Sean Astin) -- and the crew

o.O
I think that would've killed me. It was difficult enough getting him to finally sleep with Orlando because (and I know this is probably going to make me sound insane, but bear with me) Elijah was feeling like a ho and he was giving me grief about doing even one more person. I had to keep arguing that he'd be happy he'd fucked Orlando, trust me, and that he was sounding like a thirteen-year-old girl so cut it the fuck out. *g*

As it is, this is a) the single longest story I've ever written, and b) longer than all of my other completed RPS fic combined as of the date I wrote it. It may still be longer than all my combined RPS fic, for that matter.

-- because you did a really good job of writing convincing smut that wasn't over the top.

*blush*
Thank you. I really appreciate the comment; I was a little worried that my smut wasn't smutty enough in this one, because the plot elements seemed to take over.

[ali-jayne.livejournal.com]

I was recommended to your fics from the Orlijah community. I've been sitting here for the past hour reading this story, and becoming more and more enamoured of your writing.

Can I just say that I <3 you? I absolutely lovelovelove your Elijah and Orlando. They are so.... I don't know.... I don't have the vocabulary to describe them. But, I'm reading this, and I get a little hot and bothered from teh sex, and a little misty and having a little sweetachy feeling in my chest from teh fluff. I love it all. Thank you very much for such a great story. And for writing one of my favorite RPS pairings so well.

[and_chocolate]

I've been sitting here for the past hour reading this story, and becoming more and more enamoured of your writing.

Thank you!

I know I've gotten away from writing the Orlijah recently, but I think there'll be more stories in that pairing in the future. Thanks so much for all your lovely comments!

[http://users.livejournal.com/tweedle_/]

Why have I never read or seen any of your lotr fics before? There is only one fandom for me and once it's gone I'm outta here, so I look pretty friggin' hard.

Your archive is such a treat. I really do admire your style of writing. It's hot, perceptive, clever, hot, funny, surprising,... when Elijah opened the door to find Bean Bean! I was shocked and ... um... more than pleased. lol! Did I mention hot? And as an Orlijah gal at heart, the ending was perfect for me.

[and_chocolate]

when Elijah opened the door to find Bean Bean! I was shocked and ... um... more than pleased.

I think it really shows how much fanfic is a conversation within the fannish community, because Bean's inclusion as one of Elijah's repercussion-free flings was a direct result of other stories written at the time, particularly ones that were slashing Bean with Viggo. There was a persuasive fanfic argument going on about how his marriages didn't last as long as his friendships with men, not to mention speculation on how someone raised in and invested in the whole "manly footballer" thing would deal with their own attraction to other men.

Stop, Rewind, (re)Play is probably my favorite of my LotRiPS stories, so I'm pleased you liked it, and very flattered by your lovely comments on my writing style. Thank you!

[msilverstar]

Here via tweedle_, and I want to say how much I like this. Elijah's voice is really right, the way he wavers between being whiny and resolute. Also hot sex! The repeating-day device really works, and the end is satisfying.

[and_chocolate]

Elijah's voice always came fairly easily to me; I'm not sure what that says about my own personality. *g*

I'm glad you enjoyed the story. Thanks for taking the time to comment!