This is a well written fic. Not perfect, mind you, but well written. A lot of the characters’ dialogue feels very in-character, and the story can get to crazy-high levels of terrifying. Even though this story is categorized as angst/romance, I would argue that it fits better as a horror story. An interesting question I’ve heard before is “Which is scarier — when an evil person loves you or hates you?”, and this story seems to strongly argue for the former (though I wouldn't call Dark Danny's motivation love...). WTF Wonder has an amazing grasp on the horror genre and I actually had a few nightmares after reading this. Not very many stories I’ve read have had that effect on me, and considering that I’m well versed in the true crime genre of writing (and consequently read about some reallyfucked up shit) that’s quite an achievement. A good core of telling a horror story comes from disempowerment of the protagonist/s, and hoo boy, does this story not skim on that! Clockwork gets a good dose of it, but not as strong as Danny’s, and I best leave it at that lest I give away anything. The constant pop culture and brand name references might be annoying and/or distracting, though the music portion of it might make an interesting playlist for reading to. On another note there are some funny moments in the story as well, but such humor is mostly very surreal and dark, and, as well as relieving the tension, serves to underscore just how screwed Danny is. If this kind of humor (or the horrifying implications you’d expect from such a pairing) isn’t your thing, then avoid this story. Otherwise, click on the link provided and prepare to sleep a little less soundly for the next few days.
This is a well written fic. Not perfect, mind you, but well written. A lot of the characters’ dialogue feels very in-character, and the story can get to crazy-high levels of terrifying. Even though this story is categorized as angst/romance, I would argue that it fits better as a horror story. An interesting question I’ve heard before is “Which is scarier — when an evil person loves you or hates you?”, and this story seems to strongly argue for the former (though I wouldn't call Dark Danny's motivation love...). WTF Wonder has an amazing grasp on the horror genre and I actually had a few nightmares after reading this. Not very many stories I’ve read have had that effect on me, and considering that I’m well versed in the true crime genre of writing (and consequently read about some really fucked up shit) that’s quite an achievement. A good core of telling a horror story comes from disempowerment of the protagonist/s, and hoo boy, does this story not skim on that! Clockwork gets a good dose of it, but not as strong as Danny’s, and I best leave it at that lest I give away anything. The constant pop culture and brand name references might be annoying and/or distracting, though the music portion of it might make an interesting playlist for reading to. On another note there are some funny moments in the story as well, but such humor is mostly very surreal and dark, and, as well as relieving the tension, serves to underscore just how screwed Danny is. If this kind of humor (or the horrifying implications you’d expect from such a pairing) isn’t your thing, then avoid this story. Otherwise, click on the link provided and prepare to sleep a little less soundly for the next few days.