crack_van | Chalk Butterfly by cynical terror (NC-17)

Fandom: LOTRIPS
Pairing: Orlando/Viggo
Author on LJ:

cynical_terror
Author Website: http://cynical-terror.livejournal.com/203052.html#cutid1
Why this must be read:

An AU set in present day New York. Orlando is beset with a rare skin disease which makes even the simplest of tasks painfully arduous.Beyond shy, he has few friends, but one unusual Wednesday morning on the subway will change everything...

This is a totally AU and some OOC settings but it's good melodrama fluff. I very rarely stick with WIP but I kept up with this one because it somehow hit all my buttons. Most of the cast is there. I especially liked Liv and Sean. Yes it's romantic fluff and Orlando is just OOC but it's good romantic fluff. And sometimes you need a good romantic story to curl up with. I'm not a big Viggorli fan but I liked this one.

Chalk Butterfly

******The story is temporarily down. The writer decided to review some parts. See comments below. The writer is okay with the feedback, she had done her research about the EB but wants to put in even more accurate information.*******

******The story is back up again.********

I'm late driving the van this month. RL, work and a nasty cold got to me but I should be able to get my four recs in before Friday.

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As a parent of two kids with the disease the Orlando has in this story, I feel compelled to point out that the medical information is wildly inaccurate, and to encourage genuinely curious individuals to visit www.debra.org for accurate information about Epidermolysis Bullosa and the challenges facing people living with this disease.

I would like to publically retract this comment. Given the structure of the story, at the time that I made this comment I was not aware that the author was writing about a very rare phenotype of the disease. Given this information, the medical information does contain some inaccuracies but not nearly as many as I originally perceived, and my comment was defensive and colored by my personal shock at seeing something my children live with every day fictionalized in this manner. I am not deleting my comment because I want others to see what it is I'm apologize for. I apologize to the author for hurting her feelings and being angry and rude. I realize that she meant no harm, and that her story probably did a great deal to spread awareness of this rare and devastating disease in the community.

We react to things written about in fiction in different ways especially when they are deeply personal. I know that before reading her story I wasn't even aware such diseases existed. It made me curious to look it up.

She'll eventually put the story back online, with even more accurate facts, and it will hopefully make more people aware of EB.

I started reading this story and got more than half way through when I was locked out as the author had friended her journal. I found this really frustrating as I was enjoying this story very much. I have been trying to find it elsewhere, but every link seems to come back to the livejournal. Does anyone know where else I can get it?? I am desperate to know what happens in the end.

I put in a note at the end of the rec. The author took down the story temporarily but you can email her, she probably wouldn't mind sending the story to you. It doesn't hurt to ask.

I was really enjoying this story, even though I never read this type of fan-fiction. The story worked, even without knowing where she gets her characters from, or anything about the disease. It is obvious though, that she had done some research. If everyone had to get all of their facts perfect, it would be hard for anyone to reach at all with their stories. (for instance, I have had the pleasure of watching "Numbers" with real mathematicians) Please encourage the author to put the story back up, I would love to read the ending.

The story is back up again.
Enjoy

Chalk Butterfly by cynical terror (NC-17)

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