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Spock's Brain by Nope, PG-13
Fandom: EVERWOOD
Pairing: N/A
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nopejr
Author Website: NopeSpace
Why this must be read: This is a Colin-centric fic set during his second operation. As Colin goes under the knife, the writer attempts to imagine what he may have been imagining. The imagery is eerie; racing from funny to ominous in the span of a line or two. Just like with these passages:
"Ephram," insists Colin. "What are you playing?"
"Medulla oblongata in A Minor," says Ephram. Amy giggles.
Colin frowns. "What are you playing?"
"Can you tell me how to get," Bright sings off-key, conducting Ephram with a blue wax crayon, "how to get to Sesame Street?"
Amy laughs. It sounds, harsh like a bell. It is a bell. Ringing.
It almost reads like an episode of Six Feet Under or the Twilight Zone. Or in actuality, this fic actually reminds me of Buffy's Season 4 ender "Restless" where the 4 leads try to escape a bizarre dreamworld created from their fears and concerns. Like that episode, this fic is layered beautifully, with quirky, almost humorous images yet the readers are never let off the hook. We are never made to forget about the ever-present tone of hopelessness and death that is underneath it all.
And watch out for the last line...it slays.
Spock's Brain
Pairing: N/A
Author on LJ:
nopejrAuthor Website: NopeSpace
Why this must be read: This is a Colin-centric fic set during his second operation. As Colin goes under the knife, the writer attempts to imagine what he may have been imagining. The imagery is eerie; racing from funny to ominous in the span of a line or two. Just like with these passages:
"Ephram," insists Colin. "What are you playing?"
"Medulla oblongata in A Minor," says Ephram. Amy giggles.
Colin frowns. "What are you playing?"
"Can you tell me how to get," Bright sings off-key, conducting Ephram with a blue wax crayon, "how to get to Sesame Street?"
Amy laughs. It sounds, harsh like a bell. It is a bell. Ringing.
It almost reads like an episode of Six Feet Under or the Twilight Zone. Or in actuality, this fic actually reminds me of Buffy's Season 4 ender "Restless" where the 4 leads try to escape a bizarre dreamworld created from their fears and concerns. Like that episode, this fic is layered beautifully, with quirky, almost humorous images yet the readers are never let off the hook. We are never made to forget about the ever-present tone of hopelessness and death that is underneath it all.
And watch out for the last line...it slays.
Spock's Brain