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crack_van2009-06-30 11:20 am
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Open Window by Aravis Tarkheena
Fandom: DC COMICS
Pairing: Dick/Tim
Length: 6,000ish
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
aravistarkheena
Author Website: Fic Index
Why this must be read: This is a really enjoyable hurt/comfort story, first of all. More than that, it deals with the isolation that the characters feel, and how they help each other overcome that. I like how Aravis gradually builds up the relationship between Dick and Tim. I am also really fond of Tim's conversations with secondary characters, and how they help him gain insight. Having Tim react to his schoolmates' remarks is a clever way to get Tim to look at his relationship to Dick from angles that hadn't occured to him. All the conversations between Tim and Dick in this story are a lot of fun to read; Aravis did a great job with both character voices. Tim's uncertainty and Dick's misunderstanding in the climax of the fic ring absolutely true, and the last few lines of dialouge in the story make a wonderful resolution. The repeated use of the "open window" metaphor by the characters keeps the fic tied together strongly, as well as being a wonderful thematic image.
“It’s stupid, because I feel better now. Looking back on the past year I can see how messed up I was. I feel healthier now, it’s just…”
“Just what?”
“I don’t even know. I’m lonely all the time, even when I’m with people. It’s like, I’m relieved they’re there and paying attention to me, but I still feel lonely. Like, I’m behind a pane of glass or something.”
Dick wrapped an arm around Tim’s shoulder and pulled Tim to half lay across Dick’s chest, his head cushioned on Dick’s shoulder.
“Even now?” Dick asked.
“No, not now. Now it feels like there’s an open window. Sometimes I think you’re the only one who still bothers opening the window for me.”
Dick smiled and pressed his lips gently to Tim’s forehead. “Not many people want to let a Robin in the house, huh?”
Tim breathed a laugh. “Guess not.”
They were quite again for a while as Dick traced patterns in the paint on Tim’s ceiling with his eyes and Tim just basked in Dick’s presence.
“You want to know a secret?”
“Hm?”
“Not many people want to open the window to a Nightwing anymore, either.” Dick’s voice was wry and tinged with a light sadness. Tim rolled over and wrapped his arms around Dick, he pressed his cold nose into Dick’s neck.
“Well, at least no one’s bought a cat, yet…”
Read it!
Pairing: Dick/Tim
Length: 6,000ish
Author on LJ:
aravistarkheena Author Website: Fic Index
Why this must be read: This is a really enjoyable hurt/comfort story, first of all. More than that, it deals with the isolation that the characters feel, and how they help each other overcome that. I like how Aravis gradually builds up the relationship between Dick and Tim. I am also really fond of Tim's conversations with secondary characters, and how they help him gain insight. Having Tim react to his schoolmates' remarks is a clever way to get Tim to look at his relationship to Dick from angles that hadn't occured to him. All the conversations between Tim and Dick in this story are a lot of fun to read; Aravis did a great job with both character voices. Tim's uncertainty and Dick's misunderstanding in the climax of the fic ring absolutely true, and the last few lines of dialouge in the story make a wonderful resolution. The repeated use of the "open window" metaphor by the characters keeps the fic tied together strongly, as well as being a wonderful thematic image.
“It’s stupid, because I feel better now. Looking back on the past year I can see how messed up I was. I feel healthier now, it’s just…”
“Just what?”
“I don’t even know. I’m lonely all the time, even when I’m with people. It’s like, I’m relieved they’re there and paying attention to me, but I still feel lonely. Like, I’m behind a pane of glass or something.”
Dick wrapped an arm around Tim’s shoulder and pulled Tim to half lay across Dick’s chest, his head cushioned on Dick’s shoulder.
“Even now?” Dick asked.
“No, not now. Now it feels like there’s an open window. Sometimes I think you’re the only one who still bothers opening the window for me.”
Dick smiled and pressed his lips gently to Tim’s forehead. “Not many people want to let a Robin in the house, huh?”
Tim breathed a laugh. “Guess not.”
They were quite again for a while as Dick traced patterns in the paint on Tim’s ceiling with his eyes and Tim just basked in Dick’s presence.
“You want to know a secret?”
“Hm?”
“Not many people want to open the window to a Nightwing anymore, either.” Dick’s voice was wry and tinged with a light sadness. Tim rolled over and wrapped his arms around Dick, he pressed his cold nose into Dick’s neck.
“Well, at least no one’s bought a cat, yet…”
Read it!