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stinglikeabee.livejournal.com) wrote in crack_van2009-08-04 10:44 pm
Retry by mirage_delgado (PG)
Fandom: DC COMICS
Characters: Thaddeus Thawne (Inertia)
Length:447
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mirage_delgado
Author Website: LJ
Why this must be read:
Originally written for a![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
superhero_muses exercise, Retry is written in the second-person imperative framed by the use of computer commands. Sounds gimmicky, but it is precisely the use of commands that imparts a particularly tragic and pitiful air to the life of Flash villain Inertia given his canon backstory.
Searching...file found. Begin backup memory upload.
Accessing... Data not found. Searching...
Be born. Spend centuries growing. Be a good boy. Listen to your grandfather. Learn. Learn about speed. Learn about hatred. Learn the mission: Disposal and replacement of Bart Allen/Impulse.
Hate Bart Allen/Impulse. Hate/Hate/Hate/Hate/Hate...
Retry
Bonus:mirage_delgado has written a longer remix of Retry. There's also more second-person imperative drabbles from the superhero_muses exercise here.
Characters: Thaddeus Thawne (Inertia)
Length:447
Author on LJ:
mirage_delgadoAuthor Website: LJ
Why this must be read:
Originally written for a
superhero_muses exercise, Retry is written in the second-person imperative framed by the use of computer commands. Sounds gimmicky, but it is precisely the use of commands that imparts a particularly tragic and pitiful air to the life of Flash villain Inertia given his canon backstory.Searching...file found. Begin backup memory upload.
Accessing... Data not found. Searching...
Be born. Spend centuries growing. Be a good boy. Listen to your grandfather. Learn. Learn about speed. Learn about hatred. Learn the mission: Disposal and replacement of Bart Allen/Impulse.
Hate Bart Allen/Impulse. Hate/Hate/Hate/Hate/Hate...
Retry
Bonus:
mirage_delgado has written a longer remix of Retry. There's also more second-person imperative drabbles from the superhero_muses exercise here.