I just wanted to say, this whole fill is absolutely stunning. I'm not even generally a fan of polyamory fic, or of het, but you absolutely sold it to me, A!A.
The tone is spot-on: if it wasn't for the subject matter (heh), I could easily imagine that this was Susanna Clarke writing. I'd love to quote some parts back to you, but I'd only end up quoting the whole thing. The dialogue alone was great, and you got the novel narrator's voice down pat.
Everyone was perfectly in-character, and Jonathan reacted exactly as I imagined he would to Arabella and Norrell's... change of circumstances ;). I loved Arabella in this especally - so clever and pragmatic, occasionally snarky and with such a wry sense of humour. I grinned every time she showed fond exasperation towards Jonathan. I especially liked how you showed her feelings towards Norrell starting to shift...
So yeah, anyway, this was wonderful, both hot and well-written. Thanks for posting it. :)
Re: Fill: Part Two "And Then Some" (2/2)
The tone is spot-on: if it wasn't for the subject matter (heh), I could easily imagine that this was Susanna Clarke writing. I'd love to quote some parts back to you, but I'd only end up quoting the whole thing. The dialogue alone was great, and you got the novel narrator's voice down pat.
Everyone was perfectly in-character, and Jonathan reacted exactly as I imagined he would to Arabella and Norrell's... change of circumstances ;). I loved Arabella in this especally - so clever and pragmatic, occasionally snarky and with such a wry sense of humour. I grinned every time she showed fond exasperation towards Jonathan. I especially liked how you showed her feelings towards Norrell starting to shift...
So yeah, anyway, this was wonderful, both hot and well-written. Thanks for posting it. :)