I'm sure I've said this before, or you've seen it upthread, but this remains my favorite and I think my best footie fic, so hearing this kind of praise makes me feel overwhelmed and warmed and satisfied all at the same time.
In retrospect, this is one of those cases where fic takes the place of meta - I could have, or could still, write an essay on what happened that summer and what I think it meant and how I interpret that in characterization, but for once a story narrative served me better. This is also probably the closest to the Villa/Silva dynamic I actually imagine or find possible/probabl in "real life", which I guess then freed me up to write crazy AUs afterwards. :) I know it's not terribly accessible for someone new to the fandom, or new to Silva/Villa/Valencia, and as a result some of the effects I wanted probably don't across then, but it's so flattering that you came back and read this again (and again skdfasjfsdfd). I just really, really appreciate everything in your comment so much. Thank you, truly. ♥ ♥ ♥
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Date: 2011-12-13 08:39 am (UTC)In retrospect, this is one of those cases where fic takes the place of meta - I could have, or could still, write an essay on what happened that summer and what I think it meant and how I interpret that in characterization, but for once a story narrative served me better. This is also probably the closest to the Villa/Silva dynamic I actually imagine or find possible/probabl in "real life", which I guess then freed me up to write crazy AUs afterwards. :) I know it's not terribly accessible for someone new to the fandom, or new to Silva/Villa/Valencia, and as a result some of the effects I wanted probably don't across then, but it's so flattering that you came back and read this again (and again skdfasjfsdfd). I just really, really appreciate everything in your comment so much. Thank you, truly. ♥ ♥ ♥