You probably don't want to hear that three was when a couple of my kids decided they didn't need naps. However, I insisted on a quiet time in the afternoons, for MY mental health. ;-)
Eliot: His character fits what you've done here, because he is a very observant guy, and he's got the military and mercenary background to understand these guys. In Leverage canon he's got a lot of the same psychological damage as Cougar does in your story; he was just healthier in the beginning so he copes better--and comes to life better afterward.
Hookerfic! *g* Here, let me feed that plot armadillo.
I like your take on why Cougar went into the military, at least in part, and yeah, it oould be good for him. Have you read the comic books? In those, it's explained that, while naturally quiet, Cougar was not silent until after Afghanistan and the helicopter crash that killed the kids. Cougar was the only one nearby when it crashed near his position after being shot down. And, he was the one who killed Fadhil. (My beef with the movie, though I get why they gave that to Clay.) In the movie, I know Oscar had them take lines away from Cougar a few times.
Last but not least, AO3: I think I am inured to the kudos/comments ratio at this point. I was happy to see the kudos just because there was *nothing* for people to react with if they didn't leave comments--and the random kudo is better than nothing. It's actually gotten me to try to leave more comments. Then again, I am a dinosaur from the days of email listserves and LOCs to authors. It took me a LONG time to get used to the SO public nature of feedback when fandom shifted to LJ. The AO3 setup reminds me of LOCs and having to have readers actually send an email to comment to you.
I mostly just love their download function for fics that I can put on my nook. (And for someone like me, who's not actively writing in any fandom, but has had stories on two or three websites that went defunct, it's been a great place to park my work.)
I have an event to work tonight, but I will look forward to more story when I get home from that! What a treat. ;-)
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Eliot: His character fits what you've done here, because he is a very observant guy, and he's got the military and mercenary background to understand these guys. In Leverage canon he's got a lot of the same psychological damage as Cougar does in your story; he was just healthier in the beginning so he copes better--and comes to life better afterward.
Hookerfic! *g* Here, let me feed that plot armadillo.
I like your take on why Cougar went into the military, at least in part, and yeah, it oould be good for him. Have you read the comic books? In those, it's explained that, while naturally quiet, Cougar was not silent until after Afghanistan and the helicopter crash that killed the kids. Cougar was the only one nearby when it crashed near his position after being shot down. And, he was the one who killed Fadhil. (My beef with the movie, though I get why they gave that to Clay.) In the movie, I know Oscar had them take lines away from Cougar a few times.
Last but not least, AO3: I think I am inured to the kudos/comments ratio at this point. I was happy to see the kudos just because there was *nothing* for people to react with if they didn't leave comments--and the random kudo is better than nothing. It's actually gotten me to try to leave more comments. Then again, I am a dinosaur from the days of email listserves and LOCs to authors. It took me a LONG time to get used to the SO public nature of feedback when fandom shifted to LJ. The AO3 setup reminds me of LOCs and having to have readers actually send an email to comment to you.
I mostly just love their download function for fics that I can put on my nook. (And for someone like me, who's not actively writing in any fandom, but has had stories on two or three websites that went defunct, it's been a great place to park my work.)
I have an event to work tonight, but I will look forward to more story when I get home from that! What a treat. ;-)