Atlantis fic: De Profundis

[hth]

De Profundis
by Hth

My journey into OT4 continues. Not as porny as "Works and Plays Well With Others," not as musical as "Headbanger's Ball." This actually...didn't go at all where I expected it to.

There was no set of circumstances where that particular configuration of fire, electricity, cultists, gravity, and sociopolitical upheval was going to give anyone a good feeling, but worse this time than normal, because by that point Rodney had gotten used to all three of them and also kind of more or less fallen in love.

Comments

[cathexys.livejournal.com]

This was really beautiful, the way you showed us how each two of them are connected and love one another in various different ways. I think this is one of the more moving and believable OT4s I've read, no imbalances but also not the they're all together as a team. Instead you offer these 6 different permutations with different investments and goals and different forms of love. And in the end it works, "reckless promises" and all.

Thank you!

[hth-the-first.livejournal.com]

One of the things that always attracts me to poly relationships as a writer is that you can bring out all these different sides of the characters, just through the things they admire in each other and need from each other. You have a good way of putting it -- the goals can be different, and it's a cool way of bringing out all the different and sometimes contradictory things that people are looking for in life. And it's never really about unifying your life, just about balancing it, if that makes sense.

Anyway, I'm glad you liked it. Thanks!