Comment on another time, a different place (I have loved you before)

  1. Angelkst138 on Chapter 1 Fri 01 Mar 2024 08:29AM UTC

    And just like that I've caught up on everything you've written for Spidey alsjdhaklakahshhs I'M IN LOVE WITH THIS CONCEPT AND I'M SO GLAD I GET TO EXPERIENCE IT AS YOU WRITE IT!!! No pressure at all but I hope you get the time and motivation to update soon cause I can already tell that this fic is gonna be GOOD

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    1. Sarah_Sandwich on Chapter 1 Sat 02 Mar 2024 02:21PM UTC

      *peeks out of my cave*

      First I gotta say: holy shit you're a machine. Over a single week you read every single parkner fic I've written (+michelle.mp3 which surprised the hell out of me btw) and kept me FED with your comments. I am glutted with honey rich excess. Spoiled absolutely rotten. SIX PAGES of my inbox is all YOU. It's like you took a look at the calendar and went oh is the end of february difficult??? well it's about to be the best week of the year.

      Okay I just did the math. That's 752,457 words in 7 days which averages out to 107,493.86 words PER DAY. I repeat: Holy Shit I am at your feet. I'm standing in traffic. I'm cackling into the wind like a mad woman.

      I won't comment on everything bc it would be a frankly embarrassing amount of squealing and thank yous so in no particular order:
      You're Freaking Out -> Also, this his my like a sucker punch I can't --> "it’s just the life work of some guy named Richard who died forever ago" THANK YOU OMG I always wonder how many people skim right over these kinds of little nuggets w/o connecting the dots lol AND MILES NEVER TOLD PETER!!! SO HE DOESN'T KNOW!!! This is one of those dangling threads that I could spin out into a whole nother story if I ever found the time *sobs*
      Heart in Hand (home in you) -> Alkshsjalskshsv they're so cute!! Also if you didn't think I was going to finish the Freak Out - Verse and now immediately start reading everything else you've written about these dweebs then you've got a surprise coming perhaps I'm a bit slow but it WAS a surprise lol
      michelle.mp3 -> I saved this fic of yours for last because Michelle is so dear and special to me On God I was not expecting you to read my silly little MJ fic 🥺 It holds the largest shards of me out of everything I've ever written and is so dear and special to me. I always hold my breath when I get a comment. I'm glad you liked it <3333
      A Peach Like You -> I hAve no idea if you came up with Iron Legacy to use instead of Iron Lad or if someone else did, but it just feels so right every time I see it (and if I ever get around to writing my Parkner fic I'm itching for, I hope you don't mind that I'll probably be stealing that - with credit to you for inspiration of course). OKAY SO I am not the inventor of the Iron Legacy moniker. (I am actually not the inventor of much of parkner at all lol most of it you can thank peachy-keener for, including sucking me into the fandom lmao) I got it from His Legacy: https://archiveofourown.org/works/18905119 which has sadly been orphaned so I can't plug the author :( but at least it wasn't deleted so :) But yes Iron Legacy is so fucking good and captures how I feel about Harley taking up the helm soooo much better than Iron Lad so I'll keep using it until someone issues me a cease and desist.
      Peaches Ain't Pretty -> Holy shit this was so amazingly good!!! I fucking love how you write Abbie and Harley in every iteration, but this truly takes the cake with how much richness and depth their relationship has. This is the fic that taught me I could write original fiction and it will always always hold a special place in my heart for that. And speaking of my original fiction (insert shameless plug here) I have a couple of things that I'm seeking beta readers for and... well let's just say you might find some characters that feel very familiar despite their names haha zero pressure but if you're interested... https://sarah-sandwich-writes.tumblr.com/post/743520997401149440
      Don't Freak Out -> These idiots are going to be the death of me same tbh but what a way to go

      Thank you so much for all of your kind words and please know your effort is seen and felt and so so so appreciated! Good luck with your own writing. I hope you keep with it long enough to be blessed with your very own Angelkst138 it is the most special feeling <333

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      1. Angelkst138 on Chapter 1 Sat 02 Mar 2024 06:07PM UTC

        Yeah I am a bit of a voracious reader lol. I keep a Excel spreadsheet of every fic I read and how long it is and some notes on what I liked about it, and apparently in February this year I read 2.5 million words, a huge chunk of that being all of your stuff. And while, if I like something someone writes, I will usually go and check out their page and read a lot of the other stuff they've written, it's pretty rare for me to genuinely enjoy every single thing from an author. When I say that your writing has consumed me and has changed my perspective on some things in my own writing because of it, I mean it. I was worried that the comments were getting to be too much, but I just wanted to make my appreciation known, so I'm glad it wasn't annoying<3

        One of the things I loved so much is that you don't baby your readers, and you're not afraid to leave loose threads. Like, not everything needs to be spelled out in bold font with a bow on top. You let the reader put the pieces together or not at their own pace for a lot of stuff, and I think with fic specifically, that's a rare thing to find sometimes.

        Now that I've read everything, while it was all super enjoyable, I think Lemon Boy and Michelle.mp3 are the two that are lingering with me the most (followed by Peaches Ain't Pretty, but I'll get to that in a minute). I think the reason those two are sticking with me so much is that they both had this idea of being lost in life and moving to a new place and using home renovations as a metaphor for personal growth, and I LIVED THAT. Granted, the home I renovated wasn't in quite such disrepair, but still. after my divorce I loved cities to where my parents previous home was and I loved their while painting and fixing towel racks and dusting cobwebs and all that jazz, and it was a very personal experience for me while I was figuring a lot of stuff out and making a lot of mistakes. So thank you for writing those stories, because it helps remind me that experiences like that are more common/universal than it feels.

        Peaches Ain't Pretty is what made me realize that I think I would enjoy anything you write, not just Spidey related stuff. Because ultimately it is only a hairs breadth away from being original fiction, but it was compelling and pulled at my emotions and I absolutely adore those two so much <3

        Also, I'm going to have to go read that work now, per your suggestion. Because the Iron Legacy idea is gold and I'd love to see it's roots.

        I did actually follow you on Tumblr after all of this because I want to be kept in the loop on your work. I've never been someone's beta reader before, so I'm not sure what kind of feedback you'd be looking for or if I'm the best person to give it, but I'd be willing to try. You're a fantastic writer and if I can do my part to help you get more words out into the universe and therefore more people to learn what I do, then I'm happy to help!

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