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Charles couldn’t be at the hotel because he was at his lumber mill, implying that after Sir left, Charles took over the mill.
Esmé Squalor is the sixth most important financial advisor in the city.
These are 2 rich, semi powerful people, both of whom have been with Jerome Squalor.
And so, we must conclude, that Jerome is a sugarbaby
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Hello, my name is Nya and I have something to say. I love to talk and have been wanting to do fic reviews, like my friend and inspiration @lulufeca. Seriously, this girl is a saint among us, she reads and reviews almost everything. She’s even done some of my work!
I have a couple of things to clarify before I get to my first victim, which is Galactica by @theartificialdane and @veronicasanders. I very much have it in me to tear things apart wantonly and just be a huge bitch, I’m a very fussy reader and an even fussier writer. That being said, I won’t be indulging in that kind of behaviour here. If I truly hate something, I won’t bother writing multiple paragraphs of it. I think that anyone who can take a fic from beginning to end has, at the very least, a good first draft that can be improved with some extra love and care. And it’s so much easier to pick on others than it is to actually write. Before I started writing my own stuff, I would say that even the shittiest fanfic author is doing something my hoity-toity self can’t manage: sitting down and bringing a vision to life. It wasn’t until very recently that I could say I was doing that much.
Also I must stress that I hold my own ass to a very high standard when it comes to writing. I keep editing even after I post chapters. I recently did a pretty thorough edit of a something I posted several months ago because I lay awake at night thinking it could be better. Not everyone is like this, and we’re all here for fun, but this is the perspective I bring to my critiques.
Now, let’s talk Galactica. Specifically, the main story, I have not really read the follow ups.
(I will add a cut when I get in my laptop.)
My overall impression, and the hill I will die on if I have my way, is that this story ought to get the Fifty Shades treatment so it can become the shlocky TV drama it deserves to be. It would be perfection on the screen, right at home with the likes of Dynasty and Sex and the City. The clothes alone sell it for me. It’s long enough that you can mine a few seasons out of the main story, perfect for American television.
There are many things about the fic that didn’t work for me, but even factoring those in I remained firm in the opinion that if it was possible to make it so, adapting the story into a visual medium would really make it shine. I was very impressed by the knowledge of fashion in this story, the way it read like it was written by someone with a lot of knowledge about the world they’d set it in. Seriously, can you imagine the costumes? And being able to actually see Violet’s painstakingly hand beaded garments after watching her greet dawns working on them? I’d tune the fuck in, that I would.
For me, though, the biggest area of work would be editing. I read it on ao3 and there are parts where I would advise the authors to do a wee read through and look for chapters where they’ve accidentally repeated entire scenes while chopping it up from its original format. (I’m aware that it was longer on Tumblr chapters-wise, and have no idea how it was divided up here exactly.) The million characters and plotlines give us a lot to enjoy in this world, but it’s my personal opinion that the camera had a tendency to linger a bit too long on players that weren’t as compelling. It starts stronger than it ends in this sense; the first chapters were a bit more focused, the line between “lead” and “supporting” more clearly drawn. That being said there’s a scene where characters with bit parts talk about feeling like they’re extras in someone else’s story… clever move.
Also about the ending… I like where it ended, it shows a great narrative instinct, but I feel like it dropped off a cliff a little. It ended, but it raised enough additional drama that I didn’t feel like the story concluded. As a sequel hook, I guess that’s not a terrible way to go about it, but it makes for a weak ending.
Even so, the story had me hooked. I have a lot of respect for the amount of effort and stamina it must have taken to write it. I like the variety of characters that were included, and even though some of the ships weren’t quite to my tastes, I liked the fact that they were there because they were different. I’m always crying out for something different, and Galactica delivered. One of my favourite relationships was the friendship between Betty and Violet. I skipped through a lot of scenes, but if it involved the two of them hanging out I would always read it.
(Victor Hugo saw fit to write at length about the Parisian sewage system and I skipped the fuck outta that, double Dutch.)
Also really loved Trixie and Katya in this. They were the most natural couple for me. I especially loved it when Katya would read textbooks to help Trixie sleep.
I pretty much grew to like… love to hate Raven too. She pissed me off so much at times and could come across as borderline sociopathic but I felt like the narrative knows she cray, which made her a lot of fun. She swung from being a toddler, to a giant bitch, to a saint with such violence that I kept my eyes peeled for what she’d do next.
What kept me hooked, though, was Violet’s professional journey, and all the fashion drama involved. My favourite parts were watching Violet have client meetings for her commissions and just blow them out of the water. I loved the company drama. My favourite part of the later chapters were the little gossip rag; whoever V was gave me everything I needed.
Galactica is one of the most fanficky fanfics I’ve read in recent times. It’s a masterpiece in dedication, and honestly guys, change the names and sell it to the CW. It would be amazing television.
Don’t know where exactly to read it on here, but on ao3 it’s here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/9180625/chapters/20837683
