Loved it, so much. I'm so glad that there was finally some true tension between Dick and Slade. There needed to be for this whole story to be believeable. The fact that they are still somewhat steamed at each other is good.
*nod* Yeah... I could've killed them both for being stupid males, but... it was exactly what needed to happen.
I'm glad that Rose was able to calm Slade down and that Roy was able to do the same for Dick though, too much tension would have led to disaster very quickly.
Filly's Rose is awesome, and, well, if anyone knows how to handle/defuse Dick-in-a-mood, it's Roy.
Let's start with Slade hitting Dick. It lets him know exactly where he stands and why he's there. It's not overly violent but still enough so to shake Dick up a lot.
Dick knew better than to pull something like that. Once is a warning. Twice is a backhand--or possibly worse. And yeah, it did shake Dick up--more than you got to see, because that got buried immediately after he quit talking.
Slade's demand to know everyone is exactly like Batman's. I'm so glad you put that in there and had it press Dick's buttons because that is about the only thing that could cause Dick to snap.
Dick and I both went through the roof when he started in on that. For somewhat different reasons.
This paragraph was great. To see Dick being everything that everyone has tried to mold him into but failed all coming out at once for the sake of someone he loves was just great.
Dick terrified me... absolutely terrified me. I heard him so loudly--and yeah. The really, really scary part? I don't think that's going to go away--and Renegade was terrifying enough already.
I think this is my favorite line in the whole fic. It comes at a point where they are so angry at each other but Slade still, somehow, manages to throw in the hint that he cares about Dick.
Yeah... Filly does a fantastic job with getting that across so very subtly, I thought it was awesome.
This is a very good point on Slade's part. Roy wouldn't have been safe without every advantage and Dick needs to realize that.
It was a damned good point. NOT that Dick wanted to hear it.
I already mentioned that I was glad that Rose managed to calm Slade down. He needed it and she was the perfect person to do it. Her concern for her budding family was also very well placed and shows her growing maturity. I'm also glad that he brought her up to date and they started going over things, and that he's starting to see the hidden agendas that were floating around him.
Re: part 1
*nod* Yeah... I could've killed them both for being stupid males, but... it was exactly what needed to happen.
I'm glad that Rose was able to calm Slade down and that Roy was able to do the same for Dick though, too much tension would have led to disaster very quickly.
Filly's Rose is awesome, and, well, if anyone knows how to handle/defuse Dick-in-a-mood, it's Roy.
Let's start with Slade hitting Dick. It lets him know exactly where he stands and why he's there. It's not overly violent but still enough so to shake Dick up a lot.
Dick knew better than to pull something like that. Once is a warning. Twice is a backhand--or possibly worse. And yeah, it did shake Dick up--more than you got to see, because that got buried immediately after he quit talking.
Slade's demand to know everyone is exactly like Batman's. I'm so glad you put that in there and had it press Dick's buttons because that is about the only thing that could cause Dick to snap.
Dick and I both went through the roof when he started in on that. For somewhat different reasons.
This paragraph was great. To see Dick being everything that everyone has tried to mold him into but failed all coming out at once for the sake of someone he loves was just great.
Dick terrified me... absolutely terrified me. I heard him so loudly--and yeah. The really, really scary part? I don't think that's going to go away--and Renegade was terrifying enough already.
I think this is my favorite line in the whole fic. It comes at a point where they are so angry at each other but Slade still, somehow, manages to throw in the hint that he cares about Dick.
Yeah... Filly does a fantastic job with getting that across so very subtly, I thought it was awesome.
This is a very good point on Slade's part. Roy wouldn't have been safe without every advantage and Dick needs to realize that.
It was a damned good point. NOT that Dick wanted to hear it.
I already mentioned that I was glad that Rose managed to calm Slade down. He needed it and she was the perfect person to do it. Her concern for her budding family was also very well placed and shows her growing maturity. I'm also glad that he brought her up to date and they started going over things, and that he's starting to see the hidden agendas that were floating around him.
Filly rules them, what can I say?