Fic: Pretty Little Liars (Take That)

[przed]

I have the honour of posting the first story on the First Annual takethatslash Big Bang challenge. Here it is...

Title: Pretty Little Liars
Artist name: ice_cream_skies
Characters/Pairing: Mark/Robbie, Howard/Jason
Word count: 20,935

Summary: When Mark makes the decision to lie during the filming of For the Record, he's looking to avoid pain, not cause more. But things don't always work out the way you plan, and soon enough his choice is pulling Robbie back to England, and Howard and Jason to the Lake District to help their friend.

Notes: Thanks, as always, to soundofthesurf for being my kind first reader, to saintvic for providing a Lake District consult, to cenea for being an enthusiastic beta, and to m. butterfly for her impeccable editing skills. And massive appreciation to ice_cream_skies for producing such a perfect illustration for the story.

Link to Fic: Fic Master Post/Pretty Little Liars
Link to Art: Art Master Post

Comments

[sc-fossil.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!

[przed.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[moth2fic.livejournal.com]

Downloaded ready to load to my Kindle! I'm really looking forward to it!

[przed.livejournal.com]

Was just going to send you a message that the Big Bang was live, but you obviously know already. Hope you enjoy it. I'm a bit pleased with how it turned out.

[soundofthesurf.livejournal.com]

YOU POSTED YOU POSTED!!! IT'S REAL!! IT'S REALLY REALLY REALLY HAPPENING!!!!!

Excited!??! MOI!!????

::HUGS YOU BIG TIME::

[przed.livejournal.com]

IT'S DEFINITELY REAL!! I can't believe we've survived to this point. And now it's definitely happening!

::HUGS YOU BACK::

[saintvic.livejournal.com]

Really glad I could help even a little bit and congrats on posting (and finishing 2 big bangs!).

[przed.livejournal.com]

Even if I didn't end up naming the specific location in the story, you helped me nail down the details for the scene and make sure it was all plausible, which always what I aim for. So definite thanks from me!

I'm relieved I somehow finished both stories. Not to mention a soon to be posted vid. But somehow I don't think I'm going to be this ambitious next year. :-/

[jennicide.livejournal.com]

Aaaaaaaand the bar has been set, and it has been set high! Love the art, love the story! Just so much love everywhere right now! :D

[przed.livejournal.com]

You are too kind. (And, ya know, your story is going to set the bar even higher on the weekend. I know this for a fact.)

[asilia.livejournal.com]

I absolutely adored that story! Haven't read any TT slash in a while but this made me realise how much I actually love it! Brilliant :D

[przed.livejournal.com]

So glad to hear it! (Have definitely missed seeing you around the comm. There's some other really great stories coming up on the Big Bang for you to read as well!)

[anniina85.livejournal.com]

Oh god! What a brilliant story full of heart and emotions. It was such a pleasure reading it :) the willowen story is truly epic and you wrote this so beautifully, all the heart break and pain was so so real and raw. Its like this could have happened for real. And i have to say i absolutely adore the way you write mark, wulnerable but still strong.

I loved your jay and how as well. So perfect together.

[anniina85.livejournal.com]

It seems this phone has a mind of its own... posting a comment twice before i've actually finished writing!

[przed.livejournal.com]

Silly phone. *g* (I've taken the liberty of deleting those half-finished comments. Hope that's okay.)

[przed.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! I love Willowen, and that includes all the messiness and pain that the two of them can generate, but also how sweet they can be together. And I'm rather fond of writing a strong Mark.

As for How and Jay, they just belong together, don't they. *g*

[sunshine-2525.livejournal.com]

Another brilliant story from you! It was just so wonderfully written, with lots of emotions but also humour and some hot stuff too :) I haven't watched the documentary for a long time but I remember that part so well, where Mark is talking about Rob leaving, and I was really wondering about why Mark said what he said. Puzzling ;)

I think I might have said it before, but it's worth saying again, I love the way you portray Mark; quite strong. He may be knocked down but will still always come back.

Also, great art!

[przed.livejournal.com]

Thank you! So glad you enjoyed it. I may just have watched FTR rather too often, and every single time I wonder why he said what he did.

And I'm so pleased you like strong!Mark. I'm just a bit fond of a Mark who may be whumped but never gives up.

[sunshine-2525.livejournal.com]

Whumped but strong!Mark is always a favourite ;)

[przed.livejournal.com]

Oh, and also your icon has slayed me.

[sunshine-2525.livejournal.com]

Hehe, yes, I love that icon too and I thought it was very suitable for this fic. Not made by me though, beckilein made it :)