tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968943996908198847.post5243492361980121527..comments2023-06-16T06:30:02.257-04:00Comments on Imagine That: Iron Behind the Velvet ~ Chapter 55Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968943996908198847.post-26125035743018530462013-06-06T11:31:21.406-04:002013-06-06T11:31:21.406-04:00Vicky, you are always a day-changer for me. Thank ...Vicky, you are always a day-changer for me. Thank you so very much, for more than I can ever put into words. <br /><br />Finding your comment this morning meant I had to reread this chapter, and now I'm even more anxious for V and C to come back together (When I posted the newest chapter -68- they were above and below, taking care of business, but that's fixing to change.) I want, more Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968943996908198847.post-66863777745278145322013-06-06T01:11:11.055-04:002013-06-06T01:11:11.055-04:00Oh, Carole...Oooh, yum! I...I had to read it twice...Oh, Carole...Oooh, yum! I...I had to read it twice, and revisit some parts a third time still... wow! This is that fantastic moment in I Carry, only brought to full circle so to speak! That moment is stuck in my head like a favorite scene of an episode, and to see this now is so, so satisfying!<br />I know I said I'd wait for the novel to be done...but I had missed IV so much, I couldn't Vickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418414068681810005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968943996908198847.post-82755215422092412772012-05-03T09:01:28.385-04:002012-05-03T09:01:28.385-04:00Thank you, Brit! For reading twice! and for findin...Thank you, Brit! For reading twice! and for finding it dream-worthy. These scenes ... well, you never know how they'll go over. I hoped the visuals and sensuals would be in character for V and C, and if you read and hummed after, then <i>Yea!</i><br /><br />My poor brain - it only seems to go in one direction. I do have some story ideas that will fit in between I Carry and I/V and one Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968943996908198847.post-19195808449548099072012-05-03T08:34:21.236-04:002012-05-03T08:34:21.236-04:00Whoo! I agree with Lindariel and since she reposte...Whoo! I agree with Lindariel and since she reposted that first scene, well I'm in total agreement! <br />Vincent coming in, taking charge, only kissing her after he said her name... Second time reading it for me, for I had the chance to read it the morning you posted it but didn't have a chance to say anything, or think. I was... Well if I say humming and dreaming and amazed and very Britnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968943996908198847.post-26128983967670005712012-04-28T07:14:17.293-04:002012-04-28T07:14:17.293-04:00Yea! Lindariel! I'm glad you're feeling be...Yea! Lindariel! I'm glad you're feeling better now. I get tired of feeling punk about 3 seconds in, don't you? <br /><br />And thank you! There's not much that brightens my day more than to hear someone would read a chapter a second time. That means a lot to me - it's so encouraging.<br /><br />That is a lovely description - <i>his joyous claiming.</i> And it's what I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968943996908198847.post-26160985743894542762012-04-27T16:33:22.993-04:002012-04-27T16:33:22.993-04:00P.S. I also LOVED the bribe/insurance moment! Th...P.S. I also LOVED the bribe/insurance moment! That is SOOOOOOO Vincent! Sigh . . . LindarielAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968943996908198847.post-19101802415596267632012-04-27T16:15:34.535-04:002012-04-27T16:15:34.535-04:00Hi Carole!
First, I'm much better, thanks!
S...Hi Carole!<br /><br />First, I'm much better, thanks!<br /><br />Second, I've FINALLY had a chance to read this chapter over for a second time. THIS ---<br /><br />"He stepped through and backed her to the wall, his lips parting, his chest a bellows, his warm sweet breath rushing the hair across her brow, at her cheek. At last. Alone. His eyes were a rough cobalt sea flashing with Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968943996908198847.post-66442498515946142922012-04-23T22:23:49.669-04:002012-04-23T22:23:49.669-04:00OKG - you're too good to me, but thank you, an...OKG - you're too good to me, but thank you, and I love you for it. I'll treasure your comment always. <br /><br />I'm thinking we need Kat to draw that alter-portrait. Maybe if we all ask her ... :-)<br /><br />CAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968943996908198847.post-65681447316992858302012-04-23T19:49:01.271-04:002012-04-23T19:49:01.271-04:00Oh yes, Lindariel! That's exactly it! Cather...Oh yes, Lindariel! That's exactly it! Catherine's love is the fulcrum upon which Vincent's dual nature can achieve balance.Brenda Knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968943996908198847.post-28835530958924332432012-04-23T19:01:15.905-04:002012-04-23T19:01:15.905-04:00Wow! WOW!! And WOWZAH!!!
Carole, no one writes l...Wow! WOW!! And WOWZAH!!! <br /><br />Carole, no one writes like you, regardless of subject, but certainly nobody writes gauze as well as you! <br /><br />I'll never look at the portrait now without thinking of that final scene! <br /><br />And I thank you for that!OKGoodehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02701510833240955720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968943996908198847.post-32862019887042559222012-04-23T12:48:21.979-04:002012-04-23T12:48:21.979-04:00Lindariel! I'm sorry to hear you're not fe...Lindariel! I'm sorry to hear you're not feeling well. I hope you're on a fast mend. Let me know how you're doing.<br /><br />I totally agree - Vincent's differences shouldn't be dismissed. As Catherine said once, whatever he is, he's the best part - of what it means to be human, of <i>herself</i>. He's her completion; she is his. Imagine the changes wrought when Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968943996908198847.post-62174306350105906182012-04-23T12:15:07.137-04:002012-04-23T12:15:07.137-04:00Oh, Carole . . .
I was sick over the weekend, so...Oh, Carole . . . <br /><br />I was sick over the weekend, so I didn't get to read this until Monday morning. Whew! It is a chilly day today, and I was all hunkered down under a blanket here at my desk with the computer, but I sure don't need a blanket any more! Yowza!<br /><br />This is so very, very lovely. I'm so pleased with the way you bring Vincent's unique intensity and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968943996908198847.post-21165805023525317462012-04-22T14:05:02.435-04:002012-04-22T14:05:02.435-04:00:-) Hugs for that, Brenda.
You're right - th...:-) Hugs for that, Brenda. <br /><br />You're right - the variation on 'these are my hands,' his palms turned up before Catherine, and Catherine's thoughts about him thinking his hands might never give love and a memory-moment of proof to the contrary. <br /><br />Today's a catch-up day for me on other projects, which is handy, because after posting I always go through a kind Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968943996908198847.post-85189647413100071342012-04-22T13:50:49.974-04:002012-04-22T13:50:49.974-04:00You played the Arabesque memories out twice in thi...You played the Arabesque memories out twice in this chapter -- once as Catherine's waking thought, and once as her touchstone reminder to Vincent of his last words to her before this night -- both, a reshaping from reassurance into affirmation -- the evolution of a relationship from the hopeful dance of "maybe" into the solidity of "always." It's beautiful to watch.Brenda Knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968943996908198847.post-49213328466350887002012-04-22T10:58:41.191-04:002012-04-22T10:58:41.191-04:00Brenda - Bless you. Your comments made me happy an...Brenda - Bless you. Your comments made me happy and teary-eyed at the same time. Thank you for finding the three moments - the echo of I Carry and the painting and most of all the moment in Arabesque when Vincent turns up his hands, palms up before Catherine, sure he can never offer her love. I hoped that visual from her balcony and the contrast of then and now would be findable in this scene. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968943996908198847.post-39237427784453661472012-04-22T10:40:26.916-04:002012-04-22T10:40:26.916-04:00Hi R-1! The Wait seemed like a year-long one, didn...Hi R-1! The <i>Wait</i> seemed like a year-long one, didn't it? Maybe longer. I shake my head - 12 months or more of writing time, and only a smidge longer than 24 hours story wise. Your patience and support - I have no words either! I'm really glad you enjoyed their reunion.<br /><br />Thank you for your kinds words about the visuals. Thank you for finding the visuals intense but not <i>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968943996908198847.post-79110145498963160492012-04-22T03:18:08.470-04:002012-04-22T03:18:08.470-04:00Oh, Carole,
It is so easy to write a sex scene --...Oh, Carole,<br /><br />It is so easy to write a sex scene -- and so difficult to write a love scene, as you do. It's the difference between a velvet paint-by-numbers, and a Da Vinci. I'm always stunned, always moved, and always left yearning for magic in my own life.<br /><br />The replay of the "pinned against the wall" moment from ICYH -- a memory remade from despair into joyBrenda Knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968943996908198847.post-76614858887765544212012-04-22T00:32:42.944-04:002012-04-22T00:32:42.944-04:00Oh wow! This was definitely worth the wait! You do...Oh wow! This was definitely worth the wait! You do such wonderful visuals - "his body was still new country, hers to wander". Now that's a visual! And Browning's poetry. There's just too much I want to comment upon. You make their love so sweet, yet intense. I had forgotten about the "secret" in Vincent's pocket of his cloak. Now my curiosity is stoked again, RomanticOnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11272643055154304321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968943996908198847.post-85833152810629818112012-04-21T21:08:52.610-04:002012-04-21T21:08:52.610-04:00Annabella! It's nice to see you again. Thank y...Annabella! It's nice to see you again. Thank you for reading and for your enthusiasm. It does my heart good and your kind words make me want to work harder. Chapters like these are fun to write, but I never know exactly how they'll be received. I'm glad you enjoyed it!<br /><br />The Thing in Vincent's Pocket! LOL. That will be explored more fully next chapter. Better not say moreAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968943996908198847.post-62836746730548862472012-04-21T20:50:45.256-04:002012-04-21T20:50:45.256-04:00Wow O Wow! Did I say WOW? I was really happy to se...Wow O Wow! Did I say WOW? I was really happy to see the notice that this was going to be a romantic chapter, but Wow! :)<br /><br />What I really like besides the intimacy is the way you write this. It's part of the story instead of just thrown in there for the entertainment value. Catherine and Vincent just shine through. <br /><br />I don't seem to be able to put into words what I am Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968943996908198847.post-14404756136436585052012-04-21T15:46:58.006-04:002012-04-21T15:46:58.006-04:00:-D and hugs for that. You know you've made my...:-D and hugs for that. You know you've made my day, saying what you said. These are delicate moments. I always want to do right by C and V. I love them together, and I want them to be really happy.<br /><br />Thank you, always, for the encouragement you give me. In those times when I wonder … well, you <i>know</i> what I wonder … you make a difference.<br /><br />Another hug,<br />CAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968943996908198847.post-5481396226135401252012-04-21T15:25:37.319-04:002012-04-21T15:25:37.319-04:00Oh, Carole. Damn
*fans self* :D
My laptop'...Oh, Carole. <i> Damn </i><br /><br />*fans self* :D<br /><br />My laptop's fan came on (I only knew because it became quite warm underneath.) Gosh, I wonder why? :)<br /><br />This is...magical. All of it. What I love about your V and C is the love between them that creates and recreates itself, every day, whether they're together or apart. A moebius strip, if you will, with no beginning Kristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05725718076683750180noreply@blogger.com