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Zero at the Bone by MadLori
ifyoucantfixit:
What an exciting event this is going to be..How ..Wonderful for her.........
CONGRATULATIONS MIZ LORI
Monika:
My lap top had a little "accident" so If someone would send me a new copy of Zero at the Bone, I´d be a very happy puppy
edit. I´m now a very happy puppy
retropian:
I'm almost done reading ZATB, and I am blown away at how good it is. I think I'm going to have to add this to my favorites list for sure. I highly highly recommend it to anyone who hasn't read it. If you're like I once was; adverse to AU BBM fanfiction, well don't be!
louisev:
She certainly has a lot of readers for it and a lot of interest. I couldn't buy the premise of a contract killer having a romantic liaison with the man he's hired to shoot to death, or having him be a romantic lead.
retropian:
--- Quote from: louisev on June 26, 2009, 09:37:42 pm ---She certainly has a lot of readers for it and a lot of interest. I couldn't buy the premise of a contract killer having a romantic liaison with the man he's hired to shoot to death, or having him be a romantic lead.
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I couldn't buy the premise either for a long time, which is why I had never read it before now. Until recently I avoided AU fanfiction because I just couldn't accept Jack and Ennis in a story like "Zero at the Bone" where one is a hitman for hire, and the other his target. I think what changed for me was to accept the characters of Jack and Ennis a archetypes. In an AU story you'll find they generally retain certain defining character traits: Jack is more open and accepting of his sexuality. He seeks and hopes for the sweet life with Ennis. Ennis in these stories is the more stoic and troubled character. The one who feels deeply, but is afraid or too repressed to show it. What character traits of Jack and Ennis are emphasized in a particular story depends upon the author and how they were inspired. Additionally, it helps to imagine Jake and Heath in the roles. I would encourage you to give ZATB and others a try. How one character became a hitman is well explained I think, as is how and why he falls in love with his intended victim. Like me you might be pleasantly surprised. Some of these stories are really very well done.
Ian
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