Originally posted by: CaffeineMuggle
I am literally typing and backspacing because I don't have the appropriate words or letters to convey how gorgeous this piece was. No matter what I use, incredible or beautiful, I know for a fact that I will be understating it. This IS what I call a work of art. Seriously, how do you do it ? The way you weave your words with those raw and real emotions, and at the same time provide us with a sublime imagery. The strength of your words hits SO hard, I can't even begin to tell you and the way you combine it with those visuals- my god, I wish I could publish it for the whole world to read. The sheer realness portrayed so authentically yet its quality of being absolutely heartwrenching remains intact. The rain scene will forever remain embedded in my heart. It made my heart hurt so much and I wanted to take their pains away, now that's what I call class writing at the risk of sounding elitist. But truly, CLASS APART. Not only did I empathize with your characters, dive deep into their world and dissolve into them, I also saw & felt the rains they were drenching in, saw the way Meethi was indulging Imlie and Aryan in her lap, saw how Aryan looked at Imlie - devoured her with his eyes and how Imlie felt intimidated yet vulnerable by his all- knowing gaze, how both of their dams broke open and the burdens in those shoulders lessened. I saw ALL that and I FELT all that. Every bit was so palpable, so beguiling that I couldn't look away for a second, look away from your words and the world you had created in it. It was playing on my mind like a film but more present and real. I might gush on and on- but can't possibly explain how much your writing touches me. This is the second piece that I am reading by you and I am awestruck by your writing skills, you feel like an superhero to me at this point and my mind is constantly saying "Ouff, I wish I could do that, write like THAT !" So glad to be a part of AryLie fandom, I get to read work like this. Any amount of "thank you's" would be less, but still thank you for the time you put into it, the efforts, the imagination, thank you for sharing your characters with us and thank you for putting your whole heart into it. It really shows, trust me. I have always felt that when a writer writes something they share a piece of their soul with us and I am grateful that you decided to do so here. There's this immense amount of appreciation and gratitude I don't know what to do with. But please, please, please keep writing (only if you find the time and no pressure, of course) I will be waiting to read another ingenious take on our favorite characters. Also 6k, wheww that must be A LOT of dedication, don't know how you managed as a writer because I can't seem to write 1k properly but as a reader, there's never too much and the heart truly always wants more. I know it is definitely greedy but I thoroughly enjoyed (and appreciated) the length.
This was AU but it also felt cannon to me in a way, with shades of pre-Arvind Arru and fiesty Imlie who got out of a toxic relationship with Aditya. Each core trait was bang on- starting with Imlie's resilience and grit, Aryan's stubbornness after giving her a choice and him following her around, Aditya's toxicity and Meethi being her daughter's biggest supporter. So many little nuances were peak story telling behavior like Imlie driving without her shoes and how her employees knew that she spends extra time at the office, Imlie getting irritated by Aryan because that's only how she knows to react after their fall-out, Aryan casually throwing in that he was back and unloading his pain only after Imlie accuses him [gave me major show Imlie vibes when Imlie breaks down in the middle of the road while it was raining- the key difference was in the show their burdens were seperate and here in your fic- there demons were shared and the longing was shared yet it was Imlie who exploded first in both, followed by Aryan] and the subsequent angst, tore my heart out. But so glad that you gave us the silver lining as well because as beautifully as you write and emote angst, I am a sucker for hope, if not complete happy endings. Hope is the one thing that keeps us all going at the end of the day, so it made my heart sing again when the old man saw them running towards their car- I choked a lilttle bit at that part, not gonna lie. So goddamn beautiful (ik i might overusing the word at this point) It felt like a fitting epilogue and I can't wait for another day to bloom for them.
Okay, I realize I might have overexceeded the courtesy/length of commenting and there are so many more things I want to appreciate about this piece that owns my heart. But, I will end it here as of today and keep coming back to it for a re-read.
Once again, thank you SO MUCH.
Please take a lot of love and good wishes from my side.
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