 newslayer 2008-02-17 . chapter 1I read this @ LJ and immediately went "wow, this is possibly the best Serena/Blair I've come across!" (and then I forgot to comment. Bad me)
So maybe I'm biased when it comes to these two, and I'm definitely biased went it comes to angsty fics because I love character study and development, and nothing does that better than a bit of angst (and no, I wasn't the kind of child who likes to break her toys when she plays with them), but this story is really something.
I know this is not S/B in a romantic sense, but I love their relationship here. I love that it is Blair's POV and the tiny details, like Blair's tendency to make things about her but still putting herself (and her relationship, and her future, and her life) in second place when Serena is hurting, because with Blair it is always about Serena. And Serena, always leaving (both literally and figuratively speaking) but also always coming back to her. And all the doubts and certainties surrounding them both and their friendship.
Of course, I also loved the way the story is told, coming and going and reaching a full circle at the ending. Great work, I loved it. |