Working Relationship (L/R, NC-17)

[rosecathy1.livejournal.com]

Working Relationship
Lister/Rimmer, NC-17
Pre-series (slightly altered timeline). Rimmer has little luck with the ladies; Lister offers to help.

I hope this story makes sense. I'm not sure it does. Sleep-deprived writing is the best/worst/???

Comments

[janamelie.livejournal.com]

Thank goodness for that - I thought for a while that you were going to break the heart of youthful pre-series, puppy dog eyed Lister. I surprised myself by how protective I feel towards him.

Yes, I know he's a fictional character and all that, but he's just so adorable. And innocent despite all his experience. It's an odd combination - someone who's been around at a young age but still fervently believes in true love. *Hugs him*

Oh, and you made good use of Petersen as comic relief, which is how he works best. :)

[rosecathy1.livejournal.com]

Oh, but it's okay for me to trample on Rimmer's heart, is it? :p Just kidding. Baby!Lister needs hugs — lots of hugs, every day, from his true love.

I'm glad the Petersen bits worked. I've just started reading IWCD, which confirms that yes, he actually is that drunk.

[janamelie.livejournal.com]

Ideally, I don't want anyone's heart to be broken (unless it's fixed at the end of the fic). But firstly, I'm not as soft on Rimmer as I am on Lister and secondly, that's just as well for me because there are so many around here who specialise in Rimmer angst and / or torture that I'd need to get over it fairly quickly. ;)

The books are great! I won't spoil too much, but Petersen does make a (drunken) cameo in a later book too. :)

[felineranger.livejournal.com]

That's right, you mess with baby Lister and Janamelie will come after you with a pitchfork!

[janamelie.livejournal.com]

Oh God, don't say that - it's tantamount to a challenge! ;)

No, I'll just sniff and mutter "How could you?" under my breath...

[rosecathy1.livejournal.com]

I only messed with him a teeny bit...


But seriously, how could Rimmer have such adorable faces made at him and not fall madly in love?

[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

Not to mention when Lister stuck around and got mugged in a bad neighborhood waiting on him in a brothel. For only a hundred dollarpounds. ;-)

I too liked the Petersen POV; it worked well as an outside window into the event of falling in love.

[rosecathy1.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you liked it! That was exactly what I had in mind — he/we wouldn't see everything, but enough.

[sallycandance.livejournal.com]

I absolutely love it! It's great reading a long fic that takes place before "The End" and one that is so beautifully written. Very much in-character and very sweet - I enjoyed every single sentence.

Also, as a side note, I ADORED the chapter written from Petersen's POV. The poor sod gets too little fandom love, and I think you characterized him perfectly. A hint of tragic sadness underlying his ridiculous antics and his drinking - brilliant!

And yay for a happy ending ♥♥♥

[rosecathy1.livejournal.com]

Oh gosh, thank you so much for the kind words *^^*

[sallycandance.livejournal.com]

^.^

[lordvalerymimes.livejournal.com]

This was so sweet. I love thinking about alternative ways that life on Red Dwarf could have gone for the boys pre-accident if just a few things had happened differently.

It always makes me happy to see Petersen make an appearance too. :)

[rosecathy1.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I really enjoyed writing young, cute, romantic Lister. :) Have you read diminua's 2 epics (Three Million Years and Counting, Straight Back Down to Earth), by any chance? They inspired this story in a roundabout way.