Lessons in Heroics Ch 5/5: Hero Reborn
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It's done.
Hero Reborn (19713 words) by kronette
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Rape/Non-Con
Relationships: Dave Lister/Arnold Rimmer, Dave Lister/Ace Rimmer, Ace Rimmer/Arnold Rimmer
Characters: Ace Rimmer
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Alternate Universe - Dark, Humiliation, Sexual Coercion, Non-Consensual Voyeurism, Rough Oral Sex, Dominance, Non-Consensual Blow Jobs, Submission, Physical Abuse, Emotional Manipulation, Spanking, Flogging, Bondage, Dildos, Rape
Summary: Rimmer has one more lesson to learn.
Hero Reborn (19713 words) by kronette
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Rape/Non-Con
Relationships: Dave Lister/Arnold Rimmer, Dave Lister/Ace Rimmer, Ace Rimmer/Arnold Rimmer
Characters: Ace Rimmer
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Alternate Universe - Dark, Humiliation, Sexual Coercion, Non-Consensual Voyeurism, Rough Oral Sex, Dominance, Non-Consensual Blow Jobs, Submission, Physical Abuse, Emotional Manipulation, Spanking, Flogging, Bondage, Dildos, Rape
Summary: Rimmer has one more lesson to learn.
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Date: 2015-07-20 02:31 pm (UTC)I have a few more thoughts after re-reading:
- The amount of research you must have put into this story is staggering to think about. You really highlighted the difference between above-board BDSM and abuse, sometimes within the same scene, which I appreciate.
- I loved the intimate look into Lister's psyche in this last chapter because it addresses the why. Why did he go along with all the torture and humiliation? Why does he seek the things he does? It even looked like Rimmer was almost starting to understand.
- Tbh the happiest of the endings I imagined was Rimmer basically becoming the new emperor to keep Lister sane-ish, so the actual one was both happier (healing began, the ship was going back to normal) and sadder (they didn't stay together). ;_;
Congratulations again.
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Date: 2015-07-20 03:37 pm (UTC)Well done again on writing such an incredible story with so much passion and depth.
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Date: 2015-07-20 09:46 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-07-21 02:30 am (UTC)Rosecathy1, yes, I researched my ass off. S&M blogs, flogging and spanking techniques, headspace, D/s dynamics,
pornsitesvids, other bdsm stories in Sherlock fandom, even the medical aspect of Arnold's injuries. Even if none of it made it into the story, *I* knew and understood it, and that made me more confident in writing it. The 600 pages that I cut? It's probably more than that, but I kept rewriting and cutting scenes because they didn't fit, were off the main story, were just fluff, or didn't have the right tone.I couldn't not have Lister explain to Rimmer the 'why', because it was also cathartic to Lister. Talking through it helped Lister, too, and I'm sure that somewhere in there, Karyn prodded him to open up to someone, if not her. While Evie would have been a good choice, I couldn't get her in this last part because her presence took away the main focus of R/L. The first two parts were about Rimmer; the second two about Lister. the final part had to be about the two of them understanding one another, and coming to a respect/admiration/growth.
It wasn't until I was done that I realized what I was really doing. It wasn't a conscious decision, but I wrote how our Rimmer became Ace through the trials of that dimension. Maybe that had always been at the back of my mind and I didn't know. *shrug* I don't question where the ideas come from, I just write them down.
felineranger, yes, Lister was the strong one in their relationship. Rimmer might have seemed to have been the one in power and control, but I always felt it was Lister that was the stronger one. I wanted that to come across, so I'm glad you found our little tough survivor in the midst of the angst.
and missflibble: squeeing is always appreciated :)
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Date: 2015-07-23 05:36 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-07-25 01:39 am (UTC)I wasn't joking about 600 pages of cut stuff :P Most of it is drek, though.
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Date: 2015-08-03 02:17 pm (UTC)