KAT! o/
*takes a deep breath and tries to contain her glee*
So yeah, this is even better than I thought it would. Your first fanfic? Really? This just feels like the show. The dialouge the format, and I love LOVE that you have a case going in this too. And one that's so much like Cold Case, my heart is breaking for Amara and her loss. It's never easy to lose a child, even one that was obviously as difficult as August was.
I love that Kat is so affected by this woman the case, she is a mother. And the ones like these have to give her nightmares. That scene of her waking up in the middle of the night was just beautifully done.
And Bell! o/
Okay, you know I'm a Scotty/Kat shipper first, but I'm also a huge fan of a man who sees how awesome this lady is and isnt' afraid to make that known. You really captured the fun vibe of this couple and his facination with her, which is just as lovely here as it is on the show. I love that he throws her because she's not a easy woman to throw. And the non-kiss at the end of the date was AWESOME, you know something else is on the horizion. Something more I mean.
I'm wondering just how much this case and her relationship with Bell will coverge before its all over. And I can't wait until all that tension bubbles over, because you know it will.
You are awesome for doing this. Like I said before, this feels like Cold Case. And nothing makes me happier than reading fanfic this close to the real thing.
Thank you, thank you and I look foward to you next udpate. :D
Author's Response: This is like the biggest compliment. I have to say that I think fanfic is, by far, the hardest thing in the world to write. I have even more respect for all of you who do it semi-regularly.
I was originally going to write this story w/o the mystery but it felt wrong and, of course, that's because it was... When I finally realized what it needed the pieces just fell into place.
Amara's story is so heartbreaking. I don't have kids, but I can guess that it must be shattering when you lose a child. Kat's motherhood is so incidental to the show, mostly because they focus a lot on Lilly's troubled childhood, and sometimes I would catch myself wondering how Kat felt in these situations. So... here's my guess.
Oh Bell, I love him! The minute I realized what the writers's had in mind in "Witness Protection" I became obsessed. And I'm with you, the fact that he gets how awesome Kat is.... PLUS!
Thanks for being a great support and pushing me. Just knowing that someone really wanted to read this made me happy and forced me to really put my all into this, even when I was freaking out about getting everyone's characterization down.
I hope you like how it ends... ;)