Chapter Count: 17
Status: Completed
Word Count: 74,820
Genre: Twilight - Angst/Drama - AH, AU, OOC
Rating: MA/NC-17
Warnings: Graphic Themes, Violence, Strong Language, Adult Content.
Summary: "Isabella Swan, infamous rich girl from SoCal, meets Edward Cullen, the dark, mysterious guy from the wrong side of the tracks after an unfortunate accident. Lost in the dense forest surrounding Forks together, they must survive complete isolation while gradually unearthing--and sometimes running--from one another's secrets."
Broad Spectrum Disclaimer: Prompt belongs to
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stolenxsanity and Twilight and its characters belong to Stephanie Meyer.This was my gift to
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obsessingovered for the Twilight Gift Exchange. Here was the prompt, made by stolenxsanity : Isabella Swan, famed New York socialite falls and Edward Cullen, the guy from the wrong side of the tracks end up stuck together in some cosmic twist of faith (author can be creative about that). What happens next? AH - Angst/Romance
Broad Spectrum A/N: This is my first ever completed fic. At almost 75k, I honestly started this with the intention of it being more like 20, but I just got so immersed that I couldn't do it without doing it, kwim? I also stalked my prompter,
stolenxsanity for weeks. Now you know why I did it and hopefully, I'm a little less creepy?For those of you who don't know, the gist of the Twilight Gift Exchange was that we were given prompts (summaries of a story they'd like to see written) created by different authors, and then we wrote them. Think of it as a secret santa for fic. They were posted as gifts to the authors who created their premises, but anonymously. Well, anonymous for most. Mine couldn't have been more obvious. There are some really great completed fics hanging out over there, so please, if you have some time and would like to read some awesome stuff by some amazing authors, go give it a looksie?
Big thanks to
pastiche_pen (she made this fic not sucky) for beta'ing and helping me through late night WTF panics. All the pre-readers who offered me their feedback in chat and email: SorceressCirce, sideadde , britpacksuccubus, touchstonesart . The Twilight Sisterhood for taking my survey on "What's in your purse?" All the WC'ers who had to listen to me bitch and moan about not doing WA for an entire month while the word count on this motherfucker just grew and grew with each hour of challenging. gail2oprah for coaching me through all the suspense bullshit that I'm fairly certain I suck at, because she certainly doesn't. stolenxsanity , the source of this quirky little prompt that I tried very hard to do justice to. obsessingovered, the recipient of it, and ginny_weasley31 and sshg316 for making the Gift Exchange and putting up with all the bullshit... which may or may not have included my continual pushing of the deadline. Thanks everyone!
Credit:
touchstonesart.Withering the Ferns
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Chapter 1.
Systematic Failure Blooms a Mystification of Unjustifiable Achievement.
(A.K.A. Paris Hilton is a Whore.)
Chapter 2.
An Unfortunate Discovery of Peripheral Ambiguity and its Consequential Corollary.
(A.K.A. Why the hate, Jesus?)
Chapter 3.
The Fatigue of Pious Denizens, Dwelling in Shadow and Grasping for Light.
(A.K.A. Insert any clichéd Robert Frost poem, here.)
Chapter 4.
The Certitude of Heated Quarrels and Intrusively Abrasive Behaviors.
(A.K.A. The Whore and her boot up your ass.)
Chapter 5.
Gradually Unearthing the Intricacies of Mendacious Information.
(A.K.A. Show me your arms...)
Chapter 6.
The Endless Loops of Those Gone Astray, Vigilant Within Their Diminishing Husks.
(A.K.A. Kumbaya, my whore… Kumbaya.)
Chapter 7.
The Discomfort of Orbiting Proximity and Courageously Audacious Displays.
(A.K.A. What kind of whore do you take me for?)
Chapter 8.
The Fulsome Resonance of Waning Incongruities at the Water’s Pebbly Edge.
(A.K.A. McGuyver, Survivorman, and Associates.)
Chapter 9.
The Flames That Consume Our Miseries, Lapping us Freely in Their Radiant Glows.
(A.K.A. Motherfuckers, Maniacs, and Chapter Titles.)
Chapter 10.
The Frailty of Understanding Feet, Fleeing the Midst of Delicate Unions.
(A.K.A. Pretty Little Stab Wounds From Yours Truly.)
Chapter 11.
Battle Cries Are the Liquid Excess of Unfortunate Lessons.
(A.K.A. You hump someone, and you think you know them...)
Chapter 12.
The Liability of Faith, Silver Linings, and Tentative Alliances.
(A.K.A. Dear Edward, Fuck you. Love, Bella. P.S. I like your chest. P.S.S. I hate you.)
Chapter 13.
Sedulous Studies and Lengthy Culminations.
(A.K.A. The Stubborn Little Shit Who Outsmarts the Annoying Martyr.)
Chapter 14.
Tenebrous Alliances Against Demagogues and Villains, the Sanctity of Halcyon.
(A.K.A. Laps and Lips and Little Lectures.)
Chapter 15.
A Neoteric Awakening in Forms of Bravura, Clemency Undetermined.
(A.K.A. Shit hits the fan and splatters the walls with Ewww.)
Chapter 16.
The Imbroglio of Wary Beneficence, Centers of Attention, and Plenary Interaction.
(A.K.A. Christian Who?)
Chapter 17.
A Rather Divine Denouement and Oblations of Declarations.
(A.K.A. Final Truths and Fuckily Ever Afters.)
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August 6 2009, 16:46:30 UTC 2 years ago
Thanks, bb!
Thanks for the shoutout and link to IGO. The Twilight Sisterhood enjoyed helping as well. It was fun to pre-read and loved this story. So different from what's out there. Great job, obsessingovered is a lucky girl (I assume)!<3 britpacksuccubus ;)
August 6 2009, 17:24:27 UTC 2 years ago
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August 6 2009, 18:50:26 UTC 2 years ago
I'm still on chapter 10, as I haven't got much time for fic lately, but what I've read so far has been really excellent. There were some great things I read in that fic exchange (some fabulously fuckawesome one-shots that I want to tack to my wall to read on crap days), and I was introduced to some new authors through it. Thanks for writing for the exchange!
Anonymous
August 6 2009, 18:53:02 UTC 2 years ago
!!!!!
I seriously can't wait to read this....August 6 2009, 21:33:53 UTC 2 years ago
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August 6 2009, 23:51:40 UTC 2 years ago
Excited!
If you're writing, I'm reading, AG.August 6 2009, 23:57:01 UTC 2 years ago
FUCKING LOVED THIS!
Thanks for the awesome reading material, AG. I'm pretty sure I knew it was you since chapter one, but it was amazing regardless. And thanks to all the other people who made this fic what it is ;)August 7 2009, 01:11:32 UTC 2 years ago
Anonymous
August 7 2009, 01:59:38 UTC 2 years ago
wow!
holy crap ag....i think my blackberry just caught fire from the 17 email alerts i just got! i am super excited!!!!!!!!!!Anonymous
August 7 2009, 01:59:55 UTC 2 years ago
August 7 2009, 03:02:20 UTC 2 years ago
Whew! I found you
No I am not a crazy stalker. I have been missing you since I finished reading WA (for the second time). I love your stories and am already on Ch. 8 of Withering the Ferns- a/k/a WTF. Thank you!Anonymous
August 7 2009, 04:02:41 UTC 2 years ago
Yours truly,
Amelia Bedelia
Anonymous
August 7 2009, 05:45:52 UTC 2 years ago
I love you!
*Kiss, Kiss*Anonymous
August 7 2009, 06:54:39 UTC 2 years ago
i loved the "aka" names of the chapters. i loved how you tricked us withthe situation. i didn't expect E to be part of a kidnapping.
so yeah. you're a fucking genius
Anonymous
August 7 2009, 10:12:33 UTC 2 years ago
August 7 2009, 11:42:38 UTC 2 years ago
Phenomenal
Just fucking phenomenal. I read this all tonight, in about 4 hours. I loved every single word of it. I have many spoilerific thoughts, but I think I'll post those at the end of chap. 17 instead of here. Just in case you know. But I wanted to say here how much I enjoyed the story, and that you cured a serious case of work boredom. I think I'll be able to read this one over and over again since I can kill it in one night!Thank you for being the most fan-fucking-tastic writer I've read in ages, and for sharing that gift with us bunch of whiny impatient motherfuckers. I will never again bitch about a long delayed chapter of any of your work if that means that we'll get something like this as a reward for coming back when the posts reappear.
Perfect.
Anonymous
August 7 2009, 20:56:56 UTC 2 years ago
August 7 2009, 22:03:52 UTC 2 years ago
SO AWESOME
Read this whole thing in 1 night. stayed up until the wee hours of the morning praying my husband did NOT wake up and ask wtf I was doing. So addicting and since it's complete, you get all the goodness that is AG with a feeling of completion instead of this 'omg, when is the next chapter coming, I SOOOO need my fix!!' feeling that we all get as we are thrilled to be wrapped up in her worlds.You are awesome. :)
August 8 2009, 16:42:58 UTC 2 years ago
August 8 2009, 19:26:02 UTC 2 years ago
As usual amazing story. A little of Fuckward and boy did I enjoy him.
I can honestly say everything you write is on my must read list and Wide Awake is a proud number 2 on my five items for a desert island.
August 9 2009, 03:18:49 UTC 2 years ago
WTF
read this over the course of a day. Its fucking UHMAZING!Your writing is gold. You so should get ur shit published. I'd buy it in a heart beat.
August 9 2009, 03:35:50 UTC 2 years ago
mentallady
Thanks for this nice little completed surprise.This was amazing.
Loved it.
Well done, indeed.
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