[Fic] Monster: The Mathematics of Worth
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springgreenSpoilers: For the entire series
Disclaimer: Not mine!
Summary: Every morning, Eva pours herself a glass of Scotch, sniffs and lets the alcohol vapors tempt her, then upends the contents in the kitchen sink.
Notes: Written for Influxes for Yuletide 2008.
Read The Mathematics of Worth
Series information
Monster is an 18-volume manga series by Urasawa Naoki (also an anime series, though I've never seen it) which is nominally a thriller, but really about the line between what makes us human and what makes us monsters. I suspect all my stories this year could be summarized in that manner. My fic stars Eva Heinemann, who's the rich, often rude, often unkind socialite engaged to Dr. Kenzo Tenma in the very beginning of the series. When I first read it, I hated her and the whole trope of the bitter spurned woman, but as the series went on, she developed interesting depths while never losing the bite that made her Eva.
The fic is spoilery for the fates of characters post-series and briefly mentions some events of the series, though it doesn't really ruin any of the main revelations of the series.
Some commentary
I am insane for taking a pinch hit while not done with Story #1 and not done with finals and when the source is 18 volumes long and I can't remember anything that happened. But the prompt was so neat! And re-reading the series in two or three days was a little nerve-wracking, but also very rewarding.
The only thing is that I wish I had more time to polish this piece; though I got in the main inversion of Eva's early statement in the series that not all lives are created equal, there are still bits that irk me on a prose level. Still, I am secretly glad that in my head, Nina and Eva are talking and that Eva has lost none of her prickliness, even though she has fundamentally changed quite a bit.
Disclaimer: Not mine!
Summary: Every morning, Eva pours herself a glass of Scotch, sniffs and lets the alcohol vapors tempt her, then upends the contents in the kitchen sink.
Notes: Written for Influxes for Yuletide 2008.
Read The Mathematics of Worth
Series information
Monster is an 18-volume manga series by Urasawa Naoki (also an anime series, though I've never seen it) which is nominally a thriller, but really about the line between what makes us human and what makes us monsters. I suspect all my stories this year could be summarized in that manner. My fic stars Eva Heinemann, who's the rich, often rude, often unkind socialite engaged to Dr. Kenzo Tenma in the very beginning of the series. When I first read it, I hated her and the whole trope of the bitter spurned woman, but as the series went on, she developed interesting depths while never losing the bite that made her Eva.
The fic is spoilery for the fates of characters post-series and briefly mentions some events of the series, though it doesn't really ruin any of the main revelations of the series.
Some commentary
I am insane for taking a pinch hit while not done with Story #1 and not done with finals and when the source is 18 volumes long and I can't remember anything that happened. But the prompt was so neat! And re-reading the series in two or three days was a little nerve-wracking, but also very rewarding.
The only thing is that I wish I had more time to polish this piece; though I got in the main inversion of Eva's early statement in the series that not all lives are created equal, there are still bits that irk me on a prose level. Still, I am secretly glad that in my head, Nina and Eva are talking and that Eva has lost none of her prickliness, even though she has fundamentally changed quite a bit.