Okay, I know I took FOREVER to read this, far longer than I had intended, but I wanted to tell you how much I love this story. It's really a beautiful slice of Fleur's life, and an example of how well she's grown into it - and Lacroix realizing just how much more she is than he ever thought she could be.
The fact that Fleur can make deductions and play with subtleties, and match Lacroix at his own game of manipulation, that's what really makes this story. I find it telling that, as before, Lacroix is willing to let Fleur make her own choice, and with no Nick to stand in his way, he does let her. The fact that Fleur calls him on his frailties in a way that no one else does, and in a way that he won't let anyone else do?
That's exactly the reason that I suspect that Fleur and Lacroix on an equal footing would be terrifyingly similar to Natalie and Nick. Which, of course, goes a long way toward proving my point that Lacroix likes Natalie, at least as much as he likes any mortal, if not a little more, but he sees the parallels to Fleur, and he resents her for being a part of Nick's life in a way that Fleur never was to his.
Again, I'm sorry it took me so long to read, but it's good FK fic, and long, and historical, and-- Well, I was kind of saving it up. Yes. I was hoarding fic. Silly, isn't it?
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The fact that Fleur can make deductions and play with subtleties, and match Lacroix at his own game of manipulation, that's what really makes this story. I find it telling that, as before, Lacroix is willing to let Fleur make her own choice, and with no Nick to stand in his way, he does let her. The fact that Fleur calls him on his frailties in a way that no one else does, and in a way that he won't let anyone else do?
That's exactly the reason that I suspect that Fleur and Lacroix on an equal footing would be terrifyingly similar to Natalie and Nick. Which, of course, goes a long way toward proving my point that Lacroix likes Natalie, at least as much as he likes any mortal, if not a little more, but he sees the parallels to Fleur, and he resents her for being a part of Nick's life in a way that Fleur never was to his.
Again, I'm sorry it took me so long to read, but it's good FK fic, and long, and historical, and-- Well, I was kind of saving it up. Yes. I was hoarding fic. Silly, isn't it?