Is this the place that I've been dreaming of?
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"I've always been a dreamer, I've had my head among the clouds. And now that I'm coming down, won't you be my solid ground?"
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MATTKAZSTROFIC CHALLENGE!
Hello beautiful people! You know what we’ve never had before here at Mattkazstrophe? We’ve never had...
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For the vastly talented and all-around lovely zephyrianboom, with whom I have the great honor of conducting my...
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And those of you who got me through my existential crisis (y'all know who you are) - thanks so much.
I’m just so relieved it’s over.
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…just crying over a review from “The Dalton Prison Study.” Alexei and I have said it time and time again, but this was more than just another fic for us. You guys really upped your game and thought brilliant things and opened fantastic discussions and generally made it wonderful to share the story will you. But honestly, it’s reviews like this that make it all worthwhile…
From hinarii (via fanfiction.net)
…I loved this. I loved Blaine, Kurt and Noah. And I’m happy I read this. It put me on a emotional rollercoster but it taught me to be strong and not to judge people I don’t even know. It taught me that friendship and love can be found in the most weird situations. That even the worst people can become better. It taught me that even if you are bad you can work and become a better person. It taught me that even criminals are sometimes good people. I think it also taught me to at least try to understand other people. To at least try to forgive.
Rather than try to reply coherently right now (I’ll save that for the AM when I’m slightly less emotional and sleep-deprived), I’ll just express myself via reaction GIFs:
Alexei, anything to add? Besides keymashing, obviously…
We’ll call this the CAPS LOCK/liveblog style review. And it is my new favorite… Because fic reviewers don’t get enough love, and they are one of the main reasons we write, after all.
whenitrains7,
Superwhoavengerlock
“What have I to fear?”
(via thevoicemailofbatman)
- Well, well, well...it's looks like you guys are up to your old TWIX.
- The Joker? The Joker was a SUCKER.
- Yeah, it's been quite a SPREE, hasn't it?
- What are you planning to do this time? Kidnap the mayor and ransom him off for a 100 GRAND?
- Yes, yes, yes, now quit your SNICKERing you AIRHEADS.
- We've got a bat in our belfry and if we ever want it to be PAYDAY, we've got to strengthen our numbers.
- See, divided we rogues are just RUNTS, but together we pack a SOUR PUNCH.
- Sorry Batman, but I'm no GUSHER.
- GOD-IV-A good plan.
- Haven't you and Batman been enjoying my last batch of M&M's - murder and mayhem?
- Aren't you a SMARTIE?
- Oh, you're the one who's nutty if you think I'm going to the nuthouse, my ALMOND JOY wonder.
- Oh, well perhaps you'll enjoy my next batch – get him my SOUR PATCH KIDS.
- We're gonna tear out your JELLY BELLY.
- I’m sorry Gob, but I’m the only JAWBREAKER around here.
- Hand me my BAZOOKA, JOE.
- I thought I was a GUMshoe.
- Oh, you're not going anywhere Ms. Dawes. GOB-STOPP-ER!
- She's my little SUGAR BABY.
- Yeah, and he's my SWEETART.
- No, it felt like a KISS.
- What do you think Sweet Tooth, should we kill him NOW-OR-LATER?
- I have plans for this little CHICLET
- TAKE 5, boys!
- Candy, be a DOVE and tell my troops to advance on Gotham Square.
- Get ready my darling, deluded Dark Knight – it's a gonna be a HOT TAMALE in the old town tonight.
- Poor Robin, he risks his life trying to make Gotham's LIFE-SAVER and they hate his guts.
- But how much? See, I'm dying to find out so I devised a little...a little WHATCHAMACALIT.
- Feast your eyes on this – my nuclear WARHEAD!
- At exactly 5 AM tomorrow morning, I will lower the WARHEAD into the city's water supply. Oh, it's gonna be quite the FUN DIP.
- Her head imploded, just like all of Gotham's will unless...SKITTLE me this.
- So unless Batman betrays you all and shows up at Gotham Square to save his little NERD...
- Listen to that would you? That's the sound of chaos, GOOD 'N PLENTY.
- Hey! What are these little DOTS?
- Do it, you DUMDUM!
- Aw FUDGE, it's Batman!
- I'll let Robin go... Oops, BUTTERFINGERs!
- Now he's RED-HOT!
- I'm gonna CRUNCH you in two!
- C'mon, Batman. GIMME A BREAK!
- I’ve got one last treat for you, Batman, and it’s a real WHOPPER.
Blaine and Mike discuss hair gel in 3.18, “Choke”
(via coolestsnitchonearth)
…that I love all our Dalton Prison Study readers/reviewers so much that I just want to boop your noses and make little angst babies with you? Is that too much? Because you guys are seriously awesome, okay?
Denise Donovan in Holy Musical B@man appreciation.
“I’m a pretty little kitty but I ain’t no…”
(via d-saunders)
Seriously, is there anything better than a reader who takes the time to send a proper review? Part of the reason that Alexei and I wanted to do this type of AU fic is that we are both huge psych nerds and this study is just fascinating on so many levels. We’ve been really lucky so far to have heard from quite a few people who studied the Stanford Prison Experiment in school, which has allowed for discussions that your average fluff fanfic just doesn’t generate. But honestly, it’s reviews and messages like these that make the many hours of sleep we’ve lost working on this fic so worth it… So thank you :)
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clonedmemories 4/19/12 . chapter 10
So I cannot believe I’ve not actually read this before! It was by chance I saw the link come up on my tumblr and for some reason I must have missed the rest, because the idea instantly grabbed me. I’m currently doing AS Psychology, and one of our studies is the BBC (Reicher and Haslam) Prison Study, which is essentially a more ethical version of the SPE, so is something we looked at in quite a lot of detail. And I’m just completely in awe of this. Not only have you included such incredible detail from the original study, but have retained some amazing characterisation. My heart aches for both Blaine and Kurt and your writing is incredibly powerful - we watched the Prisoner 819 (I think?) scene with the closet and it lost none of it’s impact as you wrote it. That was just the biggest example in my head, but I could point to so many more. You and Alexei have done a brilliant job. Just…wow.
