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Sunday 14 November 2010

Maelstrom by Shalu

Maelstrom by Shalu



Summary: Jasper's motorcycle breaks down in the pouring rain. A light in the distance leads him to something he thought he lost, but the discovery may drag him under. SLASH, JxE

Lambcullen says: First of all, I don't read slash. Ever. But something about this fic called out to me, whether
it was the summary, or the amazingly dark banner, I don't know...but I'm not sorry I started it.
I proceeded with caution, worried that I was going to have to stop reading at any moment, but I kept going. Though it's still relatively new, only 5 chapters so far, it sets the scene for a wonderfully dark plot.

Somewhere behind the door, I heard the soft notes of a what I imagined to be a baby grand floating about the house. Something about the melody was familiar and nearly knocked the wind out of me. For a moment, I forgot about the cold, leaning sideways to press my ear to the wood. A strange pressure began building in my chest, rapidly growing uncomfortable. I stepped back.


I blasted through the chapters, wanting to know the back story and what happened between Edward and Jasper. Edward has changed...so much so that Jasper is confused and he wants to know more.

"Edward, what happened to you?"

He was so still, not even blinking. When he finally moved to speak, I startled. "I'll get you some dry clothes."

He disappeared then, but after he left, I noticed a fire had been started. Confused, I didn't know what to think. Before I could ponder too long, Edward had returned with a pair of jeans and a dark sweater, setting them on the chair next to me.

"Thank you," I whispered before he left again, shutting the double doors behind him. I tore off my wet clothes quickly, anxious to get to the part where I found out where he'd been for the last ten years. He doesn't look a day over eighteen and—

"Please don't ask me."


With each chapter, another layer of the story is revealed, but then it asks more questions. Shalu gives us flashbacks of their past together, letting us in a little at a time, and yet leaving us hungry for more.

I stared at the receiver for nearly an hour, the "off-the-hook" beep slapping me in the face. Fear and anxiety rippled through me as the bottom seemed to drop out of my life. That was the last time I spoke to the Masens and the first day I considered Edward was never coming back.


Shalu writes an awesome Jasper.

"I'm doing my damnedest to assimilate this folkloric bitchslap, but you seem to be working just as hard to make it more difficult.
Quit tap-dancing around whatever it is that's driving your mercurial moodswings and spit it out! You were always a temperamental prick, but I still loved you ..."


And there are humerous moments, even in the darkest of converstations between them...

"I am hungry," he admitted. "Don't you want to know what ... or who, in particular, I'll be dining on?"

He didn't blink, his wide blackened eyes burning holes through mine. I glared back with as much energy as I had—which, admittedly, wasn't much.

"You could do me the courtesy of giving me a heads up if it's me," I deadpanned. I couldn't really wrap my head around why he was doing this now, or why I was goading him back. "I'll stick an apple in my mouth or something."



There are flashes of an intriguing back story between Alice & Jasper, and like the rest of this fic... I want more. Trust me, it's impressive to have me WANTING more of a slash fic.

Run...


DonnaRai says: This is a Fic that I wouldn’t normally go for, as I am not that up to date with the whole Slash genre!
On saying this, I was really surprised with how much I enjoyed this fic.
Maelstrom is only 5 chpts long at the moment, and with reading those 5 chpts it’s safe to say that I was hooked.
The story is based around Edward and Jasper; they haven’t seen each other in about 10yrs, but an unexpected incident sees them alone in Edward’s house!
Being a huge Dark fic fan I like to come across fic’s that capture you right from the very beginning, and Shalu has done this wonderfully. It's haunting and emotional, so in my eyes it’s a job well done!!

Enjoy…………

My voice had gone hoarse. I tried to clear my throat, but it was scratchy and painful—not unlike the last hour in this room. "I don't know how you expect me to act, Edward! What more do you want?"
Instantly, he was standing nose to nose with me. "I want to kill you."



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1 comment:

  1. I do read slash, but not very often, and I'm very picky. I think this is going to have to go to the top of my list. Thank you.

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