For this challenge — Wraeththu “song fic” — not only did we have a lot of entries (8!) but we had a lot of voters, nearly twice as many as for the last one.
But to end the suspense, the winner is..
“Along the Line”
by Thevina
Summary: Inside Cal’s head just before, during and after his murder of Orien.
Here are some of the comments that came in on this story from voters:
“ALL the entries were superb, but I chose this one because Cal is such a complex character and very difficult for a writer to get the right ‘feel’ of. This story is a very vivid and authentic-feeling representation of a particularly mystifying act. There are so many brilliant little touches in it.”
“Incredibly powerful, the song seamlessly slipped in to the fic. Being inside Cal’s head at such a point was scary, horrific but also moving and painfully sad.”
So congrats, Thevina!
I’d also like to note that there were 3 close runners-up, so there were a lot of good stories.
Here’s a list of all the additional challenge entries:
- “Bring Me To Life” by Niennaainur
- “Love the One You’re With” by Oshun
- “Pale” by Deathangelgw
- “Racing in the Streets” by Lusa
- “Return (Coming Home)” by Ninzini
- “See Who I Am” by Deathangelgw
- “Summertime” by Lireneth
Look out for the NEXT challenge,
Wendy
P.S. “Ninzini” was actually me, Wendy/Wiebke, keeper of Forever. 
Next time I’ll use my real name, I just felt like being “anonymous” this time.
Thevina said,
April 11, 2009 at 2:09 pm
Many thanks to all who voted and read! I was in excellent company and totally unsurprised that it was a multi-way tie throughout most of the voting. Thanks to Wendy for another challenge and so glad there were so many participants, readers and commentators this round.
niennaainur said,
April 13, 2009 at 9:05 am
awesome job everyone!!
and congrats to Thev!!