Fandom: The Vampire Diaries
Title: Throw Yourself From Skin to Skin
Pairing: Damon/anyone he damn well wants
Rating: Adult
Warnings: Damon is a vampire. There will be death, rape, torture, sex, bloodplay, etc.
Summary: Damon screws (with) Mystic Falls, episode by episode.
Spoilers: 1.22 Founder's Day
Notes: thank you
![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
moosesal for the beta
Previous parts
here( The End )Author's Note: This fic has been remarkable for *me* for a few reasons:
1) I have this near-inability to write in the past tense. I never really noticed it until someone on my flist [I believe it was blamebrampton but I will not swear to that] posted a poll inquiring about how people felt about reading fic in the present tense. I was surprised at how many people out there said they found present tense to not be as enjoyable, or suspect, etc. I took that as a personal challenge to write more in the past tense. I completely and utterly failed with my Big Bang. 1864 fic in the present tense is not as ridiculous as it sounds, I SWEAR. As usual when this started I could NOT get anything to happen in the past tense so I gave up. And then I switched from Damon's POV to a human POV and *that* chapter flowed in past tense like it was something I always write.
I made a conscientious decision at that point to write all vampire POVs in the present tense and all human POVs in the past tense. I think it gives the vampires a sense of permanence because everything is happening now, even flashbacks are happening now. I think it adds weight to the human POVs as well. It made
moosesal want to shake me for a minute until she asked me if I was doing it intentionally, once she realized I was I'm pretty sure she rolled her eyes and shook her head.
2) I haven't completed a multi-chapter fic this long in my life. The last time I came close, it was back when I eating, breathing, and sleeping Queer as Folk -- but that fic only had about 8 parts. I guess that means Damon Salvatore = Brian Kinney? IDEK
3) I've never followed an entire season episode by episode. Most of the fic I write happens in the "now" as the show is airing or while I'm digesting it. I never imagined when I started this that we'd be halfway through season 2 before I finished.
4) Season 1 Damon was hands down my favorite character in a show *filled* to bursting with characters I loved. Season 2? Caroline has become my favorite character, I wasn't sure I'd be able to finish this fic with my attention drawn so hard to Caroline [and Tyler because their stories have been so intermeshed] so if you're wondering why it's so Caroline heavy in places when I could have explored what Damon was doing with other people, it's because I am obsessed with Vampire Barbie.
5) It was important to me that I show how Damon changed and grew as a vampire from the pilot to the finale and going back and reading just these two parts, I started in the right place and I ended in the right place -- I'm hoping that all the steps in between work as well.
6) Some people have asked if there will be a sequel. I found that hysterical! It was so amazing that people thought I would *finish* this much less write another part. At this point I'm not planning on it. However, provided my favorite vampire is still dead and kicking it at the end of season two [SPOIL ME AND YOU DIE] there will most likely be a Caroline-centric version.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
