Don't Let My Heart Go Cold (PG13) - (12/24/2010)

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Re: Don't Let My Heart Go Cold (PG13) - (12/24/2010)

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allegrita wrote:What a lovely, poignant, and emotional piece. Alone, he can express his inner feelings and think over his fears and regrets; but as soon as he's back among others, he snaps back to the all-business, consummate businessman. He's got the money to buy this property, and preserve this place that's so important to him. And I'm glad he's doing that... because memory is sometimes all we have to tie us to the past. And stretching back hundreds of years, those memories would naturally grow dimmer and more tenuous. At least now he's got something solid to tie those memories to.

I loved his musing over the word "beloved." It's a beautiful word, and I agree with him that it's a shame the word has fallen out of normal use.

Thank you for this thoughtful and melancholy story.
Thank you so much, Alle. You are right about the memories. They are so important and yet such a tenuous connection - and something he can only really reflect upon in private.
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Re: Don't Let My Heart Go Cold (PG13) - (12/24/2010)

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cassysj wrote:Lovely. You paint such a picture with your words. I also like his thoughts about the word Beloved. But as soon as the "real" world invades he is back to his public persona.
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I'm glad you liked it. His musings about beloved seem to have struck a chord. Thank you.
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Re: Don't Let My Heart Go Cold (PG13) - (12/24/2010)

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wpgrace wrote:You know, I think it is hard for us who grew up with photographs and home movies and video to really appreciate, as Alle noted and this fic explores , how important sheer memory was to sense of self back in pre vid times. And always will be for our vamps.

And the way to connect to those memories is thru something tangible that becomes symbolic. This is a lovely, insightful piece, NM.
Thank you so much, Grace. :smooch:
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Re: Don't Let My Heart Go Cold (PG13) - (12/24/2010)

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you gave us a snip of the images and built them so clearly I felt it all......Thank you for answering the challenge. :wave:
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Lucy wrote:you gave us a snip of the images and built them so clearly I felt it all......Thank you for answering the challenge. :wave:
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Re: Don't Let My Heart Go Cold (PG13) - (12/24/2010)

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I like that you didn't name the vamp in this piece, NM, but I'm with everyone else -- my guess is that it's definitely Josef. I also love the idea that he had someone he refuses to forget, someone that makes him want to hold on to a piece of his past. But in usual Josef fashion, once he is away from his private thoughts, he's back to all business. Thanks for this peek into his private thoughts, if only for a moment.
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Re: Don't Let My Heart Go Cold (PG13) - (12/24/2010)

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Thank you, Moonlighter, for your wonderful comments. I too, saw Josef, but decided not to spell it out in the story because, in reality, it could be any vamp.
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Re: Don't Let My Heart Go Cold (PG13) - (12/24/2010)

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nutmegger911 wrote:[He shivered. How long before the elements obliterated it entirely? And how long after that before an eternity of new experiences eroded the last few traces of her from his own mind?

It would be the death of him if that happened. Her memory – the embers of their passion – was all that warmed his cold heart any more. Standing here with her the decision was easy. He couldn’t stop time, but there was something he could do.
Such a touching short story, nutmegger911, it could be Josef, it could be just any vampire who has had a long life behind him. It reminded me so much of a very wonderful greek song that goes...I am crying because I forgot you and not because I don't have you anymore

Just thought I 'd share with you, it is such a wonderful song and could well be the thoughts of a vampire on his past beloved ones...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFOceBm557k
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Re: Don't Let My Heart Go Cold (PG13) - (12/24/2010)

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This jumped back up to the top of Active Topics and I read it again. For the first year or so of my time on the Board, I never visited Active Topics, and now it is the first place I go, but I digress.

This is fabulous. The vampire returns to the past site where his lost love rests, much as someone near frozen in the cold will seek out the warmth in the gloom. An eternity without love must be a very cold, dark and lonely place.

Thank you for writing this treasure!

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Re: Don't Let My Heart Go Cold (PG13) - (12/24/2010)

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Maggetha - I'm so glad you liked the story. Thank you for the link. The song is beautiful. :hearts:

Jenna - You're welcome. And thank you so much. :hug:
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I really enjoy revisiting old challenges. Josef returns to a part of his past.
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Re: Don't Let My Heart Go Cold (PG13) - (12/24/2010)

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This is very touching. The unnamed vampire is slowly losing memories from his previous lives. His memories of his Beloved are slowly fading, and he has forgotten some of his native tongue. I hope that acquiring the property helps him to preserve his remaining memories. :hearts:

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This is one of those fics that needs to be read once a year.

As the vampire in the story (and I still adore that you never really identified him) returned time and time again to that place--to a physical place that connected him to a past love that grounded and still warmed him, we return here and remember a wonderful little show that warmed us.

Thank you!

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Marigold wrote:This is very touching. The unnamed vampire is slowly losing memories from his previous lives. His memories of his Beloved are slowly fading, and he has forgotten some of his native tongue. I hope that acquiring the property helps him to preserve his remaining memories. :hearts:

Thank you, NM! Nicely done! :rose:
Thank you so much, Marigold. Preserving memories takes on a whole new meaning when you live so long. This is one he wants to keep.
jen wrote:This is one of those fics that needs to be read once a year.

As the vampire in the story (and I still adore that you never really identified him) returned time and time again to that place--to a physical place that connected him to a past love that grounded and still warmed him, we return here and remember a wonderful little show that warmed us.

Thank you!

Jenna

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Oh, Jenna! :smooch:
What an insightful observation.
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Re: Don't Let My Heart Go Cold (PG13) - (12/24/2010)

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There's something very moving about this piece. The line about 'Beloved'.... that gets me every time.
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