Lxxxrs in Wonderland

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"It's every wonder for themselves on the day of the twelves. It creeps to find its mouse in the walls of every house. Hush. Say the words, and you'll be thirds. Pleading hearts in beating chests taste best."

Foreword

Entered into the Tender Rose Writing Contest:

(Silent Lxxx, Fast Track)

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FireEmblemHero #1
Chapter 6: From reading this story. What gained my attention was the clever rhyming within the story, it made me go "hah clever to put that yhere" everytime. And the ending, where it was all a dream and i ginally understanding the "twleves" clicked. Im lookong forward to reading more.
seaweedbrain
#2
Chapter 6: I should just go ahead and upvote all your stories now that I can cuz God knows you deserve them. Is it even possible to write like this? Evidently so, from what I've just read. But wooooow, it still blows me away. I have so much respect for you, you don't even know.
optimus-unreal
#3
Chapter 6: My question is how you were able to word this story and string all these unique words together without any slip ups. It's a bit confusing, yet so unique at the same time. I've never read anything like this before. Amazing work.
InfiniteWisdom
#4
Chapter 6: Kinda surprised I'm already done with this FF. I also didn't expect this ending. I mean whoa yo. Kinda grim, and cool how ya tied up loose ends and started explaining how Kyungsoo's dream was fabricated yet had it's foundation in reality. I see why the cat was bad in this story now. The day of the twelves reveal was interesting fo sho. Cool story, bro. But actually though. Not sarcastically.
InfiniteWisdom
#5
Chapter 5: Chapter 5: Oh my goodness a good chunk of this chapter was just off the wall insane. Non sequiturs and random statements in this chap had my brain all over the place. Also just realized that the 'Lacie in the peanut box' story was a story the rabbit told about him, and Lacie is just a letter-rearrangement of Alice. An "I couldn't find the sun and then it dawned on me" kind of situation. As I've said before, Cheshire seems scarier in your interpretation of Wonderland than I'm accustomed to. And will someone please teach this man to swim. Jesum Lord have mercy. For real though, I'm sure 'swimming' is a metaphor for something but I don't know what of. Maybe learning/exploring new things/territories somethin.
FireRose800
#6
Chapter 6: oh my gosh this ending! wasnt expecting it, this was really well done
InfiniteWisdom
#7
Chapter 4: Cheshire cat for the win. More info on wonders. A story about a peanut-box boy that I'm unfamiliar with, but maybe it's some kind of metaphorical tale about how people (like the MC in the past) with a limited perspective don't offer interesting points of view on things outside of their range simply because they know nothing other than what they're already comfortable with. If that makes any sense at all. Just my train of thought, anyway. Also twists.
InfiniteWisdom
#8
Chapter 3: "...it's a matter of course!" And then twisted twists are rendered twistless. I feel like this chapter just got more and more quotable. :p Lotta shout-outs too. Saw the hookah there, though the rabbit had it instead of an inquisitive blue caterpillar. Nice use of the mushrooms/umbrellas. Coolio of you to introduce Cheshire Cat at last. Cheshire seems a bit more foreboding in your story than in the original though, in my opinion. It's an interesting thought that the Alice/MC/twit of this story struggles with identity in some ways, maybe that can even be interpreted as relating to real issues. Good chap, yo.
InfiniteWisdom
#9
Chapter 2: The rabbit is pleasantly cooperative. I love that yours is the only story in the "wacky" tag. Certainly seems like you're having fun writing this one. Looks like the main character is beginning to open up to the possibility of this place. Becoming "excited" and all. I look forward to seeing what he encounters on this little journey of his.
InfiniteWisdom
#10
Definitely shorter than most of your other stuff, more like poetry, appropriately roundabout (this being about Wonderland and all). Interesting that you swapped genders, and made the rabbit more human-like. The main subject of this chapter was nice to play around with, this whole sign dilemma and making choices whether trust is present or not; pleasantly thought-provoking. Also your poster has the Cheshire cat on it, I wonder if you have any plans for that character. I imagine you do, but who knows?

P.S. - I noticed your reference to the "And in another moment down went Alice after it, never once considering how in the world she was to get out again" line from the book. That's one of my favorite Alice in Wonderland quotes, actually. :p And I like the way you used it.