VM Fanfic, Story Spotlight
I reread a favorite Veronica Mars fan fiction over the last several days and marveled once again that it has fewer reviews, favs, and follows then I would expect for such an awesome piece of writing. It could be that it is posted in multiple places and Iām only seeing the activity on fanfiction.net, but regardless, I want you all to know about it and to check it out if you havenāt already.
Everything Hits at Once by @everlarkeologist is not of epic length - only 11 chapters and 67,000 some words, but it packs a powerful punch. I especially appreciate that the angst does not come from a love triangle (see how that works RT?!). Instead, Logan & Veronica are in a loving, committed, healthy relationship but have to get through a case that strikes particularly close to home.
The story is written with many flashbacks. So itās important to recognizeĀ āwhenā youāre reading - but the writer makes that fairly easy with italics and date headings for certain sections.
The story was written in 2009, pre-movie. It wraps up many of the strings left hanging by the series - Gory Sorokin, the Fitzpatricks & Kendallās money, Lianneās fate and Jakeās part in it, where in the world is Duncan, etc. It depicts the challenges of the Logan/Keith relationship particularly well and you think itās getting easier for them when POW! they are hit with a challenge that will be very difficult to move forward from. I hope that they are able to get past it - in my mind they do someday, but it will certainly take a long, long time.
You get to see Logan as a successful business man, and an even better father & husband. There are glimpses of his undying loyalty to Dick, and his grown up friendship with Mac.
This story shows Veronica really trying to make it work as an FBI agent but realizing that she really belongs back in Neptune (sort of reminiscent of the movie that had yet to be made!). Itās really a lovely story of Veronica finding her place in the world, her place with Keith & Logan. Sheās successful running Mars Investigations, but itās not without itās challenges. And while she loves being a mother & wife she does struggle to figure out how to be herself and still be the best mother & wife she can be.
I love it! Let me know what you think after you read it!!
















