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Bitter Endings, Sweet Beginnings: Part One
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Slowly but surely she had been resigning herself to the fact she would never get that. She would have women who said they loved her, who said they understood her, who said they wanted to be with her always, but in the end didn’t mean one word of what they were saying. Not really and certainly not completely as she had desperately longed for.
That wasn’t something to dwell on though. She had her children now and they were what counted. Caring for them and giving them the happiness she never had as a child was her only real concern these days. Running the Peabody Foundation following at a far distant second.
Try as she might to deny it, Helena had been struck by Alice’s sudden intervention for her sake. It was the first time in her memory that someone had ever treated her mother in such a manner on her behalf. When it came right down to it, if she had an argument with her mother in Winnie’s presence she would subtly side with Peggy. For the longest time Helena thought this was meant to help her mother accept their relationship or to perhaps get Helena to see things from Peggy’s point of view. Lately though, she thought perhaps it was done merely out of spite.
Honestly, part of her was stuck wondering just what Alice was getting out of this. Simply because Helena had never experienced in her life someone being kind simply to be kind to her. That wasn’t how things worked in the real world and Helena Peabody existed, sometimes to her chagrin, perpetually and forevermore in the real world. While she adored the idea of a life filled with romance and fancy and all the things you read of in the story books she never quite managed to achieve them in her real life. No matter how very much she tried.
Being stuck in the drudgery of the real world was why the first thing that entered Helena’s mind upon picking up the ringing phone and seeing Alice’s name on the Caller ID was that the blonde was calling to back out. Because, after all, she didn’t owe Helena anything when she intervened. Once left alone to her thoughts of course Alice realized she didn’t want to do the British woman any favors. That or she was hammered back into line by remembering whatever miscellaneous friendship loyalties she was theorized to have to Bette and Tina as a couple.
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Yes! You finally posted this story. I’ve been looking forward to this for so long! Hooray! I’ve already told you what were my favourite parts, so I’ll skip that for now, except to say that Helacious is the bestest ship of all and that all your interactions between Helena and Alice are so natural.
leonore is right it’s a conspiracy of the best writers I’ve read in the fancfiction world. And yes, I’m loving helacious, despite the fact first at all I’m a danish fan. I’m really enjoying this. Thanks.
Awsome!!! continue
Excellent! Between your fics and Sulky’s fic, I’m glued to my laptop. I love how you portray Alice and Helena and even though I’m a Danish fan, I really love the Helacious too. You and Sulky write so well that you can’t help but love it. Great job.
I just knew that somewhere deep inside Helena, there is a lonely, love starved person, just waiting for the right person to find the goodness in her. I am so glad that Alice happens to be the one. I would love for Alice to be for Helena, what Tina is for Bette. Very good job. Post again soon. I can’t wait for them to get into the heat of passion.
It feels good to read a story where Helena is one of the good characters. Well done.
This story is amazing, I’ve really come to love the Helena/Alice fics, however few there may be. I especially love the fundraiser and Alice’s efforts to make it less painful. Please post more ASAP!!
Absolutely love it – more please. You write so well – wow you can even spell and know something aboutr grammar (LOL). Seriously, this is wonderful. I have never liked Alice, but always loved Helena – pretty weird huh. But this Helena/Alice thing, has made me start to look at Alice differently – I think Helena is more her than Dana is – can extend her more as a person.
WOW!!! Everything you write is amazing. I agree whole-heartedly with SusanH in regards to spelling and grammar. Your work IS AMAZING!!! I’ll read practically anything you post. Keep up the excellent work!!
horray for helacious!!! this is the begginning of great story drieser. while i am a big danish fan, it is refreshing to take a step away from it and indulge in this plot. i for one, would love to see some helacious in season 3… and until then, i will relish in your writing. i feel that helena is a very misunderstood character because of the whole betta and tina debacle… most bette and tina fans that i have encountered just hate her… but i find that its always the character that is introduced in a negative light whose history and development i enjoy most. so i guess i just want to say, good on you for starting this wonderful story, and i think that you write helena bueatifully… oh and i love what she brings out in alice. ok i am done now, lol. 10 stars babe!
oh my goodness dreiser – im not sure if i hate you or love you for making me love helacious this much! amazing – helena realizing that she was allowing alice to lead and had no problems giving control to this virtual stranger – phenominal. Alice in this – wonderfully sad – but sweet and kind – its not easy to be bitter, yet not negative! you walk the line well! loved it! im going closer and closer to the dark side!
It’s a Sulky and Dreiser conspiracy; and it’s too powerful to resist! I’m officially loving Helacious. I always love your writing, and this is no exception.
I really liked this one.. maybe Helacious isn’t that bad pairing after all. At least I like Helacious in fanfics, TLW is another thing. And this certainly makes it easier to accept what is coming in season 3.
i didn’t think that i could like helena…but after reading these stories i can see her point of view…glad to see that she isn’t the bitch we thought she was…as for Dana it sucks but Alice can do better…besides think of the sex scenes these two experienced lovers can come up with…looking forward to your next post.
Fuck! I put off reading this for almost a week because in my heart of hearts I’m a danish shipper. Which of course means, I don’t really want either of them with anyone else. But you are also one of my favorite writers on these boards and I knew, I just knew that I was going to love this story–And damn it I do.
Despite my love for the danish, I love this story. I love Alice/Helena and I can almost see how they are a better match for each other–almost. Anyway, great job. Loved the Mommie Dearest reference–My mom and I used to watch that together all the time and then my mom would always do the “no more wire hangers” scene imatation–so I got a good laugh out of that. I loved, loved the ending–it was sweet.
I will continue reading this story, it is to good not to.