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Through the Hourglass
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| Fanfiction | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Through the Hourglass |
| Author(s): | Raeghann |
| Date(s): | 2002-2003, 2004-2017 |
| Length: | 110,000/120,000+ words |
| Genre(s): | time-travel romance |
| Fandom(s): | Newsies |
| Relationship(s): | Spot Conlon/OFC |
| External Links: | Original on FFN, Rewrite on FFN, Rewrite on AO3 |
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Through the Hourglass is a het OFC Newsies fanfic originally posted to Fanfiction.net from 2002 to 2003. The author began rewriting it in 2004 but left it incomplete and began uploading it to AO3 in the 2020s.
Summary
I stepped through the hourglass and felt it's sand shower over me like a waterfall. I came out on the other side, in a place I never knew I wanted to be, in a time I didn't know I needed to be in, to a love I didn't know I longed for.
Reactions and Reviews
When I originally saw that you were doing an authors cut, I was kind of upset. The original is the best fanfic that I have ever written [[sic. read?]], and I was afraid that changing it in any way would ruin it. However, after reading the new prologue, I realize that you will not be ruining it. You are one of the few authors who would be able to change a great story for the better. I can't wait to see how you are able to make such a well written story even better.Soaker[1]
This story has the be the BEST story I have read. You are one of the most talented authors I have seen. When I read "Through the Hourglass" I was blown away. You created such wonderful characters and used great dialogue. So now that there is an authors cut, I can't wait to see how you could possible make it any better. But so far you are doing a great job. I was sad when the story ended but at least you had them get together in the end. I love Spot. There is just so much you could do with his character. Well keep up the good work and I'll be waiting for next chapter.BlackWiltedRose[2]
Like you said, this time travel story does have an interesting twist to it. This is only the second one I've liked. I did read this version first, then the original. I have to say that the improvement in your writing is great.I loved the original plot, but you really did make this a more dynamic, full-bodied story with the changes and scene changes. I'm excited for you that you would consider making this a published novel-from the redrafting I've read, and the basic plot in the original, I really think this would be a book that once I found in a bookstore, would quickly be on my own book shelf (despite my obvious bias to all things newsie:) I can't wait to read what happens next!Apollonia Veritas[3]
I started reading this years ago, when I was much younger, & times I would die to return to; especially if I could know what I do now. When I first began this story years back, though I don't remember the exact time, you didn't have more then 10 chapters up, & though I checked fairly regularly it was hardly updated much to my impatience(I actually seem to have endless patience except when it comes to stories lol). But though I adored your story as one of my favorites, time went by & others distracted me & I became inavoidably busy with other teenage escapes. Here I sit so many years later. Though still young, 21, 22 this coming May; I've been through what I feel is more then my fair share, physically & emotionally, most though not all of which has been caused by men, & for my part bad judgement or timing...like Briar. I'm like her in so many ways, yet we have differences that can't be ignored. Like her, I feel I'm in the wrong time. Don't get me wrong, I love many of the advantages & freedoms & luxuries we now have, & greatly appreciate all so many have gone through & risked for me to have the life I currently live & am grateful for all my blessings. Still, I can't help feeling that I am an 'old soul' as you'd say, perhaps made for a simplier time :D Much like Briar, while I appreciate the struggles gone through to give us women the freedoms & rights we now have, I've never wanted much more then to have the womanly traditions of being a wife, having a family & tending to said family & home. Now...I'm struggling with the uncertainties of where I want to go & what I want to do with my life, or more accurately, how to go about making any of it happen. I feel lost, like I don't fit in anywhere. Even among my family where I'm definitely the outcast, & among some of my closest friends. Most Briar & my differences lie in the fact that I believe her far more brave & strong then I. I hunger for those traits & the courage to use them should I be graced wih themTatsiana[4]
I can't believe it's been over a decade since I first read the story of Cameo, but I know that I found it just in time for the epilogue to be posted. I guess, I just wanted you to know that your writing has definitely touched someone. Anytime I want to read something that I know will make me smile (and I've recently read Pride and Prejudice), I reach for my computer and read this. Funny how I can always forget how much it also makes me cry. To this day, when I'm upset with myself I whisper "Give me a pink dress and call me Sarah." I swear I get the same kind of looks that Cameo got, but it's the little things about the written word that sticks with you.Jeska[5]
oh my god oh my god! I followed the original of this and the rewrite for years and years on ff.net!! I'm so so so excited to see it here too! I love the way you write and I have loved this story from the beginning, all versions of it. Can't wait to read more!