Open Thread: Oracle Hotline

[mithen]

How does the setting of your current WiP contribute to the overall atmosphere of the story?

So what’s the setting—not for the whole WiP, I assume that has multiple settings—but for the scene you’re in the middle of right now? (Let’s get micro!)

To be fair, for me the setting is usually a wresting ring! But the location of the ring and the crowd make a big difference. This one is in Richmond Virginia, where Kevin is making his big debut, and he’s currently grouchy because Sami made HIS big debut two weeks ago in their home town of Montreal, where everyone knows and loves them. So the mood of the crowd has a big effect on how the debut is going to go—it works out just right because Kevin is going to be a bad guy, and having the crowd adore him as they would have in Montreal wouldn’t have helped establish him as a heel! But he’s still grouchy about it.

What effect is location having on your characters and the story in the scene you're working on right now?

Comments

[bradygirl_12]

My Bruce/Dick AU is full of atmosphere! From the wealthy houses of Beacon Hill to the Boston's theater district to a hole-in-the-wall cafe, 1908 does it! Capes and top hats for the win! ☺️

Okay, current scene? The cafe with an Eastern European theme. 💃

[mithen]

Setting is so important to this kind of AU and it sounds like so much fun to write!

[svgurl]

My setting of the overall fic is the Daily Planet and Metropolis in general. It's easy for Lois to blend in living in a big city and working at the Planet means that while everyone is chasing their own stories, she still has be careful because of all the other reporters around. The scene I'm working on is on the rooftop, where Clark and Superwoman!Lois are meeting to discuss her first interview. It is both private and yet obviously public, which is what Lois prefers, because she doesn't want to harm either of their reputations.

[mithen]

Huh, I'd never thought about how the roof of the Planet is so perfect for Clark/Lois scenes because it is both very private, yet clearly public and linked to work. Nice!