Gift for fan_eunice (The Wire)

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Title of vid: As I Call You Down
Recipient: fan_eunice
Vidder: sisabet
Fandom: The Wire
Music: "As I Call You Down" by Fistful of Mercy
Summary: "I left a trail of fire behind me. Time going to make it right, I guess. " -- Reginald "Bubbles" Cousins
Content notes: Explicit depiction of IV drug use, overdose and suicide.
Signed length: 03:03

Link to signed vid post.

Password: bubbles

You love like I love
You love like I do
You wish what I wish
You know what I knew
I wish I knew you

You see what I see
I see what we do
You fall when I fall
As we both follow through
As we both follow you

When I fall inside a hole
That I can't crawl out
Better give up my control
As I call you down

As I call you down

You give like I give
You know how I ache
We all became so poor
There's nothing left to take
I break when you break

You fall like I fall
As far as I fall
You call how I call
We're indivisible
Inside invisible

When I fall inside a hole
That I can't crawl out
Better give up my control
As I call you down

As I call you down

Comments

[franzeska]

Wow. Really, really powerful.

[lizbee]

This is wonderful -- it really captures Bubbles at his best, and the song absolutely fits.

[yourlibrarian]

Marvelous look at Bubs, his was really the only hopeful, redemptive arc in the show and it was great to see it here.

[shati]

Oh, Bubbles.

*has feelings*

[futuransky]

Oh, Bubbles. Wow. This was incredibly moving without getting sentimental... though it did make me cry a bit. <3 <3 <3

[lacerta]

Amazing work and very touching. Oh Bubbles. *sniff*

[chaila]

Oh god, Bubbles. Oh, my heart. This is the perfect character study for a character who had such a wrenching, difficult, ultimately hopeful journey. I think what I love about this the most is how much you drew in the support he needed, especially how much of Walon there is and how persistently there Walon was, watching Bubbles fail and waiting for him to be ready. No I changed my mind, my favorite part is the recurring imagery of Bubbles trying, how he goes to a meeting with Johnny at the beginning and it doesn't stick, how he has to hit bottom with Johnny and Sherrod, and then how much time you spent on the little steps back; serving at the soup kitchen, the meetings, his sister. It's just such a perfect combination with the ideas in the song of calling upon something outside yourself.

I also love the recurring imagery of his sister and how one thing he has to do is earn that trust back, and how you show that he does have to earn it. And then he does. After the finale (among many other feelings), I basically wanted to curl up in a ball and smile and cry because BUBBLES GOT TO GO UPSTAIRS AND HAVE DINNER and that's how I feel at the end of this. This is wonderful.

[lunabee34]

Oh, Bubs.

*sniff*

I hate that he loses Johnny, but I'm so glad he reclaims his life.

What a beautiful tribute to his journey.

[kass]

Oh, holy wow. This is amazing. You've captured Bubbles' whole story here in the most extraordinary way.

[china_shop]

Oh wow, this is perfect. And it made me cry. BUBBLES!!!! Gorgeous and the music is spot on.