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"The Pleasures of Insomnia Are Ones I Can't Avoid" - Topher/Bennett - PG

Apr 04, 2010 18:49

Title: The Pleasures of Insomnia Are Ones I Can’t Avoid
Author: kay_obsessive
Rating: PG
Pairing(s): Topher/Bennett-ish
Warning(s)/Spoiler(s): Spoilers through 2.12 “The Hollow Men”
Recipient/Prompt: For 3pipeproblem’s prompt, “If there's a Topher wedge, shouldn't there be a Bennett wedge as well?”
Summary: The fact that something should be impossible has never ( Read more... )

Comments 9

juliet316 April 5 2010, 02:08:13 UTC

*sniffles* Poor Topher.

kay_obsessive April 6 2010, 15:30:04 UTC

Poor Topher, indeed. Thanks for reading!

duh_i_read April 6 2010, 04:35:54 UTC

Woah. I love this story. It's like i know that as soon as he see's Whiskey what he's going to do, and that it will be utterly heartbreaking.

And it is. The last bit with Adelle? The final twist of the knife.

kay_obsessive April 6 2010, 15:37:51 UTC

Wow, thank you! I knew what I wanted to do with the idea pretty early on but wasn't sure how it would work in execution, so I'm glad you enjoyed it.

bob_tales April 8 2010, 04:15:53 UTC

That was lovely! The image of Saunders, Whiskey and Bennett overlapping is intense.

kay_obsessive April 8 2010, 17:38:25 UTC

Thanks! I kept playing with that part to try and make it come across properly, so I'm glad it worked for you.

peas_fics April 8 2010, 20:37:12 UTC

Oh. Ouch. Really beautiful picture of Topher's loss of sanity. This is fantastic.

3pipeproblem April 23 2010, 01:59:33 UTC

Awwww, Topher. This is just...lovely and heart wrenching.

He knows her scientific achievements, her speech patterns, the uneven curve of her smile. He knows she hates Caroline and likes pigs and wasabi peas. He could look up her history, where she grew up and what her family was like, and create some realistic memories. But he knows nothing about her.

He never got the chance to learn.

You capture the tragedy of their relationship in a single (okay, technically it's two) paragraphs. I can totally picture him obsessing over every tiny detail, replaying the few moments they were able to have together.

And wow, imprinting Whiskey! That's exactly the kind of mindfuck the show would pull. I love the final image as well, especially the label having been worn off.

In conclusion, thank you so much for writing for me (seriously, this fic brings me so much glee!), and I apologize for the appalling delay in responding--I'm still at work on my own fic.

kay_obsessive April 23 2010, 10:07:49 UTC

No worries about the delay; I'm just really glad to hear you liked it! =)

Thanks for submitting such good prompts. This was a lot of fun to write.