Someone Like You 62/63: Golden - Beecher/Stabler

[drsquidlove]

Someone Like You
by Dr Squidlove
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Oz/Law & Order: SVU crossover

Tobias Beecher's trying to rebuild his family in the shadow of the man he was in prison. Elliot Stabler's struggling to continue in the wake of divorce while his job eats away at his soul. It makes for an odd friendship, but it works.

Comments

[iskra667]

Ah Sweet <3 LOL at Elliot loving old fashioned romance, poor Toby, such a culture shock...

I can't believe this is almost over, we've been reading/following you for so long now! Now, please, some assfucking in the last chapter or I do send some dodgy friends I got on you... :p

[drsquidlove]

Oh yeah. Elliot is king of domestic, being married for 20 years, suburban life. Toby will have to learn to adapt.

I would love to tease you with denial, but if you've learned anything about me, sure it is that the assfucking is fundamental.

Thank you iskra!

S.

[sahem62896]

Hot chocolate and the Golden Girls... too funny, but a very sweet end to an emotionally charged holiday

[drsquidlove]

Hey sahem! Thank you!!

The Golden Girls can make anything better. It's funny to look back as an adult, and realise how much they shaped me in my youth.

I'm totally sure Elliot will make exactly the same mistakes, but I suspect he will make them less often and be more open to being called out, and Toby might be both more tolerant and better-prepared to call him out than Kathy was. Toby is going to be good at helping Elliot deal with his repression, and in return Elliot's domestication and stability is going to be very good for Toby.

The dress had to come back. It's always going to be there. Elliot's never going to be a fan of Toby's past, or his coping methods, and Toby's always going to be a snippy bitch, but they'll hang on through the rougher stuff because the good is worth it.

Thank you so much, for such wonderful, steady feedback throughout the story. You have been so kind, and so encouraging, and made posting that much more fun.

S.

[anonymous]

No words could describe how I feel when I read your story. No, you don't even know how grateful I am. Every time I said "amazing chapter", it doesn't even come close to how amazing it is.

Amazing chapter.. thank you, thank you very much.

Brainless Reader

[drsquidlove]

Thank you so much, Brainless!

I'm so happy you enjoyed it. It's been lovely having you along.

S.

[sahem62896]

oh, I forgot to metion... the episode with the tree and the bitchy neighbor is my favorite.

[vanillalime]

Woo-hoo! And you're 2 for 2 with the classic sitcom references! (But am I the only one whose favorite was Rose?)

I loved the cuddling on the couch and everyone getting along, or at least making an effort to, and the clandestine kiss that Maureen witnessed. I was half expecting this to be the moment where Toby decides to announce to everyone how he used to be a heroin addict, but thankfully you just let everyone be. :D

Horny!Toby is hilarious! Loved his internal dialog throughout.

Elliot came up a couple of steps and kissed him, just a brush of lips, and then a gentle nuzzle along Toby's sensitive jaw. "You look sexy."I had a sudden flashback to Oz, when Toby comes back from visiting with Harrison, and Chris says "You smell sexy" and grabs his dick. Once again, a parallel that illustrates how different Elliot and Chris and their situations are, yet Toby still manages to antagonize each of them shortly after both of these moments

[mazephoenix]

I loved Rose. She was so sweet and silly. So you're not alone.
Nah, not over analyzing..now that you mention it I see the parallels too..

[drsquidlove]

Thank you vanillalime!

You're not alone. Rose was awesome. But it was Blanche that I wanted to be when I grew up. And Dorothy that I actually grew up to be, and am quite happy with that.

No, no, no, I thought I was clear on that: Toby's saving his heroin addiction for Christmas. Maybe in response to finding out Elizabeth smoked a joint. He'll be a real team player in Stabler family issues.

Yeah, you had to feel for Toby, didn't you? I'm sure with Chris, all Toby had to do was undo a button, or raise an eyebrow, and bam, sex. Elliot's going to be a little more complicated.

Huh! So, the parallel was kinda intentional. In that I was definitely going for the deja vu on Toby ruining things, but I hadn't realised I echoed that specific scene. So that's really cool.

And yes, that's what I wanted, so w00t! You are not overanalysing: you are insightful! Much like with Holly, I wanted to show all the issues are not cured, or forgotten, and they're not exactly on the same page, but that they're getting a foothold on how to work through

[vanillalime]

Crap, now I wish I killed Toby.

Nah, because then you'd be looking over your shoulder for the rest of your life.

*picks up shank and heads to storage closet*