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On The Other Days

Apr 25, 2012 16:55

Title: On The Other Days
Author: echo_fangirl

Characters: Alex/Hank
Rating: PG
Warnings: Mild swearing, violence, mention of non-canon character death.
Words: 2445
Disclaimer: Not mine, as nice as it would be

Summary: On the days when there is no fighting, things are good. There's training and studying and fun and friendships, and Hank spends the nights ( Read more... )

fic, alex, xmfc, hank, hank/alex

Comments 12

fuzzytale April 25 2012, 07:39:13 UTC

Oh, I really like this. That's just the kind of knots Hank would tie himself into over killing someone, and the way Alex talks him down is both so very true and so very Alex.

echo_fangirl April 25 2012, 07:52:34 UTC

Thanks. :) Alex may not have the fancy words, but he has opinions and convictions and he's not afraid to use them!

Great! beizanten April 25 2012, 08:32:52 UTC

so cute and tender. What Alex said is so true, they're both very Ic in this, love the mention about Alex's past

Re: Great! echo_fangirl April 25 2012, 08:46:25 UTC

Thank you! I've always had trouble keeping these two i/c, so I'm glad you think it worked! :)

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echo_fangirl April 26 2012, 13:17:02 UTC

Oh wow, thank you! I agree, those two pretty much operate in counterpoint to one another. Hank plans, overthinks, and when things go wrong he blames himself. Alex reacts, underthinks, and when things go wrong he gets mad at the world. When either one of them starts tipping, they need the other to pull them back to the balance point

I'm so glad you liked it. :)

flowermasters April 25 2012, 20:01:22 UTC

Agh, I adore this. So in-character. I want to cuddle them both so much … but they have each other for that. :)

echo_fangirl April 26 2012, 13:18:54 UTC

Thank you! I'm not sure the boys would know what to do with cuddles from anyone other than each other though! Hank would probably get all awkward and embarrassed, and Alex would probably try to deck you... Maybe it's best to just leave them to each other for now?

atsvie April 26 2012, 01:15:22 UTC

Oh I loved this so much! It's always important for Hank to realize he doesn't have all the answers, and there are some things Alex knows better than he does--and at a very raw emotional level at that. That's just a gorgeous aspect of their relationship you outlined. Your characterization of these two was spot on and just generally lovely~

echo_fangirl April 26 2012, 13:09:56 UTC

Thank you! I'm really glad you found the characters believable. I see Hank as the sort of person who wants to figure things out by himself, but in this case he just thought himself into a knot. Luckily Alex is very good at not overthinking things. He's pretty much Hank's ideal counterpoint.

Also, I can't stop staring at your icon. :)