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Lie to Me Fic: though the strands fall from her ponytail (1/1)

Sep 03, 2010 16:31

Title: though the strands fall from her ponytail
Cal/Gillian, 2x20 Exposed missing scene, angst, pg

Words: 710

Author’s Notes: Thank you to my beta, tempertemper77 for looking over this so quickly and for catching the silly mistakes my tired mind let slip! This is set during Exposed between the second-to-last and last scenes.

( “I’m fine,” she finally says, but knows her voice is quiet and her words don’t quite ring true. )

creative: writing, pairing: you were protecting me?, tv: human lie detectors

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filminspired September 3 2010, 18:58:35 UTC

Aww so sweet. I could totally see Cal fixing her ponytail like that. It's those little, gentle, unspoken things that they have between them that make me love them. Amazing job as always hun, you're one of my fav Cal/Gillian writers :)

etoilefilante September 4 2010, 13:19:21 UTC

Aww thank you so much, what a lovely thing to say. I'm really touched! :) I love their little gentle moments the best, too; the scenes where they say so much with so few words. Do you have any writers you could rec to me? I haven't had time to read LTM fic in ages so I'm sure some wonderful things have popped up that I've missed.

filminspired September 4 2010, 20:44:21 UTC

You're welcome :)

I've only really read the fan fic posted at the couple of LTM comms here on LJ, I haven't gone to other sites to find any. And, I always forget to put the fics I like in my memories so I can't really remember which ones I enjoyed. I'll look through and see if I can find any, 'cuz I can't really recall specific ones at the moment. Sorry :/

etoilefilante September 13 2010, 12:43:01 UTC

Haha don't worry, if I don't bookmark them then I forget what they were and where they were, too!

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crumpled_up September 3 2010, 20:36:39 UTC

Awww. Adorable. What a lovely little quiet scene between them. Simple acts like fixing her ponytail makes me melt. And I love the way she apologizes, not in the conventional way. They have this quiet way of being there for each other and saying just the right thing to get them through. Like Gillian being the strongest person he knows. Definitely. Very lovely piece.

And I love "Airplanes." I'm in the process of writing something inspired by that song too.

etoilefilante September 4 2010, 13:30:11 UTC

Thank you so much, your comments really made me smile. I think, in a lot of ways, Gillian is even stronger than Cal, and he recognises that. I'm looking forward to reading your story inspired by 'Airplanes'! Thanks again :)

lindsey_grissom September 3 2010, 22:35:23 UTC

Oh. Perfect. I've missed you your fic.

I love the imagery and oh, him tying back her hair, I'm not sure why that affected me so much, but it did. :)

I sort of wondered why, as tired as I am, I logged on tonight, now I know it was this fic calling to me. It was the perfect end to a pretty great, though nerve wracking (call back interview. ;) ) day.

I'm glad you bridged the gap between her tears in the hospital and her bright, Cal-smiles, at the cafe. I like thinking it went like this. Thanks for sharing!!

etoilefilante September 4 2010, 13:32:29 UTC

Hee, thanks!

One of the things I love most about them is how touchy-feely they are, so him tying her hair up was a natural progression in my mind. :) I'm impressed to hear that my fic is able to call out to you ;) I'm glad it was part of a nice end to your day, though! How did the call back interview go? Well, I hope!

You're welcome; thank you!

lindsey_grissom September 10 2010, 18:41:36 UTC

Sorry it's taken so long to reply. The call-back went so well, they hired me. ;) So I'm working (finally!) now, in an Estate Agents. Lots and lots of training but...I'm enjoying it.

I'm still really looking forward to the plot!fic, by the way. ;)

etoilefilante September 13 2010, 12:42:17 UTC

Aah that's amazing, well done! Let me know how it goes!

Thank you :) I'm waiting to see what goes down in the LTM finale tonight (tomorrow for us) because I feel I may need to rewrite things, but I'm quite excited about it actually as it might help to propel the story forward if what I think is going to happen happens.

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gwassh0ppa September 4 2010, 11:15:02 UTC

This is so lovely. She so desperately doesn't want to appear weak and he lets her carry on, reinforces her wish, even. BEAUTIFUL.

Your fics make me happy because they're always so well done and great to read. Such a pleasure. Thanks!

etoilefilante September 4 2010, 13:34:39 UTC

Your comments make me happy, thank you so much. I get that feeling from reading fics so I'm beyond thrilled that my stories can bring that to others. Thanks again!

And that icon is so adorable. ♥

xheartrockx September 4 2010, 13:55:02 UTC

Oh, I love this. I love your writing style. And a scene like that was definitely missing from the ep.

♥

etoilefilante September 4 2010, 15:24:54 UTC

Thank you so much, what a lovely thing to say. I'm happy you liked it. ♥