lie to me fic: the world is changed and we are broken (1/1) gillian, cal, pg-13

[etoilefilante]

Title: the world is changed and we are broken
Gillian, Cal, Wallowski, post-3x01 In the Red, pg-13

Words: 490

Author’s Notes: Thank you to my beta, tempertemper77. I felt Cal deserved some comeuppance for his behavior in 3x01, and since I’ve been ridiculously busy with work since then I’ve only managed to get it written now.

Comments

[crumpled_up]

Oooh. Gillian totally needed to just get up in his face after that whole stupid issue at the end of that ep. I want her to lash out more! And maybe slap him one day. He deserves that. I love it. Her little rant was awesome and part of me wants to see someone tackle a 'what if' issue if Gillian did walk away from his life back then.

[etoilefilante]

Thank you! I want her to lash out more, too! Cal really deserves it. At some point (in season 4, which we will be getting) there needs to be a breaking point where she just says enough is enough. I really want to see that happen!

The 'what if' question is a fascinating one. I think you should write it!!

[spyglass_]

So basically, this is what happens in my head!canon after 3x01. I am VERY happy you wrote this!

Bonus points for Picture of Dorian Gray, also. One of my favorites ♥

I will come back to your other fic when I have finally caught up on LtM, but I did want to comment that you used Flicker, which is my Carter/Anna song. I thought you would want to know. Hee.

[etoilefilante]

Hee, I'm glad! I do so love writing canon for people when canon itself is useless. ♥

Carter/Anna!! Not to sound like a broken record, but the day you write Carter/Anna I am going to be soooo happy.

[devilz_haircut]

First of all, The Picture of Dorian Gray! Oh, come on, I fell in love with this before I even really began reading it. And I was right, hehe :) Very in-character, love it!

[etoilefilante]

Thank you!! So glad you loved it. :)

[missymeggins]

THIS! Oh, this should be real. And it in my head it is. I cannot believe that Gillian would ever just take all this crap without lashing out a little, even though the show seems to think she would.

This outburst is exactly what Cal needed to hear.

[etoilefilante]

Thank you! I'm glad you could see it happening, too. I'm just tired of Gillian taking it without saying anything. There needs to be a massive fallout at some point. Maybe that'll be what finally prompts Cal to move past his fears.

[missymeggins]

Me too. It's completely ridiculous to think that Gillian would just take all this crap. I mean, the early days of season 1 were ALL about their partnership and how strong it was. Enough's enough, she needs to take a stand. I really hope the writers can see that and will use it as the catalyst it could be for Cal to get over his shit and move on.

[madampresident]

No kidding, Cal has been a huge asshat recently. Foster is a saint. This is a great follow up to 3x01

[etoilefilante]

He really has. I hope he's changing back to more of his season 1 self in the episodes we still have coming. Thank you!