Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire

[nvgvup]

Title: Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire
Rating:
T
Fandom/Pairing: Independence Day; Marilyn Whitmore/Thomas J. Whitmore
Word Count: 2,917
Author’s Note: Written for the mary_mcdonnell Month of Love Challenge: lesser known Mary characters.  
Disclaimer: Independence Day (1996) and the characters used here all belong to Twentieth Century Fox and the writers, directors,

Comments

[marzipanilla]

Damn it, I knew what was coming from the beginning (I can't see 'lying' and 'Independence Day' next to each other without hearing the inflection and emotion Mary puts into that damn tiny word) but smeesh!

It's fun to see these characters fleshed out more...

Great piece. Interesting and terribly (in a non-bad way) good theme to run with.

[nvgvup]

So much emotion in one tiny little word! Damn that woman is talented!
I'm glad you enjoyed, even with the ending :(

[bsg_aussiegirl]

You know, when you said you were going to come back from the Gulf War and try to make a difference, this wasn’t what I expected. LOL! Great line.

Very good theme to go with. 'Liar' was the best Marilyn moment.

And again! I now need to rewatch ID4!!!

[nvgvup]

'Liar' was the best Marilyn moment.
Wasn't it? Although, in fairness, we had so little to go with...I certainly wasn't going to do the, "Ballet?" moment! lol

Glad this inspired a rewatch. ID4 is such a classic and so much better with a sprinkling of MM!

[newnumbertwo]

That's such a sweet backstory you gave them. Makes the ending even sadder. Lovely.

[nvgvup]

Thank you! I loved trying to think up how they might have come together and how that little "Liar" exchange between them came into being. Glad you liked :)

[dlcookie]

I've cried.

[nvgvup]

Aw :(
So sorry. Though I didn't come up with the ending so I can't really take the blame for it, right?! lol Gotta hate the perfunctory emotional death before the big dramatic crescendo in any action movie.

Newnumbertwo did say the backstory made it sadder, though, so I guess I'm sorry all over again!

[dlcookie]

No, no, never be sorry. When someone is moved to tears that's a GOOD thing. It means you went below the surface and touched the heart. Never apologize for that… ever.

[newnumbertwo]

Seconded.

[nixmom]

Sniffle, sniffle, sniffle. Even when you know it's coming it sucks. Liar. Liar. Liar. Well done. Al lovely moment to give context to. Well played. Well played.

[nvgvup]

Thank you :)
Liar. Liar. She says that word so well, I just couldn't pass it up.