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Fic: The Other Side of Us, Part 14

Oct 16, 2013 08:56

Title: The Other Side of Us
Author: random_nic
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: ATWT characters are the property of Telenext and CBS.
Word Count: 1700
Summary: Lives are changed in the wake of a traumatic event.

( Reid was perfectly comfortable in his own skin. )

fanfic, noah, atwt, neid, luke, reid

Comments 17

123cariad October 23 2013, 19:25:14 UTC

Brilliant chapter Nic finally got my fix lol ...

random_nic November 3 2013, 05:04:55 UTC

Thank you Stella - next one's up!

valenti1965 October 24 2013, 05:16:19 UTC

On first read I was thinking whoa! Why did Noah say that to Reid?!? Then I got it...it means he has to go back on his own and he won't be ale to cope. Poor Noah :-(

Loved Holden and Reids chat!

Poor Ethan....that kid breaks my heart :-(

Another fabulous chapter NIc as always!!!!

random_nic November 3 2013, 05:07:17 UTC

Thanks Louise. Glad you liked the Holiver moment. Okay, yeah, I just made that up lol.

wheelie47 October 24 2013, 08:24:31 UTC

Great chapter, Nic!

So much for Noah having an easier time at the Snyders with Reid there! Poor Ethan thinking Noah would go be with Luke. Kids logic is heartbreaking isn't it? But nice save by the good doctor and his trusty penlight there! Although now Noah's got to go back for a movie night with Ethan - something he did with Luke. That's going to be painful!

Great scene between Holden and Reid there. I guess they have more in common than they realised! Both their partners thought they were cocky and arrogant at first and they both see people as they are. Wonder what kind of scene Reid and Lucinda would've had if she had stuck around at the farm?

Maybe Reid is softening around the edges and he just doesn't know it yet? Taking Noah to the Snyders and comforting Ethan didn't further his goals any. Or maybe it was already there? Who says having snark oozing out of every pore means that you can't care a little too? Hmmmm?

random_nic November 3 2013, 05:10:58 UTC

Apparently using LJ mobile to answer comments is more complicated than I knew; my comment to Gillian went here, and my comment to you disappeared! Anyway.

I doubt you watched the show back when Holden debuted. As a kid, I did, and I can tell you, Holden initially was a lot more like Reid than Noah. He had it going on, and he knew it! And had great fun getting under a young Lily's skin.

Noah isn't anywhere near ready to deal with his own grief, let alone Ethan's, so what was a nice visit turned somewhat traumatic for him. And yes, it will be hard for him to return, especially facing the prospect of another such scene.

Thanks for reading, Anne!

random_nic November 4 2013, 14:15:10 UTC

I forgot to clarify - they're not at the farm, they're at Lily's. Sorry if I didn't make that clear!

seajellybaby October 24 2013, 10:08:46 UTC

Oh Ethan!!! Poor kid! Nice save by Reid there... Even if it means poor Noah had to go back by himself! And we all know how he feels about that right now!

Lovely to have Reid's POV on the visit... And really interesting how Reid seems to pick up on similarities between Holden and Noah...

Reid thinks that Luke softened his edges, but really I think they have been that way all along...

random_nic November 3 2013, 05:29:54 UTC

Thanks Gillian. Yeah, I think like a lot of little kids who experience loss at a young age, Ethan doesn't understand how it all works - he just knows that it scares him. He is fearful that anyone he loves will disappear from his life like Luke did.

satine_1984 October 25 2013, 11:07:29 UTC

A really great and sweet chapter!
I loved it that you made Reid hide in the kitchen. It's so his character. And the food of course ;) The talk with Holden was brilliant and the way Reid handled the Ethan situation was even better.
I honestly would have loved to see some interaction with Reid and Lucinda though...that would have been interesting. ;)
And concerning the ending of this chapter. I don't think Noah hates Reid because he's gotta watch a movie with Ethan. I think he's angry with him because Reid brought him there in the first place and Noah's not stupid. I bet he saw through the whole song and dance....that it was Reid's idea.
Anyway...great update and I'm looking forward to read more!

random_nic November 3 2013, 05:20:32 UTC

People might not expect Reid to be good with kids, but it makes perfect sense that he would be. We know he's great with Jacob. We also know he's treated children as a surgeon, including one he lost who made a big impact on him. So it stands to reason that Reid would actually be pretty terrific at handling this type of situation.

I so wish we'd had Lucinda/Reid interaction on the show. It didn't happen here simply because I am *terrible* at writing Lucinda, so I mostly avoid attempts to do so. Not that I'm great at writing the others, but with Lucinda it's such a struggle.

Thank you for reading; the next chapter is posted. :)