Comments | shornt: fic: you were never supposed to leave, pg

shornt

fic: you were never supposed to leave, pg

Feb 05, 2014 20:27

title: You Were Never Supposed to Leave
pairing: Leslie/Ben, sorta, but it's not the main focus
rating: PG
words: ~1400
notes: Leslie's feelings about losing her father are something I've craved from the show and wanted to explore in fic for a long time. A work in progress by ashiswriting reminded me of these feelings and compelled me to finally write it. This ( Read more... )

fan fic, parks and recreation

Comments 31

loneraven February 6 2014, 21:49:42 UTC

Just lovely, with an especially killer last line.

shornt February 8 2014, 05:27:19 UTC

Thanks so much :)

rynapyna February 6 2014, 21:59:47 UTC

This is so nice. It made me tear up and its definitely head canon for me now.

shornt February 8 2014, 05:27:32 UTC

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed!!

rhsecretlove February 7 2014, 02:05:14 UTC

I really loved this! This topic is not highlighted enough on the show, and I really love the way you confronted it. Plus the small Ben parts were wonderful :)

This was my favorite line and I just love the way it reads: "She tells him everything the night he kisses her in the Smallest Park. When she knows for sure that he’s everything, that he loves her even if they haven’t said it yet, that she wants to share all her most vulnerable parts with him and be ready when he decides to share his."

shornt February 8 2014, 05:28:46 UTC

All I want in the whole world is for the show to discuss this, even though I know they won't at this point. Thanks so much for reading, I'm glad you liked it :)

amazing post! ext_2419515 February 7 2014, 06:12:30 UTC

I can't overstate how much I love this post. I've often thought about Leslie's relationship with her father, but never to this extent. We've gotten little treats of information (her telling Ron that her dad died when she was ten in the wedding ep..., etc.. but not much else). I'm so impressed with your ability to go into depth into a relationship we've learned so little about and make it so substantial. Leslie's dad is obviously something that would very much affect her career and life decisions, and I'm so impressed with your ability to expand this topic in such depth with so little dialogue/ screen time. Love this story!!! You're a very talented writer and love reading your other posts as well! xo

Re: amazing post! shornt February 8 2014, 05:30:01 UTC

I've always been so intrigued by how losing her father fits in to her overall character. It's such a serious, sad thing, and she's such an upbeat, hopeful person. Thanks so much for the nice comments :) :)

americnxidiot February 7 2014, 18:05:42 UTC

you know i enjoyed this.

and He would like Ben, she thinks.

shornt February 8 2014, 05:30:33 UTC