Primeval Fic - Feel Like You Still Have A Choice (Secret Santa for lukadreaming) - 1/3

[x_bellaitalia_x]

Title: Feel Like You Still Have A Choice (1/3)
Author: x_bellaitalia_x
Rating: PG-13 (some language)
Word count: 12,562
Pairings: Stephen/Ryan pre-slash, Lester/Lyle mentioned.

Summary: Ryan never thought he'd survive to retire from the anomaly project. He never gave much thought to what came next.

A/N: For the Denial Secret Santa fic exchange, for lukadreaming. The

Comments

[lukadreaming]

OMG, I am totally hooked! Retired Ryan, dogs, Lyle, weird family ...

*Scuttles on to next installment*

[x_bellaitalia_x]

Thanks, glad you're enjoying it so far!

[fredbassett]

It's a lurcher! *squeals with delight*

The description of the dog is so spot on. And I'm fascinated by Ryan in retirement!

This is great!

[x_bellaitalia_x]

One of the best dogs! *g*

Thanks :)

[knitekat]

Yay for Ryan getting to retire and getting a dog too.

[x_bellaitalia_x]

Everyone should get to retire with a dog :)

Thanks!

[knitekat]

Or a cat ;)

[x_bellaitalia_x]

I would definitely prefer a cat! Or, you know, multiple cats *g*

[goldarrow]

This is terrific.
Love how you've drawn the general atmosphere and Ryan's feelings.
And your turns of phrase had me giggling absolutely madly!

the pup bounds out, made entirely of sheer delighted wiggling
a sprawl of knobbly legs and skinny tail
Trixie’s tail, both a banner of happiness and a weapon of mass destruction
The idea of a big family Christmas makes him want to crawl out of his own skin
Ryan feels like he’s been hit by a truck. A blond motherly truck that smells vaguely of damp canine, but a truck nevertheless.
Trixie’s love may be certain but he suspects it will also be unrequited.

Just beautiful.

[x_bellaitalia_x]

Thank you very much! I had a lot of fun coming up with dog descriptions, so I'm glad you liked them *g*

[lsellersfic]

Oh! Tokyo Joe is great! Love all Ryan's observations of and interactions with the dogs.

[x_bellaitalia_x]

The dogs took over this fic, to be honest *g*

Thanks!