Comments | alias500: Response #2 to Seasons: The First Summer

thedaytheystop in alias500

Response #2 to Seasons: The First Summer

Dec 13, 2005 18:57

Title: The First Summer
Set post-S5.

( The first job he can find, after everything, is a straight-laced desk position at Langley... )

challenge: seasons, author: thedaytheystop

Comments 8

sunshine_queen December 14 2005, 00:59:19 UTC

But- Sydney- Rachel- and Isabelle- but why? What happened?

:-D thedaytheystop December 14 2005, 23:04:11 UTC

Well...that would be telling you. ;p Yahtzee's comment below (So I'm guessing, Syd and Vaughn are either dead or in hiding, and Jack and Irina are either dead or in jail, leaving Tom and Rachel to inherit a great deal of responsibility in a hurry --) is right on target.

I didn't really think about what happened to cause it. I was just writing a Tom-after-apocalyptic-event-at-a-desk drabble and then I was like "Hey, cool! What if he and Rachel live together and have wild sex a baby and what if the baby is Isabelle?

Thanks for reading!

yahtzee63 December 14 2005, 01:34:29 UTC

So I'm guessing, Syd and Vaughn are either dead or in hiding, and Jack and Irina are either dead or in jail, leaving Tom and Rachel to inherit a great deal of responsibility in a hurry --

Interesting idea!

:) thedaytheystop December 14 2005, 23:06:54 UTC

Thanks! I'm glad you liked it.

You have the story right! I didn't think too much about the whys, more of a what if Tom-came-home-to-Rachel-yelling-at-him-about-diapers-fic and hey wouldn't that be cool?, but yeah, Syd/Vaughn have got to be out of commission and J/I too. With the 'we always do (survive)' at the end I was contemplating having the idea be that everyone except Tom and Rachel had died, but I'm a complete wimp when it comes to main character deaths.

:)

alittlebriton December 14 2005, 09:17:25 UTC

So nice, as usual. I really like how you write fic that makes my brain work to fill in the blanks. I would love to see more of this!

thanks! thedaytheystop December 14 2005, 23:10:09 UTC

Unfortunately I'm really a 500 or so word girl...going beyond for me is about impossible! You never know, though.

I'm glad you liked it!

(re: making your brain work---I think it's more of my excuse *not* to make *my* brain work at coming up with a backstory! ;D)

quiet_rebel December 14 2005, 16:26:38 UTC

Muah-ha-ha--I loved how Tom wanted to smash their faces in. Violent is wrong, but you know, it was in character for him.

Like everyone else said, I'm interested in seeing how Tom and Rachel got custody of Isabelle.

thanks! thedaytheystop December 14 2005, 23:08:46 UTC

I love your icon!

I'm glad you liked it! I wanted Tom to come across as holding himself back to the desk job for the sake of Rachel and the baby but not being entirely happy about it--hence the face smashing! :D