Lyle fics aren't very common, but most of the ones I've read have been good. It's fun to give the minor characters their turn in the spotlight. Especially since they're involved in the same dangerous, screwed-up world all the main characters are just by association.
Yes, he sees her as self-centred (aren't all big sis like that?) but she still cares enough to save his breakfast (nice detail that one. I'm a sucker for tiny details like that) and warn him about Sylar.
After last season's train wreck, I kind of needed to remind myself why I liked Claire in season 1. And it was interesting to think about the sibling dynamic between she and Lyle, if only for a paragraph or two. It just make sense to tell your little brother to watch out for the guy who tried to murder you.
Even though it was written in the POV of a dog, the scene in the forest in which the poor golden retriever tries to avenge her owner's death was touching and very visual.
Glad to hear it came across clearly. I tried to keep it limited to the dogs' POV in that scene, to view Sylar strictly from their perspective, but...yeah, the fact remains that they're dogs. Hard to know if something like that is going to work out or end up seeming silly. :)
And the dialogue between Lyle and Sylar was made of win, with the right amount of creepiness and surreality.
I had fun writing Sylar and Lyle's dialogue, with Sylar being his creepy self and Lyle trying to be brave. And yeah, a bit of surreality to go with it. It doesn't help when the only person who seems to have any notion of how much your life sucks is a psycho serial killer who wants to eat your sister's brain.
Yes, he sees her as self-centred (aren't all big sis like that?) but she still cares enough to save his breakfast (nice detail that one. I'm a sucker for tiny details like that) and warn him about Sylar.
After last season's train wreck, I kind of needed to remind myself why I liked Claire in season 1. And it was interesting to think about the sibling dynamic between she and Lyle, if only for a paragraph or two. It just make sense to tell your little brother to watch out for the guy who tried to murder you.
Even though it was written in the POV of a dog, the scene in the forest in which the poor golden retriever tries to avenge her owner's death was touching and very visual.
Glad to hear it came across clearly. I tried to keep it limited to the dogs' POV in that scene, to view Sylar strictly from their perspective, but...yeah, the fact remains that they're dogs. Hard to know if something like that is going to work out or end up seeming silly. :)
And the dialogue between Lyle and Sylar was made of win, with the right amount of creepiness and surreality.
I had fun writing Sylar and Lyle's dialogue, with Sylar being his creepy self and Lyle trying to be brave. And yeah, a bit of surreality to go with it. It doesn't help when the only person who seems to have any notion of how much your life sucks is a psycho serial killer who wants to eat your sister's brain.
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