Shaw Is From Mars, Finch Is From Venus: Five Times Shaw and Finch Weren’t On The Same Page (And One
Fandom: PERSON OF INTEREST
Pairing: Harold Finch & Sam Shaw, Harold Finch/Sam Shaw, Harold Finch/John Reese
Length: 8923 words
Author on LJ: dien
Author Website:
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Why this must be read: This delight popped up just a few days ago and it reflects the new season of Person of Interest and the changes it has brought very well. It was written for the 2013 Irrelevant Gift Exchange and in its five chapters, goes from the missing scene between seasons two and three where Finch discusses the job with Shaw and heads into Christmas territory in the final chapter. As usual, Dien gets the voices of the characters perfectly and in this fic, we see through the less than empathetic eyes of Shaw. She’s tough, cynical and yet with Dien’s deft writing, readers can enjoy her. There’s humor in her attitude and this fic captures both that and Finch’s exasperation with Shaw, who possess Reese’s skills and yet none of his warmth.
The Reese/Finch relationship is mostly off-screen in this fic, with Shaw kind of putting up with what she calls ” whatever semi-sacred, co-dependent junkies thing they had going on.” I appreciate Dien’s way of showing us they are together despite not having any specific scenes about it, pretty much the way the show has been portraying them this season. There’s also some attraction, though Shaw wouldn’t call it that, between her and Finch portrayed, as their somewhat rocky relationship grows during the fic.
Shaw doesn’t fit in, but then she doesn’t want to. She observes the bond between Finch and Reese, gets her job done without messy feelings and yet we care about her. When the three of them are caught up in a blazing fire, and Shaw feels Reese is being too concerned with Finch’s dignity, she takes matters, and Finch, into her own hands. When Christmas rolls around and they have a number who was supposed to be Santa Claus, not only do they solve the case but she gets a glimpse of the lengths Finch will go to not only to prevent a number from being a perpetrator but to make sure needy children get to receive their gifts as well.
This is a great fic to pass the time til the next new episode is aired.
Shaw Is From Mars, Finch Is From Venus: Five Times Shaw and Finch Weren’t On The Same Page (And One Time
Pairing: Harold Finch & Sam Shaw, Harold Finch/Sam Shaw, Harold Finch/John Reese
Length: 8923 words
Author on LJ: dien
Author Website:
AO3
Why this must be read: This delight popped up just a few days ago and it reflects the new season of Person of Interest and the changes it has brought very well. It was written for the 2013 Irrelevant Gift Exchange and in its five chapters, goes from the missing scene between seasons two and three where Finch discusses the job with Shaw and heads into Christmas territory in the final chapter. As usual, Dien gets the voices of the characters perfectly and in this fic, we see through the less than empathetic eyes of Shaw. She’s tough, cynical and yet with Dien’s deft writing, readers can enjoy her. There’s humor in her attitude and this fic captures both that and Finch’s exasperation with Shaw, who possess Reese’s skills and yet none of his warmth.
The Reese/Finch relationship is mostly off-screen in this fic, with Shaw kind of putting up with what she calls ” whatever semi-sacred, co-dependent junkies thing they had going on.” I appreciate Dien’s way of showing us they are together despite not having any specific scenes about it, pretty much the way the show has been portraying them this season. There’s also some attraction, though Shaw wouldn’t call it that, between her and Finch portrayed, as their somewhat rocky relationship grows during the fic.
Shaw doesn’t fit in, but then she doesn’t want to. She observes the bond between Finch and Reese, gets her job done without messy feelings and yet we care about her. When the three of them are caught up in a blazing fire, and Shaw feels Reese is being too concerned with Finch’s dignity, she takes matters, and Finch, into her own hands. When Christmas rolls around and they have a number who was supposed to be Santa Claus, not only do they solve the case but she gets a glimpse of the lengths Finch will go to not only to prevent a number from being a perpetrator but to make sure needy children get to receive their gifts as well.
This is a great fic to pass the time til the next new episode is aired.
Shaw Is From Mars, Finch Is From Venus: Five Times Shaw and Finch Weren’t On The Same Page (And One Time