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defyingnormalcy

"Look to Tomorrow" - Raydor and Rusty Fic

May 14, 2013 21:40

Title: Look To Tomorrow
Characters: Raydor and Rusty, Andy Flynn/Sharon Raydor (friendship)
Rating: T
Word Count: 1, 622 words
Warnings: Brief, non-graphic mention of canon physical abuse and alcoholism
A/N: This is a pinch hit written for crystal_visions for the gift exchange atmajorcrimes. Her requests included: Sharon and Rusty hurt/comfort/family and love, and Sharon ( Read more... )

raydor and rusty, fanfic, sharon raydor, andy flynn, rusty beck, major crimes

Comments 10

redrockcan May 15 2013, 04:09:33 UTC

Awww so much goodness. I love all the little details about Sharon's family. Great discussions with Rusty about his fitting in and what is a family. I don't have to mention that I loved Flynn bits.too. Hee hee. Nice work!

defyingnormalcy May 15 2013, 04:17:18 UTC

You always love Flynn's bits...heheeee.

I'm glad that you like the details about Sharon's family; since we don't know much about them it's fun to imagine who they are and what they're like. I can't wait to actually meet them on screen!

Thanks for reading. :)

fragrantwoods May 15 2013, 11:21:00 UTC

I love that Sharon's sharing some of the unhappy bits of her history with Rusty, and that she's trying to create a comfort space around him. His empathy for her is so touching :-) And Andy's creating a comfort space for her, too!

defyingnormalcy May 15 2013, 21:07:26 UTC

I feel like Sharon would feel comfortable opening up to Rusty, because he's shared so much with her and because he's exceptionally caring and sensitive.

And Andy's creating a comfort space for her, too!

I totally friend!ship her and Andy, as well as her and Provenza. I can really see her connecting with them as fellow parents.

Thanks for reading, I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)

larsfarm77 May 15 2013, 14:20:58 UTC

It was really lovely that Sharon opened up to Rusty about her own family. We've been so starved for past info about Sharon on the show, so it's so much fun to read peoples' interpretations in fic! I could picture them in Sharon's kitchen -- so good!

defyingnormalcy May 15 2013, 21:13:06 UTC

I really think that Sharon would have, or will very soon, open up to Rusty about her kids and the rest of her family. Especially any hardships that she may have endured to calm Rusty's fear that he's the only kid who grew up in a broken home; I think he'd appreciate that sort of brutal honesty.

Thanks for reading, I'm glad you enjoyed this. :)

newnumbertwo May 15 2013, 20:44:24 UTC

*hugs Andy* He's such a good friend here, and I love how supportive he is of her and Rusty.

And Rusty is giving me all the feels here. I bet he hates this time of year. Poor kid.

And Sharon wins all the prizes for best mom. She knows exactly what to say, and I love that she's sensitive to his feelings about all the things. *hugs Sharon*

Their deal is perfect.

Also, I'd love to see a sequel. Or just more Sharon and Rusty in any fic. ♥ them, and you write them so beautifully.

♥ ♥ ♥

defyingnormalcy May 15 2013, 21:16:11 UTC

I totally friend!ship Sharon and Andy, he's a good guy and an invaluable friend to have.

I really wanted to write a scene where Rusty and Sharon confront the issue of "traditional" versus non-traditional families. I can see Sharon, despite her religious views, being totally open and excited about all kinds of families outside of what the church may consider "proper." And maybe Rusty doesn't know that at first, so it was really important to me that he hear it right from Sharon herself that it's okay to make your own family instead of being born into a family. Love is so much stronger than the bonds of DNA.

Also, I'd love to see a sequel. Or just more Sharon and Rusty in any fic. ♥ them, and you write them so beautifully.

Aww, thanks. :) Not sure about a sequel but I totally have plans to write more Rusty and Sharon. I ♥ them.

Thanks so much for reading! :)

crystal_visions May 16 2013, 00:57:04 UTC

Thank you so much for this. I really appreciate you stepping up and taking over for whoever was supposed to be the original writer for this!

Sorry it took me so long to review today - I worked both of my jobs today and just now settled down.

This story was great. I loved Sharon easily sensing Rusty's sadness and trying hard to make him feel better, to let him know that they were a family regardless of what any catholic school might say. I also liked Sharon & Andy bonding in the beginning.

Great job! Thanks again!

defyingnormalcy May 16 2013, 05:02:08 UTC

It was a pleasure to write this for you, sorry that you got it a bit late!

I'm glad that you enjoyed it. I tried to combine the Raydor and Rusty love with some Flynn and Raydor bonding, I hope that we get the chance to actually see them bond over their roles as parents this season. :)

Thanks for reading!