Re: Atlantis - Helga (3/3)teaandhoneyAugust 10 2012, 15:32:12 UTC
True second chances, she has found, are rare and precious things. There are usually rules attached - stipulations that utterly negate any actual altruism.
And there was no reason for Whitmore to re-hire her as his driver and bodyguard - and really every reason for him to turn her away or, more realistically in her line of work, attempt to take her out, through quietly hired privet contactors, for her betrayal.
Helga doesn't even know why she really did it. Showing up at the mansion with an application like nothing had happened, like there was no history between them now, like she didn't have to still remember to go gently with her workouts every morning until her collapsed lung healed properly, felt more like stupidity then bravery when she looks back at it. And although Helga has never thought of herself as a brave woman she never liked to think of herself as stupid either.
Perhaps at that point she had lost the ability to care. Or maybe the act of survival is so ingrained into her being that although she wasn't consciously aware that this is what she really needed, a part of her did.
And that part of her made her do this.
Because she did need this. The quiet routine of her life since she sat across from Whitmore as he stared at her while holding a resume that he already had on file until she stopped staring straight ahead and finally met his eyes has healed her much more then physically.
While in the morning she will exercise and train she is usually at his side all through the afternoon and evening. They get along quite well actually. His meddlesome sense of humor is something she recognized before but it blends with a gentleness that she has rarely experienced in anyone.
They will talk and play chess. Whenever he wishes or has to go out she stays with him at all times (she has already prevented multiple attempts on his life). He even asks that she join him to the black tie events his presence is requested at and introduces her to people as his bodyguard. Helga always is sure to smile then in a way she knows men find both alluring and terrifying. Their reactions are always sure to tickle Whitmore to the point of giggling and shaking his head to himself as she drives them home.
He catches her eye in the rear view mirror and she smiles and rolls her eyes, finding herself amused by his amusement - and setting off another round of guffaws in Whitmore.
Helga feels cautious warmth inside her and simply sets her gaze back on the road.
Re: Atlantis - Helga (3/3)teaandhoneyAugust 15 2012, 02:13:12 UTC
It makes me oddly happy to think of her staring at Whitmore's antics with a raised eyebrow while internaly smiling. I had a soft spot for bad ass Helga in the movie but I really love the idea of content Helga too.
*sigh* Glad you enjoyed it, afterandalasia. Glad ya did.
True second chances, she has found, are rare and precious things. There are usually rules attached - stipulations that utterly negate any actual altruism.
And there was no reason for Whitmore to re-hire her as his driver and bodyguard - and really every reason for him to turn her away or, more realistically in her line of work, attempt to take her out, through quietly hired privet contactors, for her betrayal.
Helga doesn't even know why she really did it. Showing up at the mansion with an application like nothing had happened, like there was no history between them now, like she didn't have to still remember to go gently with her workouts every morning until her collapsed lung healed properly, felt more like stupidity then bravery when she looks back at it. And although Helga has never thought of herself as a brave woman she never liked to think of herself as stupid either.
Perhaps at that point she had lost the ability to care. Or maybe the act of survival is so ingrained into her being that although she wasn't consciously aware that this is what she really needed, a part of her did.
And that part of her made her do this.
Because she did need this. The quiet routine of her life since she sat across from Whitmore as he stared at her while holding a resume that he already had on file until she stopped staring straight ahead and finally met his eyes has healed her much more then physically.
While in the morning she will exercise and train she is usually at his side all through the afternoon and evening. They get along quite well actually. His meddlesome sense of humor is something she recognized before but it blends with a gentleness that she has rarely experienced in anyone.
They will talk and play chess. Whenever he wishes or has to go out she stays with him at all times (she has already prevented multiple attempts on his life). He even asks that she join him to the black tie events his presence is requested at and introduces her to people as his bodyguard. Helga always is sure to smile then in a way she knows men find both alluring and terrifying. Their reactions are always sure to tickle Whitmore to the point of giggling and shaking his head to himself as she drives them home.
He catches her eye in the rear view mirror and she smiles and rolls her eyes, finding herself amused by his amusement - and setting off another round of guffaws in Whitmore.
Helga feels cautious warmth inside her and simply sets her gaze back on the road.
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*sigh* Glad you enjoyed it, afterandalasia. Glad ya did.
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