Someone Like You 53/61: Headaches - Beecher/Stabler

[drsquidlove]

Someone Like You
by Dr Squidlove
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Oz/Law & Order: SVU crossover

Tobias Beecher's trying to rebuild his family in the shadow of the man he was in prison. Elliot Stabler's struggling to continue in the wake of divorce while his job eats away at his soul. It makes for an odd friendship, but it works.

Comments

[sahem62896]

It's interesting how, once again, the story has shifted back to Elliot dealing with his "inner Chris" more than Toby's dealing with what he thought he saw in Elliot before. In some ways it's almost like the whole reason for their paths crossing and was for Elliot to start assigning a name and a face to the monster that sometimes comes out in the interrogation room and that the whole reason he fell in love with Toby (and I do believe he in love) is because Toby seems to know how to survive that kind of a monster. It puts a very new twist on the title of this story... in each case the "You" in that story is Mr. Keller himself. Crazy how he can manipulate things even in his death.

[mazephoenix]

Intriguing idea. I hope they still get a happy ending. Wonder how Toby'll exorcise the ghost of Chris for good?
I hope he can.

[sahem62896]

I actually don't think Toby's role is to exorcise Chris; I think it's about showing Elliot how to survive "Chris" and/or live with it. I mean, let's face it... that's what Toby has had to do, isn't it?

[mazephoenix]

Let's hope so.

[drsquidlove]

Oh, sahem, I am so happy you're along to offer thoughts like this. Seriously, you don't know how happy this comment makes me. It's a thread I've had running in the background from the start, but it has less nudity so it's less noticeable than some of the other threads. :-) I'm so glad you've picked it up.

This has been one of the very rare story titles I've been genuinely happy with. It's got that obvious meaning, but it also works with so many perspectives on so many characters.

S.

[sahem62896]

(blushes)