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Fathers of Daughters 1/1 Oz: Beecher/Stabler - Someone Like You bonus track

May 26, 2015 21:44

Fathers of Daughters
by Dr Squidlove
drsquidlove@livejournal.com

Toby is reminded that being a dad is much more difficult than it looks in the brochures, and that Elliot's pretty much faking it, too.

This is a brief bonus-piece to Someone Like You http://drsquidlove.livejournal.com/56096.html. It will make sense without reading that story, but ( Read more... )

svufic, ozfic, someonelikeyou

Comments 25

sahem62896 May 27 2015, 12:07:35 UTC

Nicely done!

It's funny, but you'd think that after all that he's been through up until now, this would be a walk in the park. Still, as awkward as this was for Toby, I think he handled it beautifully. This is precisely how I would have wanted/tried to handle it if I were a single dad with a daughter.

Kudos to Elliot for making Toby go talk to her about this... and not leaving when the house is swarming with teenage girls!

Thanks for writing this. It was what I needed to read to get back on track with my own story. Between traveling for the long weekend, stuff going on at work, and a few recent dates (***happy dance***), My Little Runaway got moved to a back burner for a bit. Even so, it's still moving forward and more twists lie ahead!

mazephoenix May 27 2015, 18:09:34 UTC

Yay for recent dates..and yay for writing more on "My little runaway."

suespur May 27 2015, 22:12:55 UTC

Well, move it back up to the front burner where it belongs! I can't wait to read more!

drsquidlove May 31 2015, 04:00:10 UTC

I don't know, plenty of guys seem to be delicate fainting flowers when it comes to periods. Of course, Elliot gets to be the mature, wise father, when he's not the one who has to do the talk. The SVU ep where he had to talk to Kathleen about whether she was sexually active was the most awkward thing in all his years in that show.

Glad you've got your groove going again. I don't have time to be writing anything for the next few months, so it's time for the rest of you to pick up the slack. :-D

Thanks sahem!

S.

mrs_sweetpeach May 27 2015, 14:16:37 UTC

I have not yet read Someone Like You but I'm weird like that. Heck, I usually read the very end of a long story first, just to be sure it isn't going to take a turn I can't stomach. Clearly that will not be a problem in this universe ( ... )

edub82 May 28 2015, 06:38:30 UTC

This is a story you'll definitely love! After reading it, Holly's introduction will be even more meaningful. Yeah, if I had a kid, even though Toby's an ex con recovering alcoholic/heroin addict, former lover of a sociopathic serial killer, not to mention suffering a psychotic break or two himself, I DARE anyone to try to mess with kids under his watch. And that's not even taking into account his big, tough, white knight, sex crimes super cop boyfriend.

drsquidlove May 31 2015, 04:04:52 UTC

Thank you edub!

Yeah, I think we can be reasonably confident that no sexual creepers will be creeping in.. though also, those girls won't be able to sneak outside for a smoke tonight. Big, protective fathers are a double-edged sword.

S.

drsquidlove May 31 2015, 04:01:22 UTC

Hey, mrs sweetpeach ( ... )

vanillalime May 27 2015, 15:40:19 UTC

Oh, what a delight to once again wake up to a "Someone Like You" story to read while eating my breakfast! This was funny, and awkward, and bittersweet, and sexy, all at the same time. It was just like the old days! :)

I was a little nervous at first, because the end of SLY was so perfect, and I was afraid that this could change my impression of that. But I loved this slice-of-life look at their lives post-SLY. The awkward moments have progressed from serial-killer-ex-boyfriend comparisons and convicted-felon-and-addict revelations to facing a daughter's normal biological development. In the grand scheme of things, this should be no big deal!

But of course, it IS a big deal, because our Holly now has one more thing to deal with.

"I hate..." Her voice dropped so low, Toby barely heard, "blood."

And I suspect there is a very good reason for that. :((((

But I loved Elliot's initial reaction, and how he had to clue Toby in. He's not a detective for nothing! And bless him for going out to the store for supplies!

But this...

"... You ( ... )

drsquidlove May 31 2015, 04:02:19 UTC

But also, a Someone Like You story that's short enough to read over breakfast ( ... )

mazephoenix May 27 2015, 18:08:24 UTC

Oh nice. I loved Toby's awkwardness and how it still worked out. And Ell being supportive, and the girlfriends being okay with him. Oh this was lovely. "Sisterhood of women.." LOL. Mothers can say stuff like that too, just saying. Yeah that took me back.

drsquidlove May 31 2015, 04:02:49 UTC

Thanks maze!

Oh yeah. Parental awkwardness is gender-blind. And Elliot gets to be supportive and wise, because he can duck out of the house when the hard conversation happens.

S.

suespur May 27 2015, 22:14:32 UTC

You went back to this universe! I'm so happy! I love this kind of stuff, just little peeks into the fantastic world you created.

drsquidlove May 31 2015, 04:03:12 UTC

Thanks, sue!

I know how weird it is that this is the story that I needed to tell after all the rest of it, but so it goes. I think it was seeing a couple of things floating around on facebook about celebrating first periods. And I'm just a sucker for the domestic stuff.

S.