Breaking Bad fic: The Sins of the Father

[falafel_musings]

title. The Sins of the Father
fandom. Breaking Bad
characters. Walt and Jesse. Walt POV.
summary. Future fic set sometime after the Denny's teaser. Finding himself cornered by the DEA, Walt tries to find another perfect moment to die and some way for Jesse to live free. 
warnings. Heavy angst, hints of violence. 
disclaimer. BrBa is not mine and I

Comments

[diamondtopaz]

Wow, freaky. I had almost this exact same idea for how the series would end, and I was gonna write it down eventually myself, but you executed it so well here there's barely a point. I could totally see it happening this way. The last half of Season 5 is bound to be about Heisenburg's decline and undoing. Walt is doomed to die by cancer, or else to get caught by Hank...neither of which he would want, so he would provoke Jesse into attacking him by telling him the truth about Jane and Brock, just so Walt could end it on his terms.
I know not everybody agrees with me on this, but I actually WANT Jesse to kill Walt in the end. He has suffered for every decision Walt has made, and I want nothing more than to see him break free.
Nice job!

[falafel_musings]

I think Vince Gilligan put the idea in my head since he said in his 'End Times' commentary that even if Walt's manipulation had failed, Walt would prefer Jesse killing him to Gus or one of Gus's goons killing him. I think it all comes down to Walt's need to have control. Walt can't escape death but he can control how he dies and suicide-by-Jesse allows him to remain the master and manipulator.

I guess this is why I don't want Jesse to kill Walt, certainly not if he is just being used as a puppet again. Personally I don't think killing Walt would bring Jesse any freedom or redemption. Jesse left the meth business because all the killing got too much for him. I like the idea of Jesse bringing about Walt's downfall but I hope it won't come down to Jesse killing Walt (or Walt killing Jesse either).

Thanks so much for reading. Great icon btw. :D

[diamondtopaz]

Thanks, it's my boyfriend's and my Halloween costumes. :)

I dunno, it's just every time Walt makes a decision, it's Jesse who reaps the consequences. (Ex: Walt says "We need to expand," Jesse says it's a bad idea, but goes along with it. One of Jesse's best friends dies as a result, and all Walt can do is shrug and say "Which one was Combo, again?") I want to see him break away from that cycle in the end.

[falafel_musings]

You both look awesome! I love that you went as OD'd Jane.

I'd like Jesse to be free of that cycle too, but I fear that Jesse is too damaged for a happy ending. I mean, Jesse has already broken away from Walt but he's still living a lonely aimless life. Maybe I'm just too emotionally attached to the relationship? I hope it doesn't all end in hate and killing! *even though...I just wrote it that way*

[diamondtopaz]

I was Zombie Jane. XD Stuck one of those syringe inkpens to my arm with a bandaid and said it was keeping me alive while I forage for brains and dope. :P

Walt HAS to die. I'm sorry to his fans, but in these fall from grace tales, redemption always equals death. It would just damage the moral of the show for him to walk away consequence-free. I am crossing my fingers for Jesse, though.