fanmix: (need you) like a hole in my head

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UM. Yeah. I went there. I have been binge watching Touching Evil for the past couple days, and I think the marvelousness that is David Creegan and Susan Branca has officially broken my brain.

ERGO: fanmix time.

Yes. I really am that predictable.

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Re: Editing is my friend?

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YES. Like, I don't get how it's impossible to have just two people looking at each other be so incredibly hot. BUT IT IS. And I agree so, so much - it makes all those other cop partner shows look RIDIC in comparison. This is how it's done, friends! And YES. It's those little moments of vulnerability between the two of them, and I think that really came out in the ambulance. And YES, I love that scene in episode 5 when they're by the fountain and he wraps his arm around her!!!

The tension was played so, so well! And the entire episode, when Creegan kept insisting he still had things worth living more - maybe it's my crazy shippery heart, but I feel like he wasn't just speaking of his children, you know? Branca adds something to his life that is sorely missing and I LOVE THAT.

I'm glad you agree! Which makes writing this THAT much more difficult, haha. This research is creepy shit, man. Ted Bundy? The Zodiac Killer? Son of Sam? Charles Manson and the crew? I'm thinking of doing some kind of terror-inducing serial killer, who sort of like the Joker in The Dark Knight, makes it public each day that one or two people will be killed, and they're all high-profile individuals. Or....I might run with fanfic cliche and have a serial killer who kidnaps couples, haha. TALK ABOUT BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER.

And, also, the line Branca had in the finale scene sticks out to me: "I think...I feel that I don't tell you enough."

I love, love that line! And then doesn't he say something like, "I still get it."? It's marvelous! But I agree - I think she has had a lot of hurt in her life - clearly, with her fiance - and I think that just heightens her already reserved nature, you know? But Creegan, he has no shame and he's curious like a child or something. And I think the stress of the case could definitely lead Branca to cracking a little, or Creegan at least seeing through her faux calmness.

I'm also thinking the story won't take place in Cali, but in like Kansas or Nebraska or something. There is something wonderfully creepy and empty about the Plains states. Especially where crime is concerned, heh.

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Yes! He was like, "I still get it" and my heart melted because he does, and not just for the sake of shippyness but the fact that here's a guy she doesn't have to pretend with, he doesn't expect her to play a role. Whenever his focus is on her, he seems so incredibly fascinated by who she truly is, underneath all the cop professionalism BS or something. Love.

Oooh, I like the idea of it being somewhere flat and almost desolate. It can be kind of like in the pilot where they had to travel to Colorado to the creepy scientists first home or something. You can tie the serial killer's history someplace else and, of course, there will be another place scene between these two? I love the dynamic of when Branca's in a vulnerable state like that and Creegan's perfectly calm and collected. And add to that maybe some unease Branca has over the case they're on, and you've got yourself a delish scene!

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Yes! And I love that he said if they were strangers he would have liked her - that's such great insight right there. LE SIGH.

Exactly! I love the idea of a motel off the highway and a bunch of truckers passing through and not much there but farms and old houses - definitely where the killer is from, haha. And of course! Another airplane scene for sure! I love that too - she clearly hates flying and he knows it and he's so composed about it all. When she grabbed his knee on the way to Boston and when he looked at her hand?!?! Gah!

Trying to write a serial killer plot is strangely difficult. I'm heavily considering ending it with them not catching the guy - sort of like the Zodiac killer, where they have their hunches but no evidence. No happily ever after there, you know?

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I loved them pretending to be strangers. Him whistling and her being like, "Hey, gorgeous" because YEAH.

Gah. The little moments between them. What do you think will be the catalyst for sexy sexy time? I'd think it'd have to be a touch, a look or something he says - something that finally gets to her? Because I'm thinking she's going to have to be the one to initiate it. Whenever I try to think of Creegan being the one to purposely initiate anything between them, I see Branca pulling away. Or am I just crazy?

I like that idea! It plays into the fact that they don't always catch the bad guy. And if Branca's going to be attached to the case in whatever way, the bad guy not getting caught can lead to a scene between her and Corrigan, where they have their little dance, she's trying to act like it doesn't bother her as much as it does and he, plain and simple, sees right through her. Yay for emotional vulnerability?

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Hahaha YES. Or when they slap each others' asses in Oregon or whatever? That was both unexpected and hilarious.

Yes! The little moments! And I can't decide what the catalyst would be - I'm almost thinking an argument? They're both damaged and messy people, and I feel like a frustrating case, with no real leads, in the middle of Nebraska or whatever is going to lead to tensions running high. And a part of me wants her to be the one to initiate it, orrrrrr he does. Because, the dude has a temper, the guy has some violence to him and I can see him getting so angry he just grabs her, if only out of frustration. And she would protest - of course because it's Susan - and maybe that's how their first kiss goes? Sort of ugly and all teeth and bitterness. But the first time they sleep together, I think she'll be the one to initiate it. I CAN'T DECIDE.

Exactly! I feel like more often than not, they nabbed the killer. This time? No such luck. And yay indeed for emotional vulnerability!

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Hahaaaa. I'm so attached to this idea now. BOTH of them are going to be pissed off and on edge and he grabs her and she pushes and all of a sudden they're kissing and GAH. I could so see that happening on the show. I mean, both losing their cool within an argument like that could potentially be pretty explosive, so them kissing in the heat of the moment would work well with that. (And yeah, with all her issues - her fiancé and the first guy, I'm assuming, she slept with in a while turning out to be off his rocker and threatening to kill her - I think it would have to be her to initiate it? I mean, of course Creegan's going to do or say something that'll get her thinking, maybe, but it's going to be her that makes the booty call, haha.)

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YES! I just really like the rough imagery of their first kiss. And it would definitely be quick and sort of dirty, and the next morning she is humiliated that she kissed him. But good old Creegan - no shame. I can just picture him saying something like, I'm glad you chew cinnamon gum; I like that flavor better than peppermint.

But I agree - that woman has so many issues when it comes to men, and the men she sleeps with, she's the one that's going to have to take that step forward. I can't decide how I want that to work. I am thinking booze and a particular amount of self doubt and his motel room/home, haha. And loneliness, of course.

ALSO: I have decided this song is the killer's calling card, haha.

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Okay, I totally choked on the strawberry I was eating when I read that. Because that is SOOO what Creegan would say. Oh, how I love his shameless self.

I think his, "I still get it" line to her in the final scene will, consciously or subconsciously, effect in some way how she approaches him. And especially if there's been drinking and she's vulnerable and he's, you know, Creegan, haha, I'm all excited about what would be going through her mind.

OH, THAT SONG! Perfect!

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HAHA He is so, so shameless! it is so wonderful! It's like he has no censor - and it all goes back to him telling her that he thinks she's beautiful within what? An hour of knowing her?

YES. That sort thing resonates - he gets her, and she knows that, which makes it that much easier to approach him. Or even make approaching him unnecessary. He can read her, and I love that.

I AM HAVING WAYYYY TOO MUCH FUN WITH THIS!