The Last Two Men [9/11] - Heroes - Mohinder/Sylar

[toestastegood]

Title: The Last Two Men [9/11]
Pairing: Mohinder/Sylar
Word Count: 2561
Rating: R
Warnings: end-of-the-world, character deaths, zombie-vampires.
A/N: Inspired by 'I Am Legend'. Thank you to Babylon_pride for betaing!
Previous parts: One :: Two :: Three :: Four :: Five :: Six :: Seven :: Eight
Summary: On the 13th of November 2010, the dead began to remain

Comments

[cookie_simone]

Oh. My. God. You're absolutely evil! Like Joss Whedon! And I mean that in the nicest possible way. I was so happy when I saw that this had been updated, and then I felt like my heart had been ripped right out of my chest by the time I was done reading. I've been prepared for Sylar to die since the very begining, but... Mohinder... *whimper* This is just terrible! I mean, I guess I knew that it would be a cop-out for Mohinder to not get infected after what happened in chapter 7, but I was really hoping that he wasn't anyway. I don't handle Mohinder-death very well. Not to mention that Sylar could never find a cure by himself, so now the world is just gonna STAY like this, and he's gonna be miserable and completely alone until the day he DIES. Seriously, you're killing me here.

And in some sick way, I actually like that you chose to not have Mohinder throw himself at Sylar in the end. I kept expecting them to get it on or something, and then it never happened, and now it's too late, and it makes my heart hurt to think of all the things that Mohinder couldn't bring himself to express to Sylar. It's all so unsatisfactory, and yet harshly realistic, because things don't always get resolved and wrapped up in a neat little bow at the end of the story. What can I say? I'm a masochist.

I'm gonna be so sad once this series is finished. I don't think I've ever been quite as invested in a fic as I have been in this one. I'm gonna miss it. ♥

Also, here's an excerpt from a very capslocky chat that I had with a friend after she finished reading this chapter:

whirligigged: WHY
whirligigged: Like, it's clearly not going to have a happy ending, but I can't stop HOPING?
cookie_simone: I KNOW
cookie_simone: EVEN NOW, I'M HOPING FOR A MAGICKAL CURE TO COME ALONG
cookie_simone: OR FOR A MIRACLE TO HAPPEN
cookie_simone: BUT I KNOW THAT IT WOOOON'T
whirligigged: I can't take knowing there's going to be an unhappy ending but not having the ending there so I can get it over with. Augh.
whirligigged: So it's like, I'm going to have to WAIT ALL THIS TIME just to be crushed, what.
cookie_simone: MAYBE SYLAR WON'T KILL MOHINDER, AND HE'LL JUST KEEP HIM IN A CAGE LIKE MAYA, AND HE'LL USE HIS INTUITIVE APTITUDE TO COME UP WITH A CURE, AND THEY'LL ALL LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER.
whirligigged: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH WHY DID YOU EVEN THINK OF THAT NOW I'M GOING TO HOPE FOR THAT AND IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN
whirligigged: BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE TOO AWESOME
cookie_simone: THIS TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE FIC OF EVIL HAS MANAGED TO TURN ME INTO AN OPTIMIST
whirligigged: YEAH WTF
cookie_simone: IDK IDK, IT HAD THE SAME EFFECT ON SYLAR
whirligigged: BECAUSE THE WORST AND YET MOST LIKELY POSSIBILITY IS JUST
whirligigged: JUST TOO DEPRESSING TO CONTEMPLATE

LOL, you have driven us to FALSE OPTIMISM! Plz don't take months to release the next chapter. *puppy eyes*

[cookie_simone]

Y'know, I do sort of feel guilty for that even though I think it's what works for the fic. Because, well, I have Mohinder/Sylar in the header because technically that's the pairing, but it's never actually consumated. And the R-rating might lead people to think otherwise, but really it's just R for zombies. D:

Eh, if people were to read the warnings (which I never do... this is both good and bad, because the deathfics always catch me off-guard), they'd see that you've never given any warnings for sexual situations, so it's their fault, really! And don't feel guilty. It's nice to read a Mylar series where the writer is able to put aside their personal preferences and keep them so IC. It must be difficult, because I'm guessing that you wanted them to hook up just as much as everyone else. Most writers probably wouldn't have been able to show that kind of restraint. I'm not saying that other stories where they actually get together are bad, 'cause I certainly like many of them, but this fic has definitely stayed more true to Mohinder's character. I really like that even though Mohinder knows that he's going to die soon, he still won't allow himself to say or do what he really wants to, because it's still Sylar he's dealing with, and he's still Mohinder, so he can't bring himself to get past that. He's so fucking stubborn and I <3 him for it.

But thank you so, so much. I think being compared to Whedon is one of the best (and oddest!) compliments I've even got. I'm looking forward to torturing the pair of you for another two parts. ;)

Well, this chapter reminded me of Joss' #1 rule when it comes to writing: "Don't give people what they want, give them what they need." You most certainly did that. XD

LOL, I accidentally posted this as a response to the fic instead of your comment. Whoops.