Your Voice in My Head

[fleurlb]

Disclaimer:  I own nothing here and am just doing this for fun and to ease my new-found Leverage addiction.

A/N: Written for prompt 20 (a hot air balloon) @ story_lottery .

The expression “finding myself” makes Sophie cringe, but it’s convenient shorthand for what she’s trying to do. The problem is that she isn’t quite sure where to look. All her life, she’s

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[celcool]

Oh, I love this so much. I love fics about their past and this combined with Sophie recalling their times together when she was away, is just perfect. Love how you incorporated those crucial canon bits in this fic like her being his compass back then and now. You understand the characters, I think you nailed their dynamic back then. Great job! I hope we get more on their past in S3. (wouldn't mind a continuation...)

[fleurlb]

Thank you. I'd just happened to rewatch 214 as I was writing this, so I couldn't miss the opportunity to get the compass in. I love that tension inherent in their past, that Nate never cheated, but still obvious felt some sort of pull toward Sophie.

[fleurlb]

Thanks. I'm glad you liked it!

[lovesrogue36]

There are so many things I love about this fic. First of all, it's beautifully written. Second, I absolutely adore the baggage imagery, that Nate requires a whole steamer trunk in her emotional baggage. It's a little bit eccentric, incredibly romanticized, and very Sophie.

I've always identified with Sophie a good deal and the idea that she was born into the wrong era really struck a chord. They've always had a very vintage sort of vibe for me so I think that sentence and that they wrote letters back and forth is just perfect.

And Nate loving a-ha is brilliant. Really. :D

[fleurlb]

Thank you. One of my big break-through realizations in writing recently was that in third-person limited, the metaphors/similes/imagery should also be limited to things within the realm of or close to the heart of the narrator. The baggage metaphor just seemed to suit Sophie, so I'm glad to hear you thought it worked.

I've also gotten that vintage vibe off of Sophie/Nate. Partly, I think it's the timeless elegance and classiness that Sophie embodies. Also, it's the whole chaste, bantery, UST thing they have going on, which was standard during the years when the film board had the decency and morals code.

[grlgoddess]

This was beautifully written! I loved the use of flashbacks and your characterisation was dead on.

[fleurlb]

Thank you. :) I'm always happy to hear when someone thinks the characterizations were right.

[whimoffate]

I really enjoyed the story. Thank you so much for this.

[fleurlb]

Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I should have more Nate/Sophie stuff in the next few weeks.

[whimoffate]

Oooh! That is very exciting. I am a sucker for Nate/Sophie.