I had missed these. Seeing a new one made me go back and read all of them again. So good! I love this whole dynamic between Peter and Sylar. It's frustrating as hell, because I hate it when people could solve their problems if they just communicated more and understood each other, but I love it nonetheless. It's definitely realistic and in character for the two of them.
Well then, you had a whole bunch of new fic to read! Glad I could help out. And yeah, this isn't one of those stories where they resolve things quickly or easily, so there's a lot of standoff yet to come. :D
Hey I recognize this! Glad to see you are posting it.
Poor Peter. The glimpse into his mind here - I feel like such a failure. Worthless. Every shaming thing his father had ever said to him echoed in his head, more than a few of them homophobic and ugly, things Peter didn't let himself remember when he had better control: caring for others was weak; he was a fuck-up and a little faggot; he'd let the family down and dishonored them. His own thoughts traitorously continued the pattern: he'd failed to protect Nathan, which was what had gotten him into this whole mess … he'd failed. - really gets to me. The idea that his father's voice and hateful words are pressed into his mind to come out and haunt him strikes close to home for me. It makes me really empathize for Peter
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I think men can feel that way. I adjusted the language in this chapter based on your beta-ish comments. (which reminds me that I need to credit you and meanie for beta'ing, though I've lost track of who did which chapter)
There's also that people come in such a range and Peter's probably not a good example of an 'everyman' sort of guy. He's a regular guy, but not average or normal. He's at an extreme on the personality scale, way over on the end of being sensitive, empathetic and very in touch with his emotions. I think that makes him more likely to entertain and acknowledge his self-doubting thoughts.
I think most guys wouldn't have these sorts of thoughts. I wouldn't put them in Sylar's head, for example, even though I'd put the emotions there. Sylar would feel it, but he wouldn't really know what to do about it or how to process it. He'd just shut it away and try to go on without facing it. Peter knows how he feels. He's unhappy about it, and even though he's shutting it away for periods of time, he shuts it away deliberately
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Yeah. Both Peter and Sylar are very good at carrying themselves off as healthy, well adjusted people so much of the time. (I know Sylar's a killer, but if you engaged him in conversation in a coffee shop, I think he'd be charming and fine, like he was with Charley in Odessa in season 1
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I feel that you get Peter's characterization down better than almost anyone, really. It's nice.
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Thanks so much for your kind words!
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Poor Peter. The glimpse into his mind here - I feel like such a failure. Worthless. Every shaming thing his father had ever said to him echoed in his head, more than a few of them homophobic and ugly, things Peter didn't let himself remember when he had better control: caring for others was weak; he was a fuck-up and a little faggot; he'd let the family down and dishonored them. His own thoughts traitorously continued the pattern: he'd failed to protect Nathan, which was what had gotten him into this whole mess … he'd failed. - really gets to me. The idea that his father's voice and hateful words are pressed into his mind to come out and haunt him strikes close to home for me. It makes me really empathize for Peter ( ... )
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There's also that people come in such a range and Peter's probably not a good example of an 'everyman' sort of guy. He's a regular guy, but not average or normal. He's at an extreme on the personality scale, way over on the end of being sensitive, empathetic and very in touch with his emotions. I think that makes him more likely to entertain and acknowledge his self-doubting thoughts.
I think most guys wouldn't have these sorts of thoughts. I wouldn't put them in Sylar's head, for example, even though I'd put the emotions there. Sylar would feel it, but he wouldn't really know what to do about it or how to process it. He'd just shut it away and try to go on without facing it. Peter knows how he feels. He's unhappy about it, and even though he's shutting it away for periods of time, he shuts it away deliberately ( ... )
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You're welcome for all!
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Sneaky Sylar is sneaky.
I'm loving the glimpse into Peter's mind we're getting in thus fic. Poor Peter he may just be as damaged as Sylar.
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