I thought this part was in a different comment: I very much like the voice you have and the things you have to say. I'm so glad you have an outlet and ears and the courage to speak.
About the abusive ex angle. I wonder if it was just Peter facing the Petrelli horde (Arthur, Angela and Nathan, surely later Heidi, too). Arthur and Nathan ran the whole thing, Angela sat it out or sided with them most times I imagine. Arthur by himself wouldn't listen to Peter and Nathan's opinion topped Peter's every time. I don't think Peter would let a girlfriend/boyfriend have that much power over him. I personally don't see it happening quite that way.
I won't tire of it and neither will Sylar, in MBU. Be all you can be with Peter, seriously because I think its an awesome reflection of how deep you went into his head. Sylar enjoys story-time because it means (most likely) that he's no in trouble ATM. Sy's bored and curious and Peter's makes for a nice interactive TV personality. If it makes the guy smile, he's on board, probably.
I think Peter's had practice telling paramedic stories at work. I like the idea of there being a social group there, with the EMTs telling each other about the interesting calls they've had, embellishments included.
As for girlfriend/boyfriend, I figure Peter's the talker sometimes, but not often. One too many times of gushing about his feelings and running someone off would get him to hold his tongue next time.
I think you're right with the Petrelli family dynamics serving to shut Peter down. I don't talk much around my own family because my father is real big on "fixing" whatever problem I want to talk about. That's helpful at times because all I have to do is mention a problem that can be fixed with money and he'll go out and buy me something, but it also means I have to endure lectures on how my behavior is to blame if I bring up anything he can't easily fix. Because if he can't make it better, then it has to be someone's fault (in his thinking) and since I'm right there ... a certain blame-the-victim or even just blame-the-messenger thinking is big with him. There's reasons why I never shared much of my marriage difficulties with my parents. They would not have been sympathetic.
I think Peter could and did talk with his mother. I see them as having a warm, supportive relationship, pre-season. Which is part of why the difficulties of the last several years have struck so deep with Peter. His mother - whom he loves dearly - has betrayed him over and over. When he sits down and thinks about it rationally, he can even sort of see where she was coming from for some of it, but it still hurts horribly. It would hurt less if she'd *died*. And what she did to Nathan, with Sylar, he hasn't gotten over that. One of these days he's going to have to. I have no idea how Sylar's going to help him with that, because "kill the bitch" is not an option. Peter hasn't gotten over it even in Shattered Salvation, which is kind of funny because Gabriel has.
I can relate pretty well to putting yourself second, which is what I have Peter do, and doing, in general. When I meet new people in a social setting, my default is to ask them about themselves and listen attentively. First off, I actually *like* listening to people and learning about them and their stories (I think you've noticed this about me - sorry if it pushes/pushed the wrong buttons for you). And second, most people really enjoy telling about themselves. So it's a safe way to get the conversation rolling and as they mention things that are shared interests for me, I file those away in my head as potential subjects I can elaborate on for when I get an opportunity to talk. If my conversational partner doesn't give me an opportunity to share, then eventually the conversation ends, I leave, and I'm not all that interested in talking to them anymore. It's not that I don't like them, but there's no connection, no exchange. I think Peter would feel there was a connection anyway, because they'd reached out to him and that, by itself, is important to him.
Sylar not sharing anything about himself is an interesting conundrum for Peter. He (Peter) gets that Sylar doesn't want to talk about himself and Peter doesn't think he's entitled to know. He also doesn't think he *wants* to know, plus he's afraid to know, thinking that if Sylar shares his story, that it might piss Peter off to the point that it will shatter the fragile truce they have. Peter wants so badly to grab Sylar by the collar and shake him, demanding to know why anyone would ever resort to what Sylar did, and then refuse to listen and understand when Sylar explains. Because Peter doesn't want there to be reasons out there for what Sylar did. If there are reasons, then maybe someone else might be in a similar position as Sylar and do the same thing. Peter, in his heart of hearts, wants Sylar to be insane, erratic, and unexplainable.
One of these days, Sylar's explanation will come, I'm sure, and Peter will have to deal with it.
About the abusive ex angle. I wonder if it was just Peter facing the Petrelli horde (Arthur, Angela and Nathan, surely later Heidi, too). Arthur and Nathan ran the whole thing, Angela sat it out or sided with them most times I imagine. Arthur by himself wouldn't listen to Peter and Nathan's opinion topped Peter's every time. I don't think Peter would let a girlfriend/boyfriend have that much power over him. I personally don't see it happening quite that way.
I won't tire of it and neither will Sylar, in MBU. Be all you can be with Peter, seriously because I think its an awesome reflection of how deep you went into his head. Sylar enjoys story-time because it means (most likely) that he's no in trouble ATM. Sy's bored and curious and Peter's makes for a nice interactive TV personality. If it makes the guy smile, he's on board, probably.
Is that obsession necessarily a bad thing? ;)
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As for girlfriend/boyfriend, I figure Peter's the talker sometimes, but not often. One too many times of gushing about his feelings and running someone off would get him to hold his tongue next time.
I think you're right with the Petrelli family dynamics serving to shut Peter down. I don't talk much around my own family because my father is real big on "fixing" whatever problem I want to talk about. That's helpful at times because all I have to do is mention a problem that can be fixed with money and he'll go out and buy me something, but it also means I have to endure lectures on how my behavior is to blame if I bring up anything he can't easily fix. Because if he can't make it better, then it has to be someone's fault (in his thinking) and since I'm right there ... a certain blame-the-victim or even just blame-the-messenger thinking is big with him. There's reasons why I never shared much of my marriage difficulties with my parents. They would not have been sympathetic.
I think Peter could and did talk with his mother. I see them as having a warm, supportive relationship, pre-season. Which is part of why the difficulties of the last several years have struck so deep with Peter. His mother - whom he loves dearly - has betrayed him over and over. When he sits down and thinks about it rationally, he can even sort of see where she was coming from for some of it, but it still hurts horribly. It would hurt less if she'd *died*. And what she did to Nathan, with Sylar, he hasn't gotten over that. One of these days he's going to have to. I have no idea how Sylar's going to help him with that, because "kill the bitch" is not an option. Peter hasn't gotten over it even in Shattered Salvation, which is kind of funny because Gabriel has.
I can relate pretty well to putting yourself second, which is what I have Peter do, and doing, in general. When I meet new people in a social setting, my default is to ask them about themselves and listen attentively. First off, I actually *like* listening to people and learning about them and their stories (I think you've noticed this about me - sorry if it pushes/pushed the wrong buttons for you). And second, most people really enjoy telling about themselves. So it's a safe way to get the conversation rolling and as they mention things that are shared interests for me, I file those away in my head as potential subjects I can elaborate on for when I get an opportunity to talk. If my conversational partner doesn't give me an opportunity to share, then eventually the conversation ends, I leave, and I'm not all that interested in talking to them anymore. It's not that I don't like them, but there's no connection, no exchange. I think Peter would feel there was a connection anyway, because they'd reached out to him and that, by itself, is important to him.
Sylar not sharing anything about himself is an interesting conundrum for Peter. He (Peter) gets that Sylar doesn't want to talk about himself and Peter doesn't think he's entitled to know. He also doesn't think he *wants* to know, plus he's afraid to know, thinking that if Sylar shares his story, that it might piss Peter off to the point that it will shatter the fragile truce they have. Peter wants so badly to grab Sylar by the collar and shake him, demanding to know why anyone would ever resort to what Sylar did, and then refuse to listen and understand when Sylar explains. Because Peter doesn't want there to be reasons out there for what Sylar did. If there are reasons, then maybe someone else might be in a similar position as Sylar and do the same thing. Peter, in his heart of hearts, wants Sylar to be insane, erratic, and unexplainable.
One of these days, Sylar's explanation will come, I'm sure, and Peter will have to deal with it.
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