Bricks in the Wall, Chapter 19: Feet First

[game_byrd]

Title: Feet First
Characters: Sylar, Peter
Rating: PG
Warnings: None
Words: 1400
Setting: The Wall, Bricks
Summary: Peter and Sylar are reading on the couch in Sylar's apartment, but reading isn't really what Peter wants.

Comments

[lornrocks]

It's weird, isn't it, just sharing a couch with someone? I can see this as being a realistic thing to worry about, for sure.

I like your lovely little stories, as always. :)

[game_byrd]

I love trying to think of what's going through Sylar's head here. 'Foot fetish?' and a lot of mental static is all I've got. I think he'd be confused all to hell.

Thank you for the review!

[anonymous]

Great chapter, I enjoyed it!

I also want to drop a quick general comment to let you know that you are a great writer, you have a way with words along with just the right amount of detail/description that makes your stories a pleasurable read. I hope to continue reading more of your work in the future.

[game_byrd]

Why, thank you! I intend to keep writing, so there should be plenty to read!

[means2bhuman]

LOL! Peter goes from Mad Libs (children's books) to Catcher in the Rye! Peter: serious moment, serious book

Comments, part 1 of 2

[game_byrd]

Isn't that so interesting? I can see that bothering Peter every time either of them reads a book: 'But there are words in the books so this can't be a dream, I know because I checked, how does this (weird guy's brain) thing work?'
The funny thing is, that when they get out of the Wall setting, Peter won't remember much of anything about the book that he didn't know going into it, except maybe a little that he picked up from Sylar's memories of it. But in the context of the Wall setting, Peter thinks he's reading something, it looks detailed, and it passes inspection. I liked how we worked that out for MBU! (Obviously I use the same idea in my other Wall scribblings.)

What kind of a reader do you think Nathan is?I imagine that in most cases, books bored him. He'd skim them, try to read the Cliff Notes version, maybe watch the movie for an hour and a half rather than investing hours upon hours to slog through text. Every now and then I figure some Horatio Alger, self-made-man tale would snag his attention and he'd read with fascination

Coments, part 2 of 2

[game_byrd]

And its interesting where exactly Peter draws those lines because, to Sylar, those lines are pretty random and weird, but I know they make perfect sense to Peter. Different people have different boundaries and that's something I've been giving some thought to recently. The "TMI" reaction is intriguing to me. If I tell someone a story about my grandfather's struggles with growing banana trees, they'll be bored. If I tell them about his bladder infections and incontinence problems, they'll be more interested, maybe a little sad for him, or grossed out, but they will have some emotional engagement. If I tell them about my own urethral sling and birth-related incontinence issues, some people freak out with TMI! TMI! Yet were I talking about a stranger to them, they'd have sympathy and interest

[x_x_igorina_x_x]

He kept wondering if maybe he was able to read the book because Sylar had memorized it; wondering if he was really reading it at all or if his mind was just making up the words to make him think he was reading it.

I can imagine how thoughts like this would make someone restless and kind of aggravated. I know I would be able to sit still with it circling around in my head.

Peter tried crossing his legs at the ankles, thinking that would give him a better position. A few minutes later, that wasn't working either.

I can easily picture this situation in my head. Trying to get comfortable and nothing is working. This you have to be careful not to move to much and disturb the other person. I felt myself getting twitchy on Peter's behalf.

Casual touch was very important to Peter, and he'd had very little of it here, deliberately minimizing it every time it happened, drawing lines between them just like with his feet.Just wanted to comment on this because it just seems so in character to me. The Peter in my head is touchy and always

[game_byrd]

You are so welcome!