The Lies We Tell (11/15)

[gwassh0ppa]

Title: The Lies We Tell (11/15)
Pairing: gen, possible C/G
Rating: K
Disclaimer: LtM not mind. Donnell is property DEK.
Summary: When Zoe brings a new case and a new partner to the Lightman Group, long-buried truths will be revealed as they work to defend an innocent man, while a side investigation could also place one partner in mortal peril.
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[aleia_jade]

I was totes thinking of working this into an actual essay, but…no. No mental space. I was trying to ~analyze~ why this is such a brilliant example of awesome!fic, you know, like normal people do, and we have a couple reasons. Two stand out.

a) Gillian Foster is such a ~strong female character~ here. You can see it all the way through TLWT, but it really hit home with the conversations with Lightman and Ivana. She’s getting herself into a bit of a situation, racking up the danger points, and NO ONE KNOWS. And that’s key, because it’s totally her own action. She’s so often imperiled (both in-show and in fic) because she’s a pawn or collateral damage in someone else’s reckless plan or hunt for revenge or last-ditch hope, and here, no one even knows how terribly horrible wrong this could go except for maybe Henri, because she’s doing all of this on her own initiative, out of her ~convictions~. And also she gets to be totally awesome and competent and kriffing fantabulous doing it.

b) The research in this whole story is also fantastic. Fantastic like Gillian Foster. There is so much detail. It’s absolutely unbelievable. And makes for funtiemsnerdtiems.

[gwassh0ppa]

OH GOODNESS. AN ESSAY? NO SIR. THAT IS QUITE MAD.

A) WELL IT'S NOT THAT NO ONE KNOWS, IT'S JUST THAT EVERYONE ONLY KNOWS LITTLE BITS AND PIECES. LIKE A GIANT PUZZLE. AND EVENTUALLY, YOU WILL SEE WHAT I'M GOING FOR. EVENTUALLY. I CAN'T WAIT TIL YOU DO.
-- YES. CONVICTIONS. THANK YOU EVER SO MUCH. I HATE IT WHEN I EVERYTHING HAS TO BE PERSONAL. NO IT REALLY DOESN'T. SOMEONE ELSE'S ACTIONS CAN BE ABHORRENT TO YOU AND IF THEY HARM OTHER PEOPLE, WHY NOT INTERVENE? goodness gracious.

B) YES. THE RESEARCH. IT MAKE THE STORY MORE... PLAUSIBLE WHICH IS WHAT I'M GOING FOR. BECAUSE I WANT TO GIVE FOSTER A BACKSTORY THAT THE SHOW WILL NEVER BE AWESOME ENOUGH TO COME UP WITH. SAD BUT TRUE. THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING MY EFFORTS, FRIEND.

AND ONCE AGAIN, THANKYOUVERYMUCH.

[aleia_jade]

WELL I HAIL FROM A DISCIPLINE SOMEWHAT KNOWN FOR BEING RATHER MAD.

THIS SOUNDS FOREBODING. HM. GILLIAN, BABYGIRL, WORRYTIEMS ARE BEING HELD ON YOUR BEHALF.

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