Claire didn't know what was wrong with her but she was on edge as she stalked into the house she shared with Peter and her comatose boyfriend. She felt wrong, slightly off somehow; like there was something crawling underneath her skin and she was this close to making the attempt to claw whatever it was out of her. The feeling had started nagging ( Read more... )

3. "The dead cannot cry out for justice; it is a duty of the living to do so for them." - Lois McMaster Bujold, Diplomatic Immunity ( Read more... )

5. "Love is everything it's cracked up to be…It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for." - Erica JongClaire sighed as she continued to recline against the mountain of pillows that were stacked at the head of the hotel bed where she had spent the last couple hours trying to read. It was useless though. They hadn't ( Read more... )

5. "Making the decision to have a child - it's momentous. It is to decide to forever have your heart go walking around outside your body." - Elizabeth StoneThe first time she saw Phoebe, she knew that she was lost. That didn’t mean she didn’t have all the doubts that had been plaguing her since the talk with Hiro about possibly bringing the little ( Read more... )

6. "There is nothing like a newborn baby to renew your spirit - and to buttress your resolve to make the world a better place." - Virginia Kelley

“She’s fucking perfect.”

“Of course she is.”  Claire rolled her eyes up at her husband before looking down at the tiny bundle in her arms.  Bringing her fingers up, she brushed her fingers over the ( Read more... )

5. "Intimacy is what makes a marriage, not a ceremony, not a piece of paper from the state." - Kathleen Norris

“Okay, so I think that’s the last of them.”  Claire sighed, relieved, as she straightened to look over at Hiro who was sitting on the bed.  “That’s it, that’s everything.  I’m completely unpacked.”  Her smile brightened as she moved over to ( Read more... )

6. If it makes you happy
It can't be that bad
If it makes you happy
Then why the hell are you so sad
- Sheryl Crow, "If It Makes You Happy"

When the cup of tea was pushed in front of her face, Claire blinked softly at the sight of it before looking up at Sylar who was watching her patiently.  When she took it from him with a murmured thanks, he simply ( Read more... )

Claire knew what it was like to wear a mask at times and she knew the weight it could bring.  She also knew that masks could slip from time to time; they could crumble and reveal the mess underneath.  Being one who wears a mask, she can also recognize the other mask wearers nearby.  She knew what it can be like when the mask wasn't in place anymore ( Read more... )