More Between Us, Chapter 3/? "A Long Walk To Nowhere"

[means2bhuman]

Title: More Between Us Than A Wall part 3/?
Characters: Peter Petrelli and Sylar/Gabriel Gray (Matt and Nathan if you squint?)
Rating: PG-13/T to eventual NC-17/M
Warnings: Language, mind fuckery (no pun intended), violence, angst (?), dirty language/thoughts/actions but nothing explicit.
Setting: Inside the Wall, S4.
Words: 5, 421
Summary: Peter has

Comments

[dancingdragon3]

I like reading what you've come up with so far, Peter's wandering around. His stubborn refusal to eat or find a decent place to sleep.

Interesting that you didn't have Sylar follow him around. I am wondering why? It doesn't even seem to have occurred to him at first, anyway. But he seems willing to admit that he's glad Peter's back. I really shouldn't cause its late, but I need to read one more chapter!

[game_byrd]

Behind the scenes, Meanie and I had a lot of discussions about the rules of the world. But, that settled between us didn't mean Peter was in the loop. So he had to find this stuff out by himself.

I dunno why Sylar didn't follow. Too proud, didn't want to look desperate, was subconsciously certain Peter would come back? Also he's deeply affected by Nathan's memories, which comes peeking out in different ways now and then.

[means2bhuman]

I dunno why Sylar didn't follow. Too proud, didn't want to look desperate, was subconsciously certain Peter would come back? Also he's deeply affected by Nathan's memories, which comes peeking out in different ways now and then.

-- That's probably accurate. Plus (through Nathan) he knows Peter's a crap navigator, scared and paranoid he's not going to be able to "find his way back" real well, if at all. So maybe if Peter runs off and gets himself lost, Sylar can find him, rescue him, save the day and be a hero. Its kind of a helpful "I told you so" he'd be enacting if that happened.

Sylar has enough empathy to know that the knowledge that Peter is stuck here forever with Sylar is a shock and really bad news. He doesn't see any reason to try to rush that learning/accepting process for Peter. He can, and does, give the guy a break (not that Peter really notices). With Sylar a nice gesture is him *not* doing something and that's impossible to track from another person's POV.

Again, thank you for reading and commenting.

[game_byrd]

You've mentioned that before - Peter being a crap navigator. Is he really? Or is that just what Nathan thinks about him? The only reference I can think of for it in canon, explicitly, is when Peter and Nathan fall out of the sky in Haiti. Peter is correct about which direction they should go; Nathan is not. Initially they go Nate's way, which is a botch, so they backtrack the direction Peter indicated.

The other canon reference is about Nathan, made by Claire at the end - something about for someone who could fly, he was a really lousy navigator. Which is an interesting metaphor for his entire character. Bad moral compass.

Peter goes, by himself, to a number of locations in canon without any mention being made of him getting lost. Like flying to Odessa, TX and finding the high school, finding the little escapee group in the recently rewatched episode, etc. I ignore him getting around in New York because as a paramedic, he should know the city pretty well.

I hadn't thought Peter was an expert or anything, but good enough.

[game_byrd]

Yay! Thanks so much!

#petlar

[junasmith]

It's good to go home🥰

Re: #petlar

[game_byrd]

Oh my! I found your comments and I am so pleased that you're reading and enjoying the story

RE: Re: #petlar

[junasmith]

I loved it and will continue reading it even if it is incomplete. I can complete it and finish it with my mind, no problem... I appreciate your effort on it. I enjoy anything related to couples, Sylar Peter.. I hope everyone who writes about them becomes friends with me

Re: Re: #petlar

[game_byrd]

I am happy to be friends!