fic: Ritual (60): Connection

[mystery_sock]

Here; have a Thanksgiving treat!

Title: Ritual (60): Connection
Pairing, other characters: Peter/"Nathan", Emma
Rating: NC-17
Genre: Dark Romance/Angst
Spoilers: through episode 4.10 "Brother's Keeper"
Word count: around 7300 words
Warnings: see pairing and rating; mild bloodshed
Summary: A lost Nathan turns to the only thing in the world that he

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[mystery_sock]

Oh, hey, I'm glad you broke your fast with me!

Nathan's terrible fear, his intuition about the gravity of what has happened to him, and his overwhelming need for Peter here is so honest and unfiltered; it feels right
And he literally does need Peter, at least at that moment, to BE Nathan. He doesn't understand it consciously, but being with Peter - and being sexual with him, most importantly - really does remind him who he fundamentally is.

the terrible irony of Nathan thinking Angela arranged the hit
I'm glad that came through; I don't know if we've seen the last of Millie, and whether or not Angela knew about the hit (I'm guessing not; and if not, Millie is FUCKED), but his level of trust with Angela is so damaged that he will always think of her first whenever anyone threatens his life. I hope to God they didn't bring up a storyline as important as Millie and Dead Kelly and Angela's coverup and have to drop it (I don't see it as them forgetting about it; but they edit this show to the bone these days. Perhaps I am giving the writers too much credit, but they're not idiots. They're employees). Sure, it's more fuel for the "Angela is kind of a monster and has been for a long time" fire, but for God's sake, the knowledge of that event would be enough to fuck Nathan up. (And for the purposes of this story, fuck him up so badly that he wouldn't mention it to Peter.)

Thanks for reading - and I doubt that this is the last of my fic. And definitely not the end of my fandom, or my recaps; I'll do those as long as there's a show!