Heroes, "No Choice" Matt/Daphne rated PG
Fandom: Heroes
Title: No Choice
Characters/Pairings: Matt/Daphne
Rated: PG/K+
Spoilers: 3x07, "Eris Quod Sum"
Word Count: 500
Notes: Written for the "Brutal" theme at heroes_contest
Summary: Matt Parkman's hope makes it hard for her to betray him.
When it comes to Matt Parkman, Daphne knows nothing she can say will convince him to give up on her.
“In the future we were married. We had a family.” His voice is soft, yet stern, as if he keeps saying it over and over it’ll come true anyway, and she’ll just give in, but she can’t believe it. She knows he’s being honest, but whatever future he’s seen may not exist anymore. Still, she can’t help thinking for a quick moment how amazing a future like that would be.
He doesn’t understand that she’s a thief. He won’t just get a clue and realize she’s not on his side. He’s just not powerful enough to beat Arthur Petrelli.
Daphne gives in to him, but not really. Matt will probably find out eventually, but until then, she lets him remain blissfully unaware to her schemes.
If only he really could save her from how truly scared she is. But Daphne can’t be on the losing side. She can only hope that this sweet, somewhat daft, guy survives.
They move on, together, toward Pinehearst side by side. Some time during a long extensive ride on the freeway, Matt Parkman drops his hand on her knee and squeezes. He looks at her reassuringly with a hopeful smile.
“You don’t have to worry. If you need to keep up this game for Arthur’s sake, it’s okay with me.”
Daphne gasps, feeling the same fear and shame in her chest when she saw his father murdered before her eyes. She slowly turns to him agape, and he taps his finger to his head. Matt Parkman isn’t so daft after all. She slumps in her seat. “It’s not what you think.”
He looks forward as they near the Pinehearst facility, and his confident smile returns. “Whatever you need to do, just promise me you’ll stay alive. That’s all that matters to me.” He’s not looking at her, and Daphne has to fight back stupid, unwanted tears.
It sucks how much this guy already affects her.
“I can’t promise anything,” she says, because she really can’t. His promise doesn’t contain his safety either. She can’t let him be a sacrifice.
She chokes back the emotion and looks forward, avoiding his gaze. “I wish you could just give up and understand me.”
“But the future…” he stammers before she stops him again.
“Look, forget about that stuff, okay? This is serious!” Daphne says, and she shudders when she remembers Arthur Petrelli, looming over her in like a shadow in the back of her mind.
“Alright,” he says, letting it go too easily. Daphne looks over and sees his expression, and she wishes for a moment she could trade powers and see what’s inside his head.
But she can already guess. Matt Parkman won’t give her up, and she feels she has no choice but to betray him. To her, it feels more brutal than Arthur Petrelli thrusting his hand through her chest and ripping out her heart.
Title: No Choice
Characters/Pairings: Matt/Daphne
Rated: PG/K+
Spoilers: 3x07, "Eris Quod Sum"
Word Count: 500
Notes: Written for the "Brutal" theme at heroes_contest
Summary: Matt Parkman's hope makes it hard for her to betray him.
When it comes to Matt Parkman, Daphne knows nothing she can say will convince him to give up on her.
“In the future we were married. We had a family.” His voice is soft, yet stern, as if he keeps saying it over and over it’ll come true anyway, and she’ll just give in, but she can’t believe it. She knows he’s being honest, but whatever future he’s seen may not exist anymore. Still, she can’t help thinking for a quick moment how amazing a future like that would be.
He doesn’t understand that she’s a thief. He won’t just get a clue and realize she’s not on his side. He’s just not powerful enough to beat Arthur Petrelli.
Daphne gives in to him, but not really. Matt will probably find out eventually, but until then, she lets him remain blissfully unaware to her schemes.
If only he really could save her from how truly scared she is. But Daphne can’t be on the losing side. She can only hope that this sweet, somewhat daft, guy survives.
They move on, together, toward Pinehearst side by side. Some time during a long extensive ride on the freeway, Matt Parkman drops his hand on her knee and squeezes. He looks at her reassuringly with a hopeful smile.
“You don’t have to worry. If you need to keep up this game for Arthur’s sake, it’s okay with me.”
Daphne gasps, feeling the same fear and shame in her chest when she saw his father murdered before her eyes. She slowly turns to him agape, and he taps his finger to his head. Matt Parkman isn’t so daft after all. She slumps in her seat. “It’s not what you think.”
He looks forward as they near the Pinehearst facility, and his confident smile returns. “Whatever you need to do, just promise me you’ll stay alive. That’s all that matters to me.” He’s not looking at her, and Daphne has to fight back stupid, unwanted tears.
It sucks how much this guy already affects her.
“I can’t promise anything,” she says, because she really can’t. His promise doesn’t contain his safety either. She can’t let him be a sacrifice.
She chokes back the emotion and looks forward, avoiding his gaze. “I wish you could just give up and understand me.”
“But the future…” he stammers before she stops him again.
“Look, forget about that stuff, okay? This is serious!” Daphne says, and she shudders when she remembers Arthur Petrelli, looming over her in like a shadow in the back of her mind.
“Alright,” he says, letting it go too easily. Daphne looks over and sees his expression, and she wishes for a moment she could trade powers and see what’s inside his head.
But she can already guess. Matt Parkman won’t give her up, and she feels she has no choice but to betray him. To her, it feels more brutal than Arthur Petrelli thrusting his hand through her chest and ripping out her heart.