Fic: Lost and Found (Leverage, Eliot-focused gen, PG-13)

[sheryden]

Title: Lost and Found
Author: sheryden
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 1361
Category: Gen, with a focus on the bond between Nate and Eliot.
Spoilers: None
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: Not mine. If it was, Eliot would be shirtless in half the episodes.
Summary: Eliot finds himself wounded and dying after an old adversary returns but fortunately, his team

Comments

[goddamnbatman]

♥_♥ This was so sweet! I love when the team is forced to admit they have secret, squishy feelings for each other XD

[sheryden]

Thanks! :D

[cinderseed]

What a sweet piece. I enjoyed the part where Eliot felt the need to apologize for falling back in to "old Habits" and Nate assuring him that the team would have his back even when he does something stupid. Nice ending with Eliot taking comfort in Nate's presence and holding on to the stuffed horse.

[sheryden]

Thanks! :D

[snarkcasm]

Oh, Sheryden-hon. For as a disturbing subject as infection is, this fic was *adorable*. Also, loved the reference to The 12-Step Job (and The Wedding Job? I read Sergei and I automatically think priest!Nate!). Mark Baker and Tom Baker >D

I also appreciate Nate's, well, pillow talk (I don't know what it's called technically). "No, I don't like hospitals," he said. "But I like you." That just screams Nate, doesn't it? I mean, Eliot's been bleeding out in the woods for God knows how long, but Nate's 'declaration of love' isn't going to be dramatic, because Nate is such a guy when it comes to emotion -facepalm-.

Also, also love the fact that Hardison planted a tracker in Eliot's truck and that Parker bought a widdle horsie for Eliot to play with. Where's Sophie, though, I wonder? Knowing her, she paved the way for everyone to see Eliot off-hours. XD

[sheryden]

Thanks!

In my head, I think Sophie probably played the part of a detective or something, so no heat would come down on the team from Eliot's hospitalization. I've actually found that I have the most trouble with her voice when I'm writing. Maybe I subconsciously shy away from writing her. O_o

That just screams Nate, doesn't it? I mean, Eliot's been bleeding out in the woods for God knows how long, but Nate's 'declaration of love' isn't going to be dramatic, because Nate is such a guy when it comes to emotion -facepalm-.

He really is, isn't he? One of the reasons Nate is so fun and yet so frustrating to write is that he is so...muted in his emotional responses to things. Sometimes, you just want him to spill his guts and say what he really feels. *smacks him*

And I'm glad someone caught the Mark-Tom Baker reference. &hearts

[snarkcasm]

XD See, I love writing in her voice. Sometimes she (or Maggie or Parker) decides "Hey...hey! It's my time to shine" and just steals everything away from me. D: Bullied by my own figments!

Nate...can do angry very well. He can gloat with the best of them. But, happiness? Tenderness? Not-being-an-asshole-for-once-ness? Nope. Utter fail, Nathan Ford! >< And, for a Hitter, Eliot's *really* emotional. Like, he covers up everything with gruffiness, but he has a, surprisingly, big heart. Oh, show.

And, BB, catching references is what I do. ♥♥♥

[sheryden]

I'd like to try and write a conversation between Maggie and Sophie someday to force myself to grasp Sophie's voice.

I have to do a story for the prompt "alcoholism" on my hc_bingo card. Maybe I could have the two of them discussing Nate's alcoholism...

[odannygirl7]

Aww! ^_^ *has warm fuzzies now* Very nice!

[sheryden]

Thanks! :D

[deepbluemermaid]

I like your Eliot voice, and his lack of suprise at dying alone in the woods. It's understated, but very powerful!

There's a bit here you might want to fix, though:

“No, I don’t but I like hospitals,” he said. “But I like you.

[sheryden]

Thanks! :D

And thanks for the catch. I fixed it. :)