The O.C. Fic: Brief Encounter (Missing Scene Challenge 2004)

[silverweave]

Hold on to your hats and I might just be able to work this out...

Disclaimer: The O.C. is property of Fox.
Rating: Suitable for all, like E.T. Although not as good, obviously.
Author's Note: For Ctoan, the organizer of the challenge: world domination to follow.

Comments

[famous99]

Wow. What a great story. The talk between Sandy and Seth was so touching. So sad. Seth seems so well adjusted that it's difficult to visualize how sad Seth may have been before Ryan came.
I love this line: "Kinda got that impression, yeah," replied Seth, "And I'd tell you it's mutual but there's this unwritten rule that kids aren’t meant to communicate with their parents."

[silverweave]

Thanks chica, I'm glad you liked it. But well adjusted? I don't know. I just re-watched The Outsider and the way that Seth gets all twitchy when he's back on his own again is heart breaking.

I am really hoping that the second season deals with some of Seth's issues. I maintain that we probably know less about him then we do Ryan. I definitely get the impression that the babbling is as much a defence mechanism as Ryan's quiet. As Anthony Mighella wrote, a case of, "Saying so much to say nothing."

Hmm, quite the ramble.

[shelbecat]

"Are you like actually telling the truth now? And does Mom know? Because if she doesn't can I be there when you tell her?"

OMG - you kill me. Seriously. I shouldn't chuckle out loud at work :)

I really like this scene - it needed to be there. The Sandy/Seth bonding was touching, and of course the Seth ramblings :)

I would have said something but I thought it was just your eyebrows colonizing the rest of you.

*dies*

[miss_suga]

Oh Silverweaver, I love you with a passion. As I love this story (with a passion). You have a way of making me laugh out loud in parts of any of your stories. I don't know how. Let's see...

"I'm sorry, what?!" asked Seth, his draw dropping in surprise as if he were a cartoon.

I thought that was so funny, with Sandy and the "Yeah, he's in the poolhouse." God, that's hilarious.

I also loved Seth's underlined issues. He's a troubled kid, and his issues often go unnoticed because he talks so much and seems so happy. He does have issues, though, and this fic addressed how bad life was for him before Ryan. You're a great author, and this fic rocked the casbah.

[elzed]

Oh wonderful job, silverweaver, just wonderful. I was going to highlight the same line as shelbecat (the Mom one) because I loved it. Another case of a scene that really needed writing. And you did it proud - funny and moving and setting up Seth as a complex character from day one. And I love the way Ruan is a catalyst for a better father/son relationship even before he actually interacts with them both. Great stuff.

[60schic]

Have to second the eyebrows colonizing line. I did laugh out loud (good thing no one's up to hear) You have the Seth/Sandy voices down to a tee.

[avid_slacker]

"It's fine, really. It's not like I have a car for him to steal anyway, so I'm sure we'll get on like a house on fire," Seth joked, before adding, "Unless he does that too?"

Great line. Loved the fic.