Fic: Just Like You

[squills]

Title: Just Like You
Rating: PG
Words: 1500
Warnings: General creepiness (after all, Sylar is involved)
Spoilers: Nothing specific; set in a futureverse around 20 years after season 2.
Disclaimer: Not my characters, not writing this for profit.
Author's Notes: Inspired by the Sekrit Cabal Ficlet Battle at

Comments

[angary]

I was going to ask if you were hinting all along at Sam having IA, but I figured that you were leaving it open-ended on purpose? That's the feeling I got from it anyway, especially because of the reveal that Mohinder didn't finding anything in the tests. If you're thinking about continuing this, I think you could go in many different directions with it - I actually read what if he came across a skullcapped body, and his own son was standing next to it and smiling? as Sylar having killed Sam, but when I re-read it correctly I got chills. That would be the perfect twist in Sylar's fate, to have the same thing happen to him. And it's the only kind of "Sylar as 'parent'" storyline that I could actually get on board with ^^

I like the idea that, in the future, Sylar will force himself to slip into the background because he's got to realize sooner or later that he can't keep being so damn conspicuous. I mean, we all know he loves to make a scene, but I also think that he values his own life over his need to be "special". To me, the idea of Sylar stalking Peter and waiting for the most twisted kind of revenge really does stick to his nature. Ooh, and Sylar following Mohinder around (which he WOULD do, no doubt about that) and using his revenge method to justify all his stalking? I love it!

I think it's great how you structured this fic to explain some things, yet you have so much more intriguing backstory behind it. And finally, if you need counseling, then I have a feeling that the rest of us do as well :P

[squills]

Man. I really intended this to be a one-shot, but after reading the comments from you guys, my brain is trying to write more. *shakes head at self*

And it's the only kind of "Sylar as 'parent'" storyline that I could actually get on board with
This is part of why I was so vehement in the discussion at TWoP about what a bad idea it would be to have Sylar become a father on the show: I'd already thought about that concept while writing this. I had a moment where I thought maybe Sam actually was Sylar's kid, and the other Heroes had hidden his existence and raised him as a Petrelli, but Sylar had finally found out the truth and was coming to get him. But...NO. My other opinions on this aside, the point of this fic is that Sam is a Petrelli, and Peter adores his son even more than his brother even though they have conflict over teenage angst and Sam's desperate desire to have powers like the rest of the family. If that isn't in there, than the emotional impact on Peter when he eventually finds out about this won't be nearly as strong.

Actually, when writing, I also had the thought that if Sylar did turn Sam into a younger version of him, Sam might decide to kill him in an attempt to get all the abilities he's collected over the years. But even if Sylar thought of that, I have a feeling he'd decide the enjoyment of hurting Peter by corrupting his baby would be worth the risk of death. Plus, if Sylar died, then the fic would be all about the Petrelli family, and I am not going to start writing fic about the Petrelli family. Which...OMG...means I am going to end up writing fic about the Petrelli family, doesn't it?!?!

[angary]

I think it would be awesome if you wrote more! This storyline has a LOT of potential and I know you would pull it off well :)

I was relieved to see so many other TWoPpers get offended at the thought of Sylar becoming a father. I thought the idea was just so ridiculous that I never really took it seriously, but in the case of Sylar mentoring Peter's son, well... that's a different story. And I agree, keeping Sam as Peter's biological son is better than him turning out to be Sylar's. What I got from this fic is that Peter never really cared much for Sam, but I'm sure that that's not really the case.

I also had the thought that if Sylar did turn Sam into a younger version of him, Sam might decide to kill him in an attempt to get all the abilities he's collected over the years. But even if Sylar thought of that, I have a feeling he'd decide the enjoyment of hurting Peter by corrupting his baby would be worth the risk of death.
That's a good point, and it would make sense that Sylar knows he's setting himself up, in a way. But if he's old and already deems himself special enough, he would be trying to get the last laugh with Peter by fucking his son up. I mean, he wouldn't truly believe that Sam was as special as he is, just the fact that he's using Sam as a tool would fit Sylar's twisted logic. It would work.

I could see an ending to this storyline that doesn't have to involve the rest of the Petrelli's; I think that if it focused solely on Peter's emotions it would suffice. I know what you mean though, I have this mental block that won't allow me to write about the brothers or that family dynamic. It's weird. However, if you do go that route, I have faith in you! At least you won't have to write about Parkman ;)

[forsquilis]

What I got from this fic is that Peter never really cared much for Sam, but I'm sure that that's not really the case.
This fic was written through Sam's eyes, and he's 14 or 15, which is the age where everyone I know had horrible times with their parents because they were still treating us like kids and of course we were freshmen in HIGH SCHOOL and thought we were all adult. Plus Sam's frustrated about apparently being the only Petrelli without a power, and because he feels weaker, he assumes they all think he's weak too. So he's got a negative view of his father and family that really comes out of his own issues and isn't accurate. Peter adores him; but Sam isn't emo like him, and sometimes when Sam does the bratty whiny adolescent thing and gets snotty, Peter loses his temper too. (Maybe a feeling of alienation is somehow a part of the intuitive aptitude...)

OMG. I think I have now written more analysis of the world this fic is set in, than of the fic itself! :0)