Fic: The Life One Does Not Lead

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Title: The Life One Does Not Lead
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Mohinder, Sylar
Words: 2950
Warnings: Off-screen character death, mention of sex
Spoilers: Through season 2
Disclaimer: Not my characters, not writing this for profit.
A/N: A million thanks to

Comments

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The part that struck me the most was that you addressed how Mohinder thought about his own mother, and that he still regretted leaving her in India.

This is something that doesn't bug me, exactly, and I know that it's not necessary for the action on the show, but I really wish there would be some discussion about it. As far as we know, the only person in Mohinder's life who he can completely place trust in, is his mother, who he's left behind, all alone. Doesn't that ever bother him? Doesn't he get horrifically homesick at times, sitting in that cramped apartment? Is he really so fixated on his daddy issues that he doesn't think that much about his mom? I really hope the show doesn't become all about Big Melodramatic Comic Book Eeevildoers, and spends more time dealing the characters' emotions and everyday lives again.

I imagine that he would think this way, especially in regards to how he had treated Peter and what he had wanted to do with "Zane" at the motel.

I was trying to make Mohinder's thoughts flow in a fairly natural sequence, and I felt like Peter and Sylar would definitely be the most important and climactic regrets (that mirror-image, again). I dislike Peter but yet Peter is the best chance Mohinder's got right now for a friend: he's too easily led, but he's a good person and wouldn't deliberately hurt or betray Mohinder, and he's got the same desire to save others. And of course that would lead Mohinder to think about Sylar, who appeared to be all of that when Mohinder met him.

I'm glad that the "WTF is going on?" worked well, too. I wanted it to be something that was obvious with hindsight, but not clear on the first read, since that would be Mohinder's reaction as well. Had Sylar not slipped and addressed him by name, he might never have realized what was actually happening.

Thanks so much! I'm really glad you liked it! :0)