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FIC: Pretty Lies (1/14)

Jan 22, 2010 20:04

Title: Pretty Lies
Author: tromana
Rating: T
Characters: Jane/Lisbon, Team
Disclaimer: Not mine.
Summary: Falling alone is scary. Dragging someone down with you, even moreso.
Spoilers: Up to 2x08 His Red Right Hand
Notes: written for lil smiles in a LiveJournal prompt meme. Prompt: “I’m not worth saving.”

Title and lyrics from “Pretty Lies” from ( Read more... )

character: teresa lisbon, tv: the mentalist, fanfic, character: patrick jane, pairing: jane/lisbon

Comments 31

lilsmiles86 January 22 2010, 20:19:38 UTC

:O

Uh, uh...

That's all of got.

And gee Tracie, thanks for killing me off so unceremoniously. Thanks you. Whoopie. *snark*

tromana January 22 2010, 20:24:33 UTC

Hahahahaa... one of the first things twin said to me was 'you killed Rach off!'

You said you wanted angst. This is fun. *grins*

lilsmiles86 January 22 2010, 20:27:07 UTC

You better get used to fact that I will have to haunt you from now on...

tromana January 22 2010, 20:28:54 UTC

I can cope with that. :p

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boutondor January 23 2010, 09:37:22 UTC

Argh, I wrote a long comment and it got erased. I saw this last night, but didn't read it because I wanted to be fresh and awake when I read it. So glad I waited. I can't wait for part 2!

This bit was one of my favourite parts:

Had the petite brunette really fallen in love with the façade he’d been wearing in order to make it easier for him to face the world?

And if she had, would she love what was simmering underneath the surface all the same?

I think you nailed a big part of the Jane/Lisbon dynamic. I believe that Lisbon is currently falling for Jane on the show. However, it's tricky to know who exactly she is falling in love with. How much of the real Jane does Lisbon actually see?

I also liked this bit:

It wasn’t as if she was anything special, not really, but somehow she had managed to worm her way underneath his well-crafted exterior without knowing.Very, very true. Lisbon is beautiful, but not 'people turn around on the street' stunning. She's got a pretty good personality, but is not very charismatic. She's not Sophie ( ... )

tromana January 23 2010, 10:05:47 UTC

Argh, I hate it when that kind of thing happens. Over on FFN it happens all the time ( ... )

boutondor January 23 2010, 10:35:44 UTC

Disclaimer: these are wild speculations with very little to back-up. lol.

I think if/when Lisbon falls in love with someone, she barely notices herself before it's too late.

If I understand what you mean, I completely agree. Here's sort of how I see Lisbon falling in love: she has someone in her circle who gets closer bit by bit and she doesn't notice. She just likes being around that person and spending time with that person. She wants to know the person more, wants to help him, wants to be there for him. Everything about the process is concentrated on the person and not herself.

Someone else said that Lisbon has seen a fair bit of him and hasn't run away yet and I agreed with that, but I think the question is how much does it scare her more than anything else.

I think that she is very scared by what she sees of Jane. I also think that her strong desire to help him, to ease his pain and to be there for him sort of puts her in denial about what she sees.

At the same time though, I've always believed that Lisbon has a fair few ( ... )

tromana January 23 2010, 10:50:32 UTC

Hahaa... isn't most discussion on TV shows wild speculation ( ... )