The Greater Good | R | The Manchurian Candidate/The Devil Wears Prada
Title: The Greater Good
Prompt: Raymond
Challenge: 100 Fic Challenge (#5)
Fandom: Eleanor Prentiss Shaw/Andy Sachs, The Manchurian Candidate/The Devil Wears Prada
Requested by: surena_13
Rating: R
Word Count: 849
Disclaimer: Not mine. Wish they were. Please don't sue.
Author's Note: I'm always nervous when I write a new fandom. I hope that I managed to capture the voice of the deliciously evil Eleanor Prentiss Shaw. Do let me know what you think! Enjoy!
-
Eleanor Prentiss Shaw is not a sensitive woman. It never ceases to amuse her when critics from various walks of life hurl tired clichés at her or attempt to paint her in a negative light. They expect her to cry when they call her 'domineering and brash.' They expect her to crumble when they call her 'abrasive, hot-headed, and shrewd.'
She never does. She is a Prentiss. It is simply not in her DNA.
There is always a twinge of…something…when she's referred to as 'controlling.' She knows this to be a true assessment, of course-- she's not naïve. She has to be. Women do not succeed in politics otherwise. There is no room for passivity, for emotion. Eleanor prefers it that way: she is neither passive nor emotional. What she lacks in typically female traits she makes up for in being good at her job.
It stings more when she's referred to as a controlling mother. Much as she would like to deny the truth, she knows that she is. It is, however, for Raymond's own benefit.
Just like with her job (not that she considers mothering Raymond to be a job), Eleanor does what needs to be done for the greater good. There are times when her boy forgets his objectives and loses sight of what's important, and that's when Eleanor must step in. That's partially why he has technology embedded within his brain, and partially why Eleanor is fucking his girlfriend.
Eleanor really tries not to interfere with Raymond's love life, but there are times when he makes appalling decisions that would undoubtedly affect his future in disastrous ways. Eleanor considers it her duty as a loving mother to step in and handle these situations before they become too serious. She learned her lesson about being so vocal when removing Jocelyn from Raymond's life. The girl had been trouble; what choice did she have? Raymond had been furious to find out that she meddled, so she has since evolved her tactics. Large quantities of money have exchanged hands over the years. Eleanor hates to soil hard-earned dollars on various floozies, but she greatly appreciates the silence that follows.
There are some women that Eleanor cannot buy off, women who are much more dangerous than Raymond could possibly handle on his own. She supposes that must be what attracts him in the first place; they're always the ones he knows she will disapprove of. Regardless, because she is a good mother, Eleanor saves him every time.
Saving Raymond does occasionally have its perks, especially when she doesn't have to open her checkbook.
Andy Sachs has proven to be a difficult, albeit enjoyable, project. She's certainly fucked less aesthetically pleasing women in the past for Raymond's sake. At least this one has a mind of her own.
That is, of course, what makes her so dangerous to begin with, and why Eleanor considers her such a threat. Andy Sachs, up-and-coming journalist, is one of those wide-eyed, nubile hopefuls who will attach herself to any political candidate making promises of hope and change. It's no wonder that she's been so interested in Raymond, and it's precisely why Eleanor was forced to step in. Andy is the type to look beyond the suit, outside of congress, to the boy that no longer exists. She's the type to ask questions and nose about until she receives answers.
Eleanor cannot have anyone asking questions.
It always surprises her how easy it is to seduce Raymond's girlfriends. She and Raymond most assuredly possess the same qualities that are considered attractive to others. It makes her proud to know that he has taken after her in this way. It is the Prentiss in him that he cannot seem to stamp out. Nevertheless, it always gives her a thrill when a girl is so ready and willing to take her clothes off for Eleanor. It also reinforces exactly why she's doing this in the first place: if it hadn't been for Eleanor, it would have been some other individual in a position of power.
That's what it always comes down to, she supposes. Women are attracted to those with power. It suits Eleanor perfectly fine because, as it happens, she enjoys having it.
Something is different about Andy Sachs. She seems to be impervious to Eleanor's power. She seems to actually like Eleanor.
Eleanor realizes that she needs to be more concerned when Andy asks to spend the night after they've finished having sex and Eleanor actually considers allowing her to. She denies her, though the loneliness that follows afterwards is something she hasn't experienced before.
It is when she misses Andy's warmth beside her in bed that Eleanor realizes that the power dynamic has altered dramatically.
Regretfully, Andy Sachs has become a problem not only to Raymond, but to Eleanor as well. Andy's feelings are making things more complicated than they were ever meant to, and that is why Eleanor knows that she will have to resort to drastic measures to make the problem disappear. Eleanor must regain control. It is for the greater good.
---
Prompt: Raymond
Challenge: 100 Fic Challenge (#5)
Fandom: Eleanor Prentiss Shaw/Andy Sachs, The Manchurian Candidate/The Devil Wears Prada
Requested by: surena_13
Rating: R
Word Count: 849
Disclaimer: Not mine. Wish they were. Please don't sue.
Author's Note: I'm always nervous when I write a new fandom. I hope that I managed to capture the voice of the deliciously evil Eleanor Prentiss Shaw. Do let me know what you think! Enjoy!
-
Eleanor Prentiss Shaw is not a sensitive woman. It never ceases to amuse her when critics from various walks of life hurl tired clichés at her or attempt to paint her in a negative light. They expect her to cry when they call her 'domineering and brash.' They expect her to crumble when they call her 'abrasive, hot-headed, and shrewd.'
She never does. She is a Prentiss. It is simply not in her DNA.
There is always a twinge of…something…when she's referred to as 'controlling.' She knows this to be a true assessment, of course-- she's not naïve. She has to be. Women do not succeed in politics otherwise. There is no room for passivity, for emotion. Eleanor prefers it that way: she is neither passive nor emotional. What she lacks in typically female traits she makes up for in being good at her job.
It stings more when she's referred to as a controlling mother. Much as she would like to deny the truth, she knows that she is. It is, however, for Raymond's own benefit.
Just like with her job (not that she considers mothering Raymond to be a job), Eleanor does what needs to be done for the greater good. There are times when her boy forgets his objectives and loses sight of what's important, and that's when Eleanor must step in. That's partially why he has technology embedded within his brain, and partially why Eleanor is fucking his girlfriend.
Eleanor really tries not to interfere with Raymond's love life, but there are times when he makes appalling decisions that would undoubtedly affect his future in disastrous ways. Eleanor considers it her duty as a loving mother to step in and handle these situations before they become too serious. She learned her lesson about being so vocal when removing Jocelyn from Raymond's life. The girl had been trouble; what choice did she have? Raymond had been furious to find out that she meddled, so she has since evolved her tactics. Large quantities of money have exchanged hands over the years. Eleanor hates to soil hard-earned dollars on various floozies, but she greatly appreciates the silence that follows.
There are some women that Eleanor cannot buy off, women who are much more dangerous than Raymond could possibly handle on his own. She supposes that must be what attracts him in the first place; they're always the ones he knows she will disapprove of. Regardless, because she is a good mother, Eleanor saves him every time.
Saving Raymond does occasionally have its perks, especially when she doesn't have to open her checkbook.
Andy Sachs has proven to be a difficult, albeit enjoyable, project. She's certainly fucked less aesthetically pleasing women in the past for Raymond's sake. At least this one has a mind of her own.
That is, of course, what makes her so dangerous to begin with, and why Eleanor considers her such a threat. Andy Sachs, up-and-coming journalist, is one of those wide-eyed, nubile hopefuls who will attach herself to any political candidate making promises of hope and change. It's no wonder that she's been so interested in Raymond, and it's precisely why Eleanor was forced to step in. Andy is the type to look beyond the suit, outside of congress, to the boy that no longer exists. She's the type to ask questions and nose about until she receives answers.
Eleanor cannot have anyone asking questions.
It always surprises her how easy it is to seduce Raymond's girlfriends. She and Raymond most assuredly possess the same qualities that are considered attractive to others. It makes her proud to know that he has taken after her in this way. It is the Prentiss in him that he cannot seem to stamp out. Nevertheless, it always gives her a thrill when a girl is so ready and willing to take her clothes off for Eleanor. It also reinforces exactly why she's doing this in the first place: if it hadn't been for Eleanor, it would have been some other individual in a position of power.
That's what it always comes down to, she supposes. Women are attracted to those with power. It suits Eleanor perfectly fine because, as it happens, she enjoys having it.
Something is different about Andy Sachs. She seems to be impervious to Eleanor's power. She seems to actually like Eleanor.
Eleanor realizes that she needs to be more concerned when Andy asks to spend the night after they've finished having sex and Eleanor actually considers allowing her to. She denies her, though the loneliness that follows afterwards is something she hasn't experienced before.
It is when she misses Andy's warmth beside her in bed that Eleanor realizes that the power dynamic has altered dramatically.
Regretfully, Andy Sachs has become a problem not only to Raymond, but to Eleanor as well. Andy's feelings are making things more complicated than they were ever meant to, and that is why Eleanor knows that she will have to resort to drastic measures to make the problem disappear. Eleanor must regain control. It is for the greater good.
---