FIC: In a Mirror, Darkly: Chapter 22/?

[valeriev84]

Title: In a Mirror, Darkly: Chapter 22
Author: Valerie Vancollie (valeriev84 [at] hotmail.com)
Characters: Don, Charlie, Alan, David, Colby, Nikki, (surprise)
Rating: 15
Summary: There was a certain irony to the situation, that the brother who was a federal agent had been abducted to be used as leverage against the brother who was an applied

Comments

[valeriev84]

Oh, no! Why did your dog do that? I hope your son is okay and old enough not to end up with a dog phobia as a result of this.

Yeah, having no warnings and an author who could go the death!fic route does increase the angst factor considerably. I've been on your shoes in other fandoms and never knew which way that author would go. Personally, I enjoy that tremendously as there's so much at stake.

But as for Don, yeah, the potential consequences wouldn't have detered him much considering what he knew would happen if he did nothing. Keane, in a lot of ways, wasn't very smart when he painted Don into this corner. The man has nothing to lose, so he can risk everything quite easily.

Thanks!

[valeriev84]

Ouch! Yes, that is really bad. My dog Jemaima didn't seem to like little kids too much either, but she only ever snapped, quite deliberately never going near anyone when she did it. The one time where we can close to something was when she'd been bad and I went to slap her on the nose. She made to snap just as I was reaching out. I felt her teeth on my hand but that was it. It didn't break the skin and before I could even fully register what had happened, she was across the room, whimpering and trying to hide herself.

But this, this is quite different. It sounds like a personality change. If it were just a little kid, she might not like other little kids, but she should know Kevin enough to trust him despite what other kids might have done.

Is there any chance she injured her head recently? Or that she might be sick in a manner that could affect her personality? My friend had that with a dog once.

[valeriev84]

It's not how it should be. If you're that afraid that he might harm a child, it might be better to see if there's anyone who wants to take him who doesn't have kids at home. I know it may be hard, but it's really not worth the risk if he's attacked Kevin once already.