Fic: Reverse Leverage (PG18, Leverage, not happy)

[__marcelo]

Caveat Reader: I'm not in a good mood right now, and that led directly to writing this fic. It's a non-nice Leverage AU, and as Leverage is kind of fandom's comfort show, it's probably not really interesting even to fans of the show.

Title: Reverse Leverage
Fandom: Leverage AU.
Rating: PG18, just to be in the safe side.
Warnings: Probably doesn't

Comments

[mymatedave]

I liked this, but am I detecting a theme in your fic writing?

[__marcelo]

Thanks!

I have Themes, yes. And Issues. And a lot of time just a lazy imagination. If you see any pattern in what I write that you feel is veering from "consistency" into "predictability" or even "mania," please tell me, so I can work it out.

[__marcelo]

:D :D Very much so.

Thanks.

[genre_savvy]

I'm just going to sit over here and pretend I didn't read this la-la-la. And, you know, not at all, ever, wonder what would happen if Leverage embraced sci-fi genre conventions and had the team encounter a mirror universe that looked just like this. Nope, not wondering. At all. Ever.

If I have nightmares, I'll cry. And it will be all your fault.

[__marcelo]

And, you know, not at all, ever, wonder what would happen if Leverage embraced sci-fi genre conventions and had the team encounter a mirror universe

Oh my goodness. I <3 you so much. That's an awesome idea! *imagines Nate with a goatee*

[lazar_grrl]

*imagines Nate with a goatee*

Couldn't do it. We have Hardison on this team. He would take one look, recognize the mirror 'verse, and haul everyone's ass out of there. At warp speed.

[__marcelo]

Great point. It just goes to show, every team *needs* a Trekkie. Precisely for situations like this one.

[lazar_grrl]

The Eliot/anti-Eliot showdown would be epic. Shades of the Two Live Crew Job, only they'd spend three hours staring at each other, smirk, and walk away.

[__marcelo]

Oh, yes, that'd be cool. Although I don't think Eliot might want to let anti-Eliot walk away if he can avoid it. He strikes me as someone with a very developed sense of personal honor, and to see an anti-self like that must be very galling.

[lazar_grrl]

True, but I could see anti-Eliot as having a highly developed personal code of honor as well. Just...an evil one. Sort of like Artemis Entreri. Very disciplined and methodical, disdaining "petty" crimes like rape and random torture, but willing to kill instantly and without pity. Alignment-wise, Eliot strikes me as strongly chaotic good. A lawful evil counterpart would work for him.

And if they were entirely evenly matched, a fight stalemate could be more harmful to them than not fighting, because then neither would be in any position to aid his team.

[__marcelo]

True. I like the characterization in terms of alignments :).

[__marcelo]

I guess it all depends on context and goals *g*.