Safe - Chapter 19

[indyhat]

Characters: Peter/Claude-centric ensemble
Rating/Warnings: Hard PG-13, for strong language.
Word count: 2,200ish.
Spoilers: AU; at most 1.07 ("Nothing To Hide").
Disclaimer: Nothing is mine but the words.
Summary: Holocaust-era Heroes
A/N: Ted has a visitor.  ( Previous chapters)

Claude has not been to work for two days. The paperwork for the bookshop is

Comments

[c_quinn]

Ted was a character that, in the show, I had much sympathy for; you've still managed to continue that here. And his powers fit the story you have created so no worries with that.

They regard each other for a moment, blinking in the grey light, drawing deliciously wet air into their lungs.

Loved that image.

[indyhat]

Thank you! I'm glad this works for you :)

I had a lot more fun writing this chapter than I thought ... every time I get to a new character, I worry that I'm going to screw it up. But this was quite entertaining and flowed pretty quickly. Huh. So maybe I should write some Matt/Ted fic.

[c_quinn]

So maybe I should write some Matt/Ted fic.

Well, I'm sure you'd do a wonderful job with it. Even if the true pairing is Ted, Matt and Mr. Muggles. ;)

[indyhat]

You're all about the sweet talk this week! Well, every week. But anyway ;)

Even if the true pairing is Ted, Matt and Mr. Muggles. ;)

Heee!

I'm not sure I actually want to write Matt/Ted slash. And if I did, it would be funny, not sexy.

[betterthanlegos]

I liked how you pulled off Ted's abilities here. Interesting. Awesome Chapter :D

[indyhat]

Thank you! Glad you liked and thanks for reading :)

[visiblemarket]

Wow. Just...wow. First off, I am such an idiot, hadn't made the Theo=Ted connection (I'm slow, aren't I?). Second, poor Theo/Ted! He can't seem to catch a break in any reality, can he?

But really, who puts a man with the tendency to start fires in charge of a bookstore? That just seems like bad planning...

In all seriousness, though, this, among other things, broke my heart:

Claude's going to kill him.

Tinder-dry books and manuscripts, some preserved for centuries, burn brightly in the shelves around the doorway.

Because, well, why??? The books, damn it, the books!

Fantastic job, once again.

[indyhat]

hadn't made the Theo=Ted connection (I'm slow, aren't I?)

Not at all - it was a blink-and-you'll-miss-it thing in the early chapters, and I wanted it to be like that, I guess. So no, you're not slow ;)

econd, poor Theo/Ted! He can't seem to catch a break in any reality, can he?

Heh, I guess not. No. Poor Ted.

But really, who puts a man with the tendency to start fires in charge of a bookstore? That just seems like bad planning...

*g* Well, Claude doesn't know, because he didn't pry. (More fool him!)

Because, well, why??? The books, damn it, the books!

*g* The book-burning seems to have provoked outrage! And it wasn't even the Nazis who did it!

Thank you for reading and I'm glad you enjoyed :)

[visiblemarket]

Not at all - it was a blink-and-you'll-miss-it thing in the early chapters, and I wanted it to be like that, I guess. So no, you're not slow ;)- I actually remembering reading about him in the early chapters and being like, he's getting an awful lot of attention to not be a Hero character (because, apart from the odd Nazi and I think a customer at the watch shop, everyone mentioned has been). But I never went so far as to try and figure out who it actually was.

Well, Claude doesn't know, because he didn't pry. (More fool him!)- Exactly! I mean, I understand the privacy concerns, but c'mon now, if I own a bookstore, that's the first thing I screen for in employees.

The book-burning seems to have provoked outrage! And it wasn't even the Nazis who did it!- Well, the thing about Nazi's is that they probably would've gotten around to it anyway.

[indyhat]

But I never went so far as to try and figure out who it actually was.

*g* That's OK ... if it's important, you can be assured that I'll come back to it :)

understand the privacy concerns, but c'mon now, if I own a bookstore, that's the first thing I screen for in employees.

Hee!

[gingerberrysnap]

*blinks*

How did I miss two chapters of this? Actually, that doesn't surprise me with my neverending-- but still wonderful-- summer job.

I'll have to go back for more coherent comments on the other parts, but I love this. I think you've captured Ted extremely well, and I love how you've fit him in here. Can you imagine if his power was still radiation though and the nazis knew? They'd probably want him even more than Peter.

And, ah, the books! Even reading about old, fake manuscripts getting destroyed and burned makes me sad.

I'm glad to see this back! Even if it, er...hasn't been gone as long as I thought. *laughs*

[indyhat]

How did I miss two chapters of this?

Not sure! But it's always still here :) What's your summer job?

Can you imagine if his power was still radiation though and the nazis knew? They'd probably want him even more than Peter.

Well now, who's to say he's not radioactive as well? Just sayin' ;)

Even reading about old, fake manuscripts getting destroyed and burned makes me sad.

Yes, that seems to have depressed everyone! And here was I trying to inject some comedy (not with the bookburning itself, but in the same scene). Heh.

I'm glad to see this back! Even if it, er...hasn't been gone as long as I thought. *laughs*

Thank you. I'm going away for a week soon so will try and get another chapter or two in before then - so I apologise for interruptions in transmission!

[gingerberrysnap]

What's your summer job?

I'm working at my college over the summer. We have an orientation for the incoming freshman class-- there are 5 different sessions of 2 1/2 days-- and I'm one of the upperclassman orientation leaders. It's a lot of fun, but it's really time consuming. Today I have work from about 9 am to midnight.

so I apologise for interruptions in transmission

It's been about three weeks since I updated so I can't complain. ;)

[indyhat]

That sounds like it would be fun but exhausting!

Hey, whenever you update, I'll gladly read it. No rush.

[futuresoon]

Aawww Ted! Aawwwwwww Ted! I really liked Ted, dammit, and he was great with Matt, and now you've made me remember all that, dammit. In a good way. Because it's always nice to remember things like that, and you do it so well. Sniff. Can we at least get more scenes with Matt and Ted before he eventually dies? (His eventual death is not in question. The man was created to die. I have accepted this. I do not like it, but I have accepted it.)

You burned down a bookstore. I glare at you. Glaaaaare.

I loved this chapter, for all its book-destruction, because I really did love Matt and Ted and you managed to pinpoint why I love them without actually including the main element of said love (their funny, messed-up excuse of a partnership), and that is a damn fine thing to do. Kudos and bravo and give me more.

Also, I promised futuresoon that there'd be Mohinder ... but this scene ran long! Next time, babe, sorry. And hey, you did say you wanted longer chapters ;) I don't mind not having Mohinder! I was just wondering what had happened to him

[indyhat]

I really liked Ted, dammit, and he was great with Matt, and now you've made me remember all that, dammit. In a good way. Because it's always nice to remember things like that, and you do it so well.

Thank you. And I know! Matt and Ted in a room together was gold. Glad if I could capture some of that here.

You burned down a bookstore. I glare at you. Glaaaaare.

Yeah, that does seem to have been rather unpopular. Who'd'a thunk it? ;)

I really did love Matt and Ted and you managed to pinpoint why I love them without actually including the main element of said love (their funny, messed-up excuse of a partnership), and that is a damn fine thing to do. Kudos and bravo and give me more.

Thank you very much! *beams* I really enjoyed writing it, it turns out (never having written any Ted before and being pretty new to Matt, it was an unknown). So maybe in the future there'll be more Matt/Ted fic coming from over here.

Can we at least get more scenes with Matt and Ted before he eventually dies?I would think so, yes :) Too good an

[futuresoon]

So maybe in the future there'll be more Matt/Ted fic coming from over here.

Woooooo! *waits patiently*

*g* You don't like Mohinder?

He has a romantic view of biology, possesses no common sense whatsoever, has this tendency to be manipulated without knowing it, and basically exists entirely to give the show some vague, infinitesimal pretense of Science. On the other hand, he lights up the screen when he's with people who are actually interesting. (See: Sylar, Molly, Bennet.) So, uh, sometimes?

[indyhat]

So maybe in the future there'll be more Matt/Ted fic coming from over here.

Woooooo! *waits patiently*

Patience is good - it'll be a while yet, I'd think.

He has a romantic view of biology, possesses no common sense whatsoever, has this tendency to be manipulated without knowing it, and basically exists entirely to give the show some vague, infinitesimal pretense of Science. On the other hand, he lights up the screen when he's with people who are actually interesting. (See: Sylar, Molly, Bennet.) So, uh, sometimes?

Ah, OK :) And yes, when he's alight, he's smoking. On that basis, you should have a reasonable time of it with Mohinder in this story. Mostly.