The Way of Things, Chapter 32
Peter rubbed his eyes blearily, another long day without Rose done and gone. He’d come home and, after a light supper, had spent a few hours working at the table in the kitchen. After re-reading the same report for the fourth time, he’d given up, moving to stretch out on the sofa. He had a new book he’d been meaning to read for ages, and hoped it
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I hate to comment and run, but I'll leave something more substantial later, after classes. Also, I'm sorry for missing the last chapter--I meant to leave a comment, but time flew past and I totally forgot!
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Oh, definitely. But they're both so stubborn, I couldn't see any other way to go!
I hope you enjoyed classes!
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Unfortunatly, not so much...:-(
*sigh* I'm going to have to wait until classes are over again tomorrow--I've had a really long day, and am going to fall asleep on teh keyboard if I don't go to bed posthaste. So sorry to keep doing this, but you get plenty of other feedback...*curses midterms*
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Anyway, like just about everyone here, I'm incredibly frustrated with Peter and Rose at the moment. To echo my earlier response, and to quote one of my favorite movies, "I have such a desire to knock heads together!" Just as they're finally in the same room together with their heads screwed on straight (or relatively so), they go and act like children! Gah!
That said, I now can't imagine things going down any other way. I believe chicklet73 has already said something to that effect, but far more eloquently. Of course, that doesn't mean that I can't be frustrated as hell with them!
I suppose that all this sturm und drang (that is the phrase, right?) will only make the eventual resolution that much sweeter and rewarding, for both us and the characters (save Mickey, who probably won't move beyond grudging tolerance of Peter until after the fic is over--or until the sequel, whichever one ends up being the case ^.^). I hope so, at least ( ... )
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Poor jealous Peter.
Let’s go see what the miserable bastard is up to.
It's a good thing these two have such good friends.
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Everyone should have at least one good friend--who's able to see both the good *and* the bad in you. Peter doesn't quite have that--but he does have a grudingly loyal co-worker. And sometimes, that's just as important.
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The reward will be proportional to the torment.
Would you mind me knocking their heads together?
You might want to queue behind lady_adams for that honor ;) *envisions Airplane!-esque scene*
I want my relatively happy ending.
You'll get it. Eventually.
I thought for a moment you'd have that Swinson guy showing up and kidnapping Rose or something.
It might have crossed my mind...but I wanted Peter and Rose to face each other--and be angsty and cross and stubborn--through their own devices, not through external influence. :)
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Monday :) Although, now I think of it...there is a wee little ficlet that actually belonged in between Chapters 31 and 32. So maybe I'll draft that up and post it over the weekend.
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Cool! It wouldn't happen to be the Gaelic ficlet, would it? Or is that another one to add to the list? ;P
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Have a fantastic day!!!
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Duly noted. Have a good day at work! (your cookies will be baked tonight, and shipped in the morning).
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Bold idea for Peter.
No. She’d run away for a reason, and had taken pains to let her team know she’d be back. She’d known he was on that call, as well.
Ah, some detecting! And he realizes she might have been subtly talking to him as well.
collapsing into the bed that Rose would probably never see
Nice detail, if a bit sad. I think another "poor Peter" thought is in the works...
In spite of his sleepless night, he’d managed to oversleep.
That's not really unusual-- once you've found sleep, your body doesn't want to relinquish it.
He’d put the young DC in charge of the scene, and hoped the man would live up to the expectations Peter had for him.
It's nice to see Peter as a mentor of sorts.
Five pairs of eyes met his, but he only saw one. Rose was back.
Love this sentence.
He felt the room begin to tilt away, before he came to his senses. He covered automatically, “Sorry I’m late. Went on a bender last night. You know how it goes ( ... )
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Poor Peter, indeed. He really does have a miserably lonely life; which is such a waste, because I see him as such a...valuable human being, really. He's funny, he's smart, he's fiercely loyal to those who he would consider a friend. But all outsiders see is the wall he's built to protect himself from being hurt, and they're not willing to wade through the briar patch to delve any further. *sigh* Poor Peter.
It's nice to see Peter as a mentor of sorts.
I genuinely think he wants to help people--well, people he thinks are smarter than the average bear. It's just...he's not necessarily been in a good mental space to do that. Again--Poor Peter. So much untapped, unrealize potential--mentoring not least among what he has to offer (you! chicklet73--and others! get your mind out of the gutter!)
So says that pile of laundry... ;0)
Bwah! [I'm not ignoring the intervening comments...it's just I've nothing of substance to add to them! :)]
The return of the snark!It ( ... )
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Not even worth being actively disliked? Small wonder he's picked up sarcastic provocation as a habit. He may not be liked, but he's sure as hell not going to be ignored.
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