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marinw

ARMY CORPS OF ARCHITECTS

Nov 03, 2011 22:32

Title: Army Corps Of Architects
Characters: Bill/Karen/Jack
Rating: PG
Summary:Post Day 6. Bill and Karen try to save their marriage
Disclaimer: 24 was the Property of Fox. Still is I guess.
A/N: As sardonicynic has so aptly pointed out, one thing that drove us all crazy about Day 6 is the lack of literal and figurative fallout from part of L.A. being hit ( Read more... )

24nmore prompts, 24 fanfic

Comments 7

cybertoothtiger November 4 2011, 03:00:26 UTC

Holy cow, this was long for you! Well done, m'dear.

I like this. It's true that there isn't nearly enough acknowledgement of a nuclear bomb. Going off. In L.A. I mean, WTF? Really. Nice detail about Daniels and the funding.

I can see Bill feeling guilty, and I think you capture the tension and awkwardness between them really well. I love that Jack is staying with them like an adult son in the basement. Maybe they should stop cooking with cheese.

marinw November 4 2011, 13:46:23 UTC

Maybe they should stop cooking with cheese.

HeHe. It took a moment for that reference to sink in.

I just can't let go of my wank that early post-China Jack must've been the Worst Houseguest Ever. One thing I like about Homeland is how Brody sleeps on the floor and seems to be going through the motions of a normal life.

It was a *little* nokuloor bomb, but still. Oy.

Thanks for reading.

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marinw November 4 2011, 13:52:05 UTC

Did you see Red? Helen Mirren plays a contract killer who keeps a perfectly decorated New England home. Jayne Atkinson reminds me of her. And Martha.

"Sparse". Hehe. That's a polite way of putting it.

adrenalin211 November 4 2011, 15:51:43 UTC

I love Bill and Karen! I wish they could have had more time together on the show/viewers could have seen them together more.

It was nice to see them in the same space. Watching over Jack, no less.

marinw November 4 2011, 16:22:07 UTC

I'm in website update HELL today, so thank you for your comments.

I ship Blaren so hard. I love myself a pair of mature adults! I'm also intrigued about how they didn't seem to spend that much time together after they got married.

leigh57 November 7 2011, 15:31:24 UTC

There is just not enough Bill/Karen fic in the world, and that is the truth. Thanks for doing your part to make it a little less true.

Waugh, I love the idea of them all fractured and messed up and not communicating properly, because it's so realistic in the aftermath of this situation.

And ugh, poor Jack. His suck life that keeps on sucking.

Bonus points for letting Bill and Karen have the 24 version of a happy ending without making everything all shiny and perfect!

marinw November 7 2011, 15:39:35 UTC

I wank they had a happy shiny life until Day 7. I watched eps 7x03 and 7x04 last night and Bill seems-well, not OOC, but different. I'm trying to wrap my head around that now for the next challenge.

Blaren makes me stretch my imagination because I have NEVER been married and have no experience into what makes a marriage work. In the case of this fictional marriage, I'm guessing talking things out, giving each other the right amount of space is what helped. As you pointed out during the beta, Karen seemed much more career-driven than Bill, although both worked very hard. They had both lost their jobs in Day 6, so they are struggling to hold on to what they stay have.