Guilt Dies A Slow Death

[means2bhuman]

Title: Guilt Dies A Slow Death
Characters: Peter Petrelli, Sylar/Gabriel Gray
Rating: PG (mentions of murder/canon character death)
Setting: Inside the Wall
Word count: 1,156
Summary: Everyone struggles with guilt.

A/N: Written for heroes_contest one-shot challenge #37 "Demons." Beta by game_byrd.

Comments

[game_byrd]

That's terrific! I love how you show the journey of forgiveness there. It's the big journey Peter has to make behind the Wall.

He saw why being forgiven, accepted, normal, and being cared for and belonging seemed impossible for Sylar.I'm still wrapping my head around that - around the degree of deep-seated shame Sylar must feel. It's not something I have as a big component of my own psyche, so I have to back into it through insecurity about how others will perceive my body image. Personally, I'm happy with my body. There's things I'd like to change, but it serves me well enough and those changes are within my grasp if I put my mind to it. I'm not ashamed of it, but I *am* as well informed as anyone else about the public perception of a fat, plain, older woman. I get that other people actively loathe themselves and feel worthless, but seeing that in one of the characters I write for is something I'm still struggling with

[means2bhuman]

Thank you! I'm sure there's a lot more to Peter's journy, but this is a decent summary of it. I liked looking at the narrative after your beta comments about Peter's voice (and how it differed from Sylar's

[game_byrd]

Hey, I'd be up for that! We ought to switch it up sometime. Doesn't have to be MBU. We could do something like Effed Up (not necessarily a sex scene) with you doing Peter and me Sylar. A plot bunny will bite soon, I'm sure.

[means2bhuman]

Thank you! I was hoping it would be realistic, or at least in-character. I'm trying to work on my Peter and he really spoke up for this fic.

Wow, imagery-tophat. I like that! What a compliment.